AUGUST 14-15, ASSUMPTION Lectionary #621-622

This feast celebrates our belief that Mary shares fully (body and soul) in the resurrection of her son and that after her death she was taken to heaven with him. Many interpreters see this faith in Mary's assumption as a promise that all faithful believers will likewise share fully in the gift of the resurrection.

VIGIL Lectionary #621

The Ark of the Covenant, symbol of God's presence, is evoked as an image of Mary's womb, which bore the Savior.

1 Chronicles 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2. In festival procession, David brings the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem , thus uniting in one place the symbols of religious and political unity.

Vigil Mass Psalm: Ps (131) 132

This royal psalm celebrates the " Zion tradition," that is, the belief that God has chosen to "dwell" in the Jerusalem Temple , where the ark serves as God's "footstool," so that God's presence on earth shares space in the city that is also the political capital of Israel .

Lord, Go Up to the Place of Your Rest (Guimont) LPMG 196

Lord, Go Up to the Place of Your Rest (Guimont/Reagan) PMB 753/PRM C113

Lord, Go Up to the Place of Your Rest (Schiavone) LP 204

Lord, Go Up to the Place of Your Rest (Schiavone/Gelineau) WOR 1045/RS 180/LPGG 1050

1 Corinthians 15:54b-57. Jesus' death has transformed the meaning and power of death and has drawn out its "sting."

Luke 11:27-28. Praise of Mary as the "ark" that carried Jesus is met by him with praise for all those who receive and "carry" the word of God.

Songs for the Liturgy

See the list of suggestions below, for Mass during the day.

DURING THE DAY Lectionary #622

Images abound and overlap, so that sometimes we see Mary, sometimes we see individual believers, and sometimes we see the church as the bearer of Christ.

Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab. Is the "ark of the covenant" visible in the heavenly temple a symbol of Mary, of Christ, or of God? Is the "woman clothed with the sun" supposed to represent Mary or the church—or both at the same time, with Mary serving as a symbol of the church?

Psalm for Mass during the Day: Ps (44) 45

A royal psalm to welcome a new queen, used here to honor Mary as "queen of heaven."

De Pie a Tu Derecha (Sosa) FYC 207

The Queen Stands at Your Right Hand (Bolduc) PMB 754/PRM C114

The Queen Stands at Your Right Hand (Carroll/Murray) CBW 223

The Queen Stands at Your Right Hand (Guimont) RS 78/LPMG 197

The Queen Stands at Your Right Hand (Hughes/Gelineau) WOR 1046/LPGG 1051

The Queen Stands at Your Right Hand (Hughes) CCS 2028

The Queen Stands at Your Right Hand (Keil) MI-BB/SP5 28

The Queen Stands at Your Right Hand (Kodner) GC 52

The Queen Stands at Your Right Hand (Kogut) PCY10 18

The Queen Stands at Your Right Hand (Schiavone) LP 205

1 Corinthians 15:20-27. Paul is explaining why Christ has not returned in glory, as early believers expected, and why Christians are dying, when they are supposedly freed from death through Christ's death and resurrection. He says that we all will go through what Jesus went through—death first, followed by resurrection. Christ is the "firstfruits" of God's harvest, but we will all share in the harvest.

Luke 1:39-56. The story of Mary's visit to Elizabeth echoes, in a sense, and expands on the point made in the Gospel for the Vigil Mass: Elizabeth sings of Mary's election as "blessed among women," and Mary sings of God's blessings not only to her but to all who fear God "in every generation." God's "mercy," in Mary's song, turns everything upside down.

Songs for the Liturgy

Adiós, Reina del Cielo GP 438

All Who Claim the Faith of Jesus (G) GC 787/RS 897

Ave Maria (G) WOR 713/LMGM 95/WC 954/JS 493, 504/GC 785, 789/RS 896, 898/MI-BB/PMB 532

*Canticle of the Turning (G) GC 556/RS 678

*Great Is the Lord (G) GP 163

Hail, Holy Queen, Enthroned Above (1) WOR 702/GP 425/CBW 457/LMGM 97/BB/WC 962/JS 519/GC 784/RS 883/PMB 531/WS 687

Hail Mary: Gentle Woman (1,G) GP 426/JS 489/GC 782/MI-BB/WC 956/WS 685

Hail, Queen of Heav'n, the Ocean Star CBW 458

*Hearken, O Daughter (Ps) WC 387

Highly Favored One CBW 459

*Holy Is His Name (G) MI-BB/GP 433/JS 505

*Holy Is Your Name (G) GC 147

Holy Mary, Full of Grace CBW 461

Jesus Has Conquered Death (2) LMGM 62

*Joy to You, v 8 (E,1) WC 959/PMB 526

*Magnificat/Canticle of Mary (2) WOR 15, 87, 88, 534, 553/WC 208, 226, 436, 437, 438/MI-BB/RS 17, 209, 210, 211, 656, 675/GP 163, 291, 292, 427, 428, 433, 434, 436/GC 14, 145, 146, 534, 788/CBW 14I, 575, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678/JS 11, 119, 120, 495, 501, 503, 505/PMB 9, 180, 181, 182/WS 29, 334

Mary, Full of Grace MI-BB

Mary, How Lovely the Light of Your Glory WOR 711

Mary, Woman of the Promise JS 496/MI-BB

*Me Maria/As Lovely as the Dawn (1) MI-BB

O Holy Mary (1) MI-BB/JS 494

O Sanctissima WOR 712/CBW 468/WC 968/GC 780/RS 900/JS 500/PMB 533/WS 684

Salamu Maria/Hail Mary (G) LMGM 98

Salve Regina (G) WOR 703/CBW 469/LMGM 96/WC 964/GC 779/RS 894/JS 499/MI-BB/PMB 536/WS 683

She Will Show Us the Promised One, v 6 WC 967/PMB 539

Sing We of the Blessed Mother, v 4 (2) WOR 714/GC 786/RS 895/JS 491

Sing with All the Saints in Glory (2) WOR 467/GC 442/RS 595/CBW 406/GP 724/JS 789/WC 926/PMB 510/WS 664

Song of Mary JS 498/MI-BB

Stainless the Maiden, vss 2-4 (1) WC 957

Star upon the Ocean (1) WC 958/PMB 527/MI-BB

*Tell Out, My Soul, the Greatness of the Lord (G) WOR 534/CBW 575

Thanks Be to You (G) GC 569/RS 708

There Is Nothing Told JS 502/GP 431/MI-BB

Virgin Born, We Bow Before You (Vigil) WOR 403/RS 527

Virgin, Full of Grace (G) WC 969/PMB 534

Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones, v 2 (G) WOR 707/MI-BB/LMGM 104/WC 944/JS 528/RS 886/GC 794/GP 446/PMB 522/WS 676