The 19th Sunday In Ordinary Time 9 August 2009

The 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9 August 2009 Saint Andrew & Saint William Catholic Church in Verona, Wisconsin As we continue hearing from the sixth chapter of Saint John’s Gospel – hearing our Lord Jesus' teaching on the Eucharist – we are given added reflection from Psalm 34: Taste and see the goodness of the Lord (Ps 34:8). To ponder the ability to "taste" and to "see" the goodness of the Lord is to ponder the great Mystery of God’s Presence. The term "mystery" refers to meaning that is hidden from our everyday understanding. Mysteries must be revealed to us before we can ever attempt to understand them. We might consider the sweet taste of honey as an illustration of a mystery: one cannot grasp at knowing the taste of honey without first having tasted it. Hearing someone else describe the taste of honey, or reading about the taste of honey in a book cannot reveal the real and true sweetness of honey. Said positively, we can know the taste of honey because it exists and because we have been given access to taste it. Perhaps "tasting and seeing" the goodness of the Lord happens in a somewhat similar way. People can try to tell us about God. Yet, we truly and really know God when He reveals Himself to us. And He has! We read about God and the Eucharist in the Bible and in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and we receive Him substantially in the Eucharist. We know the great Mystery of God’s presence by virtue of Divine Revelation – the fact that God has revealed Himself to us. This is precisely the sort of Divine Revelation we hear about in Saint John’s Gospel today. Jesus reveals Himself to us as "the Bread that came down from heaven" – a great mystery of our faith in the Eucharist. Hence, Jesus' words: "They shall all be taught by God. Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from Him comes to Me." Let us thank God for His self-revelation that we can taste and see His goodness.

Introductory Rites Hymn at the Procession – 421 All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name Kyrie eleison

Tune: CORONATION Chant Mode III

Gloria in excelsis

Choir/Cantor alone: Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world:

Choir/Cantor alone: You are seated at the right hand of the Father:

Opening Collect The Priest prays the collect. All respond, Amen.

Mass on G Calvin M. Bower

Liturgy of the Word Reading I

I Kings 19:4-8

He went in the strength of that food to the mountain of God.

Responsorial Psalm

Reading II

Psalm 34 Calvin M. Bower

Ephesians 4:30 – 5:2 Walk in love, just as Christ has loved you.

Gospel Acclamation

A. Gregory Murray, O.S.B.

I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord; whoever eats this bread will live forever. Gospel Reading

John 6:24-35

I am the living bread that came down out of heaven.

Homily

Rev. Msgr. Delbert Schmelzer Pastor Emeritus

Liturgy of the Eucharist Hymn at the Offertory – 656 Christ, Be Our Light

Tune: Bernadette Farrell

Sanctus et Benedictus

Mass for the City Richard Proulx

Memorial Acclamation

Mass for the City Richard Proulx

Great Amen

Mass for the City Richard Proulx

Communion Rite The Our Father Sung by all in English. Lamb of God

Antiphon at the Communion Eat This Bread

Traditional Chant

Richard Proulx

Tune: Jacques Berthier

Hymn of Thanksgiving And Now, O Father, mindful of the love

Tune: UNDE ET MEMORES

Prayer after Communion

Concluding Rites Final Blessing and Dismissal Organ Postlude Permissions: Glory to God music by Calvin M. Bower. All rights reserved, reprinted with permission of the composer. Psalm 34: Taste and see music by Calvin M. Bower. All rights reserved, reprinted with permission of the composer. Gospel Acclamation music by A. Gregory Murray, O.S.B. © GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved, reprinted with permission, Onelicense.net #A-715895. Sanctus et benedictus, Memorial Acclamation, and Great Amen from Mass for the City. Music by Richard Proulx © GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved, reprinted with permission, Onelicense.net #A-715895. Lamb of God music by Richard Proulx © GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved, reprinted with permission, Onelicense.net #A-715895. Eat This Bread words and music by Jacques Berthier © GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved, reprinted with permission, Onelicense.net #A-715895. All other selections in the public domain.