Line-up for Sun 20 Aug: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

With Fr. Blake leaving on vacation today, there was quite a bit of uncertainty what the 5pm Mass on this coming Sunday would be -- TLM or Novus Ordo. On the other hand, with Tuesday being a Holy Day of Obligation with a 6pm Mass (covered by another choir since the Schola covered the 6:30am Mass), our practice was delayed until tonight. Things worked out at the last minute, however, with news that the Mass will be said by Fr. Seiler as a Novus Ordo -- but predominately in Latin much like Fr. Blake did for the month of July 2016, immediately after his appointment to the Basilica, when he was still working on learning the TLM well enough to say it with appropriate dignity. Ultimately, the difference in language between the "English Mass" and the Traditional Latin Mass is the least of the differences, it seems! In any case, I had just enough time before practice began to clear the core of the following line-up with him....

• Mass Propers in Latin (Introit, Offertory, and Communion Antiphon) [PDF]
• Responsorial Psalm and Gospel Acclamation in English [PDF]
• Mass Parts: Mass VIII De Angelis [as at right, including Gloria and Credo III]
• Incensation Psalm 140 [PDF]
• Post-Communion: Salve Regina [PDF -- Youtube]
• Postlude: Antiphona ad Sanctum Michaelem [PDF -- mp3]

I really haven't looked ahead to next week, but presumably Fr. Blake will be back with the TLM for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost.

In the meantime, come Tuesday night we will be back to our normal night for practice, and we will go over the upcoming week's daily-Mass feast day, St. Bartholomew on Thursday the 24th.

Line-up for SUN 13 AUG: TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (plus Thu 10 Aug St. Lawrence, Fri 11 Aug St. Philomena, and Tue 15 Aug Assumption)

Here’s what I’m planning on us practicing tomorrow night …

Sun 13 Aug: Tenth Sunday:

• Mass Propers, including extra verses for the Introit and the Offertory [PDF]
• Mass Parts: Mass VIII De Angelis [see at right]
• Incensation Psalm 140 REVISED [PDF] – I’ve changed the termination
• Post-Communion: Salve Regina [PDF – Youtube]

Also…

• Thu 10 Aug – 6:30 am Feast of St. Lawrence [gdoc]

• Fri 11 Aug – 6pm at St. Frances Cabrini Church in Alexandria – See last week for Propers 
• Tommy is planning to be here tomorrow night to practice with us. He’s also bringing a hymn to St Philomena that Fr. Partain has requested for a prelude.
• Let’s bring our robes with us Friday night.

• Tue 15 Aug – 6:30 am Feast of the Assumption – Holy Day of Obligation [gdoc]
• We will not be doing double-duty for this feast. The 9am choir will be handling the 6pm Mass in the evening … which of course means we will not be able to practice at 5:30pm per usual. We’ll talk about an alternate time.

Line-up for Sun 06 Aug: Feast of the Transfiguration (plus Sat 05 Aug St. Mary Major and Fri 11 Aug St. Philomena)

First, I apologize for my negligence in posting these line-ups over the past month. I have no good reason to plead, just that I didn't do it one week, then another, then another....

But, not in time for it to be seen before practice earlier this evening but for later reference, here is the line-up for next Sunday -- 06 August, therefore the Feast of the Transfiguration:

• Mass Propers, including extra verses for the Introit and the Offertory [PDF]
• Mass Parts: Mass VIII De Angelis [see previous posts]
• Hymn after Communion: Quicumque Christum [PDF - mp3]
• I'm also introducing a "Psalm for Incensing" after the Offertory, which we will go over this evening  - Psalm 140 Dirigatur oratio mea sicut incensum [PDF]

Also, please remember that this coming 8am Saturday is another Basilica Feast Day, 05 August, The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major ("Our Lady of the Snows"):

• Mass Propers [gdoc]
• Hymn after Communion: Salve Regina [PDF - Youtube] -- Hang on to it as we will use it after Communion through August starting the 13th.

