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Music for the Sunday in Ascensiontide
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Toccata avanti la Messa della Madonna (Girolamo Frescobaldi, 1583-1643)
Missa de Beata Virgine (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Gregorian Mass of the Sunday in Ascensiontide: Exaudi Domine…alleluia
Motet at the Offertory: Ascendens Christus (Jacob Handl, 1550-1591)
Motet at the Communion: Jesu nostra redemptio (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Antiphon at the Procession: Regina cæli (solemn tone)
Hymn at the Procession: O Sanctissima
Antiphon at the May Crowning: Regina cæli (simple tone)
Postlude: Prelude & Fugue in D Major (BWV 532) (J.S. Bach, 1685-1750)

Mass is followed by the May Crowning.

Music for the Seventh Sunday of Easter
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (Hyfrydol)
Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Alleluia: Non vos relinquam (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Offertory: Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise (Llanfair)
Communion: Pater, cum essem (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the Communion: If Ye Love Me (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Marian Antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Saturday, 11 May 2013, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Feast of Ss. Philip & James
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Gregorian Mass of Ss. Philip & James: Exclamaverunt
Improvisation at the Offertory
Hymn at the Communion: Tristes erant Apostoli (plainsong, mode iii)
Postlude: Prière du Christ montant vers son Père [Prayer of Christ ascending to His Father] (from L’Ascension) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)

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

Music for Ascension Thursday
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 12:10 p.m.)
Prelude: Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père [Majesty of Christ praying that His Father should glorify Him] (from L’Ascension) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)
Hymn at the Procession: Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise (Llanfair)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Dominus in Sina (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Offertory: A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing (Lasst uns erfreuen)
Communion: Psallite Domino (plainsong, mode i)
Marian Antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Postlude: Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel [Serene alleluias from a soul longing for heaven] (from L’Ascension) (Messiaen)

Music for Ascension Thursday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 5:30 p.m.)
Prelude: Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel (from L’Ascension) (Messiaen)
Plainsong Mass for a Mean (John Sheppard, c.1515-1558) [Scholæ Ss. Cæciliæ & Gregorii] Gregorian Mass of Ascension Day: Viri Galilaei
Introit: Viri Galilaei (plainsong, mode vii) [Schola S. Cæciliæ] Alleluia: Ascendit Deus (plainsong, mode iv) [Scholæ Ss. Cæciliæ & Gregorii] Alleluia: Dominus in Sina (plainsong, mode viii) [Scholæ Ss. Cæciliæ & Gregorii] Motet at the Offertory: Jesu nostra redmeptio (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Communion: Psallite Domino (plainsong, mode i) [Schola S. Cæciliæ] Improvisation at the Communion
Marian Antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Postlude: Paraphrases sur un choral pour l’Ascension (from L’Orgue Mystique) (Charles Tournemire, 1870-1939)

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

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.