"He who sings well prays twice." (St. Augustine of Hippo) +++ "Qui cantat precatur ter." (Gregorius Spurius)

Monday, May 06, 2019

Lineup for 12 May: THE 3RD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER

The Third Sunday after Easter - 5pm Mass in the Extraordinary Form (Mass handout LINK)
Asperges: Vidi Aquam [LINK]
Mass Parts for KyrieSanctus, and Agnus Dei: Mass I Lux et Origo [LINK]
Kyrie [PRACTICE VIDEO]
Sanctus [PRACTICE VIDEO]
- Agnus Dei [PRACTICE VIDEO]
Gloria VIII [LINK]
Creed: Credo III [LINK]
Propers for 3rd Sunday after Easter [LINK
Hymn after Offertory: Ad regias Agni dapes [LINK]
Marian Antiphon: Regina Caeli [LINK]
(My current plan is to chant the Regina Caeli during the recessional through the Easter Season, but keep the Antiphona ad S. Michaelem [LINK] handy as well.)

Monday 13 May: Feast of Our Lady of Fatima (Indulgenced Basilican Feast Day) - 6:30am Ordinary Form
Lineup [LINK]
For the Offertory, we will use the full Ave Maria (Gregorian Chant Mode 1 [LINK])
Hymn: The Thirteenth of May [LINK]

Tuesday 14 May: Feast of St. Matthias -- 6:30am Ordinary Form
Lineup [LINK]

Sunday, April 28, 2019

Lineup for 05 May: THE 2ND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER

The Second Sunday after Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday - 5pm Mass in the Extraordinary Form (Mass handout LINK)
Asperges: Vidi Aquam [LINK]
Mass Parts for KyrieSanctus, and Agnus Dei: Mass I Lux et Origo [LINK]
Kyrie [PRACTICE VIDEO]
Sanctus [PRACTICE VIDEO]
- Agnus Dei [PRACTICE VIDEO]
Gloria VIII [LINK]
Creed: Credo III [LINK]
Propers for 2nd Sunday after Easter [LINK
Hymn after Offertory: Ad regias Agni dapes [LINK]
Marian Antiphon: Regina Caeli [LINK]
(My current plan is to chant the Regina Caeli during the recessional through the Easter Season, but keep the Antiphona ad S. Michaelem [LINK] handy as well.)

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Lineup for 28 April: LOW SUNDAY

LOW SUNDAY, Divine Mercy Sunday, "Quasimodo Sunday," the Octave of Easter -- 5pm Mass in the Extraordinary Form [Mass handout LINK]
Asperges: Vidi Aquam [LINK]
Mass Parts for KyrieSanctus, and Agnus Dei: Mass I Lux et Origo [LINK]
Kyrie [PRACTICE VIDEO]
Sanctus [PRACTICE VIDEO]
- Agnus Dei [PRACTICE VIDEO]
Gloria VIII [LINK]
Creed: Credo III [LINK]
Propers for Low Sunday [LINK
Hymn after Offertory: O Filii et Filiae [LINK]
Antiphon at the End of Mass: Regina Caeli [LINK]
* (My current plan is to chant the Regina Caeli during the recessional through the Easter Season, but keep the Antiphona ad S. Michaelem [LINK] handy as well.)

Note that 25 April, the Feast of St. Mark, falls during the Octave of Easter this year and so will not be celebrated in Mass. Our next Daily Mass Feast Day is Fri 03 May, Sts. Philip and James, which we'll briefly look at next week.

Monday, April 15, 2019

Lineup for EASTER TRIDUUM 2019

Tuesday 16 April is an essential practice. If you are able to be part of any of our services on Good Friday or Easter Sunday, please make every effort to be here -- 5:30pm. *** ROXANNE WILL BE WITH US TO PRACTICE FOR EASTER SUNDAY ***

Good Friday 19 April -- 3pm Commemoration of the Lord's Passion -- Ordinary Form [Service handout LINK]
Propers and Chants (Psalm-toned) [LINK]
Hymn at Communion: Crux Fidelis [LINK] -- This is a change, replacing "Sing My Tongue the Glorious Battle"
(Supplementary hymn -- have it in case we need it: Stabat Mater Dolorosa [LINK])

Also Good Friday 19 April -- 8pm Tenebrae Service
Booklets will be provided
Please bring a small flashlight or reading light
- Antiphon Christus factus est [PRACTICE VIDEO]

