Monthly Archives: February 2017

Music for the Ember Wednesday of Lent, 8 March 2017

Wednesday, 8 March 2017, 6:00 p.m.
Music for the Ember Wednesday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Gregorian Mass of the Ember Wednesday of Lent: Reminiscere
Hymn at the Offertory: Attende Domine (plainsong, mode v)

Music for the First Sunday of Lent, 5 March 2017

Music for the First Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: The Glory of These Forty Days (Erhalt uns Herr)
Gregorian Mass of the First Sunday of Lent: Invocabit me
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Hymn at the Offertory: Audi benigne Conditor (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: Ne irascaris (prima pars) (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Motet at the Communion: Ductus est Jesus à 5 (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
The St. Cecilia Student Schola
The St. Gregory Student Schola
The St. John the Baptist Choristers

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Music for the First Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: The Glory of These Forty Days (Erhalt uns Herr)
Introit: Invocabit me (plainsong, mode viii)
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Tract: Qui habitat (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Scapulis suis (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Forty Days and Forty Nights (Heinlein)
Motet at the Offertory: Hide Not Thou Thy Face From Us (Richard Farrant, c.1530-1580)
Communion: Scapulis suis (plainsong, mode iii)
Motet at the Communion: Thou Knowest, Lord, The Secrets of Our Hearts (Henry Purcell, 1659-1695)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)

Music for the Saturday after Ash Wednesday, 4 March 2017

Saturday, 4 March 2017, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Saturday after Ash Wednesday
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Gregorian Mass of the Saturday after Ash Wednesday: Audivit Dominus
Hymn at the Offertory: Parce Domine (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Communion: Nunc tempus acceptabile (plainsong, mode i)

Mass will be preceded by the First Grade of the Catechumenate,
for those to be baptized at the Easter Vigil.

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Saturday, 4 March 2017, 11:30 a.m.
The Convent of St. Birgitta, Darien, Connecticut

Music for the Saturday after Ash Wednesday
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Gregorian Mass of the Saturday after Ash Wednesday: Audivit Dominus
Hymn at the Offertory: Parce Domine (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Communion: Jesu, quadragenariae (plainsong, mode iv)

This Mass is part of the retreat for students of the parish
who are to receive the sacrament of Confirmation later this year.

Music for Ash Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Music for Ash Wednesday
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 12:10 p.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Forty Days and Forty Nights (Heinlein)
Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Antiphon at the imposition of ashes: Immutemur (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the imposition of ashes & Offertory: Attende Domine (plainsong, mode v)
Communion: Qui meditabitur (plainsong, mode iii)
Hymn at the Retiring Procession: Have Mercy, Lord, on Us (Southwell)

Music for Ash Wednesday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 5:30 p.m.)
Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Antiphon at the blessing of ashes: Exaudi nos, Domine (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon at the imposition of ashes: Immutemur (plainsong, mode i)
Antiphon at the imposition of ashes: Juxta vestibulum (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the imposition of ashes: Emendemus in melius (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Gregorian Mass of Ash Wednesday: Misereris omnium
Motet at the Offertory: Ecce nunc tempus (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Motet at the Communion: Miserere mei, Deus (Byrd)

Music for Quinquagesima Sunday, 26 February 2017

Music for Quinquagesima Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation
Hymn at the Procession: Jesus, Lover of My Soul (Aberystwyth)
Missa Salvum me fac (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gregorian Mass of Quinquagesima: Esto mihi
Motet at the Offertory: In illo tempore, assumpsit Jesus (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Motet at the Communion: Ave Regina caelorum (Peter Philips, c.1560-1628)
Postlude: Prélude (from Suite pour orgue, Op. 5) (Maurice Duruflé, 1902-1986)

