Monthly Archives: January 2015

Music for Candlemas, 2 February 2015

[This Mass has been cancelled because of impending inclement weather.]

Monday, 2 February 2015, 7:30 p.m.
Music for the Feast of the Purification of Our Lady (Candlemas)
Blessing of Candles, Procession, & Mass
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Dans une douce joie (from Neuf Pièces) (Jean Langlais, 1907-1991)
At the blessing of candles: Lumen ad revelationem gentium (plainsong, mode viii)
At the blessing of candles: Lumen ad revelationem gentium (G.P. da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
At the procession: Adorna thalamum (plainsong, mode vi), etc.
Missa Salve Regina (Langlais)
Gregorian Mass of Candlemas: Suscepimus, Deus
Motet at the Offertory: Senex puerum portabat (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Motet at the Communion: O admirabile commercium (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)
Postlude: Hymne d’action de grâces “Te Deum” (Langlais)

Music for Septuagesima Sunday, 1 February 2015

Music for Septuagesima Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Prélude pour la Sepatuagésime (from L’Orgue mystique) (Charles Tournemire, 1870-1939)
Hymn at the Procession: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Repton)
Missa Tristezas me matan (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Gregorian Mass of Septuagesima: Circumdederunt me
Motet at the Offertory: Simile est regnum caelorum à 5 (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Motet at the Communion: Circumdederunt me (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Postlude: Sortie (Op. 3) Tournemire)

Music for the Fourth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Christ Is the World’s Light (Christe sanctorum)
Introit: Laetetur cor (plainsong, mode ii)
Alleluia: Adorabo ad templum (plainsong, mode vii)
Offertory: Bonum est confiteri (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Offertory: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Gustav Holst, 1874-1934)
Communion: Illumina (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: How Dazzling Fair (Charles Wood, 1866-1926)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above

Music for None of Thursday, 29 January 2015

Thursday, 29 January 2015, 3:00 p.m.
Music for None of Thursday
Hymn: Rerum, Deus, tenax vigor (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon: Invocabimus nomen tuum, with Psalms 74 and 75 (plainsong, mode vi)
Commemoration of St. Francis de Sales
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)

The office of None is sung by the students of Regina Pacis Academy.

Music for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany, 25 January 2015

Music for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Wir glauben all' an einen Gott (BWV 680) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa Tecum principium (Robert Fayrfax, 1464-1521)
Kyrie Cunctipotens Genitor Deus (plainsong, mode i)
Gregorian Mass of the Third Sunday after the Epiphany: Adorate Deum
Motet at the Communion: Domine non sum dignus (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in D minor (BWV 539) (Bach)

Music for the Third Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above (Mit Freuden zart)
Introit: Dominus secus mare (plainsong, mode i)
Alleluia: Dominus regnavit (plainsong, mode viii)
Offertory: Dextera Domini (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Offertory: O For A Closer Walk With God (Charles Villiers Stanford, 1852-1924)
Communion: Venite post me (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Communion: All My Hope On God Is Founded (Michael) (Herbert Howells, 1892-1983)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above

Music for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, 18 January 2015

Music for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation
Mass for Three Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Gregorian Mass of the Second Sunday after the Epiphany: Omnis terra
Improvisation at the Offertory
Motet at the Communion: Tribus miraculis (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Postlude: Rhapsody No. 3 in C-sharp minor (Op. 17, No. 3) (Howells)

Music for the Second Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Praise to the Lord (Lobe den Herren)
Introit: Omnis terra (plainsong, mode iv)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Laudate Deum (plainsong, mode iv)
Offertory: Jubilate Deo (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Offertory: O Christ the Great Foundation (Aurelia)
Communion: Dicit Andreas (plainsong, mode viii)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above

Music for the Thursday of the First Week of the Year, 15 January 2015

Thursday, 15 January 2015, 12:10 p.m.
Music for the Thursday of the First Week of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002)
Prelude: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (BWV 633) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Hymn at the Procession: Word of God, Come Down on Earth (Liebster Jesu)
Kyrie Orbis factor (Mass XI)
Hymn at the Offertory: Rejoice, the Lord Is King (Darwall’s 148th)
Sanctus, Agnus Dei: Missa Deus Genitor alme (Mass XVIII)
Communion: Ask, and you will receive (Petite et accipietis) (plainsong, mode i)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Postlude: Improvisation

Mass is sung approximately once per month by the students of Regina Pacis Academy.

