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

Monday, December 25, 2017

Line-up for SUN 31 DEC: SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS (and Daily Mass Feasts starting Tue 26 Dec)

Before getting to upcoming music, let me first thank all those who showed up back-to-back for Midnight Mass and 10am Christmas. Both went very well, I think; I was especially impressed with how good the Propers sounded with the organ and greater numbers. We and the 9am choir may have radically different musical tastes, but I think they are to be commended for stepping up and venturing into the wonderful world of the Church's rich treasury of Gregorian chant.

Practice as usual tomorrow night, 5:30pm Tuesday 26 December, mainly focusing on next Sunday, including the indulgenced Te Deum -- but before that there is 6:30am tomorrow morning, the Feast of St. Stephen the First Martyr [GDOC]. And the evening practice will include the 27th, St. John [GDOC], and the 28th, the Holy Innocents [GDOC]. However, in trying to nail down the correct Propers for the rest of the week, it seems that the Octave of Christmas is not of the same rank as the Octave of Easter. At this point I'm not even certain that those days -- Friday and Saturday -- which are not otherwise feasts, call for the Schola's appearance at 6:30 Mass. I will consult with the priests and plan accordingly. Whether those days are "chant days," the next Monday 01 January is -- the Octave Day of Christmas is also the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God [GDOC].

Final notes:
  1. As I mentioned, I'm giving us a break from the full Introits, at least for most Sundays.
  2. The Gloria is back each Sunday, for a few weeks at least (until Septuagesima).
Line-up for the Sunday within the Octave of Christmas
  • Mass Propers [PDF]
  • Hymn after Offertory: Resonet in Laudibus [PDF -- VIDEO]
  • Hymn after Communion: Corde Natus ex Parentis [PDF -- VIDEO]
* Placement uncertain: Te Deum [PDF - VIDEO] -- Note that the score shown in the video does not match the tune being chanted.

Mass Setting for Advent-Epiphanytide: Mass XII Pater Cuncta
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Monday, December 18, 2017

LATE DECEMBER: Midnight Mass, Christmas Day, etc.

Upcoming practices and events:
  • TUE 19 DEC 5:30pm as usual: Practice with Roxanne, mainly Midnight Mass, but also a quick look at Christmas Day. Note that I have backed down the Propers for Christmas Day to the psalm-toned versions.
  • THU 21 DEC 6:30pm (if that changes I'll let you all know): Practice with the 09:00 choir. This is the BIG Midnight Mass practice. If you are planning to sing at Midnight Mass, PLEASE be there; if you can't be there, please let me know beforehand so that I will have an answer when asked.
  • SUN 24 DEC 11:15pm: Pre-Midnight Mass caroling begins. I'm sure we will discuss what time we need to be in the choir loft on Thursday night. My guess is, no later than 11pm. [line-up below]
  • MIDNIGHT MASS. [line-up below]
  • MON 25 DEC 10:00am: Christmas Day Mass. [line-up below]
  • TUE 26 DEC 6:30am: Feast of St. Stephen [LINK: gdoc]
  • TUE 26 DEC 5:30pm: PRACTICE
  • 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. This will be back to a more or less normal TLM, except we will include the Te Deum [PDF - Video] because of the Plenary Indulgence it carries for recitation in public on the last day of the year [line-up TBA] (Note: in the linked video of the Te Deum, the tune is what we will be doing, but the music score shown is incorrect)
  • MON 01 JAN 6:30am: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God [gdoc to be posted]
  • ...
  • WED 10 JAN 6pm: Basilican Feast Day Mass and Parish Supper .... [line-up TBA]
Specific line-ups...

