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Entrance Hymn: Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above (Gather 979)
Hail, holy Queen enthroned above, O Maria.
Hail, Queen of mercy and of love, O Maria.
Triumph, all ye Cherubim,
Sing with us, ye Seraphim,
Heav’n and earth resound the hymn:
Salve, Salve, Salve, Regina.
The cause of joy to all below, O Maria.
The spring through which all graces flow, O Maria.
Angels, all your praises bring,
Earth and heaven, with us sing,
All creation echoing:
Salve, Salve, Salve, Regina.
O gentle, loving, holy one, O Maria.
The God of light became your Son, O Maria.
Triumph, all ye Cherubim,
Sing with us, ye Seraphim,
Heav’n and earth resound the hymn:
Salve, Salve, Salve, Regina.
Text: Salve, Regina, mater misericordia; c.1080; tr. Roman Hymnal, 1884; st. 2-3 adapt. by M. Owen Lee, CSB, b.1930.
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Scripture Readings (external link): Solemnity of the Assumption
Responsorial: Psalm 45
R: The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.
Preparation Hymn: Sing We Of The Blessed Mother (RS 1003)
Sing we of the blessed Mother
Who received the angel’s word,
And obedient to the summons
Bore in love the infant Lord;
Sing we of the joys of Mary
At whose breast that child was fed
Who is Son of God eternal
And the everlasting Bread.
Sing we, too, of Mary’s sorrows,
Of the sword that pierced her through,
When beneath the cross of Jesus
She his weight of suff’ring knew.
Looked upon her Son and Savior
Reigning from the awful tree,
Saw the price of our redemption
Paid to set the sinner free.
Sing again the joys of Mary
When she saw the risen Lord,
And in prayer with Christ’s apostles,
Waited on his promised word:
From on high the blazing glory
Of the Spirit’s presence came,
Heav’nly breath of God’s own being,
Tokened in the wind and flame.
Sing the greatest joy of Mary
When on earth her work was done,
And the Lord of all creation
Brought her to his heav’nly home:
Virgin Mother, Mary blessed,
Raised on high and crowned with grace,
May your Son, the world’s redeemer,
Grant us all to see his face.
Text: George B. Timms,1910-1997, © 1975, Oxford University Press
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Communion Hymn: Magnificat (RS 713)
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Communion Hymn: Ave Maria (RS 1009)
Hail Mary full of grace,
The Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among all women,
Blest is the fruit of your womb.
Jesus, formed in your faith,
Ave Maria alleluia
Jesus, born in your love,
Ave Maria alleluia
Holy Mary mother of God,
The Lord is with you.
Pray for us sinners, pray for us sinners
Now and at the hour of our death.
Text: Hail Mary; additional text by Dan Kantor, b. 1960 Tune: Dan Kantor, b. 1960; arr. by Rob Glover, b. 1950 © 1993, GIA Publications, Inc.
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Communion Hymn: Immaculate Mary (RS 993)
Immaculate Mary, your praises we sing;
You reign now in splendor with Jesus our King.
Ave, Ave, Ave, Maria.
Ave, Ave, Maria.
Predestined for Christ by eternal decree,
God willed you both virgin and mother to be.
To you by an angel, the Lord God made known
The grace of the Spirit, the gift of the Son.
Most blest of all women, you heard and believed;
Most blest is the fruit of your womb then conceived.
The angels rejoiced when you brought forth God’s Son;
Your joy is the joy of all ages to come.
Your child is the Savior, all hope lies in him:
He gives us new life and redeems us from sin.
In glory for ever now close to your Son,
All ages will praise you for all God has done.
Text: St. 1, Jeremiah Cummings, 1814-1866, alt.; sts. 2-7, Brian Foley, 1919-2000, © 1971, Faber Music Ltd.
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Concluding Hymn: Sing with All the Saints in Glory (RS 609)
Sing with all the saints in glory,
Sing the resurrection song!
Death and sorrow, earth’s dark story,
To the former days belong.
All around the clouds are breaking,
Soon the storms of time shall cease;
In God’s likeness, we awaken,
Knowing everlasting peace.
O what glory, far exceeding
All that eye has yet perceived!
Holiest hearts for ages pleading,
Never that full joy conceived.
God has promised, Christ prepares it,
There on high our welcome waits;
Ev’ry humble spirit shares it,
Christ has passed the eternal gates.
Life eternal! heav’n rejoices:
Jesus lives who once was dead;
Shout with joy, O deathless voices!
Child of God, lift up your head!
Patriarchs from distant ages,
Saints all longing for their heav’n,
Prophets, psalmists, seers, and sages,
All await the glory giv’n.
Life eternal! O what wonders
Crowd on faith; what joy unknown,
When, amidst earth’s closing thunders,
Saints shall stand before the throne!
O to enter that bright portal,
See that glowing firmament,
Know, with you, O God immortal,
Jesus Christ whom you have sent!
Text: 1 Corinthians 15:20; William J. Irons, 1812-1883, alt.
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Alternate Hymn: Salve Regina (RS 1000)
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Alternate Hymn: I Sing a Maid (RS 1008)
I sing a maid of tender years To whom an angel came,
And knelt, as to a mighty queen, And bowed bright wings of flame:
A nation’s hope in her reply, This maid of matchless grace;
For God’s own son became her child, And she his resting place.
She watched him grow to manhood’s strength To meet his destiny.
And when the danger of his truth Brought him to Calvary,
She stood by him all powerless To ease his dying pain,
‘Til in the darkest hour of all, She held her son again.
And if the song had ended then, Our eyes would fill with tears,
But ah! the song had just begun To echo down the years!
Now lift your voices, hearts and souls, To sing with one accord
To honor Mary, Mother of The Christ, the Risen Lord!
Text: M.D. Ridge, b.1938, © 1987, GIA Publications, Inc. Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE License #A-727305.