Once again, today, there will be no organ. And once again, we will sing a Tract instead of the Alleluia. The priest will again be wearing violet, and as is usually the case when the priest wears violet, we will be singing Mass XVII, for which there is no Gloria.
We are still in the month of Saint Joseph, and we celebrated his feast last week, so we will again honor him. The feast of the Annunciation is tomorrow, and so we will honor Our Lady in her Annunciation as well. It is most fitting to honor her at the Offertory, and reserve the Communion as a time to honor Our Lord. But our selection in honor of Our Lady is a bit too long to sing at the Offertory, and so we will sing our hymn for her at the Communion, and if time allows, also sing a short hymn for Our Lord.
So, today, we honor Our Lord, Our Lady, and Saint Joseph, the Holy Family, the day before that Holy Family became a reality, the day before Our Lord was conceived.