Music for the Eighth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: O God, Our Help In Ages Past (St. Anne)
Introit: Factus est Dominus (plainsong, mode i)
Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei: Missa Pater cuncta (Vatican Gradual, Mass XII)
Gloria: Missa Orbis factor (Vatican Gradual, Mass XI)
Alleluia: Domine Deus meus (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Domine convertere (plainsong, mode vi)
Motet at the Offertory: Psalm 23 (from Requiem) (Herbert Howells, 1892-1983)
Communion: Primum quaerite (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Communion: Love bade me welcome (from Five Mystical Songs) (Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Music for the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, 22 February 2017

Wednesday, 22 February 2017, 6:00 p.m.
Music for the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa Cunctipotens Genitor Deus (Vatican Gradual, Mass IV)
Gregorian Mass of the Chair of St. Peter: Statuit ei
Hymn at the Offertory: Quodcumque in orbe (plainsong, mode iv)
Postlude: Improvisation

Music for Sexagesima Sunday, 19 February 2017

Music for Sexagesima Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn (BuxWV 201) (Dietrich Buxtehude, c.1637-1707)
Hymn at the Procession: Father, We Thank Thee, Who Hast Planted (Rendez à Dieu)
Missa Simile est regnum (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Gregorian Mass of Sexagesima: Exsurge
Motet at the Offertory: In illo tempore, cum turba plurima (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Motet at the Communion: Exsurge Domine (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Postlude: Præludium in A Major (BuxWV 151) (Buxtehude)

Music for the Seventh Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Crown Him With Many Crowns (Diademata)
Introit: Domine, in tua misericordia (plainsong, mode v)
Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei: Missa Pater cuncta (Vatican Gradual, Mass XII)
Gloria: Missa Orbis factor (Vatican Gradual, Mass XI)
Alleluia: Verba mea (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Intende voci (plainsong, mode v)
Motet at the Offertory: Sicut cervus (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Communion: Narrabo (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: A New Commandment (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Music for Septuagesima Sunday, 12 February 2017

Music for Septuagesima Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Kyrie eleison (Op. 59, No. 7) (Max Reger, 1873-1916)
Hymn at the Procession: Fight the Good Fight (Duke Street)
Missa Orbis factor (Vatican Gradual, Mass XI)
Gregorian Mass of Septuagesima: Circumdederunt me
Motet at the Offertory: Diligam te Domine (Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1612)
Motet at the Communion: Simile est regnum caelorum à 4 (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Postlude: Toccata in D minor (Op. 59, No. 5) (Reger)

Music for the Sixth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Faith of Our Fathers (St. Catherine)
Introit: Esto mihi (plainsong, mode iv)
Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei: Missa Pater cuncta (Vatican Gradual, Mass XII)
Gloria: Missa Orbis factor (Vatican Gradual, Mass XI)
Alleluia: Cantate Domino (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Benedictus es Domine (plainsong, mode iii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
Communion: Manducaverunt (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Communion: Praise to the Holiest in the Height (Newman)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Requiem Mass for Joseph Michael Pline, 11 February 2017

Saturday, 11 February 2017, 11:00 a.m.
Requiem Masss for Joseph Michael Pline
(Missale Romanum of 1962)

Missa pro defunctis à 5 (Orlande de Lassus, c.1532-1594)
Introit: Requiem æternam (Lassus)
Gradual: Requiem æternam (plainsong, mode ii)
Tract: Absolve Domine (plainsong, mode viii)
Sequence: Dies iræ (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Domine Jesu Christe (Lassus)
Communion: Lux æterna (Lassus)
Motet at the Communion: Ave verum corpus (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
At the absolution: Libera me, Domine (plainsong, mode i)
At the procession to the cemetery: In paradisum (plainsong, mode vii)

Music for the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, 11 February 2017

Music for the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
Saturday, 11 February 2017, 9:00 a.m.
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa cum jubilo (Vatican Gradual, Mass IX)
Gregorian Mass of Our Lady of Lourdes: Vidi civitatem sanctam
Improvisation at the Offertory
Hymn at the Communion: Omnis expertem (plainsong, mode iv)
Postlude: Improvisation

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