21Jul

Celebration of the Word for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost 2024

1. Opening Acclamation: Psalm 81.
2. Anthem: Sergei Rachmaninoff – “Priidite, poklonimsya” (“O come, let us worship”) sung by University of Warsaw Choir in a live recording from the “Vivat Academia” competition held by the Warsaw University of Technology on 18th April 2015.  Used in accordance with the Creative Commons license.
3. First Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-6, King James Bible.
4. Psalm 23: James Leith Macbeth Bain, “Brother James’ Air”, sung by an unknown choir, uploaded to Youtube in 2020 by “mk671vlogs”, and used in accordance with Creative Commons license.
5. Second Reading: Ephesians 2:11-22, World English Bible.
6. Hymn: “Be Thou My Vision”, 1^st verse, sung at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, uploaded to YouTube by “Ad te levavi animam meam”, used in accordance with Creative Commons license.
7. Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43, World English Bible.
8. The Lord’s Prayer: Setting by Robert stone (1516-1613). Sung by the choir of St. David’s Church, Exeter, 2018. Uploaded to YouTube by David Walsh, used by permission.
9. Blessing: 1 Timothy.
10. Postlude: J. S. Bach (1685-1750) “Fantasia and fugue in C Minor” BWV 537. Performed by David Schaller; Used in accordance with Creative Commons license.