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Friday, 14 April 2017, 8:00 a.m.
Music for Matins & Lauds of Good Friday

Matins: First Nocturn
Antiphon Astiterunt reges terræ, with Psalm 2 (plainsong)
Antiphon Diviserunt sibi, with Psalm 21 (plainsong)
Antiphon Insurrexerunt in me, with Psalm 26 (plainsong)
A reading from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (I) (plainsong)
Responsory: Omnes amici mei (plainsong, mode viii)
A reading from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (II) (plainsong)
Responsory: Velum templi (plainsong, mode ii)
A reading from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (III) (plainsong)
Responsory: Vinea mea electa (plainsong, mode viii)

Matins: Second Nocturn
Antiphon Vim faciebant, with Psalm 37 (plainsong)
Antiphon Confundantur et revereantur, with Psalm 39 (plainsong)
Antiphon Alieni insurrexerunt, with Psalm 53 (plainsong)
Commentary of St. Augustine on the Psalms (I)
Responsory: Tamquam ad latronem (plainsong, mode viii)
Commentary of St. Augustine on the Psalms (II)
Responsory: Tenebræ factæ sunt (plainsong, mode vii)
Commentary of St. Augustine on the Psalms (III)
Responsory: Animam meam dilectam (plainsong, mode viii)

Matins: Third Nocturn
Antiphon Ab insurgentibus in me, with Psalm 58 (plainsong)
Antiphon Longe fecisti, with Psalm 87 (plainsong)
Antiphon Captabunt in animam justi, with Psalm 93 (plainsong)
Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews (I)
Responsory: Tradiderunt me in manus (plainsong, mode vi)
Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews (II)
Responsory: Jesum tradidit impius (plainsong, mode viii)
Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews (III)
Responsory: Caligaverunt oculi mei (plainsong, mode v)

Lauds
Antiphon Proprio Filio suo, with Psalm 50 (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon Anxiatus est in me, with Psalm 142 (plainsong, mode iv)
Antiphon Ait latro ad latronem, with Psalm 84 (plainsong, mode i)
Antiphon Dum conturbata fuerit, with the Canticle of Habakkuk (plainsong, mode i)
Antiphon Memento mei, Domine Deus, with Psalm 147 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Posuerunt super caput ejus, with the Benedictus (plainsong, mode i)
Responsory Christus factus est (plainsong, mode v)
Miserere mei (plainsong)

Viri Galilæi

Thursday, 29 March 2018, 7:00 p.m.
Music for the Mass of Maundy Thursday

At Mass
Missa brevis for Holy Thursday (Giovanni Rovetta, c.1596-1668)
Motet at the Offertory: Tristis est anima mea (Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, c.1590-1664)
Motet at the Communion: O bone Jesu (Loyset Compère, c.1450-1518)
Motet at the Communion: Ubi caritas (Maurice Duruflé, 1902-1986)
Hymn at the procession: Pange lingua gloriosi (plainsong, mode iii)
Hymn at the procession: Jesu dulcis memoria (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the procession: Verbum supernum (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the procession: Sacris solemniis (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the procession: Ave verum corpus (William Byrd, 1540-1623)

At Vespers
Antiphon Calicem salutaris accipiam, with Psalm 115 (plainsong, mode ii)
Antiphon Cum his qui oderunt, with Psalm 119 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Eripe me, Domine, with Psalm 139 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Domine, clamavi ad te, with Psalm 140 (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon Considerabam ad dexteram, with Psalm 141 (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon Coentatibus autem, with the Magnificat (plainsong, mode i)
Responsory Christus factus est
Miserere mei (plainsong)

At the Stripping of the Altars
Antiphon Diviserunt sibi, with Psalm 21 (recto tono)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
The St. Mary’s Choir
The St. Cecilia Student Schola

Wednesday, 28 March 2018, 7:00 p.m.
Music for Tenebræ
Matins & Lauds of Maundy Thursday

Matins: First Nocturn
Antiphon Zelus domus tuae, with Psalm 68 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Avertantur retrorsum, with Psalm 69 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Deus meus, eripe me, with Psalm 70 (plainsong, mode viii)
A reading from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (I) (plainsong)
Responsory: In monte Oliveti (plainsong, mode viii)
A reading from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (II) (Giammateo Asola, c.1532-1609)
Responsory: Tristis est anima mea (plainsong, mode viii)
A reading from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (III) (Asola)
Responsory: Ecce vidimus eum (plainsong, mode v)

Matins: Second Nocturn
Antiphon Liberavit Dominus, with Psalm 71 (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon Cogitaverunt impii, with Psalm 72 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Exsurge, Domine, with Psalm 73 (plainsong, mode i)
Commentary of St. Augustine on the Psalms (I)
Responsory: Amicus meus (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Commentary of St. Augustine on the Psalms (II)
Responsory: Judas mercator pessimus (Palestrina)
Commentary of St. Augustine on the Psalms (III)
Responsory: Unus ex discipulis meis (Palestrina)

Matins: Third Nocturn
Antiphon Dixi iniquis, with Psalm 74 (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon Terra tremuit, with Psalm 75 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon In die tribulationis, with Psalm 76 (plainsong, mode vii)
Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (I)
Responsory: Eram quasi agnus innocens (Palestrina)
Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (II)
Responsory: Una hora (Palestrina)
Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (III)
Responsory: Seniores populi (Palestrina)

Lauds
Antiphon Justificeris, Domine, with Psalm 50 (plainsong)
Antiphon Dominus tamquam ovis, with Psalm 89 (plainsong)
Antiphon Contritum est cor meum, with Psalm 35 (plainsong)
Antiphon Exhortatus es, with Exodus 15 (plainsong)
Antiphon Oblatus est, with Psalm 146 (plainsong)
Antiphon Traditor autem, with the Benedictus (plainsong, mode i)
Responsory Christus factus est (plainsong, mode v)
Motet: Miserere mei (Orlande de Lassus, c.1532-1594)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
Viri Galilaei

Sunday, 25 March 2018, 9:30 a.m.
Music for Palm Sunday

At the consecration and reception of palms
Asperges me (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon: Hosanna filio David (plainsong, mode vii)
Sanctus XVIII
Antiphon at the reception of palms: Pueri Hebraeorum portantes, with Psalm 23:1-4 (mode i)
Motet at the reception of palms: Pueri Hebraeoum vestimenta (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Antiphon at the reception of palms: Pueri Hebraeoum vestimenta, with Psalm 46:1-10 (mode i)

At the procession
Antiphon: Cum audisset populus (plainsong, mode v)
Hymn: Hosanna, Loud Hosanna (Ellacombe)
Anthem: Ante sex dies (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn: To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King (Ich glaub an Gott)
Hymn: The Royal Banners Forward Go (Agincourt)
Hymn: Christus vincit (traditional melody)
Antiphon at the entrance into the church: Gloria, laus, et honor (plainsong, mode i)
Responsory: Ingrediente

At the Mass of the Passion
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Matthaeum (polyphonic turba settings by Victoria)
Motet at the Offertory: Improperium (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Media vita (Henri Du Mont, 1610-1684)

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

Wednesday, 21 March 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Music for the Wednesday of Passion Week
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa Deus Genitor alme (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Gregorian Mass of Wednesday of Passion Week: Liberator meus