Finally, on Friday 11 August, we will continue our tradition of going and singing for the special Mass for the Feast of St. Philomena at St. Frances Cabrini Church in Alexandria, 6pm. Here are the propers:

• Mass Propers
• Introit through Offertory [PDF]
• Communio [PDF]
• Mass Propers (all) [mp3]: Time-stamps --
• 00:00 Introit begins a few seconds in, during "testimonibus"
• 03:00 Gradual
• 04:00 Alleluia
• 05:05 Offertory
• 05:55 Communio -- Antiphon and verse 1 only

Line-up for 09 July: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

• Propers: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost [PDF]
• Includes verses for Incense
• Mass Parts: Mass VIII – De Angelis
• Kyrie VIII [PDF - Youtube - mp3]
• Gloria VIII [PDF – mp3]
• Credo III [PDF - mp3]
• Sanctus VIII [PDF - mp3]
• Agnus Dei VIII [PDF - mp3]
• Hymn after Communion: Festivis Resonent [PDF - mp3]
• Recessional: Antiphona ad Sanctum Michaelem [PDF - mp3]
• [Subject to change] 

REMINDER: NO PRACTICE TUESDAY NIGHT 04 JULY. We will practice instead on Thursday night the 6th, either in the Parish Hall or in the Rectory Dining Room, TBA. We will work on the new piece for July and the Most Precious Blood, Festivis Resonent; attached is a newly typeset copy. There is currently no audio or video of the chant, but I will try to rectify that in the next couple of days. [DONE - see mp3 link above.] We will also, of course, run through the rest of this coming Sunday's music.

There will be one more item of major importance Thursday night. We will discuss the changes to Vespers resulting from Fr. Stephen Soares' unexpected departure from Winnfield and our priests' taking over the responsibilities for that parish in addition to our own. Please attend if at all possible.!

By the way, very good job last night -- and this morning for the Feast of St. Thomas!

UPDATE: Since the 9am choir is not practicing this month, we will practice in the Basilica as usual Thursday night.

Line-up for 02 July: Fourth Sunday after Pentecost

• Propers: Fourth Sunday after Pentecost [PDF]
• Includes verses for Incense
• Mass Parts: Mass VIII – De Angelis
• Kyrie VIII [PDF - Youtube - mp3]
• Gloria VIII [PDF – mp3]
• Credo III [PDF - mp3]
• Sanctus VIII [PDF - mp3]
• Agnus Dei VIII [PDF - mp3]
• Hymn after Communion: Ave Verum Corpus [PDF - Youtube]
• Recessional: Antiphona ad Sanctum Michaelem [PDF - mp3]
• [Subject to change] 

REMINDER: Practice Tuesday night (the 27th). In addition to this and next week's line-up, we'll practice a new hymn I want to introduce next Sunday (09 July), devoted more specifically to the July devotional theme of the Most Precious Blood.

Also -- upcoming Daily Mass Feast Days: Thurs 29 June, Sts. Peter and Paul (Indulgenced Basilican Feast Day); Mon 03 July, St. Thomas. We'll look at both of these Tuesday night.

Line-up for 25 June: Third Sunday after Pentecost

• Propers: Third Sunday after Pentecost [PDF]
• Includes verses for Incense
• Mass Parts: Mass VIII – De Angelis
• Kyrie VIII [PDF - Youtube - mp3]
• Gloria VIII [PDF – mp3]
• Credo III [PDF - mp3]
• Sanctus VIII [PDF - mp3]
• Agnus Dei VIII [PDF - mp3]
• Hymn after Communion: Cor Jesu Amantissimum [PDF - Youtube]
• Recessional: Antiphona ad Sanctum Michaelem [PDF - mp3]
• [Subject to change] 

REMINDER: This coming Friday, 23 June, is the Feast of the Sacred Heart [PDF], and Saturday is the Feast of the Birth of St. John the Baptist [PDF]. Members of the schola will chant the antiphons and, time permitting, sing a hymn after Communion, for each.

Line-up for 18 June: Second Sunday after Pentecost - The Sunday after Corpus Christi

• Propers: Sunday after Corpus Christi [PDF]
• Includes verses for Incense
• Mass Parts: Mass VIII – De Angelis
• Kyrie VIII [PDF - Youtube - mp3]
• Gloria VIII [PDF – mp3]
• Credo III [PDF - mp3]
• Sanctus VIII [PDF - mp3]
• Agnus Dei VIII [PDF - mp3]
• Hymn after Communion: Panis Angelicus [PDF - Youtube]
• Recessional: Antiphona ad Sancte Michael [PDF - mp3]
• [Subject to change] 

REMINDER: We went over this material last week because we will have NO PRACTICE this Tuesday the 13th.