In olden times, every Catholic’s car had some form of a Saint Christopher medal clipped to the sun visor, glued to the dashboard, or, for the more discreet but no less pious, concealed in the glove box. The beginning of any journey began with the prayer, “Saint Christopher, pray for us!” because Saint Christopher was…
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Music for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, 21 July 2019
Music for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation
Hymn at the Procession: Alleluia, Sing to Jesus (Hyfrydol)
Messa a cappella (Giovanni Rovetta, c.1596-1668)
Gregorian Mass of the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost: Dominus fortitudo plebis
Motet at the Offertory: Perfice gressus meos (Orlande de Lassus, c.1532-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Caro mea (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Postlude: Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend (Georg Philipp Telemann, 1681-1767)
Music for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy (In Babilone)
Missa Orbis factor (Mass XI)
Introit: Ecce Deus adjuvat me (v)
Gradual: Domine Dominus noster (v)
Alleluia: Eripe me (ii)
Offertory: Justitiae Domini (iv)
Hymn at the Offertory: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (Lauda anima)
Communion: Optimam partem (viii)
Hymn at the Communion: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Picardy)
Marian antiphon: Salve Regina (v)
Organ music as above
Michael La Barre, guest organist
St. Kateri Tekakwitha: Primera India Americana Canonizada
When Kateri was born in 1665 she received her first Indian name “Little Sunshine” (she was born at sunrise and had a sunny disposition). The custom was to receive a new name at about the age of eight when the child’s personality began to show forth. Kateri’s mother wanted her daughter baptized but had to…
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Mass Confusion: Canon Saints/Los Santos del Canon en la Santa Misa
Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus, Cornelius, Clyprian. Lawrence, Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian, and all the Saints. The students at Saint Lawrence School can rattle off the names as though they were their own brothers and sisters. And, of course, they are. Eucharistic Prayer I, also known as the “Roman Canon” has been the…
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Volunteers Needed: Parish Picnic for the Assumption (Thurs. Aug. 15)
Please join us to celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Thursday, August 15. Solemn High Mass will be at 6:00PM, and immediately after the Mass a Picnic. The church will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, and water. We would like you to bring a dessert or a side dish and a…
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Bookstore Sale/Gran Liquidación: Postponed
Be sure to take advantage of the upcoming St. Mary’s Bookstore sale. Many items will be listed at 50% off their original prices. Here is a great opportunity to find wonderful cards, sacramentals, music CDs and jewelry for yourself, your family or for special gifts.
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Bookstore: Volunteers Needed
I wish to thank Lynn Haffey for her service to the parish by managing the bookstore over the past several years. I have asked Fr. Kloster to take over the management of the bookstore and to seek volunteers to staff it. For the moment we will reduce the hours of operation as follows: 1) Wednesday…
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Music for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, 14 July 2019
Music for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation
Hymn at the Procession: O God, Our Help in Ages Past (St. Anne)
Missa Cunctipotens Genitor Deus (Vatican Gradual, Mass IV)
Gregorian Mass of the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost: Exaudi Domine
Motet at the Offertory: Salve Regina (Gregor Aichinger, 1565-1628)
Motet at the Communion: Ave Maria (Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643)
Postlude: Vater unser im Himmelreich (Georg Philipp Telemann, 1681-1767)
Music for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones (Lasst uns erfreuen)
Missa Orbis factor (Mass XI)
Introit: Dum clamarem (iii)
Gradual: Custodi me (i)
Alleluia: Te decet hymnus (vii)
Offertory: Ad te Domine (ii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Jesus Shall Reign (Duke Street)
Communion: Passer invenit (i)
Hymn at the Communion: Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All (Sweet Sacrament)
Marian antiphon: Salve Regina (v)
Organ music as above
Michael La Barre, guest organist
Music for Vespers of the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, 7 July 2019
Sunday, 7 July 2019, 5:00 p.m.
Music for Second Vespers of the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
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)
Deum autem noster & Psalm 113 (mode i)
Hymn: Lucis Creator optime (plainsong, mode viii)
Magnificat antiphon: Praeceptor, per totum noctem (mode i)
Commemoration of Ss. Cyril & Methodius: Isti sunt viri sancti (mode i)
O Salutaris Hostia (Werner)
Tantum ergo (French melody)
Adoremus in aeternum (plainsong, mode i)
Music for the External Solemnity of the Most Precious Blood, 7 July 2019
Music for the External Solemnity of the Most Precious Blood
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Chorale Phrygien (Jehan Alain, 1911-1940)
Hymn at the Procession: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Repton)
Mass for Three Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Gregorian Mass of the Most Precious Blood: Redemisti nos
Motet at the Offertory: Caro mea (Byrd)
Motet at the Communion: Ave verum corpus (Byrd)
Postlude: Litanis (Alain)
Music for the Fourteenth 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)
Missa Orbis factor (Mass XI)
Introit: Suscepimus Deus (i)
Gradual: Esto mihi (v)
Alleluia: Magnus Dominus (vii)
Credo I
Offertory: Populum humilem (v)
Hymn at the Offertory: Christ Is the World’s Light (Christe sanctorum)
Communion: Gustate et videte (iii)
Hymn at the Communion: Jesus, Lover of My Soul (Aberystwyth)
Marian antiphon: Salve Regina (v)
Organ music as above