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Music for the Feast of Corpus Christi (external solemnity)
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Adoro Te (from Livre du Saint Sacrement) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)
At the aspersion: Asperges me (plainsong, mode vii)
Introit: Cibavit eos (plainsong, mode ii)
Kyrie: Cantus Missæ for double choir (Op. 109) (Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, 1839-1901)
Gloria: Cantus Missæ (Rheinberger)
Gradual: Oculi omnium (plainsong, mode vii)
Alleluia: Caro mea (plainsong, mode vii)
Sequence: Lauda Sion (plainsong, mode vii)
Credo III
Offertory: Sacerdotes Domini (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the Offertory: Panis angelicus (Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921)
Sanctus & Benedictus: Cantus Missæ (Rheinberger)
Agnus Dei: Cantus Missæ (Rheinberger)
Communion: Quotiescumque (plainsong, mode vii)
Motet at the Communion: Lauda Sion (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Motet at the Communion: O sacrum convivium (Messiaen)
Motet at the Communion: Ave verum corpus (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791)
Hymn at the Procession: Pange lingua, with versets of Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703)
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)
8. Que la Lengua Humana Cante (Francisco Palazón)
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 Alléluia final (from Livre du Saint Sacrement) (Messiaen)

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

Friday, 5 June 2015, 7:00 p.m.
Music for Confirmations
His Excellency Raymond Chappetto, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn, celebrant
(Missale Romanum of 2002)
Prelude: Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, heiliger Geist (BWV 667) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Hymn at the Procession: Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
Introit: Dum sanctificatus (plainsong, mode iii)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Veni Sancte Spiritus (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Confirmations: Veni Creator Spiritus (plainsong, mode viii)
Offertory: Confirma hoc Deus (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the Offertory: O For A Closer Walk With God (Charles Villiers Stanford, 1852-1924)
Communion: Beati mundo corde (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: O Lord, Give Thy Holy Spirit (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Motet at the Communion: If Ye Love Me (Tallis)
Marian antiphon: Salve Regina (plainsong, mode vi)
Postlude: Choral varié sur le thème du “Veni creator” (Op. 4) (Maurice Duruflé, 1902-1986)

Thursday, 4 June 2015, 5:15 p.m.
The Church of St. Catherine of Siena, New York
Music for Corpus Christi
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Chorale No. 1 in E Major (César Franck, 1822-1890)
Mass for Double Choir (Frank Martin, 1890-1974)
Gregorian Mass of Corpus Christi: Cibavit eos
Motet at the Offertory: Confitebor tibi Domine (Claudio Monteverdi, 1567-1643)
Motet at the Communion: O salutaris hostia à 6 (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Motet at the Communion: O sacrum convivium (Olivier Messiaen, 1980-1992)
Hymns at the Procession:
1. Pange lingua gloriosi (plainsong, mode iii)
2. Sacris solemniis (plainsong, mode iv)
3. Godhead Here In Hiding (Adoro te devote)
4. Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All (Sweet Sacrament)
5. Ave verum corpus (plainsong, mode vi)
6. Ecce panis angelorum (plainsong mode vii)
7. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Picardy)
8. O Food of Exiles Lowly (Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen)
Hymn at Benediction: O salutaris hostia (Hereford)
Hymn at Benediction: Tantum ergo (St. Thomas)
Antiphon at Benediction: Adoremus in aeternum (plainsong, mode i)
Postlude: Final from Symphony No. 1 (Louis Vierne, 1870-1937)

His Excellency Joseph Perry, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, celebrant
His Excellency John J. O'Hara, Auxiliary Bishop of New York, homilist

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
The Schola Dominicana of the Church of St. Catherine of Siena
David J. Hughes, director, organist during Mass
Daniel B. Sañez, prelude organist
Charles A. Weaver, lutenist
Mark Bani, benediction and postlude organist

This Mass is part of the Sacra Liturgia USA 2015 conference.

Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 5:15 p.m.
The Church of St. Catherine of Siena, New York
Music for a Votive Mass of the Holy Angels
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Introit: Benedicite Dominum (plainsong, mode iii)
Kyrie: Missa Ego flos campi for double choir (Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, c.1590-1664)
Gloria: Missa Ego flos campi (Padilla)
Gradual: Laudate Dominum (plainsong, mode iii)
Alleluia: In conspectu Angelorum (plainsong, mode iv)
Offertory: Stetit Angelus (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Offertory: Angeli, archangeli (prima pars) (Heinrich Isaac, c.1450-1517)
Sanctus & Benedictus: Missa Ego flos campi (Padilla)
Agnus Dei: Missa Ego flos campi (Padilla)
Communion: Angeli, archangeli (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: Sicut cervus (prima et secunda pares) (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Postlude: Improvisation

The St. Cecilia Student Schola

This Mass is part of the Sacra Liturgia USA 2015 conference.

