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Music for the Fifth Sunday after Easter
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Magnificat primi toni (BuxWV 204) (Dietrich Buxtehude, c.1637-1707)
Missa Pange lingua (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)
Gregorian Mass of the Fifth Sunday after Easter: Vocem jucunditatis
Motet at the Offertory: Benedicite gentes (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Anima Christi (David J. Hughes, b.1980)
Motet at the Communion: O sacrum convivium à 6 (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Postlude: Præludium in F Major (BuxWV 145) (Buxtehude)

Music for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Alleluia: Whoever loves Me (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the imposition of scapulars: O Sanctissima
Offertory: O nations, bless the Lord our God (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Offertory: Sicut cervus (Palestrina)
Communion: Spiritus Sanctus docebit vos (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Communion: I Sat Down (Edward Bairstow, 1874-1946)
Marian Antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Saturday, 4 May 2013, 1:00 p.m.
Music for First Holy Communions
(Missale Romanum of 2002)
Prelude: Sheep May Safely Graze (from Cantata No. 208) (J.S. Bach, 1685-1750)
Processional Hymn: Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (Hyfrydol)
Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Alleluia: Caro mea vere est cibus (plainsong, mode vii)
Hymn at the imposition of scapulars: O Sanctissima
Hymn at the Offertory: Cantemos al Amor
Communion: Qui manducat carnem meam (plainsong, mode vi)
Hymn at the Communion: Ave verum corpus (plainsong, mode vi)
Motet at the Communion: Sicut cervus (G.P. da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Postlude: Verbum supernum: en taille à 4, Fugue, Récit en dialogue, Récit de Basse de Trompette (Nicolas de Grigny, 1672-1703)

The St. Mary’s Choir
Coro Hispano de Santa María

Music for the Fourth Sunday after Easter
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation
Gregorian Mass of the Fouth Sunday after Easter: Cantate Domino
Kyrie: Missa Orbis factor (Mass XI) (plainsong, mode i) [Scholæ Ss. Benedicti & Scholasticæ] Gloria: Ambrosian, XII C. (plainsong, mode iv) [Schola S. Benedicti] Second Alleluia: Christus resurgens (plainsong, mode i) [Schola S. Benedicti] Hymn at the Offertory: Salve festa dies (plainsong, mode iv) [Scholæ Ss. Benedicti & Scholasticæ] Sanctus & Benedictus: Missa in Tempore Paschali (Nicolas Gombert, c.1495-c.1560)
Agnus Dei: Missa in Tempore Paschali (Gombert)
Communion: Dum venerit (plainsong, mode viii) [Schola S. Benedicti] Motet at the Communion: Regina cæli (Francesco Cavalli, 1602-1676)
Postlude: Allegro from Symphony No. 6 (Op. 42, No. 2) (Charles-Marie Widor, 1844-1937)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
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The St. Mary’s Student Schola:
Schola S. Benedicti
Schola S. Scholasticæ

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Music for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Processional Hymn: Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation (Westminster Abbey)
Kyrie: Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei: Missa de Angelis (Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Christus resurgens (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Shout joyfully to God, all the earth (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Offertory: Jubilate Deo (William Boyce, 1711-1779)
Communion: Ego sum vitis vera (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Communion: Exsultemus et laetemur (plainsong, mode iii)
Marian Antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Music for the Third Sunday after Easter
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Christ ist erstanden von dem Tod (Op. 79b-2, No. 2) (Max Reger, 1873-1916)
Missa Sesquialtera (Orlando di Lasso, c.1532-1594)
Gregorian Mass of the Third Sunday after Easter: Jubilate Deo
Introit: Jubilate Deo (plainsong, mode viii) [Schola S. Cæciliæ] Alleluia: Redemptionem misit Dominus (plainsong, mode ii) [Scholæ Ss. Cæciliæ & Gregorii] Alleluia: Oportebat pati Christum (plainsong, mode iv) [Scholæ Ss. Cæciliæ & Gregorii] Hymn at the Offertory: Ad cænam Agni providi (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Communion: Modicum (plainsong, mode viii) [Schola S. Gregorii] Motet at the Communion: Regina cæli (Victoria) [Schola S. Cæciliæ] Postlude: Choral Fantasy on Hallelujah! Gott zu loben (Op. 52, No. 3) (Reger)

