The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed from Monday, December 11, 6:00 p.m. until Tuesday, December 12 at 6:30 a.m. Please give an hour to Jesus to honor His mother. You can do it individually or as a family. We encourage the different groups of Saint Mary to join in. We will have a list for…
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Sun. Dec. 3: Lessons and Carols by Seminarians and Solemn Vespers
The Seminarians of the Diocese will have their annual Lessons and Carols for Advent at St. Mary’s on Sunday, December 3 at 3 p.m. We are so happy that our Seminarians will be with us in this wonderful way to begin the season of Advent. Please come and support our future priests. At 5 p.m.…
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First Sunday of Advent
People have asked me the source of the text I read at the end of my sermon last Sunday at the 9:30 Solemn Mass. It is the first four verses of a hymn by Charles Wesley, one of the great Christian hymn writers, “Lo! He comes with clouds descending”. We always sing it at St,…
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Music for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 8 December 2017
Music for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 12:10 p.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation
Hymn at the Procession: Immaculate Mary (Lourdes Hymn)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Tota pulchra es (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Offertory: Mary, How Lovely the Light of Your Glory (Chance)
Communion: Gloriosa (plainsong, mode viii)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Postlude: Improvisation
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Music for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 5:30 p.m.)
Prelude: Ave Maria, Ave maris stella (Jean Langlais, 1907-1991)
Prelude: Prélude pour la fête de l'Immaculée Conception (L'Orgue mystique) Charles Tournemire, 1870-1939)
Hymn at the Procession: Holy Light on Earth's Horizon (Blaenwern)
Missa Benedicta es (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Gregorian Mass of the Immaculate Conception: Gaudens gaudebo
Motet at the Offertory: Benedicta es (prima pars) (Jean Mouton, 1459-1522)
Motet at the Communion: Benedica es (secunda pars) (Mouton)
Postlude: Toccata pour la fête de l'Immaculée Conception (Tournemire)
Music for the Feast of St. Nicholas, 6 December 2017
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 6:00 p.m.
Music for the Feast of St. Nicholas
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa Dominator Deus (Vatican Gradual, Mass XV)
Gregorian Mass of St. Nicholas: Statuit ei
Hymn at the Offertory: Iste confessor (plainsong, mode viii)
Music for the Feast of St. Peter Chrysologus, 4 December 2017
Monday, 4 December 2017, 6:30 p.m.
Music for the Feast of St. Peter Chrysologus
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa Pater cuncta (Vatican Gradual, Mass XII)
Gregorian Mass of St. Peter Chrysologus: In medio Ecclesiae
Music for Vespers of the First Sunday of Advent, 3 December 2017
Sunday, 3 December 2017, 5:00 p.m.
Music for Second Vespers of the First Sunday of Advent
Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
In illa die & Psalm 109 (mode viii)
Jucundare filia Sion & Psalm 110 (mode viii)
Ecce Dominus veniet & Psalm 111 (mode v)
Omnes sitientes & Psalm 112 (mode vii)
Ecce veniet Propheta & Psalm 113 (mode iv)
Hymn: Creator alme siderum (plainsong, mode iv)
Magnificat antiphon: Tu es qui venturus es (mode viii)
O Salutaris Hostia (Hereford)
Tantum ergo (French melody)
Adoremus in aeternum (plainsong, mode i)
The sermon will be preached by Fr. Christopher Perrella.
Music for the First Sunday of Advent, 3 December 2017
Music for the First Sunday of Advent
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Lo, He Comes With Clouds Descending (Helmsley)
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Gregorian Mass of the First Sunday of Advent: Ad te levavi
Motet at the Offertory: Alma Redemptoris Mater (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Motet at the Communion: Conditor alme siderum (Victoria)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Music for the First Sunday of Advent
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Come, O Long Expected Jesus (Stuttgart)
Introit: Ad te levavi (plainsong, mode viii)
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Gradual: Universi qui te exspectant (plainsong, mode i)
Alleluia: Ostende nobis Domine (plainsong, mode viii)
Offertory: Ad te Domine levavi (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Lo, He Comes With Clouds Descending (Helmsley)
Communion: Dominus dabit benignitatem (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: Matin Responsory for Advent (after Palestrina)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Music for a Votive Mass for the Defense of the Church, 29 November 2017
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 6:00 p.m.
Music for a Votive Mass for the Defense of the Church
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa Dominator Deus (Vatican Gradual, Mass XV)
Gregorian Votive Mass for the Defense of the Church: Exsurge, quare obdormis
Postlude: Improvisation