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Music for Holy Thursday, 18 April 2019

Thursday, 18 April 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Music for the Mass of Maundy Thursday

At Mass
Missa Adesto dolori meo (Jacobus Handl, 1550-1591)
Motet at the Offertory: Tristis est anima mea (Pedro de Cristo, c.1550-1618)
Motet at the Communion: In me transierunt (Orlande de Lassus, c.1532-1594)

At the Procession
Hymn at the procession: Pange lingua gloriosi (plainsong, mode iii)
Hymn at the procession: Jesu dulcis memoria (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the procession: Verbum supernum (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the procession: Sacris solemniis (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the procession: Ave verum corpus (William Byrd, 1540-1623)

At Vespers
Antiphon Calicem salutaris accipiam, with Psalm 115 (plainsong, mode ii)
Antiphon Cum his qui oderunt, with Psalm 119 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Eripe me, Domine, with Psalm 139 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon Domine, clamavi ad te, with Psalm 140 (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon Considerabam ad dexteram, with Psalm 141 (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon Coentatibus autem, with the Magnificat (plainsong, mode i)
Responsory Christus factus est
Miserere mei (plainsong)

At the Stripping of the Altars
Antiphon Diviserunt sibi, with Psalm 21 (recto tono)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
The St. Mary’s Choir

Music for Tenebræ, 17 April 2019

Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Music for Tenebrae
Matins & Lauds of Maundy Thursday

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) (plainsong)
Responsory: In monte Oliveti (plainsong, mode viii)
A reading from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (II) (Orlande de Lassus, c.1532-1594)
Responsory: Tristis est anima mea (plainsong, mode viii)
A reading from the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (III) (Lassus)
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 (Lassus)
Commentary of St. Augustine on the Psalms (II)
Responsory: Judas mercator pessimus (Lassus)
Commentary of St. Augustine on the Psalms (III)
Responsory: Unus ex discipulis meis (Lassus)

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 (Lassus)
Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (II)
Responsory: Una hora (Lassus)
Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians (III)
Responsory: Seniores populi (Lassus)

Lauds
Antiphon Justificeris, Domine, with Psalm 50 (plainsong)
Antiphon Dominus tamquam ovis, with Psalm 89 (plainsong)
Antiphon Contritum est cor meum, with Psalm 35 (plainsong)
Antiphon Exhortatus es, with Exodus 15 (plainsong)
Antiphon Oblatus est, with Psalm 146 (plainsong)
Antiphon Traditor autem, with the Benedictus (plainsong, mode i)
Responsory Christus factus est (plainsong, mode v)
Motet: Miserere mei (Gregorio Allegri, 1582-1652)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
Viri Galilaei

Music for Palm Sunday, 14 April 2019

Sunday, 14 April 2019, 9:30 a.m.
Music for Palm Sunday

At the Consecration and Reception of Palms
Asperges me (plainsong, mode vii)
Antiphon: Hosanna filio David (plainsong, mode vii)
Sanctus XVIII
Antiphon at the reception of palms: Pueri Hebraeorum portantes (mode i)
Antiphon at the reception of palms: Pueri Hebraeoum vestimenta (mode i)
Motet at the reception of palms: Pueri Hebraeorum portantes (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the reception of palms: Pueri Hebraeoum vestimenta (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)

At the Procession
Antiphon: Cum audisset populus (plainsong, mode v)
Hymn: Hosanna, Loud Hosanna (Ellacombe)
Antiphon: Ante sex dies (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn: To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King (Ich glaub an Gott)
Antiphon: Occurrunt turbae (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn: The Royal Banners Forward Go (Agincourt)
Antiphon: Cum Angelis et pueris (plainsong, mode vii)
Hymn: Christus vincit (traditional melody)
Antiphon at the entrance into the church: Gloria, laus, et honor (plainsong, mode i)
Responsory: Ingrediente

At the Mass of the Passion
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Matthaeum (polyphonic turba settings by Victoria)
Motet at the Offertory: Improperium (Palestrina)
Motet at the Communion: O Domine Jesu Christe (Victoria)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
The St. Mary’s Choir

International Festival 2019

Our annual International Festival this year will be Saturday, May 4, 2019. We will have our first meeting for this year’s festival on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at 7:00pm in the Gymnasium. If you are interested in helping out with a particular Country, or the set up and clean up process, please join us at…
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Learn Your Faith/Aprenda Su Fe: The Sign of the Cross

As Catholics we begin all things with the Sign of the Cross. Our prayers usually begin and end with this sign as do the Mass and the sacraments of Confession/Penance/Reconciliation, Baptism, Confirmation, and the Anointing of the Sick, as well as the Sacrament of Holy Orders (Ordination) all include anointing with Holy Oil tracing the…
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Funerals at the Parish/Funerales en la Parroquia

The death of a loved one, even when it is expected, is always a traumatic event. The Church has understood this very well for two millennia and has provided for Her children the funeral rites. The funeral rites (rituals, or liturgies) consist of three parts. The wake service (or Vigil), the Funeral Mass, and the…
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Music for the Saturday of Passion Week, 13 April 2019

Saturday, 13 April 2019, 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
Hymn at the Offertory: 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.

Music for Vespers of Passion Sunday, 7 April 2019

Sunday, 7 April 2019, 5:00 p.m.
Music for Second Vespers of Passion Sunday
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: Vexilla Regis prodeunt (plainsong, mode i)
Magnificat antiphon: Abraham pater vester (mode ii)
O Salutaris Hostia (Hereford)
Tantum ergo (Werner)
Adoremus in aeternum (plainsong, mode i)