9th Sunday after Pentecost 2026
Processional hymn: O Food of Men Wayfaring, 893
Recessional hymn: Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates, 931
Kyriale: Mass XI, 740; Credo II, 772
Motet after Offertory: Tollite portas, Giovanni Battista Martini (1706–1784)
Communion Antiphon: Qui Manducat, Heinrich Isaac
The communion antiphon is a setting by Heinrich Isaac. The text of the antiphon is: He who eats My Flesh, and drinks My Blood, abides in Me, and I in him, says the Lord. In this composition the Tenor voice retains the Gregorian melody with only slight ornamentation throughout. Unlike the settings from the past two weeks, all the voices enter immediately following the incipit and maintain homophony (all voices moving as one voice) for the text, “and drinks My Blood.” Then each voice enters at different times weaving in and out, cross, and occasionally meet on the same tone and move apart—this movement between voices portrays “abide in Me and I in him” musically.
Heinrich Isaac (c.1450–1517) was a Renaissance composer from the South Netherlandish region. His output was rivaled only by Orlandus Lassus in number and variety of composition. Most notable of his collections is Choralis Constantinus which contains nearly 400 Gregorian chant based motets of propers for the Mass.