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Music for the Feast of Christ the King, 29 October 2017

Music for the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Symphony No. 6 (Op. 42, No. 2): Adagio, Intermezzo (Charles-Marie Widor, 1844-1937)
Hymn at the Procession: Crown Him with Many Crowns (Diademata)
Missa Che fa oggi (Gregorio Allegri, 1582-1652)
Gregorian Mass of Christ the King: Dignus est Agnus
Motet at the Offertory: Adoramus te Christe (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Motet at the Communion: O quam gloriosum (Byrd)
Postlude: Symphony No. 6: Allegro (Widor)

Music for the Thirtieth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Christ Is the World’s Light (Christe sanctorum)
Introit: Laetetur cor (plainsong, mode ii)
Missa cum jubilo (Vatican Gradual, Mass IX)
Gradual: Unam petii (plainsong, mode v)
Alleluia: Lauda Jerusalem (plainsong, mode iv)
Offertory: Domine, vivifica me (plainsong, mode iii)
Motet at the Offertory: A New Commandment (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Communion: Laetabimur (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: The Beatitudes (Arvo Pärt, b.1935)
Marian antiphon: Salve Regina (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above

Remember Our Sick

We are trying to keep our Sick List as current as possible. If someone's name does not appear and should be listed, or to include the name of your Sick please contact the Rectory Office at (203) 866-5546. The Sick List will be cleared every two months to maintain current.
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The Meaning of Vestments

People often wonder why a priest wears vestments at the Mass. The short answer is that this is how he clothes his own self and becomes “just” a priest of Jesus Christ. Mass vestments, like all church vestments, are meant to point away from the person who is wearing them to what that person is…
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Conference and Mass with Bishop Schneider

We are happy to announce that the Society of St Hugh of Cluny and St. Mary’s parish, Norwalk, Connecticut are sponsoring a conference and Mass on Thursday, October 19 at St Mary’s Church with Bishop Athanasius Schneider. The conference and Mass commemorate the tenth anniversary of Summorum Pontificum. The schedule will be as follows: 5:30 PM.…
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Music for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, 22 October 2017

Music for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Prélude (en fa mineur) (Op. 7, No. 2) (Marcel Dupré, 1886-1971)
Hymn at the Procession: Let All the World in Every Corner Sing (Universal Praise)
Missa L’homme armé (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Gregorian Mass of the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost: Omnia quae fecisti
Motet at the Offertory: Super flumina Babylonis (Orlande de Lassus, c.1532-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Oculi omnium (prima pars) (Heinrich Schütz, 1585-1672)
Postlude: Douzième Concerto (en Si bémol): Pomposo, Allegro maestoso (George Frideric Handel, arr. Dupré)

Music for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Word of God, Come Down on Earth (Liebster Jesu)
Introit: Ego clamavi (plainsong, mode iii)
Missa cum jubilo (Vatican Gradual, Mass IX)
Gradual: Salvum fac populum tuum (plainsong, mode vii)
Alleluia: Lauda anima mea (plainsong, mode viii)
Offertory: Meditabor (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Offertory: Ave maris stella (Edward Elgar, 1857-1934)
Communion: Domine Dominus noster (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Communion: If Ye Love Me (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Marian antiphon: Salve Regina (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above