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Choir Directors: Be sure to check the suggestions in the Choral Anthem Project for choral anthems appropriate to the seasons, Sundays, and feasts. This material was prepared by NPM’s Director of Music Ministries Division as a service to the churches.

Key to Music
 
Symbols

*	Quotes or makes direct reference to one of the scripture readings
1	Related to first reading
Ps	Related to responsorial psalm
2	Related to second reading
G	Related to gospel
C	Related to Communion antiphon
E	Related to entrance antiphon

These recommendations are based on suggestions by Dr. J. Michael McMahon that appeared originally in Celebration: An Ecumenical Worship Resource.
 
Resources
Many parishes use worship aids that are replaced seasonally or annually, such as the Paluch/World Library Missalette, Liturgical Press's Celebrating the Mass, or OCP's Today's Missal, Breaking Bread and the supplementary Music Issue, or similar Spanish aids. Since the content of these changes from issue to issue, and the reference numbers for music change accordingly, we cannot include specific number references for those publications in this list. However, we have retained those code references here, but without a number, as an indication that the particular selection has appeared in at least one past issue of these resources. If you see a piece of music that is so referenced, check out the current issue to see if it is there; if not, check the list to see if it is contained in one of the hymnals published by the companies that produce these seasonal worship aids.

Publishers and Codes 
Here is an alphabetical list of references used in these suggestions. For further information about these publications and their publishers, see below.

BB Breaking Bread (annual music resource, OCP)
BFW By Flowing Waters (1999, The Liturgical Press)
CBW Catholic Book of Worship III (1994, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops)
CCS Cantor/Congregation Series (GIA)
CH The Collegeville Hymnal (1990, The Liturgical Press)
CPC2 Choral Praise Comprehensive, Second Edition (2004, OCP)
CPD Cantos del Pueblo de Dios, second edition (2001, WLP)
FYC Flor y Canto, Segunda Edición (2001, OCP)
GC Gather Comprehensive (1994, GIA)
GC2 Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition (2004)
GP Glory & Praise, Second Edition (1997, OCP)
HG Hymns for the Gospels (2001, GIA)
IH Introit Hymns for the Church Year (2005, WLP)
JS Journeysongs, Second Edition (2003, OCP)
LMGM Lead Me, Guide Me (1987, GIA)
LP A Lectionary Psalter: John Schiavone (2003, OCP)
LPGC Lectionary Psalms: Grail/Gelineau (1998, GIA)
LPMG Lectionary Psalms: Michel Guimont (1998, GIA)
MI Music Issue (annual music supplement to Today's Missal, OCP)
NTY Never Too Young (middle school hymnal; 2007, OCP)
OFUV One Faith, Una Voz (bilingual hymnal; 2005, OCP)
PC Psalms for the Cantor (1985-87, WLP)
PCY Psalms for the Church Year (1983, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, GIA)
PFS Psalms for Feasts and Seasons (1990, The Liturgical Press)
PJ Psalms for the Journey (1991, The Liturgical Press)
PMB Peoples Mass Book (2003, WLP)
PRM Psalms and Ritual Music (various years, WLP)
PSL Psallité (2005,2006,2007, The Liturgical Press)
PST Psaltery (1990, GIA)
RA Respond & Acclaim (annual psalmody resource, OCP)
RS RitualSong (1996, GIA)
RUAS Rise Up and Sing, Second Edition (children’s hymnal; 2000, OCP)
RYA Responde y Aclama (Spanish annual psalmody resource, OCP)
SI Songs of Israel (1971, 1983, GIA)
SMM Service Music for the Mass (1987-89, WLP)
SO Sing Out! (1994, WLP)
SP Singing the Psalms (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, OCP)
SS Sacred Song (seasonal resource, The Liturgical Press)
SS1 Spirit & Song 1 (1999, OCP)
SS2 Spirit & Song 2 (2005, OCP)
WC We Celebrate  (2011, WLP)
WS Word and Song (annual resource, WLP)
WOR Worship, Third Edition (1986, GIA)

