Communion Psalms for the Liturgical Seasons

Highlights

• A seasonal antiphon with a specific psalm for each Sunday
• Congregation needs no books or papers during the Communion Procession
• Handbells on Christmas and Easter antiphon
• Original psalm tone formulas

Description

Our collection of Communion Psalms for the Liturgical Seasons promotes the ideal, as stated in the Sacramentary, of a congregational antiphon sung between verses of a psalm sung by cantor or choir during the Communion Procession. Each season (Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter) has its own antiphon drawn from Scripture. The antiphons are set to an easily-sung melody, accompanied by organ, with Christmas and Easter antiphons also employing a few handbells. Psalm texts from the New American Standard Bible are pointed to be sung to original psalm tone formulas. A single communion antiphon helps the people delineate a season, while the proper psalm for each Sunday allows for a variety of themes to be explored. Each psalm concludes with the Doxology and the number of verses used may be adapted to suit the time of Communion. This collection is a wholly appropriate way to reinstitute the early Christian tradition of chanting psalms during liturgical processions.