Line-up for SUN 17 DEC: GAUDETE/THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT (plus Christmas)

We practice as usual Tues night 12 Dec, 5:30pm, hopefully with Roxanne to accompany us as we dive into the music for Midnight Mass.

Plus, we also have next Sunday and the 10am Christmas Day Mass to start looking at.

First things first:

For Sun 17 Dec: 3rd Sunday in Advent, "Gaudete" Sunday

• Mass Propers [PDF]
• Full Introit [Video -- mp3]
• Hymn after Offertory: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel [PDF]
• Hymn after Communion: Rorate Caeli Desuper [PDF -- Video]

Mass Setting for Advent-Christmas: Mass XII Pater Cuncta

• Asperges Me [PDF -- Video -- mp3]
• Kyrie XII [PDF -- Video -- mp3]
• Credo III [PDF -- mp3]
• Psalm 140 Incensum in Mode 8  [PDF]
• Sanctus XII [PDF -- Video -- mp3]
• Agnus Dei XII [PDF -- Video -- mp3]
• Postlude: Antiphona ad Michaelem Archangelum [PDF -- mp3]

For Christmas Midnight Mass (Novus Ordo)

• Introit and Communio
• Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
• Corde Natus ex Parentis
• Resonet in Laudibus
• Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) [Video of first verse in French] [Interactive and clearly pronounced first verse in French]

For Christmas Day 10am (Novus Ordo)

• General Line-up [gdoc]
• Mass Propers [PDF]
• Full Introit [Video -- mp3]
• Full Communio [mp3]
• Gloria VIII [PDF -- mp3]
• Responsorial Psalm and Alleluia [gdoc]

And then it doesn't let up for those able and willing....

The Octave of Christmas (Novus Ordo except as noted)

• Tue 26 Dec 6:30am: Feast of St. Stephen [gdoc to be posted]
• Wed 27 Dec 6:30am: Feast of St. John [gdoc to be posted]
• Thu 28 Dec 6:30am: Feast of the Holy Innocents [gdoc to be posted]
• Fri 29 Dec 6:30am: 5th Day in the Octave of Christmas [gdoc to be posted]
• Sat 30 Dec 8am: 6th Day in the Octave of Christmas [gdoc to be posted]
• Sun 31 Dec 5pm TLM: Sunday in the Octave of Christmas [to be posted]
• Mon 01 Jan 6:30am: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God [gdoc to be posted]

We'll take 'em one at a time....