Music for the Octave Day of Christmas, 1 January 2012

Music for the Feast of the Circumcision & Octave Day of Christmas
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Prélude pour la Circoncision (Charles Tournemire, 1870-1939)
Missa Puer qui natus est nobis (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Gregorian Mass of the Octave Day of Christmas: Puer natus est
Motet at the Offertory: Ante luciferum (Jacob Handl, 1550-1591)
Motet at the Communion: Christe, Redemptor omnium (Adrian Willaert, c.1490-c.1562)
Hymn at the Communion: Veni Creator Spiritus (plainsong, mode viii)
Postlude: Fantaisie et Choral pour la Circoncision (Tournemire)

Music for the Feast of St. Mary, Mother of God
(Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 p.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Sing of Mary, Pure and Lowly (Pleading Saviour)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Post partum (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Offertory: The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky (Eisenach)
Communion: Exsulta filia Sion (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Communion: Virgin-born, We Bow Before You (Mon Dieu prête-moi l’oreille)
Hymn at the Retiring Procession: Veni Creator Spiritus (plainsong, mode viii)
Organ music as above

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