Saint Raphael Catholic Church

Naperville, IL

Taizé Night Prayer

December 8, 2020, 7:00 PM
Mary: An Advent of Waiting

PRELUDE Wait For the Lord, Berthier

© 1984, Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent

Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #Aa-704667. All Rights Reserved.

GREETING AND INTRODUCTION

Mary: An Advent of Waiting

OPENING SONG Lux Mundi, Thomson

1
 © 2014 Published by World Library Publications, Schiller Park, IL
Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-704667. All Rights Reserved.

SONG My Soul In Stillness Waits, Haugen

2
 © 1982, GIA Publications, Inc.
Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-704667. All Rights Reserved.

SONG The Lord Is My Light, Berthier

Sing in round at cantor’s direction

© 1999, Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent

Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-704667. All Rights Reserved.

SONG Holy Is the Name of God / Sanctum Nomen Domini, Berthier

© 1999, Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent

Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-704667. All Rights Reserved.

3
SONG Show Us Your Mercy / Ostende Nobis Domine, Berthier
Sing in round at the cantor’s direction

© 1978, 1980 and 1981, Les Presses de Taizé

Reprinted with permission under license #A-704667, OneLicense.net. All Rights Reserved.

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

SCRIPTURE

REFLECTION

INTERCESSIONS Maranatha- Alleluia II, Berthier

© 1978, 1980 and 1981, Les Presses de Taizé

Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-704667. All Rights Reserved.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

4
 CANDLE LIGHTING
SONG Our Darkness / La ténèbre , Berthier

© 2005, Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent

Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-704667. All Rights Reserved.

SONG Our Soul Is Waiting / Notre âme attend le Seigneur, Berthier

1. My soul is waiting for the Lord; I count on God’s word.

2. I trust in the goodness of God for ever and ever.
3. Keep me safe O God, I take refuge in you.
4. O my Strength, it is you to whom I turn. You who show me love.
5. As for me I will sing of your strength and each morning acclaim your love.
6. I trust in your merciful love. My heart rejoices in you.
7. The Lord is my strength, my song, my salvation: in God I trust, I’m not afraid.
8. Give thanks to the Lord, proclaim God’s deeds. Cry out for joy and gladness.
© 1998, Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent
Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-704667. All Rights Reserved.

5
SONG Within Our Darkest Night / Dans Nos Obscurités, Berthier

© 1999, Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent

Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-704667. All Rights Reserved.

CLOSING PRAYER AND FINAL BLESSING

6
SONG Come and Fill / Confitemini Domino, Berthier

© 1991, Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent

Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-704667. All Rights Reserved.

POSTLUDE Prepare the Way of the Lord

Sing in round at cantor’s direction

© 1984, Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publication, Inc., agent

Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-704667. All Rights Reserved.

Hidden away in the hills of Burgundy, in the eastern part of France, is an ecumenical community of brothers whose
prayer is at the heart of their life. Founded in 1940, this community made up of Protestants and Catholics, from
some 20 different countries, has become host to thousands of young people who visit Taizé, entering into the
prayer and spirit of the community.
With the growing number of young people from all over the world coming to Taizé, a form of song that could enable
people with no common language to participate in the community's prayer had to be developed. With the help of
Jacques Berthier, musician and friend of Taizé, different methods were tested, and a solution found in the use of
repetitive structures– short musical phrases with singable easily memorized melodies– and some very basic Latin
texts.
The majority of this music has been composed for the Latin texts required by the diversity of languages at Taizé.
The use of Latin may not at first appear to be as necessary elsewhere, yet in many areas today, there exists
diverse language groups with the presence of immigrants, refuges, etc. Latin also expresses our communion with
people in other countries who sing these songs, and the natural beauty of the Latin language enables these texts to
bear the constant repetition indicative of this style of music.