Text Box: Text Box: SCHEDULED MASSES SUN. July 27 10:00 For the people of the Parish MON. July 28 Readings Jer 13: 1-11 Mt 13: 31-35 8:00: Fe Genabe (Birthday) By: Immaculada TUES. July 29 Readings Jer 14: 17-22 Jn 11: 19-27 8:00: Max Nosol By: Stanley and Mariam WED. July 30 Readings Jer 15: 10, 16-21 Mt 13: 44-46 8:00: Anthony and Jenny Geraci By: Charles Geraci THURS. July 31 Readings Jer 18: 1-6 Mt 13: 47-53 8:00 Agnes Foote By: Neil and Anne Marie Mahoney FRI. August 1 Readings Jer 26: 1-9 Mt 13: 54-58 8:00: Rev. Grant Quinn, SJ By: Dr. and Mrs. Gil Vasquez SAT. August 2 Readings Jer 26: 11-16, 24 Mt 14: 1-12 8:00: Mary T. Hahn By: Marie Hahn 5:00 Helen Nosol By: Stanley and Mariam Please Pray For The Sick: Fannette Sheehan, Mildred Waters, Mary Strammiello, John Harvey, Jean Marie Pratt, James McMannus, Spencer Needleman, John Lettenberger, Charlotte Lowit, Elaine Vekassy Text Box: LITURGY NEWS So what is that song we sing in between the two readings on Sunday? The Responsorial Psalm is the only part of the Liturgy of the Word that consistently comes from the same book of the Bible every week - the Book of Psalms. On a rare occasion we might see a text from the book of Daniel, Isaiah or Exodus, but 99% of the time it comes from the Psalms.The Book of Psalms is attributed mostly to King David.  The word psalm actually comes from the Greek word psalmos which was a sacred song that was accompanied by a harp. The psalms were written as Hebrew poetry and are beautiful to hear in their original language.  There are 150 psalms in the book with psalm 117 as the shortest and 119 as the longest (you should check out 119 in Hebrew, the writing alone is beautiful even if you do not understand Hebrew). We sing Psalm 118 every year during Easter. The psalms are used as part of daily prayers in the Jewish traditions.  This is reflected in  the Catholic tradition of the Liturgy of the Hours where the psalms are prayed and meditated upon daily. Psalms at Mass were shortened over the centuries until the Second Vatican Council, when a substantially longer psalm was placed after the first reading (sometimes even the complete psalm).  This gives the congregation a chance to share a song of praise to our Lord by singing the response together. Next time you get a chance, pick out a psalm and use it for your own prayer. If you don’t know where to start check out the website www.ebreviary.com. Parts of it require a subscription, but for Fridays, Sundays, and Night Prayer it is free. If you print out a couple of copies, it makes a great family mediation at night before bed.  Let’s live our faith and our liturgies together.  assumption_liturgy@earthlink.net Scott A. Battaglia Director of Music Ministries Text Box: Sunday, July 27, 2008 Text Box: BVM Text Box: Assumption Text Box: Collections Weekly Offering