Gaudete Sunday (Third Sunday of Advent), December 15, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. With the St. Mary's Festival Choir, the Children's Carol Choir, the Coro Hispano de Santa María, and the St. Mary's Schola Cantorum. Scripture readings foretelling the coming of Christ; Music from England, Spain, France, Germany, and Colombia; Hymns and Gregorian chants of Advent. Concluding with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Music for December 2019
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Advent I
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass
Missa Conditor (Giovanni Animuccia)
Ad te levavi (Alessandro Scarlatti)
Dominus dabit (Ludovico Balbi)
Alma Redemptoris Mater (Jean L'Heritier)
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass
Messe de Sainte Hildegarde
Stella splendens in monte (Llibre Vermell de Montserrat)
Mariam matrem virginem (Llibre Vermell de Montserrat)
Sunday, December 15, 2019
Advent III
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass
Mass for Four Voices (William Byrd)
Gaudete (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck)
Ne irascaris Domine (William Byrd)
4:00 p.m. Advent Lessons and Carols
St. Mary's Festival Choir; Children's Carol Choir; Coro Hispano de Santa María; St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Music from England, Spain, France, Germany, and Colombia
Hymns and Gregorian chants of Advent
Followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Advent IV
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass
Missa Mi-mi (Johannes Ockeghem)
Ave Maria (Robert Parsons)
Alma Redemptoris Mater (Johannes Ockeghem)
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
11:30 p.m. Choral Prelude with Christmas Carols
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
12:00 a.m. Midnight Mass of Christmas
Mass in G major, K. 140 "Pastoral" (W. A. Mozart)
O magnum mysterium (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
Alma Redemptoris Mater (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
St. Mary's Schola Cantorum; St. Mary's Festival Choir
9:30 a.m. Mass of Christmas Day
Missa O magnum mysterium (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
O magnum mysterium (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
Alma Redemptoris Mater (Palestrina)
Sunday, December 29, 2019
Sunday in the Octave of Christmas
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass
Missa Ich stund an einem Morgen (Jacob Handl)
Resonet in laudibus (Lassus)
Christmas Caroling to follow at the Coffee Hour
St. Mary Annual Raffle
St. Mary Annual Raffle ticket will be drawn on December 15, 2019 at 3:00 PM in the gym. This year the money raised for the raffle will help buy new exhaust fans for the gym roof. Please pick up your raffle tickets at the front of the Church and if you would like extra tickets,…
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Mass for Our Lady of Guadalupe: Thurs. Dec. 12 at 6PM
We will offer a Mass at 6:00 PM on Thursday, December 12th in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas and of the Unborn. Light refreshments will follow in the gym. There will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 9:00 AM on Wednesday morning until 8:00 AM on Thursday morning. Ofreceremos…
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Day of Prayer and Reparation: Fri. Dec. 6
Mass, Adoration, Rosary and Prayers to the Sacred Heart; The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will begin at 6 p.m. Rosary and Prayers of Reparation will be led by Fr. John Ringley following Mass.
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Thanksgiving Schedule
Mass will be offered at 9:00 a.m. only on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 2019. The schedule for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on Wednesday and Friday will also be shortened from 9-11:30 a.m. This Thursday we, as a nation, pause to give thanks to God for our many blessings. We also remember and are grateful for…
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Notes from Fr. Ringley/Apuntes del Padre Ringley
We congratulate the family of Christian Michael Rosario who received the gift of Baptism last Sunday afternoon. May Christian Michael become the saint God is calling him to be! We remember that a partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who renew their baptismal promises according to any formula in use (e.g. the Apostles Creed).…
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Music for November 2019
Friday, November 1, 2019
All Saints
6:00 p.m. Solemn Mass
Messa breve (Giovanni Rovetta)
Justorum animae (William Byrd)
O quam gloriosum (Tomás Luís de Victoria)
Beati quorum via (Charles Villiers Stanford)
Saturday, November 2, 2019
All Souls
9:00 a.m. Solemn Mass
Missa pro defunctis (Lodovico Viadana)
Manus tuae (Cristóbal de Morales)
Sunday, November 3, 2019
21st Sunday after Pentecost
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass
Missa Quem dicunt homines (Cristóbal de Morales)
Vir erat in terra Hus (Terrence B. Fay)
Portio mea Domine (Robert White)
Sunday, November 10, 2019
22nd Sunday after Pentecost
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass
Missa Fa re ut fa sol la (Cristóbal de Morales)
Ecce quam bonum (William Byrd)
O sacrum convivium (Tomás Luís de Victoria)
Sunday, November 17, 2019
23rd after Pentecost
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass
Missa De profundis (Vincenzo Ruffo)
De profundis (Ludwig Senfl)
Saturday, November 23
Rehearsals begin for Advent Lessons & Carols
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Last Sunday after Pentecost
9:30 a.m. Solemn Mass
Missa La sol fa re mi (Josquin des Prez)
Salve Regina (Philippe Basiron)
De profundis (Josquin des Prez)
3:00 p.m. Recital by Elizabeth and Charles Weaver, soprano and lute
Benefit concert for the St. Cecilia Society (free admission; donations gratefully accepted)
Concerts at St. Mary’s: Sun. Nov. 24 at 3PM
Bookstore Sale: 2 Days Only (Sun. Nov. 17 & Sun. Nov. 24)
Bookstore Sale: Sun. November 17 and Sun. November 24, 11AM to 1PM. Volunteers are urgently needed in the Bookstore. Any help is appreciated! Wednesday 3-5pm, Saturday 10-1pm, Sunday 11-1pm. Contact Fr. Kloster at 830-955-1277.
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