“Mass to Go” for August 15, 2025—The Dormition of the Theotokos

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“Mass to Go” for August 15, 2025—The Dormition of the Theotokos—from St. Nicholas Ministries, Inc. (Malden, MA) is posted for the benefit of elders, shut-ins, and others unable to make it to church for whatever reason.

Our service is adapted from the Saint Nicholas Liturgy: the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass according to the Gallican Rite as originally published by St. Nicholas Ministries, Inc. in 2006 based in part on the work of Dom Gregory Dix as published in his Shape of the Liturgy and revised/adapted annually according to the needs of our members.

St. Nicholas Ministries, Inc. is incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and functions ecclesiastically under the protection of Bishop Elizabeth of the Diocese of New York, Orthodox-Catholic Church of America.

Today’s Prelude and Postlude—"Dio se fatto come noi” (Marcello Gionbini)—is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license by Tony Leva. See youtube.com/@TonyLeva, LIBRETTO DEI CANTI: ACCOMPAGNAMENTI ORGANISTICI = 37, Dio se fatto come noi (Marcello Gionbini).

Today’s Opening Bells—"Church Bell” by Traian1984—provided courtesy of Pixabay.

Today’s Kyrie chant—“Kyrie” from Messe de Sainte Mathilde—is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license by Familia Cantorum. See youtube.com/@familiacantorum498, Kyrie (Messe de Sainte Mathilde).

Today’s Antiphon for the Magnificat—“Magnificat” from Songs for Online Mass—is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license by the Bukas Palad Music Ministry. See youtube.com/@BukasPaladMusic, Songs for Online Mass: Magnificat.

Today’s Gospel Acclamation—“Alleluia” from Mass of St. Rita (Music: Fr. J. Roel Lungay)—is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license by Preces Music. See youtube.com/@precesmusic6988, Mass of St. Rite Alleluia.

Today’s Offertory Verse—“It is Truly Meet to Bless You”—is from the Eastern Orthodox Liturgies as sung by Mar Stephen Duncan.

The Music During the Intercessions—"Benedetto sei tu Signore” (Marco Frisina)—is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license by Tony Leva. See youtube.com/@TonyLeva, LIBRETTO DEI CANTI: ACCOMPAGNAMENTI ORGANISTICI = 18, Benedetto sei tu Signore (Marco Frisina).

Today’s setting of the Lord’s Prayer—“Our Father” from Songs for Online Mass—is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license by the Bukas Palad Music Ministry. See youtube.com/@BukasPaladMusic, Songs for Online Mass: Our Father.

Today’s Communion Verse—“Taste and See” from Songs for Online Mass—is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license by the Bukas Palad Music Ministry. See youtube.com/@BukasPaladMusic, Songs for Online Mass: Taste and See.

Today’s Communion Reflection—“Interlude” from Short Pieces for Organ Set 3—is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license by Tim Knight. See youtube.com/@timknightmusic, Short Pieces for Organ Set 3.

All other music provided courtesy of Mar Stephen Duncan.

"Rainbow Over Boston" picture courtesy of Abba David.

Other Backgrounds courtesy of Pixabay.