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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
Motet at the Offertory: Terra tremuit (William Byrd, c.1543-1623)
Motet at the Communion: Haec dies (Byrd)
Postlude: Fugue on Hallelujah! Gott zu loben (Op. 52, No. 3) (Max Reger, 1873-1916)

~ The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum ~

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Music for Easter Sunday (Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
Introit: Resurrexi (plainsong, mode iv)
Sequence: Victimae Paschali Laudes (plainchant, mode i)
Alleluia: Pascha nostrum (mode vii)
Motet at the Offertory: Regina caeli (Gregor Aichinger, c.1565-1628)
Communion: Pascha nostrum (mode vi)
Motet at the Communion: This Joyful Eastertide (arr. Charles Wood, 1866-1926)
Organ music as above

~ The St. Mary’s Choir ~

Music for the Great Paschal Vigil and First Mass of Easter
(Missale Romanum of 1970, 8:00 p.m.)
Missa Lux et origo (Vatican Gradual, Mass I)
The Exsultet (plainsong)
Canticle after the Seventh Reading: Sicut cervus (plainsong, mode viii)
Alleluia: Confitemini Domino (plainsong, mode viii)
At the procession to the Baptismal Font: Litany of the Saints (plainsong)
Hymn at the Baptisms: Veni Creator Spiritus (plainsong, mode vii)
At the procession after the Baptisms: Laudate Dominum (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon at the Confirmations: Confirma hoc Deus (plainsong, mode viii)
At the Aspersion: Vidi aquam (plainsong, mode viii)
Offertory: Dextera Domini (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Offertory: ¡Dios reina!
Communion: Pascha nostrum (plainsong, mode vi)
Motet at the Communion: Regina caeli (Gregor Aichinger, c.1565-1628)
Hymn at the Communion: This Joyful Eastertide (arr. Charles Wood, 1866-1926)
Postlude: Fugue on Hallelujah! Gott zu loben (Op. 52, No. 3) (Max Reger, 1873-1916)

~ The St. Mary’s Choir ~
~ Coro Hispano de Santa Maria ~

Music for Good Friday (Missale Romanum of 1970, 3:00 p.m.)
Tract: Domine, exaudi orationem meam (plainsong, mode ii)
Gradual: Christus factus est (plainsong, mode v)
The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to St. John (plainsong; turba settings by Fr. Samuel Weber, OSB)
Antiphon: Crucem tuam (plainsong, mode iv)
The Reproaches (plainsong)
Hymn at the Adoration of the Cross: Crux fidelis (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Translation of the Sacrament: Vexilla Regis (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: Tenebrae factae sunt (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Motet at the Communion: O Bone Jesu (Marc’Antonio Ingegneri, c.1547-1592; often attrib. Palestrina)
Hymn at the Communion: O Sacred Head Surrounded (Passion Chorale)

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

Music for the Solemn Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Missale Romanum of 1970, 7:00 p.m.)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Introit: Nos autem gloriari (plainsong, mode iv)
Gradual: Oculi omnium (plainsong, mode vii)
Tract: Ab ortu solis (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphons at the Mandatum: Mandatum; Postquam surrexit Dominus; Domine, tu mihi lavas pedes?
Offertory: Ubi caritas (plainsong, mode vi)
Communion: Hoc corpus (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Communion: Unidos por el amor de Cristo
Hymn at the Communion: En el pan y en el caliz (José Soler)
Motet at the Communion: Ave Verum Corpus (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791)
Hymn at the Procession: Pange lingua gloriosi (plainsong, mode iii)

~ The St. Mary’s Choir ~
~ Coro Hispano de Santa Maria ~

Music for Palm Sunday (Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Antiphons Hosanna filio David, Pueri Hebraeorum, etc. [Children’s Scholas] Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII) [Children’s Scholas] Gregorian Mass of Palm Sunday: Domine, ne longe facias
Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Matthaeum (plainsong; polyphonic turba settings by Victoria)
Motet at the Offertory: Vigilate et orate (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Motet at the Communion: Vexilla Regis (plainsong, mode vi)

