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Entrance

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

Gospel acclamation

Matthew 11:29ab

Alleluia, Alleluia!
Take my yoke upon you;
learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

Communion

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

Sending forth 

Entrance

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

Gospel acclamation

John 14:6

Alleluia, Alleluia!
I am the way, the truth, and the life, says the Lord;
no one comes to the Father, except through me.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

Communion

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

Sending forth 

Entrance

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

Gospel acclamation

John 10:27

Alleluia, Alleluia!My sheep listen to my voice, says the Lord;
I know them, and they follow me.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

Communion

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

Sending forth 

Entrance

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

Gospel acclamation

Matthew 24:42a, 44

Alleluia, Alleluia!
Be watchful and ready:
You know not when the Son of Man is coming.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

Communion

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

Sending forth 

Entrance

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

Gospel acclamation

Matthew 5:3

Alleluia, Alleluia!
Happy the poor in spirit;
the kingdom of heaven is theirs!
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

Communion

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

Sending forth 

Entrance

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

Gospel acclamation

Romans 8:15bc

Alleluia, Alleluia!
You have received the Spirit which makes us God’s children,
and in that Spirit we call God our Father.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

Communion

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

Sending forth 

Entrance

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

Gospel acclamation

cf. Luke 8:15

Alleluia, Alleluia!
Happy are they who have kept the word with a generous heart
and yield a harvest through perseverance.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

Communion

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

Sending forth 

Entrance

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

Gospel acclamation

cf. John 6:63c,68c

Alleluia, Alleluia!
Your words, Lord, are spirit and life;
you have the words of everlasting life.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

Communion

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

Sending forth 

Entrance

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Ordinary Time) 

Gospel acclamation

Colossians 3:15a,16a

Alleluia, Alleluia!
May the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,
and the fullness of his message live within you.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

Communion

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

Sending forth 

Resources

Easter Mass settings

A change in Mass setting from whatever is used in Lent highlights the change of liturgical season. The great fifty days from Easter to Pentecost form a season of sustained joy, and a Mass setting that reflects this joy may also be used at Pentecost. This again deepens the character of the season without there being too much new music for the people to learn. Instruments may now also be used freely in Masses to support the joy of the season. See the ‘Mass Settings’ section in CWBII, as well as the ‘Service Music’ section in CWBII for some seasonal responses. The Gloria and Alleluia gospel acclamations are both used in the season of Easter.

Some suggested settings are:

Easter psalms 

Seasonal psalms can be used at any liturgy during the season of Easter.

Suggested Gospel acclamations 

See also CWBII 43–53.

Solo singing or instrumentals

The procession of the gifts or offertory is an appropriate time for a suitable piece from a solo singer, an instrumentalist or the choir. This piece may replace a communal hymn or song at this time.

After Communion

The GIRM (§88) instructs that when the distribution of Communion is finished, there is a time of silence and prayer. This period of silence may then be followed by a thanksgiving hymn, psalm or canticle that is to be sung by all.

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