Monthly Archives: May 2013

Saturday, 11 May 2013, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Feast of Ss. Philip & James
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Gregorian Mass of Ss. Philip & James: Exclamaverunt
Improvisation at the Offertory
Hymn at the Communion: Tristes erant Apostoli (plainsong, mode iii)
Postlude: Prière du Christ montant vers son Père [Prayer of Christ ascending to His Father] (from L’Ascension) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)

The second Saturday of every month is a Missa cantata celebrated
for the intentions of the Gospel of Life Society at St. Mary’s.

Music for Ascension Thursday
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 12:10 p.m.)
Prelude: Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père [Majesty of Christ praying that His Father should glorify Him] (from L’Ascension) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)
Hymn at the Procession: Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise (Llanfair)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Dominus in Sina (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Offertory: A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing (Lasst uns erfreuen)
Communion: Psallite Domino (plainsong, mode i)
Marian Antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Postlude: Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel [Serene alleluias from a soul longing for heaven] (from L’Ascension) (Messiaen)

Music for Ascension Thursday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 5:30 p.m.)
Prelude: Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel (from L’Ascension) (Messiaen)
Plainsong Mass for a Mean (John Sheppard, c.1515-1558) [Scholæ Ss. Cæciliæ & Gregorii] Gregorian Mass of Ascension Day: Viri Galilaei
Introit: Viri Galilaei (plainsong, mode vii) [Schola S. Cæciliæ] Alleluia: Ascendit Deus (plainsong, mode iv) [Scholæ Ss. Cæciliæ & Gregorii] Alleluia: Dominus in Sina (plainsong, mode viii) [Scholæ Ss. Cæciliæ & Gregorii] Motet at the Offertory: Jesu nostra redmeptio (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Communion: Psallite Domino (plainsong, mode i) [Schola S. Cæciliæ] Improvisation at the Communion
Marian Antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Postlude: Paraphrases sur un choral pour l’Ascension (from L’Orgue Mystique) (Charles Tournemire, 1870-1939)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
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The St. Mary’s Student Schola:
Schola S. Cæciliæ
Schola S. Gregorii

Music for the Fifth Sunday after Easter
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Magnificat primi toni (BuxWV 204) (Dietrich Buxtehude, c.1637-1707)
Missa Pange lingua (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)
Gregorian Mass of the Fifth Sunday after Easter: Vocem jucunditatis
Motet at the Offertory: Benedicite gentes (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Anima Christi (David J. Hughes, b.1980)
Motet at the Communion: O sacrum convivium à 6 (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Postlude: Præludium in F Major (BuxWV 145) (Buxtehude)

Music for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Alleluia: Whoever loves Me (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the imposition of scapulars: O Sanctissima
Offertory: O nations, bless the Lord our God (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Offertory: Sicut cervus (Palestrina)
Communion: Spiritus Sanctus docebit vos (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Communion: I Sat Down (Edward Bairstow, 1874-1946)
Marian Antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Saturday, 4 May 2013, 1:00 p.m.
Music for First Holy Communions
(Missale Romanum of 2002)
Prelude: Sheep May Safely Graze (from Cantata No. 208) (J.S. Bach, 1685-1750)
Processional Hymn: Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (Hyfrydol)
Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Alleluia: Caro mea vere est cibus (plainsong, mode vii)
Hymn at the imposition of scapulars: O Sanctissima
Hymn at the Offertory: Cantemos al Amor
Communion: Qui manducat carnem meam (plainsong, mode vi)
Hymn at the Communion: Ave verum corpus (plainsong, mode vi)
Motet at the Communion: Sicut cervus (G.P. da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Postlude: Verbum supernum: en taille à 4, Fugue, Récit en dialogue, Récit de Basse de Trompette (Nicolas de Grigny, 1672-1703)

The St. Mary’s Choir
Coro Hispano de Santa María