Special Occasions

Jubilees and Thanksgiving

A jubilee of ordination, religious profession or marriage, the anniversary of a parish, or any great gift received is celebrated with a Mass of thanksgiving. The music is festive: songs of praise at the entrance, a generous offertory, and a hymn of thanksgiving such as the Te Deum after Communion or at the end.

Jubilees and Thanksgiving songs for each moment

138 songs in the library. Each song is placed under the moment it is written for; songs not yet marked for a moment are listed after the order of the celebration.

  1. Entrance

    A festive song of praise.

  2. Gloria

  3. Responsorial Psalm

    No jubilees and thanksgiving song is marked for this moment yet. Browse every Responsorial Psalm song →

  4. Gospel Acclamation

  5. Renewal of vows or promises

    At a jubilee the couple, the religious or the priest may renew their commitment after the homily; a short song of praise may follow.

    No jubilees and thanksgiving song is marked for this moment yet. Choose from the other jubilees and thanksgiving songs below.

  6. Presentation of the gifts

    If thanksgiving gifts are brought in procession, plan enough music to cover it.

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  7. Communion

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  8. Song of thanksgiving

    The Te Deum or another hymn of thanksgiving.

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  9. Recessional

    No jubilees and thanksgiving song is marked for this moment yet. Browse every Recessional song →

Mass parts (Kyrie (Lord, Have Mercy), Holy, Holy (Sanctus), Memorial Acclamation, Great Amen, Lamb of God (Agnus Dei)): any Mass setting in the library can be used, ideally one the people already know. Browse Mass settings →

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Not yet marked for a particular moment: open a song to read its words and choose where it fits.

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Readings for a Mass of Thanksgiving

Scripture references only: read the texts from the Lectionary or a Catholic Bible, and check the verse numbers against the Lectionary your parish uses.

First Reading

  • Deuteronomy 8:7-18
  • 1 Kings 8:55-61
  • Sirach 50:22-24
  • Zephaniah 3:14-15

Responsorial Psalm

  • Psalm 113
  • Psalm 138
  • Psalm 145
  • 1 Chronicles 29:10-12 (canticle)

Second Reading

  • 1 Corinthians 1:3-9
  • Colossians 3:12-17
  • 1 Timothy 6:6-11, 17-19

Gospel

  • Mark 5:18-20
  • Luke 12:15-21
  • Luke 17:11-19

A selection from the Masses for Various Needs and Occasions ("In Thanksgiving to God"). A marriage jubilee may also take readings from the Rite of Marriage; an ordination jubilee from the readings for ordinations.

Plan the order of service

Choose the songs for each moment, add the readings, names and your own rows, then print the programme or save it as a PDF. The song lists start with jubilees and thanksgiving songs. Nothing is saved on this site: the link holds your whole programme, so keep it to share or change it later.

The celebration

The readings below are filled in from the Lectionary for this date — check them against your parish lectionary and change them if needed.

Your programme

Each row is printed in this order. Rename any heading, move rows with the arrows, remove what you do not need, and add your own rows (announcements, intentions, events, a note) anywhere. For music, choose a song from the library or type a title we do not hold yet. Rows left empty are not printed.

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