Chants of the Vatican Graduale - MusicaSacra

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost 297
canst not destroy us. The fourth over Qudre becomes a fifth, then a sixth,
and the agitation grows apace, until some relaxation is afforded with
the descending fifth over (Ja)-cob. Nevertheless, the tension is still
evident in terram. In the presentation, a short pause must be made after
lac. The heaping of neums over the twice-sung et strikes us rather oddly.
III. The third part begins with the tone of assurance. We regard
this passage as a resolved major chord. Malignitd-(te) is placed between
two motives of like sound. The rich melody over populo with the development
cacb g,dcac af assures us that Israel is again God's people.
Quiet seconds form the close. The avoidance of tritones is no doubt
intended.
Moses is but a weak type of Christ and His redemptive work.
Christ not only prayed for us: He gave Himself completely for us. He
can, therefore, not only point to the promises of God; He can show His
wounds and the blood which was shed "unto the remission of sins," as
the priest prays at the consecration. He is the "High Priest who came
to effect a reconciliation in the time of God's wrath." Hence He also
expects of us that we assist at the holy Sacrifice in the spirit of reconciliation
and with a love which is not self-centered, but is prepared to
immolate itself for others.
COMMUNION (Ps. 103: 13, 14, 15)
1. De fructu operum tuorum, Do- 1. The earth shall be filled with
mine, satiabitur terra: 2. ut educas the fruit of thy works, 0 Lord: 2.
panem de terra, et vinum laetificet that thou mayest bring bread out of
cor hominis; 3. ut exhilaret faciem the earth, and that wine may cheer
in oleo, 4. et panis cor hominis con- the heart of man: 3. that he may
firmet. make the face cheerful with oil: 4
and that bread may strengthen man's
heart.
As last Sunday, so today again we have a harvest song, a song of
thanksgiving for the blessings of grain, wine, and oil which God has
bestowed upon man. His paternal goodness not only supplies the necessaries
of life; it aims also at bringing joy to our heart: twice this thought
is expressed here. It is precisely in these passages that the melodic climaxes
occur. Joy wants to pour itself out, communicate itself, and inflame
the hearts of others. It receives special emphasis not only through
its high position, but also through the pressus, the only one used in this
Communion, in contrast to that of last Sunday. Besides this contrast,
in spite of the fact that it employs the same sixth mode, this Commun-