Note: Even as this list is being compiled, in addition to the annual editions of worship aids such as the Music Issue, Breaking Bread, and Word and Song, there are two or more editions circulating of several major resources: Gather Comprehensive (1994 and 2005), We Celebrate (current edition 2011), Flor y Canto (1989 and 2001), Journeysongs (1994 and 2003), and Glory and Praise Comprehensive Edition (1987) and Glory and Praise second edition (1997). We have tried to reference the most recent edition of these resources in each year of the three-year cycle, but there may be some overlap with prior editions. So if you do not find a particular reference in one edition, check the index: It may be listed at another number or it may be in another edition of the resource you are using. Please note: There are several new hymnals appearing in the fall of 2011. We will add the appropriate references for these hymnals as soon as we can.
 
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Publications Service, 90 Parent Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 7B; web: www.cccbpublications.ca
CBW = Catholic Book of Worship III (1994).
 
GIA Publications, Inc. (GIA), 7404 S. Mason Avenue, Chicago, IL 60638. 1 (800) GIA-1358; web: www.giamusic.com; e-mail: custserv@giamusic.com
CCS = Cantor/Congregation Series;
GC = Gather Comprehensive (1994);
GC2 = Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition (2004);
HG = Hymns for the Gospels (2001);
IR = ICEL Resource Collection (1981);
LMGM = Lead Me, Guide Me (1987);
LPGC = Lectionary Psalms: Grail/Gelineau (1998);
LPMG = Lectionary Psalms: Michel Guimont (1998);
PCY = Psalms for the Church Year (1983, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995);
PST = Psaltery (1990);
RS = RitualSong (1996);
SI = Songs of Israel (1971, 1983);
WOR = Worship, Third Edition (1986)
 
Liturgical Press, St. John's Abbey, PO Box 7500, Collegeville, MN 56321-7500.
1 (800) 858-5450; web: www.litpress.org; e-mail: sales@litpress.org
BFW = By Flowing Waters (1999);
CH = The Collegeville Hymnal (1990);
PFS = Psalms for Feasts and Seasons (1990);
PJ = Psalms for the Journey (1991);
PSL = Psallité (2005,2006,2007)
SS Sacred Song (seasonal resource)

OCP (Oregon Catholic Press), 5536 N.E. Hassalo, Portland, OR 97213. 1 (800) LITURGY; web: www.ocp.org; e-mail: liturgy@ocp.org
BB = Breaking Bread (annual music resource);
FYC = Flor y Canto, Segunda Edición (2001);
GP = Glory & Praise, Second Edition (1997);
JS = Journeysongs, Second Edition (2003);
MI = Music Issue (annual music supplement to Today's Missal);
CPC2 = Choral Praise Comprehensive, Second Edition (2004);
SS1 = Spirit & Song 1 (1999);
SS2 = Spirit & Song 2 (2005);
UC = Unidos en Cristo/United in Christ (seasonal bilingual missal w/ 3-year music supplement);
OFUV = One Faith, Una Voz (bilingual hymnal; 2005);
NTY = Never Too Young (middle school hymnal; 2007);
RUAS = Rise Up and Sing, Second Edition (children’s hymnal; 2000);
RA = Respond & Acclaim (annual psalmody resource);
RYA = Responde y Aclama (Spanish annual psalmody resource);
LP = A Lectionary Psalter: John Schiavone (2003);
SP = Singing the Psalms (1995, 1996, 1997, 1999)

World Library Publications/J.S. Paluch Company, Inc., 3708 River Road, Suite 400, Franklin Park, IL 60131 1 (800) 566-6150. Web: www.wlp.jspaluch.com/wlp; e-Mail: wlpcs@jspaluch.com
CPD = Cantos del Pueblo de Dios, second edition (2001)
IH = Introit Hymns for the Church Year (2005)
PMB = Peoples Mass Book (2003);
PRM = Psalms and Ritual Music (various years);
SO = Sing Out! (1994);
WC = We Celebrate  (2007)
WS = Word and Song (annual music resource)