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Music for the Second Sunday of Lent, 25 February 2018

Music for the Second Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: The Glory of These Forty Days (Agincourt)
Missa Ave Regina caelorum (Guillaume Dufay, 1397-1474)
Gregorian Mass of the Second Sunday of Lent: Reminiscere
Motet at the Offertory: Ave Regina caelorum II (Dufay)
Motet at the Communion: Audi benigne Conditor (Dufay)

Music for the Second Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: The Glory of These Forty Days (Erhalt uns Herr)
Introit: Reminiscere (plainsong, mode iv)
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Gradual: Sciant gentes (plainsong, mode i)
Tract: Commovisti (plainsong, mode viii)
Offertory: Meditabor (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Offertory: Ave Regina caelorum (Felice Anerio, 1560-1614)
Communion: Visionem (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: O Saviour of the World (John Goss, 1800-1880)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)

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Music for the Ember Wednesday of Lent, 21 February 2018

Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Music for the Ember Wednesday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Gregorian Mass of the Ember Wednesday of Lent: Reminiscere
Hymn at the Offertory: Attende Domine (plainsong, mode v)

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First Sunday of Lent

In a way it is a wonderful thing that Lent is imposed on us by the Church. For, left to ourselves, we would not fast or deepen our prayer life or make doing things for others a priority. We might think about these things, but like so much else in our spiritual lives, we think…
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Music for the First Sunday of Lent, 18 February 2018

Music for the First Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Forty Days and Forty Nights (Heinlein)
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Gregorian Mass of the First Sunday of Lent: Invocabit me
Motet at the Offertory: Emendemus in melius (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Hymn at the Communion: Attende Domine (plainsong, mode v)
Motet at the Communion: Ductus est Jesus à 5 (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
The St. Cecilia Student Schola
The St. Gregory Student Schola
The St. John the Baptist Choristers

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Music for the First Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Forty Days and Forty Nights (Heinlein)
Introit: Invocabit me (plainsong, mode viii)
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Gradual: Angelis suis (plainsong, mode ii)
Tract: Qui habitat (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Scapulis suis (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Offertory: Call to Remembrance, O Lord (Richard Farrant, c.1530-1580)
Communion: Scapulis suis (plainsong, mode iii)
Motet at the Communion: Thou Knowest, Lord, The Secrets of Our Hearts (Henry Purcell, 1659-1695)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)

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Music for the Saturday after Ash Wednesday, 17 February 2018

Saturday, 17 February 2018, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Saturday after Ash Wednesday
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Gregorian Mass of the Saturday after Ash Wednesday: Audivit Dominus
Hymn at the Offertory: Parce Domine (plainsong, mode i)

Mass will be preceded by the First Grade of the Catechumenate,
for those to be baptized at the Easter Vigil.

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Music for Ash Wednesday, 14 February 2018

Music for Ash Wednesday
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 12:10 p.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Forty Days and Forty Nights (Heinlein)
Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Antiphon at the imposition of ashes: Immutemur (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the imposition of ashes & Offertory: Attende Domine (plainsong, mode v)
Communion: Qui meditabitur (plainsong, mode iii)
Hymn at the Retiring Procession: Have Mercy, Lord, on Us (Southwell)

Music for Ash Wednesday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 5:30 p.m.)
Messa à Quattro in Canone (Alessandro Scarlatti, 1660-1725)
Antiphon at the blessing of ashes: Exaudi nos, Domine (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon at the imposition of ashes: Immutemur (plainsong, mode i)
Antiphon at the imposition of ashes: Juxta vestibulum (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the imposition of ashes: Emendemus in melius (plainsong, mode ii)
Gregorian Mass of Ash Wednesday: Misereris omnium
Motet at the Offertory: Exaltabo te Domine (Scarlatti)
Motet at the Communion: Miserere mei (Scarlatti)

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Dedication of the Shrine of Our Lady of Norwalk

The dedication took place on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 with a Solemn Mass at 6:00 p.m. Norwalk Hour: "St. Mary’s Church dedicates shrine for ‘Our Lady of Norwalk’" (article and slideshow) NORWALK — Oysters, with their mottled shells, succulent flesh and hard-won pearls, encapsulate the spirit of Norwalk. At least they do for Rev. Richard Cipolla, the pastor…
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Preparing for Lent

We welcome with joy and thanks Father Donald Kloster to St. Mary’s parish as our curate (parochial vicar). Please make yourself known to Father Kloster and welcome him personally. As I have previously said about myself, a wonderful way to get to know a priest is to invite him to your house for dinner. I…
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Gospel of Life Feb. 10

On February 10 at 10 a.m., The Gospel of Life Society will present Father Philip Bochanski, Executive Director of Courage International. "Speaking the Truth in Love about Sexual Identity and Same Sex Attraction" February 10 at 10 a.m. in the Parish Center at St. Mary's Norwalk Contact John Juhasz for more information: 203-762-3661.
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