Monthly Archives: January 2019

Music for Vespers of the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, 3 February 2019

Sunday, 3 February 2019, 5:00 p.m.
Music for Second Vespers of the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
Dixit Dominus & Psalm 109 (mode vii)
Magna opera Domini & Psalm 110 (mode iii)
Qui timet Dominum & Psalm 111 (mode iv)
Sit nomen Domini & Psalm 112 (mode vii)
Deus autem noster & Psalm 113 (mode i)
Hymn: Lucis Creator (plainsong, mode viii)
Magnificat antiphon: Domine, salva nos, perimus (mode i)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
O Salutaris Hostia (Hereford)
Tantum ergo (French melody)
Adoremus in aeternum (plainsong, mode i)
Postlude: Improvisation

Music for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, 3 February 2019

Music for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Herr Gott, nun schleuß den Himmel auf (BWV 617) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Hymn at the Procession: Eternal Father, Strong to Save (Melita)
Missa Iste sanctus (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Gregorian Mass of the Third Sunday after the Epiphany: Adorate Deum
Motet at the Offertory: Dextera Domini (Orlande de Lassus, c.1532-1594)
Communion: Ave Regina caelorum (Guerrero)
Postlude: Prelude & Fugue in D minor (BWV 539) (Bach)

Music for the Fourth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Blaenwern)
Introit: Laetetur cor (plainsong, mode ii)
Missa Orbis factor (Vatican Gradual, Mass XI)
Gradual: Quis sicut Dominus (plainsong, mode v)
Alleluia: Adorabo ad templum (plainsong, mode vii)
Offertory: Bonum est confiteri (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Had I the tongues of Greeks and Jews (Thomas Clark, 1775-1859)
Communion: Illumina faciem tuam (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: O memoriale (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Music for Candlemas, 2 February 2019

Saturday, 2 February 2019, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Feast of the Purification of Our Lady (Candlemas)
(Missale Romanum of 1962)

Prelude: Adagio Cantabile from Symphony 4 (Op. 13, No. 4) (Charles-Marie Widor, 1844-1937)

At the Blessing of Candles & Procession
At the blessing of candles: Lumen ad revelationem gentium (plainsong, mode viii), etc.
At the procession: Angularis fundamentum (Regent Square)
At the procession: Adorna thalamum (plainsong, mode vi)

At Mass
Missa Quarti toni (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Gregorian Mass of Candlemas: Suscepimus Deus
Hymn at the Offertory: Felix namque (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Motet at the Communion: Senex puerum portabat (Victoria)

Postlude: Carillon de Westminster (Op. 54, No. 6) (Louis Vierne, 1870-1937)

Know Your Faith: La Virgen de la Candelaria

On February 2nd, along with the Feast of the Purification and Presentation, Catholics celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Candelaria, also known as The Virgin Mary of Candelaria, which feast has its origin on an island belonging to Spain called Tenerife. The “candle” aspect refers to Christ the Light of the World as He…
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Music for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany, 27 January 2019

Music for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: In dir ist Freude (BWV 615) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Hymn at the Procession: Thine Arm, O Lord, in Days of Old (St. Matthew)
Missa Salvum me fac (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gregorian Mass of the Third Sunday after the Epiphany: Adorate Deum
Motet at the Offertory: Alma Redemptoris Mater à 5 (Orlande de Lassus, c.1532-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Domine non sum dignus (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Postlude: Prelude & Fugue in C Major (9/8) (BWV 547) (Bach)

Music for the Third Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: The God of Abraham Praise (Leoni)
Introit: Adorate Deum (plainsong, mode vii)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Gradual: Timebunt gentes (plainsong, mode v)
Alleluia: Dominus regnavit (plainsong, mode viii)
Offertory: Dextera Domini (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Offertory: I Sat Down (Edward Bairstow, 1874-1946)
Communion: Comedite pinguia (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Communion: The Secret of Christ (Richard Shephard, b.1949)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above

A Culture of Life/Una Cultura de Vida

This week, on January 22, our nation marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade (1973) that legalized abortion in the United States. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops recently released a document entitled “Pastoral Plan for Pro- Life Activities: A Campaign in Support of Life” which made the following observations:…
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Music for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, 20 January 2019

Music for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Prélude (from 24 pièces en style libre) (Op. 31, No. 1) (Louis Vierne, 1870-1937)
Hymn at the Procession: Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (Salzburg)
Missa L'hora passa (Lodovico da Viadana, 1560-1627)
Gregorian Mass of the Second Sunday after the Epiphany: Omnis terra
Offertory: Jubilate Deo (plainsong, mode i, with verses)
Motet at the Communion: Tribus miraculis (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Postlude: Postlude (from 24 pièces en style libre) (Op. 31, No. 24) (Vierne)

Music for the Second Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (Salzburg)
Introit: Omnis terra (plainsong, mode iv)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Gradual: Misit Dominus (plainsong, mode v)
Alleluia: Laudate Deum (plainsong, mode iv)
Offertory: Jubilate Deo (plainsong, mode i, with verses)
Communion: Dicit Dominus: Implete hydrias (Heinrich Isaac, c.1450-1517)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above