Music for the Feast of the Holy Family, 11 January 2015

Music for the Feast of the Holy Family
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Summo Parenti gloria (Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621)
Gregorian Mass of the Holy Family: Exsultet gaudio
Kyrie Fons bonitatis (Vatican Gradual, Mass II) [Student Schola] Gloria: Missa O magnum mysterium (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Alleluia: Vere tu es Rex absconditus (plainsong, mode viii) [Student Schola] Hymn at the Offertory: Puer natus in Bethlehem (plainsong, mode i) [Student Schola] Motet at the Offertory: Puer natus in Bethlehem (Praetorius)
Sanctus & Benedictus: Missa O magnum mysterium (Victoria)
Agnus Dei: Missa O magnum mysterium (Victoria)
Marian Antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v) [Student Schola] Motet at the Communion: Alma Redemptoris Mater (Palestrina)
Postlude: Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr’ (BWV 663) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
The St. Gregory Student Schola

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Music for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (Salzburg)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Benedictus qui venit (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Benedictus qui venit (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Of the Father's Love Begotten (Divinum mysterium, plainsong, mode v)
Communion: Omnes qui in Christo (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: The Blessed Son of God (Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958)
Marian Antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above

Music for a Saturday of Our Lady, 10 January 2015

Saturday, 10 January 2015, 9:00 a.m.
Music for a Saturday of Our Lady in Christmastide
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Tribus miraculis (from Postludes libres pour des Antiennes de Magnificat) (Op. 68, No. 7) (Charles Tournemire, 1870-1939)
Missa cum jubilo (Vatican Gradual, Mass IX)
Gregorian Mass of Saturdays of Our Lady in Christmastide: Vultum tuum
Improvisation at the Offertory
Verses at the Communion: Magnificat primi toni (Jean Titelouze, c.1562-1633)
Postlude: Fili, quid fecisti nobis sic (Op. 68, No. 8) (Tournemire)

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 the Feast of the Epiphany, 6 January 2015

Tuesday, 6 January 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Music for the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord
(Missale Romanum of 1962)

Prelude: Improvisation
Messe de Tournai (anonymous, XIV C.)
Gregorian Mass of the Epiphany: Ecce advenit
Hymn at the Offertory: Sola magnarum urbium, with versets by Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703)
Hymn at the Communion: Sola magnarum urbium, continued
Postlude: Fantaisie (pièce terminale) pour l'Epiphanie (from L’Orgue Mystique) (Charles Tournemire, 1870-1939)

Music for the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, 4 January 2015

Music for the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (BuxWV 223) (Buxtehude)
Missa Tecum principium (Robert Fayrfax, 1464-1521)
Gregorian Mass of the Most Holy Name of Jesus: In nomine Jesu
Kyrie Fons bonitatis (plainsong, mode iii)
Motet at the Offertory: Jesu dulcis memoria (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the Communion: O nomen Jesu (Peter Philips, c.1560-1628)
Postlude: Christum wir sollen loben schon (BWV 611) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)

Music for the Feast of the Epiphany
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: What Star Is This (Puer nobis)
Introit: Ecce advenit (plainsong, mode ii)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Vidimus stellam (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Reges Tharsis (plainsong, mode v)
Hymn at the Offertory: What Child Is This (Greensleeves)
Communion: Vidimus stellam (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the Communion: Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning (Morning Star; James P. Harding, 1850-1911)
Organ music as above