Basilica of the National Shrine

of the Immaculate Conception

28 March 2021
Palm Sunday
of the Lord’s Passion
 Palm Sunday
of the Lord’s Passion

28 March 2021
 OR D E R OF MA S S

His Excellency
Most Reverend Christophe Pierre
Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America
Principal Celebrant and Homilist at Noon

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Prelude to the Eucharist

Vigil Prélude from Suite, Op. 5 Maurice Duruflé
12:00 (1902-1986)
4:30
9:00 Prelude in A Minor Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
 THE C OM ME MOR ATION OF

THE L ORD ’ S ENTRA NC E IN TO J E RU S AL E M

The Procession

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pledge our heart's ob - la - tion; Un - til be - fore your

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do we bring And thanks and ad - o - ra - tion.
Lord di - vine, A - lone we find sal - va - tion. Christ Je-sus, Vic-tor!
throne we sing In end - less ju - bi - la - tion.

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Christ Je - sus, Ru - ler! Christ Je-sus, Lord and Re - deem - er!
Text: Martin B. Hellrigel, 1891-1981, alt., © 1941 Irene C. Mueller
Tune: ICH GLAUB AN GOTT, 8 7 8 7 with refrain; Mainz Gesangbuch, 1870

Antiphon Peter Latona

(b. 1968)
Hosanna to the Son of David;
blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,
the King of Israel.
Hosanna in the highest.

Introduction
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
Assembly: And with your spirit.

Blessing of Palms
G o s p e l Mark 11:1-10

Celebrant: The Lord be with you.

Assembly: And with your spirit.

When Jesus and his disciples drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount
of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village opposite you,
and immediately on entering it, you will find a colt tethered on which no one has ever sat.
Untie it and bring it here. If anyone should say to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ reply,
‘The Master has need of it and will send it back here at once.’” So they went off and found
a colt tethered at a gate outside on the street, and they untied it. Some of the bystanders
said to them, “What are you doing, untying the colt?” They answered them just as Jesus
had told them to, and they permitted them to do it. So they brought the colt to Jesus and
put their cloaks over it. And he sat on it. Many people spread their cloaks on the road, and
others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. Those preceding him as well
as those following kept crying out: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the
Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come! Hosanna in the highest!”

Celebrant: The Gospel of the Lord.

Assembly: Praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ.

Celebrant: Dear brothers and sisters,

like the crowds who acclaimed Jesus in Jerusalem,
let us go forth in peace.

Hymn to Christ the King

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All glo - ry, laud, and hon - or to thee, Re - deem - er, King!

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to whom the lips of chil - dren made sweet ho - san - nas ring.

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Collect
1. Thou art the King of Is - ra - el, thou Da - vid's roy - al Son,
2. The peo - ple of the He - brews with palms be - fore thee went;
3. To thee be - fore thy pas - sion they sang their hymns of praise;
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 L ITU RG Y OF THE WOR D

Score
Reading I Isaiah 50:4-7

Psalm Response Psalm 22:8-9, 17-18a, 19-20, 23-24

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My God, my God, why have you a - ban - doned me?

R e a d i n g II Philippians 2:6-11

Gospel Acclamation Philippians 2:8-9

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Praise to you, Lord Je - sus Christ, king of end - less glo - ry!
Christ became obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
Because of this, God greatly exalted him
and bestowed on him the name which is above every name.

The Passion of O u r L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t Mark 15:1-39

H o m i ly
Profession of Faith

I believe in one God, the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,

the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,

(All bow during these two lines.)

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,

and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,

he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

G e n e r a l I n t e r c e s s i o n s Response: Lord, hear our prayer.

 L I TU RGY OF TH E E U C H AR IS T

P r e pa r a t i o n of the Gifts
(Choir) Christus factus est pro nobis obediens Felice Anerio
(1560-1614)

Christus factus est pro nobis obediens Christ became obedient for us
usque ad mortem, unto death,
mortem autem crucis. even to death on a cross.
Propter quod et Deus exaltavit illum, Because of this, God highly exalted him,
et dedit illi nomen and bestowed upon him the name
quod est super omne nomen. which is above every other name.

(Psalm 69:21-22)

P r e fa c e
Celebrant: Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

Assembly: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands

for the praise and glory of his name, for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

P r e fa c e D i a l o g u e
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
Assembly: And with your spirit.

Celebrant: Lift up your hearts.

Assembly: We lift them up to the Lord.

Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

Assembly: It is right and just.
P r e fa c e A c c l a m a t i o n
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Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly Lord God of hosts, hea-ven and

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earth are full of your glo - ry. Ho - san - na in the high-est.

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Bless-ed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

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Ho - san - na in the high - est.

Memorial Acclamation
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Save us, Sa - vior of the world, for by your

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cross and re - sur - rec - tion you have set us free.

Great Amen
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A - men, a - men, a - - - men.
 C OMMU N ION R I TE

Lord’s Prayer

D ox o l o g y

Sign of Peace
Celebrant: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
Assembly: And with your spirit.

L i ta n y at the Breaking of Bread

(Choir) Communion Service Gerald Near
Lamb of God (b. 1942)

Celebrant: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

Assembly: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

An Act of S p i r i t ua l C o m m u n i o n

My Jesus,
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there
and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.
 Matthew 26:42 Leo Nestor, 1991

Communion Antiphon
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Fa - ther, if this cup may not pass, but I must drink it,

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your will be done, your will be done.

“Sit here, while I go yonder to pray.” “The Spirit indeed is willing,

Then he began to feel sorrow and distress. but the flesh is weak.”

“My soul is saddened, “Sleep on now, take your rest.
even unto death. Behold, the hour is at hand when the Son of Man
Stay here and keep vigil with me.” will be betrayed and handed over to sinners.”

