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Christmas Day 2018

Christmas Day 2018- Lectoring at Noon Mass. Eating, making tollhouse cookies, and enjoying time with Mom, Dad, and WA's family chez Lolo at Lola's home.

Christmas Day noon Mass at St. Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh. Fr. Kris Stubna celebrated the Mass, assisted by Deacon Tim Deeley and with Nathan Sudie. Sacristan was Ted. Servers were Tamika, Aaron, Alex, Henry, and Francis. Lectors were myself and C Grace Hobayan. Cantatrice (for the second time in 14 hours) was Linda Ortenzo, accompanied by the congregation, the Cathedral Choir, Ken Danchik at the Beckerath, the Carnegie Brass and Tympani, with music ministry directed by Donald K Fellows, our fearless maestro!

Both the 10 PM Christmas Eve and noon Christmas Day Masses included in their preludes:
O Magnum Mysterium-- organ and brass-- Giovanni Gabrielli
Coventry Carol- Arr. Martin Shaw
The Angel Gabriel- arr. Richard Shephard
Gloria from "Messe L'homme Arme"-- Margaret Vardell Sandresky
Sing We Now of Christmas [Noel Nouvelet]"-- arr. Robert Farrell
Weihnachten-- Engelbert Humperdinck
Angel Voices Richly Blending-- Arr. Robert Farrell

Processional Hymn: O Come All Ye Faithful
Kyrie, Mass XVI
Christmas Gloria-- arr. Daniel Laginya

Reading 1: Is 52:7-10
Responsorial Psalm, #96, Bernard Newell  Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6
Reading 2:  Heb 1:1-6
Gospel Acclamation: Christmastime Alleluia-- James Chepponis
Gospel Reading:  Jn 1:1-18
Preparation of the Gifts: Christmas Lullaby-- John Rutter
Preface Dialogue: Chant
Holy, Holy, Holy; Acclamation; Amen: from the Community Mass-- Richard Proulx
Agnus Dei: Plainsong, Mass XVIII
Communion Antiphon: All the Ends of the Earth
Communion Processional: The First Nowell
Communion Meditation: Chill of the Nightfall-- K. Lee Scott
Post-Communion Carol: Silent Night
Recessional Hymn: Joy to the World
Brass: In dir ist Freude [In Thee is Gladness]
Organ Postlude:  In dir ist Freude [In Thee is Gladness]

The story this year was the bells!

posted by Grace @ 12/26/2018 09:54:00 AM