EASTER SUNDAY 21 April -- 5pm Mass -- Extraordinary Form [Mass handout LINK]
Asperges: Vidi Aquam [LINK]
Mass Parts for Kyrie, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei: Mass I Lux et Origo [LINK]
- Kyrie [PRACTICE VIDEO]
- Sanctus [PRACTICE VIDEO]
- Agnus Dei [PRACTICE VIDEO]
* Gloria VIII [LINK]
Creed: Credo III [LINK]
Propers for Easter Sunday (Full for Introit and Communion, others Psalm-toned) [LINK]
- Introit [PRACTICE VIDEO]
- Communion [PRACTICE VIDEO]
Hymn after Offertory: O Filii et Filiae [LINK]
Antiphona ad S. Michaelem [LINK]

Monday, April 08, 2019

Lineup for Holy Week -- Palm Sunday and Good Friday

Hope to see you all at practice Tuesday 09 April. As you can see, we've got a lot of stuff to go over!

Sunday 14 April: Palm Sunday -- 5pm Extraordinary Form [Mass handout LINK]
Blessing and Procession (Psalm-toned)[LINK]
Mass Parts: Mass XI Orbis Factor [LINK]
Creed: Credo III [LINK]
Propers for Palm Sunday (Psalm-toned) [LINK]
Hymn after Offertory: Vexilla Regis prodeunt [LINK]
Antiphona ad S. Michaelem [LINK]

*** NOTE: ROXANNE WILL BE WITH US ON EASTER SUNDAY -- SHE WILL PRACTICE WITH US ON TUESDAY 16 APRIL IN THE CHOIR LOFT -- 5:30PM ***

Friday 19 April: Good Friday -- 3pm Commemoration of the Lord's Passion - Ordinary Form
Propers and Chants (Psalm-toned) [LINK]
Hymn at Communion: Sing My Tongue the Glorious Battle [LINK]
(Supplementary hymn -- have it in case we need it: Stabat Mater Dolorosa [LINK])

Also Good Friday -- 8pm Tenebrae Service
Booklets will be provided at practice

Monday, March 18, 2019

Line-up for 24-31 MARCH - THIRD & FOURTH SUNDAYS IN LENT (etc.)

Tuesday 19 March: Solemnity of St. Joseph - 6:30am Ordinary Form
Line-up [LINK]

Sunday 24 March: Third Sunday in Lent - 5pm Extraordinary Form [Mass handout LINK]
Mass Parts: Mass XI Orbis Factor [LINK]
Creed: Credo III [LINK}
Propers for Lent 3 [LINK]
Hymn after Offertory: Psalm 37 [LINK]
Antiphona ad S. Michaelem [LINK]

Monday 25 March: Solemnity of the Annunciation - 6:30am Ordinary Form
Line-up [LINK]
Hymn: Ave Maria (Gregorian Chant Mode 1 [LINK])

NOTE: At present, I am planning to be out of town this Sunday and Mass will probably be a Low Mass, without singing. I am including this here in case something different develops.

Sunday 31 March: Fourth Sunday in Lent, "Laetare Sunday" -- 5pm Extraordinary Form [Mass handout LINK]
Mass Parts: Mass XI Orbis Factor [LINK]
Creed: Credo III [LINK}
Propers for Lent 4 [LINK]
Hymn after Offertory: Psalm 142 [LINK]
Antiphona ad S. Michaelem [LINK]

Monday, March 11, 2019

Line-up for 17-24 MARCH - SECOND & THIRD SUNDAYS IN LENT (etc.)

Hope to see you all at practice 5:30pm Tuesday - Remember, during Lent a priest will be hearing Confessions during our practice time, but we will proceed with practice as usual, just keeping any incidental conversation to a minimum (both in content and in volume).

Wednesday 13 March: Indulgenced Basilican Feast Day, Anniversary of the Election of the Current Pontiff - 6:30am Ordinary Form
Line-up [LINK]

Sunday 17 March: Second Sunday in Lent - 5pm Extraordinary Form [Mass handout LINK]
Mass Parts: Mass XI Orbis Factor [LINK]
Creed: Credo III [LINK}
Propers [LINK]
Hymn after Offertory: Psalm 31 [LINK]
Antiphona ad S. Michaelem [LINK]

Tuesday 19 March: Solemnity of St. Joseph - 6:30am Ordinary Form
Line-up [TBA]

Sunday 24 March: Third Sunday in Lent - 5pm Extraordinary Form [Mass handout LINK]
Mass Parts: Mass XI Orbis Factor [LINK]
Creed: Credo III [LINK}
Propers [LINK]
Hymn after Offertory: Psalm 37 [LINK]
Antiphona ad S. Michaelem [LINK]

Monday 25 March: Solemnity of the Annunciation - 6:30am Ordinary Form
Line-up [TBA]
Hymn: Ave Maria (Gregorian Chant Mode 1 [LINK])