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Survey: Saturday Evening Masses

  Dear Parishioners: Having been here for five months I have observed that the Saturday Evening Vigil Masses (4:00 PM English and 7:00 PM Spanish) are not well attended. Furthermore, they tend to bring in around $400.00 each, oftentimes less. Given the expenses incurred by offering these two Masses on Saturday evening (music, utilities, liturgical…
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Music for Vespers of the Epiphany, 6 January 2019

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 5:00 p.m.
Music for Second Vespers of the Epiphany
Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
Ante luciferum genitus & Psalm 109 (mode ii)
Venit lumen tuum & Psalm 110 (mode i)
Apertis thesauris suis & Psalm 111 (mode i)
Maria et flumina & Psalm 112 (mode iv)
Stella ista & Psalm 113 (mode vii)
Hymn: Crudelis Herodes (plainsong, mode iii)
Magnificat antiphon: Tribus miraculis (mode i)
O Salutaris Hostia (Hereford)
Tantum ergo (French melody)
Adoremus in aeternum (plainsong, mode i)

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Music for the Feast of the Epiphany, 6 January 2019

Music for the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Les mages (from La Nativité du Seigneur) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)
Hymn at the Procession: Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning (Morning Star)
Mass for Three Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Gregorian Mass of the Epiphany: Ecce advenit
Motet at the Offertory: In nomine Jesu (Jacobus Handl, 1550-1591)
Motet at the Communion: Magi veniunt (Jacobus Clemens non Papa, c.1510-1558)
Postlude: Improvisation on Noël nouvelet

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)
Gradual: Omnes de Saba (plainsong, mode v)
Alleluia: Vidimus stellam (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Reges Tharsis (plainsong, mode v)
Hymn at the Offertory: The First Nowell
Communion: Vidimus stellam (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Communion: Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning (Morning Star)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above

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Music for the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus, 2 January 2019

Wednesday, 2 January 2019, 6:00 p.m.
Music for the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa Fons bonitatis (Vatican Gradual, Mass II)
Gregorian Mass of the Holy Name of Jesus: In nomine Jesu
Hymn at the Retiring Procession: At the Name of Jesus (King's Weston)
Postlude: Improvisation

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Tue. Jan. 1: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

SCHEDULE OF MASSES FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF THE VIRGIN MARY MOTHER OF GOD (Holy day of obligation) Tuesday, January 1, 2019 8:00AM (English) 9:30AM (Solemn High Mass) 11:30AM (English) 1:15PM (Spanish) ******************** The Virgin Mary has many titles under which we honor her. The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God commemorates the utterly unique, and unrepeatable,…
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