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Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Music for Tenebræ
(in the traditional Roman Rite)

Matins: First Nocturn
Antiphon Zelus domus tuae, with Psalm 68 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Avertantur retrorsum, with Psalm 69 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Deus meus, eripe me, with Psalm 70 (plainsong, mode viii)
A reading from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (I) (Pierre de la Rue, 1452-1518)
Responsory: In monte Oliveti (plainsong, mode viii)
A reading from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (II) (La Rue / plainsong)
Responsory: Tristis est anima mea (plainsong, mode viii)
A reading from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (III) (La Rue / plainsong)
Responsory: Ecce vidimus eum (plainsong, mode v)

Matins: Second Nocturn
Antiphon Liberavit Dominus, with Psalm 71 (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon Cogitaverunt impii, with Psalm 72 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Exsurge, Domine, with Psalm 73 (plainsong, mode i)
Commentary of St. Augustine on the Psalms (I)
Responsory: Amicus meus (Orlando di Lasso, c.1532-1594)
Commentary of St. Augustine on the Psalms (II)
Responsory: Judas mercator pessimus (Lasso)
Commentary of St. Augustine on the Psalms (III)
Responsory: Unus ex discipulis meis (plainsong, mode viii)

Matins: Third Nocturn
Antiphon Dixi iniquis, with Psalm 74 (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon Terra tremuit, with Psalm 75 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon In die tribulationis, with Psalm 76 (plainsong, mode vii)
Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (I)
Responsory: Eram quasi agnus innocens (Lasso)
Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (II)
Responsory: Una hora (Lasso)
Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (III)
Responsory: Seniores populi (plainsong, mode i)

Lauds
Antiphon Justificeris, Domine, with Psalm 50 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Dominus tamquam ovis, with Psalm 89 (plainsong, mode ii)
Antiphon Contritum est cor meum, with Psalm 35 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Exhortatus es, with Exodus 15 (plainsong, mode iv)
Antiphon Oblatus est, with Psalm 146 (plainsong, mode ii)
Antiphon Traditor autem, with the Benedictus (plainsong, mode i)
Responsory Christus factus est (plainsong, mode v)

Motet: Miserere mei, Deus (Gregorio Allegri, 1582-1652)

April 16, 8:00 p.m.
TENEBRÆ
The complete plainsong office of Matins & Lauds for Holy Thursday
Lamentationes (La Rue)
Tenebræ responsories (Lassus)
Miserere (Allegri)

April 17, 7:00 p.m.
MAUNDY THURSDAY
Missa Nos autem gloriari (La Rue)
Domine, tu mihi lavas pedes? (Cardoso)
Ubi caritas (Duruflé)
Dominus Jesus in qua nocte (Palestrina)
Ave verum corpus (Byrd)
Pange lingua (Byrd)

April 18, 3:00 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem (Hughes)
Ecce lignum / Crux fidelis (Willaert)
Maria plena virtute (Fayrfax)
Officium de Cruce (Compère)
Salvator mundi I (Tallis)

April 19, 8:00 p.m.
THE SOLEMN EASTER VIGIL
Messe solennelle (Vierne)
Regina caeli à 8 (Victoria)
Christus resurgens (Philips)
Dum transisset Sabbatum (Taverner)
organ music of Vierne

April 20, 9:30 a.m.
EASTER SUNDAY
Missa Pascale (La Rue)
Tulerunt Dominum meum (de Monte)
Congratulamini mihi omnes (Willaert)
organ music of Bach and Widor

Requiem Mass for Lawrence K. Iannacone
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 9:30 a.m.
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa pro defunctis à 5 (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
At the procession into the church: Subvenite (plainsong, mode iv) [tutti] Introit: Requiem æternam (Morales)
Gradual: Requiem æternam (plainsong, mode ii)
Tract: Absolve Domine (plainsong, mode viii) [tutti] Sequence: Dies irae (plainsong, mode i; Pie Jesu Domine from Morales) [tutti] Offertory: Domine Jesu Christe (plainsong, mode ii)
Communion: Lux æterna (Morales)
Motet at the Communion: Credo quod Redemptor (Alonso Lobo, 1555-1617)
Motet at the Communion: Ave verum corpus (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791)
At the absolution: Libera me, Domine (plainsong, mode i) [tutti] At the procession to the cemetery: In paradisum (plainsong, mode vii) [trebles] At the procession to the cemetery: Credo quod Redemptor (plainsong, mode viii) [basses]

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
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The St. Mary’s Choir
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The St. Mary’s Student Schola:
Schola S. Caeciliae
Schola S. Gregorii

