Liturgical Calendar
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass Readings
1 Sm 26, Ps 103, 1 Cor 15:45-49, Lk 6:27-38
Saint(s) of the Day
Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto
Reflections & Song Idea
The Gospel reading today (Lk 6:27-38) is about forgiveness. Perhaps you could write a song about how you found it difficult to forgive someone or a story about two people who learned to forgive each other. Perhaps use the line “Forgiveness is a on-way street.”
Or since it is the day we recognize two of the visionary children who saw Blessed Mother at Fatima, perhaps you can write a song about Fatima or Marian apparitions in general.
About This Song Prompt
This prompt is a waltz in 3/4 time in the key of C.
Download the files below to help get you started writing lyrics and a melody. You can use them as-is or you can change anything about them – the rhythm, the chords, the song key, or the tempo. Make it your own, and write something that gives glory to God.
I have written 13 different songs and applied the melody’s but don’t know how to write the music itself. My one song was recognized for the Lyrics with Catholic Song Contest. I will try to make this podcast work.
I suggest downloading this audio (AAC) file and just listening to it a few times, and while you are doing that try humming a melody along to it, using dummy words like “do, di, da.” Then once you have a melody down, try to turn the “do, di, da” into real words.
Nicely done. I especially enjoyed the idea of “Forgiveness is a one-way street.”
Great! I hope these song prompts can help everyone.