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

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Music for the Fourth Sunday of Easter
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: The King of Love My Shepherd Is (St. Columba)
Kyrie: Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei: Missa de Angelis (Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Ego sum pastor bonus (plainsong, mode i)
Offertory: Deus, Deus meus (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Offertory: This Joyful Eastertide (Charles Wood, 1866-1926)
Communion: Ego sum pastor bonus (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: Hæc dies (Ludovico da Viadana, 1564-1627)
Marian Antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Music for the Second Sunday after Easter
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Pastorale (Op. 31, No. 20) (Louis Vierne, 1870-1937)
Messa a 4 voci da Cappella (1650) (Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643)
Gregorian Mass of the Second Sunday after Easter: Misericordia Domini
Motet at the Offertory: Surrexit pastor bonus (Jean L’Héritier, c.1480-c.1551)
Motet at the Communion: Regina cæli (Antoine Busnois, c.1430-1492)
Postlude: Saraband (For the morning of Easter) (Herbert Howells, 1892-1983)

Music for the Third Sunday of Easter
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright (Puer nobis)
Kyrie: Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei: Missa de Angelis (Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Oportebat pati Christum (plainsong, mode iv)
Offertory: Lauda anima mea (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the Offertory: Surrexit Christus hodie (Andreas Hammerschmidt, 1611-1675)
Communion: Simon Ioannis (plainsong, mode vi)
Hymn at the Communion: O Food of Men Wayfaring (In allen meinen Taten)
Marian antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Saturday, 13 April 2013, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Feast of St. Hermenegild
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Gregorian Mass of a Martyr in Paschaltide: Protexisti me Deus
Improvisation at the Communion
Postlude: Improvisation

We welcome Mr. Paul Weber as guest organist.

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

Monday, 8 April 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Music for the Feast of the Annunciation
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Mass for Three Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Gregorian Mass of the Annunciation: Vultum tuum
Motet at the Offertory: Regina cæli (Gregor Aichinger, c.1565-1628)
Motet at the Communion: Quam pulchra es (John Dunstable, c.1390-1453)

We welcome Mr. Charles Weaver as the guest director for this Mass.

Music for the Octave Day of Easter (Low Sunday)
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa Il Bianco e Dolce Cigno (Steffano Bernardi, c.1577-1637)
Gregorian Mass for the Octave Day of Easter: Quasi modo
Motet at the Offertory: Post dies octo (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Motet at the Communion: Regina cæli (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Postlude: Improvisation

We welcome Mr. Charles Weaver as the guest director
and Mr. Michael La Barre as the guest organist for this Mass.

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Music for the Second Sunday of Easter
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Processional Hymn: Christ the Lord Is Ris’n Today (Llanfair)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Post dies octo (plainsong, mode vii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Ye Sons and Daughters (O filii et filiae, plainsong, mode ii)
Communion: Mitte manum tuam (plainsong, mode vi)
Hymn at the Communion: Christ the Lord Is Ris’n Today (Surgit in haec dies)
Marian antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

We welcome Mr. William V. Riccio, Jr., as the guest director & organist for this Mass.

Music for Easter Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Christ lag in Todesbanden (BWV 625) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa Regina cæli (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gregorian Mass of Easter Sunday: Resurrexi
Gradual: Hæc dies (Perotin, fl. 1200)
Motet at the Offertory: Christus resurgens (Jean Richafort, c.1480-c.1547)
Motet at the Communion: Congratulamini mihi omnes (Adrian Willaert, c.1490-c.1562)
Postlude: Final from Symphonie Romane (Op. 73) (Charles-Marie Widor, 1844-1937)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum

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Music for Easter Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Jesus Christ Is Ris’n Today (Easter Hymn)
Kyrie: Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei: Missa de Angelis (Mass VIII)
Sequence: Victimæ Paschali Laudes (plainsong, mode i)
Alleluia: Pascha nostrum (plainsong, mode vii)
Offertory: Terra tremuit (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Offertory: The Strife Is O’er (Victory)
Communion: Pascha nostrum (mode vi)
Motet at the Communion: Regina cæli (Gregor Aichinger, c.1565-1628)
Marian antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

The St. Mary’s Choir