Blog

Music for Palm Sunday, 25 March 2018

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

Holy Week at St. Mary’s

Next week begins the most important week in the Liturgical Year, the week we call Holy. It is these days that we recall in the deepest liturgical sense those events in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ that bought us our salvation and give us hope of eternal life when we die. St. Mary’s…
Read more

Schedule for Holy Week 2018

"Come and see": Experience the beauty and solemnity of the full traditional Holy Week. [row_in] [span4] PALM SUNDAY 8:00 a.m.  English Sung Mass 9:30 a.m.  Solemn Traditional Mass with Blessing and Procession 11:30 a.m.  English Sung Mass (Lower Chapel) 1:15 p.m.  Spanish Sung Mass HOLY MONDAY 7:30 a.m.  Traditional Latin Mass 11:30 a.m.  Confessions 12:10 p.m.  English…
Read more

Esquinita Hispana: Palabras de Nuestro Párroco

Queridos amigos en Cristo: Nos acercamos a la parte más importante de todo el Año de la Iglesia. Llamamos a esta semana "Semana Santa" porque los servicios de la Iglesia en esta semana nos recuerdan cómo Jesucristo nos salvó por su muerte en la Cruz y cómo resucitó de entre los muertos en la Pascua…
Read more

Parish Meal Ministry

We are forming a meal ministry at St. Mary's to provide home cooked meals for fellow parishioners who have just had a baby, or have a family member in the hospital, or have other temporary difficulties. If you are interested in volunteering to provide warm meals for our church families, please contact Kimberly Garcia at…
Read more

CORO HISPANO: NECESITAMOS NUEVOS INTEGRANTES

Nuestro Ministerio de Musica está aceptando nuevos integrantes para su Coro de Adultos. No necesitas leer música, solo necesitas estar dispuesto a enhaltecer a Nuestro Señor con tu voz. Ensayos los días Lunes, 7-9PM. Contáctanos al (203) 898-0238 o con nuestra Secretaria Erlinda. “Entonces David habló a los jefes de los levitas para que designaran a sus…
Read more