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Music for Sexagesima Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes Sohn (BuxWV 201) (Dietrich Buxtehude, c.1637-1707)
Hymn at the Procession: Father, We Thank Thee, Who Hast Planted (Rendez à Dieu)
Missa Simile est regnum (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Gregorian Mass of Sexagesima: Exsurge
Motet at the Offertory: In illo tempore, cum turba plurima (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Motet at the Communion: Exsurge Domine (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Postlude: Præludium in A Major (BuxWV 151) (Buxtehude)

Music for the Seventh Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Crown Him With Many Crowns (Diademata)
Introit: Domine, in tua misericordia (plainsong, mode v)
Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei: Missa Pater cuncta (Vatican Gradual, Mass XII)
Gloria: Missa Orbis factor (Vatican Gradual, Mass XI)
Alleluia: Verba mea (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Intende voci (plainsong, mode v)
Motet at the Offertory: Sicut cervus (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Communion: Narrabo (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: A New Commandment (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Music for Septuagesima Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Kyrie eleison (Op. 59, No. 7) (Max Reger, 1873-1916)
Hymn at the Procession: Fight the Good Fight (Duke Street)
Missa Orbis factor (Vatican Gradual, Mass XI)
Gregorian Mass of Septuagesima: Circumdederunt me
Motet at the Offertory: Diligam te Domine (Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1612)
Motet at the Communion: Simile est regnum caelorum à 4 (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Postlude: Toccata in D minor (Op. 59, No. 5) (Reger)

Music for the Sixth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Faith of Our Fathers (St. Catherine)
Introit: Esto mihi (plainsong, mode iv)
Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei: Missa Pater cuncta (Vatican Gradual, Mass XII)
Gloria: Missa Orbis factor (Vatican Gradual, Mass XI)
Alleluia: Cantate Domino (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Benedictus es Domine (plainsong, mode iii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
Communion: Manducaverunt (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Communion: Praise to the Holiest in the Height (Newman)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Saturday, 11 February 2017, 11:00 a.m.
Requiem Masss for Joseph Michael Pline
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa pro defunctis à 5 (Orlande de Lassus, c.1532-1594)
Introit: Requiem æternam (Lassus)
Gradual: Requiem æternam (plainsong, mode ii)
Tract: Absolve Domine (plainsong, mode viii)
Sequence: Dies iræ (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Domine Jesu Christe (Lassus)
Communion: Lux æterna (Lassus)
Motet at the Communion: Ave verum corpus (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
At the absolution: Libera me, Domine (plainsong, mode i)
At the procession to the cemetery: In paradisum (plainsong, mode vii)

Music for the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
Saturday, 11 February 2017, 9:00 a.m.
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa cum jubilo (Vatican Gradual, Mass IX)
Gregorian Mass of Our Lady of Lourdes: Vidi civitatem sanctam
Improvisation at the Offertory
Hymn at the Communion: Omnis expertem (plainsong, mode iv)
Postlude: Improvisation

The second Saturday of every month is a Missa cantata celebrated
for the intentions of the Gospel of Life Society at St. Mary’s.

Sunday, 5 February 2017, 5:00 p.m.
Music for Second Vespers of the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
Dixit Dominus & Psalm 109 (mode vii)
Magna opera Domini & Psalm 110 (mode iii)
Qui timet Dominum & Psalm 111 (mode iv)
Sit nomen Domini & Psalm 112 (mode vii)
Deus autem noster & Psalm 113 (mode i)
Hymn: Lucis Creator (plainsong, mode viii)
Magnificat antiphon: Colligite primum zizania (mode i)
O Salutaris Hostia (Hereford)
Tantum ergo (French melody)
Adoremus in aeternum (plainsong, mode i)
Postlude: Improvisation

The sermon will be preached by Fr. Gerald Murray.

Music for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Fughetta super Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott (BWV 681) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Hymn at the Procession: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Blaenwern)
Mass for Four Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Gregorian Mass of the Third Sunday after the Epiphany: Adorate Deum
Motet at the Offertory: Ave Regina caelorum (Alonso Lobo, 1555-1617)
Motet at the Communion: Dominus regnavit (prima pars) (Michel Richard de Lalande, 1657-1726)
Postlude: Prelude & Fugue in D Minor (BWV 539) (Bach)

Music for the Fifth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (St. Denio)
Introit: Venite, adoremus Deum (plainsong, mode ii)
Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei: Missa Pater cuncta (Vatican Gradual, Mass XII)
Gloria: Missa Orbis factor (Vatican Gradual, Mass XI)
Alleluia: Laudate Dominum (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Perfice gressus meos (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Offertory: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Blaenwern)
Communion: Introibo ad altare Dei (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Communion: Teach me, O Lord (Byrd)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Thursday, 2 February 2017, 6:00 p.m.
Music for the Feast of the Purification of Our Lady (Candlemas)
(Missale Romanum of 1962)

Prelude: Desseins éternels (from La Nativité du Seigneur) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)

At the Blessing of Candles & Procession
At the blessing of candles: Lumen ad revelationem gentium (plainsong, mode viii), etc.
At the procession: Angularis fundamentum (Regent Square)
At the procession: Adorna thalamum (plainsong, mode vi)
At the procession: Obtulerunt (plainsong, mode ii)

At Mass
Missa cum jubilo (Vatican Gradual, Mass IX)
Gregorian Mass of Candlemas: Suscepimus Deus
Hymn at the Offertory: Ave maris stella (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: Hodie beata Virgo Maria (Jacques Arcadelt, c.1505-1568)

Postlude: Dieu parmi nous (from La Nativité du Seigneur) (Messiaen)

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

Wednesday, 1 February 2017, 6:00 p.m.
Music for the Feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Gregorian Mass of the Feast of St. Ignatius of Antioch: Mihi autem
Missa Cunctipotens Genitor Deus (Vatican Gradual, Mass IV)
Hymn at the Offertory: Deus tuorum militum (plainsong, mode iii)
Postlude: Improvisation

Music for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation
Hymn at the Procession: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Repton)
Missa Dittes maistresse (Orlande de Lassus, c.1532-1594)
Gregorian Mass of the Third Sunday after the Epiphany: Adorate Deum
Introit: Adorate Deum (Heinrich Isaac, c.1450-1517)
Alleluia: Dominus regnavit (Isaac)
Motet at the Offertory: Dextera Domini (Lassus)
Communion: Mirabantur omnes (Isaac)
Postlude: Carillon de Westminster (Louis Vierne, 1870-1937)

Music for the Fourth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Kingsfold)
Introit: Laetetur cor (plainsong, mode ii)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Adorabo ad templum (plainsong, mode vii)
Offertory: Bonum est confiteri (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Offertory: Verily, Verily I Say Unto You (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Communion: Beati mundo corde (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: My Eyes for Beauty Pine (Herbert Howells, 1892-1983)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above