Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Music for the Feast of St. Joan of Arc
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa Stelliferi Conditor orbis (Vatican Gradual, Mass XIII)
Gregorian Mass of St. Joan of Arc: Cantemus Domino
Postlude: Improvisation
Organ Recital & Vespers: Sun. June 3 at 4pm
Student Schola alumnus Zacchaeus Lock, having recently graduated Franciscan University with a degree in organ, will be returning to the area to perform his organ recital tour, “France and America: the Old World Meets the New.” On Sunday May 27, at 4:45pm, he will perform at St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport; the following Sunday, June…
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Trinity Sunday
The Easter Cycle feasts of the Church are all glorious in their very own way. We celebrated the feast of Pentecost last weekend: the empowerment of the Church by the descent of the Holy Spirit on Mary and the Apostles in the Upper Room. And it is that same Spirit who empowers the Church to…
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Chant Camp 2018
Download the Chant Camp 2018 Flyer To register for Chant Camp: Download the Chant Camp 2018 Registration Form
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Music for Trinity Sunday, 27 May 2018
Music for Trinity Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Prelude in E-flat Major (BWV 552/1) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Processional Hymn: Ancient of Days (Albany)
Messa a cappella (Giovanni Rovetta, c.1596-1668)
Gregorian Mass of Trinity Sunday: Benedicta sit Sancta Trinitas
Motet at the Offertory: Benedicta sit (Giaches de Wert, 1535-1596)
Motet at the Communion: O beata et benedicta (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Postlude: Fugue in E-flat Major (“St. Anne”) (BWV 552/2) (Bach)
Music for Trinity Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: O God, Almighty Father (Gott Vater sei gepriesen)
Introit: Benedicta sit (plainsong, mode viii)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Gradual: Benedictus es (plainsong, mode v)
Alleluia: Benedictus es (plainsong, mode viii)
Offertory: Benedictus sit (plainsong, mode iii)
Hymn at the Offertory: I Bind Unto Myself Today (St. Patrick’s Breastplate)
Communion: Benedicimus Deum (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Communion: Quicunque vult (The Athanasian Creed) (Tonus peregrinus)
Marian antiphon: Salve Regina (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above
Music for the Ember Wednesday of Pentecost, 23 May 2018
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Music for the Ember Wednesday of Pentecost
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Gregorian Mass of the Ember Wednesday of Pentecost: Deus, dum egredereris
Motet at the Offertory: Veni Sancte Spiritus (Orlande de Lassus, c.1532-1594)
Postlude: Versets on Veni Creator Spiritus (Nicolas de Grigny, 1672-1703)
Music for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, 21 May 2018
Monday, 21 May 2018, 12:10 p.m.
Music for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
(Missale Romanum of 2002)
Prelude: Improvisation
Hymn at the Procession: Sing We of the Blessed Mother (Omne die)
Kyrie: Missa cum jubilo (Vatican Gradual, Mass IX)
Alleluia: O felix Virgo (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the May Crowning: O Sanctissima
Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Hymn at the Offertory: Regina caeli jubila (plainsong, mode v)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Missa Deus Genitor alme (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Communion: Beata viscera (plainsong, mode i)
Marian antiphon: Salve Regina (plainsong, mode v)
Postlude: Versets on Pange lingua (Nicolas de Grigny, 1672-1703)
This Mass includes the annual May Crowning
by the students of Regina Pacis Academy.
Holy Family Prayer Group: June 3
Holy Family Prayer Group will meet on Sunday, June 3, at 5:00PM in the Religious Education Building of Saint Mary Church. For more information please call Myrna or Priscila at 203-505-6115.
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Pentecost Sunday
Our Bible Study group this year studied Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans. When we finished this study of this truly seminal text, we decided to read the first 9 chapters of The Confessions of Saint Augustine. I suggested this because this book has meant so much to me personally, and also because I taught…
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Music for Pentecost, 20 May 2018
Music for Pentecost (Whitsunday)
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Adagio sur le thème du “Veni creator” (Maurice Duruflé, 1902-1986)
Hymn at the Procession: Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
Berliner Messe (Arvo Pärt, b.1935)
Gregorian Mass of Pentecost: Spiritus Domini
Alleluias: Berliner Messe (Pärt)
Sequence: Berliner Messe (Pärt)
Credo: Berliner Messe (Pärt)
Motet at the Offertory: Veni Creator Spiritus (Gilles Binchois, c.1400-1460)
Motet at the Communion: Veni Sancte Spiritus (John Dunstaple, c.1390-1453)
Postlude: Veni Creator Spiritus (Carl Rütti, b.1949)
Music for Pentecost (Whitsunday)
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
Introit: Spiritus Domini (plainsong, mode viii)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Emitte Spiritum tuum (plainsong, mode iv)
Sequence: Veni Sancte Spiritus (plainsong, mode i)
Alleluia: Veni Sancte Spiritus (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Confirma hoc Deus (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Offertory: Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling (Herbert Howells, 1892-1983)
Communion: Factus est repente (plainsong, mode vii)
Motet at the Communion: O Lord, Give Thy Holy Spirit (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Marian antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above