“Could you not keep vigil with me “Arise, let us go.

for one hour? Look and behold:
Watch and pray that you my betrayer is at hand.”
may not be tempted.”

(Choir) There is a Green Hill Far Away Herbert Sumsion

(1899-1976)

There is a green hill far away, without a city wall,

Where the dear Lord was crucified who died to save us all.
We may not know, we cannot tell, what pains he had to bear;
But we believe it was for us he hung and suffered there.
He died that we might be forgiven, He died to make us good;
That we might go at last to heav’n saved by his precious blood.
There was no other good enough to pay the price of sin;
He only could unlock the gate of heav’n, and let us in.
O dearly, dearly has he lov’d, and we must love him too,
And trust in his redeeming blood, and trust in his redeeming blood,
And try his works to do, and try his works to do.

Prayer after Communion

Blessing and Dismissal
Celebrant: The Lord be with you.
Assembly: And with your spirit.

Celebrant: May almighty God bless you,

the Father, and the Son,  and the Holy Spirit.

Celebrant: Go forth, the Mass is ended.

Assembly: Thanks be to God.

Postlude
Vigil vi. Finale from Symphony No. 7, Op. 42 Charles-Marie Widor
(1844-1937)
9:00 Fugue in A Minor Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
12:00 Toccata, Op. 53, No. 6 from Pièces de fantasie Louis Vierne
4:30 (1870-1937)
 HOLY WE E K
A T THE BA S I L I C A OF TH E NATIONAL S H R IN E

H o ly T h u r s day
1 April 2021
The Great Upper Church

Choral Prelude
5:30 p.m.
Choir of the Basilica of the National Shrine
Peter Latona, conductor
Andrew Vu, organist

Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper

6:00 p.m.
His Excellency
Most Reverend Christophe Pierre
Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America
Principal Celebrant and Homilist
Broadcast live by the Eternal Word Television Network
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G o o d F r i day
2 April 2021
The Great Upper Church
2:30 p.m.
A C h o r a l M e d i ta t i o n o n t h e P a s s i o n
Choir of the Basilica of the National Shrine
Peter Latona, conductor

3:00 p.m.
Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
His Excellency
Most Reverend Christophe Pierre
Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America
Presider

Reverend Monsignor Walter R. Rossi

Rector of the Basilica
Celebrant and Homilist
Broadcast live by the Eternal Word Television Network
 Holy Saturday
3 April 2021
The Great Upper Church
8:00 p.m.
The Easter Vigil
His Excellency
Most Reverend Christophe Pierre
Apostolic Nuncio to the United States of America
Celebrant and Homilist
Broadcast live by the Eternal Word Television Network
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E a s t e r S u n day
4 April 2021

Solemn Mass
12:00 Noon
His Eminence
Wilton Cardinal Gregory
Archbishop of Washington
Celebrant and Homilist
Broadcast live by the Eternal Word Television Network

S o l e m n M a s s i n S pa n i s h
2:30 p.m.
His Excellency
Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio
Archbishop for the Military Services, U.S.A.
Celebrant and Homilist
Broadcast live by the Eternal Word Television Network

T h e S e c o n d S u n day of Easter
D i v i n e M e rc y S u n day
11 April 2021

Solemn Mass
12:00 Noon
His Eminence
Donald Cardinal Wuerl
Archbishop Emeritus of Washington
Celebrant and Homilist
 A nn ua l O c tav e D a y o f E a s t e r C o n c e r t
Music for Organ
6:00 p.m., Great Upper Church
Adam Brakel, Organist
Free and open to the public
Live-streamed at www.nationalshrine.org

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 Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

gmr/2012

Rev. Msgr. Walter R. Rossi

Rector of the Basilica

Rev. Msgr. Vito A. Buonanno

Rev. Michael D. Weston
Rev. Raymond A. Lebrun, O.M.I.
Priests of the Basilica

Deacon Ira E. Chase, Sr.

Deacon Joseph Pak
Deacon Timothy Wolfkill
Deacons

Peter Latona, D.M.A., Director of Music

Benjamin J. LaPrairie, M.M., Associate Director of Music
Andrew Vu, M.M., Assistant Director of Music
Robert Grogan, D.M.A., Carillonneur and Organist Emeritus
Choir of the Basilica of the National Shrine
Katie Edelman, D.M.A., Crossley Hawn, M.M.,
Susan Lewis Kavinski, B.M., Jacob Perry Jr., B.A.,
Cantors of the Basilica

Liturgical Ministers of the Basilica of the National Shrine

Knights of Columbus, Ushers of the Basilica of the National Shrine
Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate, Sacristans of the Basilica of the National Shrine

A c kn o w l e d g e m e n t s
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception gratefully acknowledges the following authors and
composers whose materials are employed in this worship leaflet: Processional Hymn Text: Martin B. Hellrigel (1891-
1981), Music: ICH GLAUB AN GOTT. Hymn Text: Theodulph of Orleans (760-821); tr. John Mason Neale (1818-1866),
Music: ST. THEODULPH. Psalm Response Music: © 1986, Leo Nestor. Gospel Acclamation Music: © 2001, Peter
Latona. Preface Acclamation, Memorial Acclamation, Great Amen Music: Benjamin LaPrairie © 2016. Communion
Psalm Music: © 1991, Leo Nestor. Copyrighted materials reprinted with permission under Onelicense.net #A-701285.
All rights reserved. Cover Sketch Art: H. C. Shaug.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Rev. Msgr. Walter R. Rossi, Rector
400 Michigan Avenue, NE • Washington, DC 20017-1566
(202) 526-8300 • www.nationalshrine.org