Music for Trinity Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott (BWV 680) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa Saeculorum Amen (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Gregorian Mass of Trinity Sunday: Benedicta sit Sancta Trinitas
Motet at the Offertory: Tres sunt (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Motet at the Communion: O lux beata Trinitas (Robert Fayrfax, 1464,1521)
Postlude: Fugue in E-flat Major (“St. Anne”) (BWV 552/2) (Bach)

Music for Trinity Sunday
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Processional Hymn: Holy, Holy, Holy (Nicaea)
Introit: Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas (plainsong, mode viii)
Alleluia: Benedictus es, Domine (plainsong, mode viii)
Offertory: Benedictus sit Deus (plainsong, mode iii)
Hymn at the Offertory: O God, Almighty Father (Gott Vater sei gepriesen)
Motet at the Offertory: If Ye Love Me (Tallis)
Communion: Data est mihi (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Communion: Quicunque vult (The Athanasian Creed) (Tonus peregrinus)
Marian Antiphon: Salve Regina (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above

Friday, 29 May 2015, 8:00 a.m.
Music for a Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
(Missale Romanum of 2002)
Introit: The thoughts of His heart (plainsong, mode v)
Kyrie: Missa Dominator Deus (Vatican Gradual, Mass XV)
Hymn at the Offertory: Veni Creator Spiritus (plainsong, mode viii)
Sanctus: Missa Dominator Deus (Mass XV)
Agnus Dei: Mass XVIII
Communion: Unus militum (plainsong, mode vii)
Motet at the Communion: Alle psallite cum luya (Montpellier Codex, XIII C.)

The Schola of Regina Pacis Academy

Music for Pentecost (Whitsunday)
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Komm, Gott, Schöpfer, heiliger Geist (BWV 667) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Hymn at the Procession: Come Down, O Love Divine (Down Ampney)
Missa Aeterna Christi munera (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gregorian Mass of Pentecost: Spiritus Domini
Motet at the Offertory: Loquebantur variis linguis (Peter Philips, c.1560-1628)
Motet at the Communion: Jam Christus astra ascenderat (Robert Parsons, c.1530-1572)
Postlude: Choral varié sur le thème du “Veni creator” (Op. 4) (Maurice Duruflé, 1902-1986)

Music for Pentecost (Whitsunday)
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest (Lambillotte)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Sequence: Veni Sancte Spiritus (plainsong, mode i)
Alleluia: Veni Sancte Spiritus (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Confirma hoc Deus (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Offertory: Veni Creator Spiritus (plainsong, mode viii)
Communion: Factus est repente (plainsong, mode vii)
Motet at the Communion: O Lord, Give Thy Holy Spirit (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Marian antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)

Saturday, 23 May 2015, 4:00 p.m.
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Philadelphia
First Vespers of Pentecost
(Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite)
Dum complerentur & Psalm 109 (mode iii)
Spiritus Domini & Psalm 110 (mode viii)
Repleti sunt omnes & Psalm 111 (mode viii)
Fontes et omnia & Psalm 112 (mode i)
Loquebantur & Psalm 116 (mode vii)
Hymn: Veni Creator Spiritus (plainsong, mode viii)
Magnificat antiphon: Non vos relinquam (mode i)
Marian antiphon: Regina caeli, solemn tone (plainsong, mode vi)

The St. Cecilia Student Schola

Saturday, 23 May 2015, 12:00 noon
Carmelite Monastery, Philadelphia
Music for a Votive Mass of Our Lady in Paschaltide
(Missale Romanum of 2002)
Introit: Salve sancta Parens (plainsong, mode ii)
Kyrie Cum jubilo (plainsong, mode i)
Gloria: Mass for Four Voices (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Alleluia: Virga Jesse floruit (plainsong, mode viii)
Offertory: Beata es, Virgo Maria (plainsong, mode viii)
Motet at the Offertory: Sicut cervus (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Sanctus & Benedictus: Mass for Four Voices (Tallis)
Agnus Dei: Mass for Four Voices (Tallis)
Communion: Diffusa est gratia (plainsong, mode vi)
Motet at the Communion: Sitivit anima (Sicut cervus, secunda pars) (Palestrina)
Marian antiphon: Regina cæli, solemn tone (plainsong, mode vi)

The St. Cecilia Student Schola