Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Music for the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Messe Cunctipotens Genitor Deus (Vatican Gradual, Mass IV)
Gregorian Mass of a Doctor of the Church: In medio Ecclesiae
Postlude: Improvisation after Mahler
Reception for Fr. Cipolla: Sun. June 24, 3-5PM
Save the Date! SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2018, 3-5PM: A RECEPTION IN HONOR OF FR. RICHARD G. CIPOLLA on his last Sunday as Pastor of Saint Mary Church.
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Growth and Restoration
I am starting an article for publication that will be titled “Organic Development of the Traditional Roman Rite—as we speak.” I want to share with our parishioners who love the Liturgy only briefly why I think it possible and salutary that the Traditional Roman Mass should continue to grow organically. For some it will seem…
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Music for the External Solemnity of the Sacred Heart, 10 June 2018
Music for the External Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
and Confirmations
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation
Responsory at the Reception of the Bishop: Ecce sacerdos magnus (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Vesting of the Bishop: Veni Creator Spiritus (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon at confirmation: Confirma hoc, with Psalm 67 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antphon at confirmation: Ecce sic benedicetur (plainsong, mode vi)
Mass for Three Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Gregorian Mass of the Sacred Heart: Cogitationes
Motet at the Offertory: Sicut cervus (prima pars) (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Hymn at the Communion: Cor, arca legem continens (plainsong, mode iii)
Postlude: Versets on Veni Creator (Nicolas de Grigny, 1672-1703)
The St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
The St. Mary's Choir
Music for a Saturday of Our Lady, 9 June 2018
Saturday, 9 June 2018, 9:00 a.m.
Music for a Saturday of Our Lady after Pentecost
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Gregorian Mass of Saturdays of Our Lady after Pentecost: Salve sancta parens
Missa cum jubilo (Vatican Gradual, Mass IX)
Hymn at the Offertory: Ave maris stella (plainsong, mode i)
The second Saturday of every month is a Missa cantata celebrated
for the intentions of the Gospel of Life Society at St. Mary’s.
Requiem Mass for Charles Edstrom, 7 June 2018
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 10:00 a.m.
Requiem Masss for Charles Edstrom
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Mass for Three Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Missa pro defunctis (plainsong)
Motet at the Communion: Sicut cervus (Johannes Ockeghem, c.1410-1497)
At the absolution: Libera me, Domine (plainsong, mode i)
At the procession to the cemetery: In paradisum (plainsong, mode vii)
At the procession to the cemetery: Ego sum resurrectio, with the Benedictus
Music for the Feast of St. Norbert, 6 June 2018
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Music for the Feast of St. Norbert
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa Cunctipotens Genitor Deus (Vatican Gradual, Mass IV)
Gregorian Mass of a Confessor Bishop: Statuit ei
Postlude: Improvisation
Corpus Christi
The most beautiful thing now in Saint Mary’s Church is the Rood and the Rood Beam. The restoration of the Rood was something that I wanted to do as soon as I became pastor. When the renovation of seven years ago began, I suggested to Fr. Markey that we put in a rood beam. This…
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Music for Vespers of the Second Sunday after Pentecost, 3 June 2018
Sunday, 3 June 2018, 5:00 p.m.
Music for Second Vespers of the Sunday within the Octave of Corpus Christi
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)
Deum autem noster & Psalm 113 (mode i)
Hymn: Lucis Creator optime (plainsong, mode viii)
Magnificat antiphon: Exi cito in plateas (mode i)
O Salutaris Hostia (Werner)
Tantum ergo (French melody)
Adoremus in aeternum (plainsong, mode i)
Postlude: Improvisation
Music for Corpus Christi, 3 June 2018
Sunday, 3 June 2018
10:00 a.m.
Music for the Feast of Corpus Christi (external solemnity)
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Hymn at the Procession: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Picardy)
Gregorian Mass of Corpus Christi: Cibavit eos
Mass for Five Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Motet at the Offertory: O sacrum convivium à 6 (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Motet at the Communion: O salutaris hostia (James MacMillan, b.1959)
Motet at the Communion: Ave verum corpus (Byrd)
Hymn at the Procession: Pange lingua, with versets of Jean Titelouze (c.1563-1633)
Hymns at the Procession:
1. Pange lingua gloriosi (plainsong, mode iii)
2. Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All (Sweet Sacrament)
3. Godhead Here In Hiding (Adoro Te Devote)
4. Soul of My Saviour (Anima Christi)
5. O Jesus, We Adore Thee (Fulda melody)
6. Verbum supernum (plainsong, mode viii)
7. Cantemos al Amor (Ignacio Busca Sagastizábal)
Hymn at Benediction: O Salutaris (Hereford)
Hymn at Benediction: Tantum ergo (French melody)
Antiphon at Benediction: Adoremus in aeternum (plainsong, mode i)
Postlude: Offrande et Alleluia final (from Livre du Saint-Sacrement) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)
The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
The St. Mary’s Choir
The St. Cecilia Student Schola
The St. Gregory Student Schola
The St. John the Baptist Choristers