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Music for the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus (external solemnity)
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:00 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation on the Introit Cogitationes
Missa Cuncipotens Genitor Deus (Vatican Gradual, Mass IV)
Gregorian Mass of the Sacred Heart: Cogitationes
Motet at the Offertory: Jesu dulcis memoria (G.P. da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the Communion: O bone et dulcis Domine Jesu (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)
Postlude: Improvisation on the Pater noster and Ave Maria

Music for the Ninth Sunday of the Year (Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:00 a.m.)
Prelude: Toccata in D Minor, BWV 565 (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Communion: Ego clamavi (plainsong, mode viii)
Postlude: Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (Bach)

Music for the Feast of Corpus Christi (external solemnity) (Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:00 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation on the Sequence Lauda Sion
Missa Octavi Toni (Orlando di Lasso, c.1532-1594)
Gregorian Mass of Corpus Christi: Cibavit eos
Motet at the Offertory: Caro mea (Matthias Gascogne, d. 16th C.)
Motet at the Communion: O Salutaris Hostia (William Byrd, c.1543-1623)
Postlude: Versets on Verbum supernum: Récit en dialogue (Nicolas de Grigny, 1672-1703)

Music for the Feast of Corpus Christi (Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:00 a.m.)
Prelude: Adoro Te (from Livre du Saint Sacrement) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Sequence: Lauda Sion (plainsong, mode vii)
Alleluia: Caro mea (plainsong, mode vii)
Motet at the Offertory: Ave verum corpus (Edward Elgar, 1857-1934)
Communion: Qui manducat (plainsong, mode vi)
At the Communion: Prière avant la communion (from Livre du Saint Sacrement) (Messiaen)
Motet at the Communion: O Sacred Feast (Healey Willan, 1880-1968)
At the Procession of the Most Blessed Sacrament: Hymns as in the program
Postlude: Versets on Verbum supernum: Récit de Basse de Trompette (de Grigny)

Music for Trinity Sunday (Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:00 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation on the Vespers hymn Jam sol recedit igneus
Mass for Three Voices (William Byrd, c.1543-1623)
Gregorian Mass of Trinity Sunday: Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas
Motet at the Offertory: O Lux Beata Trinitas (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Motet at the Communion: Duo seraphim clamabant (Victoria)
Postlude: Gloria Tibi Trinitas (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)

Music for Trinity Sunday (Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:00 a.m.)
Prelude: Allein Gott in der Höh sei her (Georg Böhm, 1661-1773)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Benedictus es (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Ancient of Days (J. Albert Jeffery, 1855-1929)
Communion: Benedicimus Deum caeli (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Communion: Father of heaven, Whose love profound (Orlando Gibbons, 1583-1625)
Postlude: Fugue in E-flat Major (‘St. Anne’), BWV 552 (J.S. Bach, 1685-1750)

Music for Pentecost (Whitsunday) (Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:00 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation on Veni Creator Spiritus
Missa Æterna Christi munera (G.P. da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gregorian Mass of Pentecost: Spiritus Domini
Hymn at the Offertory: Veni Creator Spiritus (plainsong, mode viii)
Postlude: Versets on Veni Creator: Duo (Nicolas de Grigny, 1672-1703)

Music for Pentecost (Whitsunday) (Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:00 a.m.)
Prelude: Versets on Veni Creator: En taille, Fugue a 5 (de Grigny)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Sequence: Veni Sancte Spiritus (plainsong, mode i)
Alleluia: Veni Sancte Spiritus (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Veni Creator Spiritus (plainsong, mode viii)
Communion: Factus est repente (plainsong, mode vii)
Hymn at the Communion: Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling (Herbert Howells, 1892-1983)
Postlude: Versets on Veni Creator: Dialogue sur les Grands Jeux (de Grigny)