Music for Palm Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Antiphon at the consecration of palms: Hosanna filio David
Antiphons at the procession: Pueri Hebraeorum portantes, Pueri Hebraeorum vestimenta [Student Schola] Antiphons at the entrance into the church: Gloria laus et honor; Ingrediente [All Choirs] Kyrie: Missa Aspice Domine (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Introit: Domine, ne longe facias (plainsong, mode viii) [Schola S. Caeciliae] Gradual: Tenuisti (plainsong, mode iv)
Tract: Deus, Deus meus (plainsong, mode ii) [All Choirs] Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Matthaeum (polyphonic turba settings by Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Credo I (plainsong, mode iv)
Offertory: Improperium (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Offertory: O Domine Jesu Christe, adoro te in Cruce (Nicolas Gombert, c.1495-c.1560)
Sanctus & Benedictus: Missa Aspice Domine (Palestrina)
Agnus Dei: Missa Aspice Domine (Palestrina)
Communion: Pater, si non potest (plainsong, mode viii) [Schola S. Gregorii] Motet at the Communion: O Jesu Christe (Jacquet de Berchem, c.1505-c.1580) [St. Mary’s Choir] Motet at the Communion: Vexilla Regis (plainsong, mode i) [Student Schola]

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
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The St. Mary’s Choir
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The St. Mary’s Student Schola:
Schola S. Caeciliae
Schola S. Gregorii
Schola S. Joannis Baptistae

The 11:30 Ordinary Form Mass today will be celebrated in the lower chapel, without music.

Saturday, 12 April 2014, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Saturday of Passion Week
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa Deus Genitor alme (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Gregorian Mass of the Saturday of Passion Week: Miserere mihi Domine
Motet at the Offertory: Vae nobis (Jacob Handl, 1550-1591)
Hymn at the Communion: Vexilla Regis (plainsong, mode i)

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

Requiem Mass for Kathryn M. Luff
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 10:00 a.m.
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Officium Defunctorum à 6 (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
At the procession into the church: Subvenite (plainsong, mode iv)
Introit: Requiem æternam (Victoria)
Gradual: Requiem æternam (Victoria)
Tract: Absolve Domine (plainsong, mode viii)
Sequence: Dies irae (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Domine Jesu Christe (Victoria)
Communion: Lux æterna (Victoria)
Motet at the Communion: Versa est in luctum (Alonso Lobo, 1555-1617)
Motet at the Communion: Ave Maria (Robert Parsons, c.1530-1572)
At the absolution: Libera me, Domine (Victoria)
At the procession to the cemetery: In paradisum (plainsong, mode vii)
At the procession to the cemetery: Credo quod Redemptor (plainsong, mode viii)
At the cemetery: Ego sum resurrectio (plainsong, mode ii, with Benedictus)

Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 2:30 p.m.
Music for None of the Wednesday of Passion Week
Hymn: Rerum, Deus, tenax vigor (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon: Numquid redditur pro bono, with Psalms 58 and 59 (plainsong, mode iv)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)

The St. Mary’s Student Schola:
Scholæ Ss. Benedicti & Scholasticæ

Music for Passion Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Missa Corona Spinea (John Taverner, c.1490-1545)
Gregorian Mass of Passion Sunday: Judica me Deus
Kyrie Salve (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Offertory: Ad Dominum cum tribularer (Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1612)
Motet at the Communion: Officium de Cruce (In nomine Jesu) (Loyset Compère, c.1445-1518)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)

Music for the Fifth Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Rockingham)
Introit: Judica me Deus (plainsong, mode iv)
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Offertory: Confitebor tibi (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Offertory: O esca viatorum (Heinrich Isaac, c.1450-1517)
Communion: Videns Dominus (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Communion: Litany of the Passion (Holy Jesu, By Thy Passion) (from The Crucifixion) (John Stainer, 1840-1901)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)

Friday, 4 April 2014, 11:00 a.m.
Music for the Nuptial Mass of Emily Sprance & Alexander Hutter
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (BWV 654) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
At the Bridal Procession: Canon in D Major (Johann Pachelbel, 1653-1706)
Gregorian Nuptial Mass: Deus Israel conjungat vos
Piccolomini Mass (Missa Brevis No. 7 in C Major, K. 258) (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791)
Motet at the Offertory: Vox dilecti mei (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Benedictus: Orgelmesse (Missa Brevis No. 8 in C Major, K. 259) (Mozart)
Motet at the Communion: Ave verum corpus (Mozart)
Marian offering: Ave Maria (Franz Schubert, 1797-1828)
Postlude: Fugue in D Major (BWV 532/2) (Bach)