~ The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum ~
~ The St. Mary’s Children’s Schola ~
~ The Anchor Academy Schola Cantorum ~

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Music for Palm Sunday (Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Antiphon: Hosanna filio David (plainsong, mode vii)
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Motet at the Offertory: Vexilla Regis (Anton Bruckner, 1824-1896)
Communion: Pater, si non potest (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Communion: In Monte Oliveti (Bruckner)

~ The St. Mary’s Choir ~
~ Isabelle Demers, guest organist ~

Music for Passion Sunday (Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Missa Tertii Toni (Costanzo Porta, 1529-1601)
Gregorian Mass of Passion Sunday: Judica me Deus
Motet at the Offertory: Vexilla Regis (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Hymn at the Communion: Jesu, quadragenariae (plainsong, mode iv)

Music for the Fifth Sunday of Lent (Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Motet at the Offertory: O Jesu Christe (Jacquet van Berchem, c.1505-c.1580)
Communion: Videns Dominus (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: God So Loved the World (John Stainer, 1840-1901)

Music for the Fourth Sunday of Lent (Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Partitas on Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen? (BWV 770) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Mass of Toulouse (anonymous, XIV C.)
Gregorian Mass of the Fourth Sunday of Lent: Laetare
Hymn at the Offertory: Miserere mei (William Byrd, c.1543-1623)
Motet at the Communion: Audi benigne Conditor (plainsong, mode ii)
Postlude: Partitas on Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen? (BWV 770) (Bach)

Music for the Fourth Sunday of Lent (Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Motet at the Offertory: The King of Love My Shepherd Is (St. Columba)
Communion: Lutum fecit (plainsong, mode vi)
Motet at the Communion: Attende Domine (plainsong)
Organ music as above

On the use of the organ on Laetare Sunday
The Fourth Sunday of Lent derives its Latin name from the first word of the Mass text, “Laetare Jerusalem” (Rejoice, O Jerusalem). It is a day of joy within the penitential season. The altars may be decorated with flowers, organ playing is permitted, and the priests may wear rose-colored vestments instead of purple. The reason for such display of joy is explained in a sermon by Pope Innocent III (1216): “On this Sunday, which marks the middle of Lent, a measure of consoling relaxation is provided, so that the faithful may not break down under the severe strain of Lenten fast but may continue to bear the restrictions with a refreshed and easier heart.”

Music for the Feast of St. Joseph (Missale Romanum of 1962, 5:30 p.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation on the Introit Justus ut palma
Plainsong Mass for a Mean (John Sheppard, c.1515-1558)
Gregorian Mass of St. Joseph: Justus ut palma
Hymn at the Offertory: Te Joseph celebrent (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: Beatus vir (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Postlude: Prelude & Fugue in A Minor (BWV 543) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)

Music for the Third Sunday of Lent (Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Missa Spem in alium (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gregorian Mass of the Third Sunday of Lent: Oculi mei
Motet at the Offertory: Ad te levavi oculos meos (Palestrina)
Hymn at the Communion: Audi benigne conditor (plainsong, mode ii)

Music for the Third Sunday of Lent (Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Hymn at the Offertory: Parce Domine (plainsong, mode i)
Communion: Qui biberit aquam (plainsong, mode iii)
Hymn at the Communion: Anima Christi (plainchant, mode i)

Please join us on Friday, 13 March at 7:00 p.m. for sung Vespers, followed at 7:30 by an organ recital offered by the brilliant young organist Isabelle Demers, a doctoral student at Juilliard and currently organ scholar at Trinity Church, Wall Street. Miss Demers will play a program of meditations for Lent, with works of Bach, Brahms, Reger, Howells, and Duruflé. For more information, please contact the music office at 866-5546 x115 or music@stmarynorwalk.net.

A flier for the recital is available here.