YouTube video: https://youtu.be/-eCfBHuxykE

 

Responsorial Psalm 15(16):5,8-11 for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

 

Preserve me, God, I take refuge in You.

 

O Lord, it is You who are my portion and cup;

it is You Yourself who are my prize.

I keep the Lord ever in my sight:

since He is at my right hand, I shall stand firm.

 

Preserve me, God, I take refuge in You.

The refrain of this chant is gleamed from the Divine Mercy and Divine Will devotions. It is a good ejaculatory prayer to recite during the day. Ejaculatory prayers are also known as aspirations.  At times ejaculatory prayers are more effective than long prayers because they are a concentration of many knocks into one. 

REFRAIN
Jesus, I trust in you - Your kingdom come
I give you my will - Please give me yours - to live in

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/h94VwnAt24A

Salmo Responsorial Domingo 33 Ordinario - Ciclo B - Salmo 15 - Enséñanos, Señor, el camino de la vida. Descarga gratuita de partituras en el siguiente enlace. Todos los versos del salmo están disponibles. / Responsorial psalm in Spanish for the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Cycle B. Free download of sheet music at the following link. All the psalm verses are available.

https://insong.org/product/domingo-33-ordinario-b-salmo-15-ensenanos-senor-el-camino-de-la-vida/

Para recibir notificaciones de nuevos salmos cada semana, suscríbase a nuestro canal de YouTube. / To get notifications of new psalms each week, please subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@InSong

Gracias por escuchar. Estamos tratando de mejorar nuestras muestras de música. Por favor, dinos lo que piensas. / Thank you for listening. We are trying to improve our music samples. Please tell us what you think.

Music © 2020, Anthony Moran, https://insong.org
Arranged and recorded by Richard Schletty, https://schlettysound.com

Originally posted November 14, 2021.

 

Responsorial Psalm 145(146):7-10 for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

 

My soul, give praise to the Lord.

 

It is the Lord who keeps faith for ever,

who is just to those who are oppressed.

It is he who gives bread to the hungry,

the Lord, who sets prisoners free.

 

My soul, give praise to the Lord.

 

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/W-ieazjCmGs

In this psalm of lamentation, the person cries out to God from his heart for mercy and help in his time of inner darkness and the desolation all around him.  He asks God not to enter into judgment with him as he admits his sins and weakness.  We can hear a Palestinian Christian in Gaza today, whose wife and children have been killed in bombings and has lost his home, village, and livelihood, cry out to God for mercy as he wanders hungry and in danger with his fellow refugees. This psalm could be a cry to God for help from a poor and pregnant young woman who has been rejected by her parents and recently by her boyfriend and others.

HYMN OF THE MONTH – November: Let a Pious Prayer Be Said

As part of my series on Catholic hymns, I have chosen a hymn appropriate for the Feast of All Souls and appropriate to sing during the month of November as we remember to pray for the poor souls in purgatory. The hymn was written by one of America’s first Catholic authors who became the pastor of one of the largest Catholic parishes in New York City. A forgotten American Hymnodist says Monsignor Hugh Thomas Henry.

Please visit my website Mother of Mercy Catholic Hymns and click on HYMN OF THE MONTH.

https://www.motherofmercycatholichymns.com/let-a-pious-prayer-be-said/

Be sure to read about these other fine hymns appropriate for the Feast of All Souls
Help Lord the Souls Which Thou Hast Made
Sweet Name Which Makes the Dying Live

 

Responsorial Psalm 17(18):2-4,47,51 for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

 

I love You, Lord, my strength.

 

I love You, Lord, my strength,

my rock, my fortress, my saviour.

My God is the rock where I take refuge;

my shield, my mighty help, my stronghold.

The Lord is worthy of all praise,

when I call I am saved from my foes.

 

 

Responsorial Psalm 129(130) for All Souls

 

Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord.

 

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord,

 Lord, hear my voice!

O let your ears be attentive

 to the voice of my pleading.

 

Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord.

 

If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt,

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/0MSWFKqY4xQ

Salmo responsorial para Domingo 31 Ordinario B - Salmo 17 - Yo te amo, Señor, tú eres mi fuerza. Todos los versículos de los salmos están disponibles. / Responsorial psalm in Spanish for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B. Free download of sheet music at the following link. All the psalm verses are available.

 

Responsorial Psalm 125(126) for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

 

What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad.

 

When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage,

it seemed like a dream.

Then was our mouth filled with laughter,

on our lips there were songs.

 

What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad.

Father thank you for inspiring us
To sing with hearts full of praise and love
as  you delight in our songs of praise
As to you our hearts you raise

You’ve blessed us with the gift of song
 To  express our deepest  love for you

Adaptation of hip-hop lyrics originally written by Alexander John. Revised lyrics, vocals and guitar by Richard Schletty.

God Is on the Scene

My life was running empty, I was riddled with heartache
In the mirror I saw a frown that I could never shake
I lived my life in fear with a fist full of rage
But I can tell you now how I left that awful cage

I took the Hip Hop lyrics by Alexander John and with his permission adapted them to create a Country-Folk ballad.

Love 101
Country-Folk version. Lyrics, music and performance by Richard Schletty.
 
There used to be a coldness all around
But something kept my soul from going down
I've come to know a man I call My Lord
Who's telling me to lay down my sword
 
Suddenly, my frown is down side up...