Responsorial Psalm 138(139):1-3,7-10,13-14 for the Feast of St. Patrick

 

If I dwell at the sea’s furthest end, even there You watch over me.

 

O Lord, You search me and You know me,

You know my resting and my rising,

You discern my purpose from afar.

You mark when I walk or lie down,

all my ways lie open to You.

 

ANT.                     
 Here is a King of my own choosing who will rule on Mount Zion.          
Why this tumult among nations,
among peoples this useless murmuring?

 

Responsorial Psalm 26(27):1,7-9,13-14 for the 2nd Sunday in Lent, Year C

 

The Lord is my light and my help.

 

The Lord is my light and my help;

 whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of my life;

 before whom shall I shrink?

 

The Lord is my light and my help.

 

O Lord, hear my voice when I call;

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/tkDzBj5Qckc

Hello all,
                It's been a long time since I have been here, but I wanted to share a personal project I just finished about being an imperfect follower. Think of it as thoughts from the mind and heart that had to come out. I've attached a link for a free listen and/or download.

Hope you are all doing well,

Alex.

https://alexanderjohn.bandcamp.com/album/flawed-believer

  
1 ) Oh most Holy Trinity   -  You created us to be
Holy and love like you    -  reflecting your glory
And after rejecting you, and  becoming slaves to sin      

 

Responsorial Psalm 90(91):1-2,10-15 for the 1st Sunday in Lent, Year C

 

Be with me, O Lord, in my distress.

 

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High

and abides in the shade of the Almighty

says to the Lord: ‘My refuge,

my stronghold, my God in whom I trust!’

 

Be with me, O Lord, in my distress.

 

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/UwwY047lvaE

This beautiful communion hymn was a favorite of mine when I sang with St. Mary’s Choir in Akron, Ohio. If you are looking for something different than the standard repertoire of Catholic communion hymns, then here is something different, devotional, and prayerful that will strengthen your relationship with Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.  Please take a few moments to read about one of my favorite communion hymns.

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

https://www.motherofmercycatholichymns.com/ah-whence-to-me-the-bliss/

Be sure to read about these other fine hymns appropriate for Communion.
Jesus Teach Me How to Pray
I Need Thee, Precious Jesus
In This Sacrament Sweet Jesus
O Sacred Heart, O Love Divine
Hide Thou Me
 

 

Responsorial Psalm 91(92):2-3,13-16 for the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

 

It is good to give You thanks, O Lord.

 

It is good to give thanks to the Lord,

to make music to You name, O Most High,

to proclaim Your love in the morning

and Your truth in the watches of the night.

 

It is good to give You thanks, O Lord.

 

REFRAIN
Come now, let us sing to the Lord
With Mary and Joseph and all the angels and saints
Forever  we will sing in divine harmony 
 Pure joy-filled hymns to the all-holy Trinity

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/6SMzFqhrDSM

REFRAIN
True love is patient, truth-filled, and kind
Suffers and bears  all things and refines
us to live  more deeply  in your life divine
Purifies us - heart, soul, and mind

 

Responsorial Psalm 102(103):1-4,8,10,12-13 for the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

 

The Lord is compassion and love.

 

My soul, give thanks to the Lord

all my being, bless His holy name.

My soul, give thanks to the Lord

and never forget all His blessings.

 

The Lord is compassion and love.

 

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

Domingo 7 Ordinario C - Salmo 102 - El Señor es compasivo y misericordioso

 

Responsorial Psalm 1:1-4,6 for the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

 

Happy the man who has placed his trust in the Lord.

 

Happy indeed is the man

who follows not the counsel of the wicked;

nor lingers in the way of sinners

nor sits in the company of scorners,

but whose delight is the law of the Lord

and who ponders His law day and night.

 

Heal the Night

Is there no one to heal the night,
dark night of the soul,
to bring to me a deepening insight,
to bring me up from despair and sorrow,
to bathe my mind in light?

Psalm 102 was likely written during the Jewish captivity in Babylon, around 550 BCE. The psalm expresses the feelings of many Hebrews during this time. It prophesies the glorious coming of the lord at the end of time when all the nations and peoples of the earth will be gathered together before the Lord.

 
REFRAIN
O Holy Spirit  we follow you
You are ineffable love and truth
You give us hope a guiding star
Of our true country from afar