Category Archives: Music

Music for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Litanies (Jehan Alain, 1911-1940)
Hymn at the Procession: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Blaenwern)
Mass for Four Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Gregorian Mass of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist: De ventre matris meae
Motet at the Offertory: Fuit homo missus a Deo (Hieronymus Praetorius, 1560-1629)
Motet at the Communion: Ave verum corpus (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791)
Motet at the Communion: Confitebor tibi Domine (Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643)
Postlude: Rhapsody in C-sharp minor (Op. 17, No.3) (Herbert Howells, 1892-1983)

Music for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: From All Thy Saints in Warfare (King's Lynn)
Introit: De ventre matris meae (plainsong, mode i)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Gradual: Priusquam te formarem (plainsong, mode v)
Alleluia: Tu puer (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Justus ut palma (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Offertory: The Great Forerunner of the Morn (Winchester New)
Communion: Tu puer (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Communion: Ut queant laxis (plainsong, mode ii)
Marian antiphon: Salve Regina (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above

Music for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Ricercare (Omaggio a Girolamo Frescobaldi) (György Ligeti, 1923-2006)
Prelude: Toccata avanti la Messa delli Apostoli (Girolamo Frescobaldi, 1583-1643)
Hymn at the Procession: O God, Our Help in Ages Past (St. Anne)
Missa Cunctipotens Genitor Deus (In Duplicibus Solemnibus), with Messa delli Apostoli (Frescobaldi)
Gregorian Mass of the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost: Dominus illuminatio mea
Motet at the Offertory: Tollite jugum meum (Jacob Regnart, c.1540-1599)
Postlude: Toccata avanti il Ricercare; Ricercare cromatico post il Credo (Frescobaldi)

Music for the Eleventh Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Jesus Shall Reign (Duke Street)
Introit: Exaudi Domine (plainsong, mode iv)
Gradual: Bonum est confiteri (plainsong, mode v)
Alleluia: Domine, in virtute tua (plainsong, mode vi)
Offertory: Benedicam Dominum (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Offertory: Come, Ye Thankful People, Come (St. George's Windsor)
Communion: Unam petii (plainsong, mode vii)
Hymn at the Communion: Father, We Thank Thee Who Hast Planted (Rendez à Dieu)
Marian antiphon: Salve Regina (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above

Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Music for the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Messe Cunctipotens Genitor Deus (Vatican Gradual, Mass IV)
Gregorian Mass of a Doctor of the Church: In medio Ecclesiae
Postlude: Improvisation after Mahler

Music for the External Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
and Confirmations
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation
Responsory at the Reception of the Bishop: Ecce sacerdos magnus (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Vesting of the Bishop: Veni Creator Spiritus (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon at confirmation: Confirma hoc, with Psalm 67 (plainsong, mode viii)
Antphon at confirmation: Ecce sic benedicetur (plainsong, mode vi)
Mass for Three Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Gregorian Mass of the Sacred Heart: Cogitationes
Motet at the Offertory: Sicut cervus (prima pars) (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Hymn at the Communion: Cor, arca legem continens (plainsong, mode iii)
Postlude: Versets on Veni Creator (Nicolas de Grigny, 1672-1703)

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

Saturday, 9 June 2018, 9:00 a.m.
Music for a Saturday of Our Lady after Pentecost
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Gregorian Mass of Saturdays of Our Lady after Pentecost: Salve sancta parens
Missa cum jubilo (Vatican Gradual, Mass IX)
Hymn at the Offertory: Ave maris stella (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.

Thursday, 7 June 2018, 10:00 a.m.
Requiem Masss for Charles Edstrom
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Mass for Three Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Missa pro defunctis (plainsong)
Motet at the Communion: Sicut cervus (Johannes Ockeghem, c.1410-1497)
At the absolution: Libera me, Domine (plainsong, mode i)
At the procession to the cemetery: In paradisum (plainsong, mode vii)
At the procession to the cemetery: Ego sum resurrectio, with the Benedictus

Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Music for the Feast of St. Norbert
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa Cunctipotens Genitor Deus (Vatican Gradual, Mass IV)
Gregorian Mass of a Confessor Bishop: Statuit ei
Postlude: Improvisation

Sunday, 3 June 2018, 5:00 p.m.
Music for Second Vespers of the Sunday within the Octave of Corpus Christi
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)
Deum autem noster & Psalm 113 (mode i)
Hymn: Lucis Creator optime (plainsong, mode viii)
Magnificat antiphon: Exi cito in plateas (mode i)
O Salutaris Hostia (Werner)
Tantum ergo (French melody)
Adoremus in aeternum (plainsong, mode i)
Postlude: Improvisation

Sunday, 3 June 2018
10:00 a.m.
Music for the Feast of Corpus Christi (external solemnity)
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Hymn at the Procession: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Picardy)
Gregorian Mass of Corpus Christi: Cibavit eos
Mass for Five Voices (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Motet at the Offertory: O sacrum convivium à 6 (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Motet at the Communion: O salutaris hostia (James MacMillan, b.1959)
Motet at the Communion: Ave verum corpus (Byrd)
Hymn at the Procession: Pange lingua, with versets of Jean Titelouze (c.1563-1633)
Hymns at the Procession:
1. Pange lingua gloriosi (plainsong, mode iii)
2. Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All (Sweet Sacrament)
3. Godhead Here In Hiding (Adoro Te Devote)
4. Soul of My Saviour (Anima Christi)
5. O Jesus, We Adore Thee (Fulda melody)
6. Verbum supernum (plainsong, mode viii)
7. Cantemos al Amor (Ignacio Busca Sagastizábal)
Hymn at Benediction: O Salutaris (Hereford)
Hymn at Benediction: Tantum ergo (French melody)
Antiphon at Benediction: Adoremus in aeternum (plainsong, mode i)
Postlude: Offrande et Alleluia final (from Livre du Saint-Sacrement) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
The St. Mary’s Choir
The St. Cecilia Student Schola
The St. Gregory Student Schola
The St. John the Baptist Choristers

Thursday, 31 May 2018, 10:00 a.m.
Music for the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
(Missale Romanum of 2002)
Prelude: O gloriosa Virginum (Op. 77, No. 3) (Flor Peeters, 1903-1986)
Hymn at the Procession: Sing of Mary, Pure and Lowly (Pleading Savior)
Kyrie: Missa cum jubilo (Vatican Gradual, Mass IX)
Gloria: Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Felix es, sacra Virgo (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Immaculate Mary (Lourdes Hymn)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Missa Deus Genitor alme (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Communion: Beata viscera (plainsong, mode i)
Marian antiphon: Salve Regina (plainsong, mode v)
Postlude: Improvisation on Chez nous

This Mass marks the end of the school year for the students of Regina Pacis Academy.