Pre-Midnight Mass Caroling
  • It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Worship #419) -- all
  • Resonet in Laudibus (sheet - PDF) -- Schola (plus whomever)
  • Instrumental
  • God's Beloved One (program) -- 9am choir (we will join in on this one off the congregational version provided in the program)
  • Angels We Have Heard on High (Worship #417) -- all
  • Corde Natus ex Parentis (sheet - PDF)-- Schola (plus whomever)
  • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Worship #414) -- all
  • Instrumental
  • Wood of the Cradle  (program) -- 9am choir (we will join in on this one off the congregational version provided in the program)
  • Cantique de Noel (sheet) -- all
Midnight Mass
  • Entrance Hymn: Adeste Fideles (Worship #426)
  • Introit: Dominus dixit [Propers sheet: PDF - Video - mp3]
  • Gloria VIII [PDF - mp3]
  • Responsorial Psalm (since we will just join in on the short antiphon which we proved last week we could do without music, we'll just do it that way; the words will be on the program for Midnight Mass)
  • Alleluia (same as for the Responsorial Psalm)
  • Offertory Hymn: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (sheet)
  • Sanctus (the simplest one that we all know by heart)
  • Memorial Acclamation -- Mortem tuum (will be printed in the program)
  • Our Father (the one we know)
  • Agnus Dei (the simplest one that we all know by heart)
  • Communio: In splendoribus [Propers sheet: PDF - Video - mp3]
  • Communion Hymns:
    • Of the Father's Love Begotten (Worship #415)
    • Silent Night (Worship #413)
  • Postlude: Joy to the World (Worship #424)
Christmas Day 10am
  • Prelude/Entrance Hymn: Adeste Fideles (Worship #426)
  • Introit: Puer natus psalm-toned [Propers sheet: PDF]
    • Asperges ????
  • Kyrie (the simplest one that we all know)
  • Gloria VIII [PDF - mp3]
  • Responsorial Psalm and Alleluia (sheet)
  • Offertorio: Tui sunt caeli psalm-toned [Propers sheet: PDF]
  • Offertory Hymn: Resonet in Laudibus  [sheet - PDF]
    • Incensation -- Psalm 140 Incensum Mode 8 (sheet) ????
  • Sanctus (the simplest one that we all know by heart)
  • Our Father (the one we know)
  • Agnus Dei (the simplest one that we all know by heart)
  • Communio: Viderunt omnes [Propers sheet: PDF]
  • Communion Hymn:
    • Of the Father's Love Begotten (Worship #415) -- Depending on numbers, we may follow it with the Latin Corde Natus ex Parentis, so bring that sheet as well
  • Postlude: Joy to the World (Worship #424) 

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Monday, December 11, 2017

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]
  • Hymn after Offertory: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel [PDF]
  • Hymn after Communion: Rorate Caeli Desuper [PDF -- Video]
Mass Setting for Advent-Christmas: Mass XII Pater Cuncta
For Christmas Midnight Mass (Novus Ordo)
For Christmas Day 10am (Novus Ordo)
  • General Line-up [gdoc]
  • Mass Propers [PDF]
    • 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....



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Monday, November 27, 2017

Line-up for SUN 03 AND 10 DEC: FIRST AND SECOND SUNDAYS IN ADVENT (plus upcoming Daily Mass Feasts and some Christmas music)

Thank you all for stepping up during last night's Novus Ordo Christ the King Mass -- and thanks especially for Fr. John O'Brien from St. Anthony of Padua Church for stepping in for Fr. Blake with a wonderful "High" Novus Ordo celebration.

Chris Maples, M.C.;
Fr. John O'Brien; 
and some other guy....
Following is the line-up for tomorrow night's practice, which will likely be long. Our practice next week (05 Dec) will be bumped by Lessons and Carols, and with the Holiday Crazy upon us I'm not counting on being able to get in a practice at all next week. I therefore plan to get through two week's worth of material ... and it's a big two weeks:

For Sun 03 Dec: FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT
Mass Setting for Advent-Christmas: Mass XII Pater Cuncta
For Sun 10 Dec: SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT
For both weeks
  • Hymn after Offertory: Veni, Veni, Emmanuel [PDF]
  • Hymn after Communion: Creator Alme Siderum [PDF -- Video] *
  • Postlude: Antiphona ad Michaelem Archangelum [PDF -- mp3]
Upcoming Daily Mass Feasts
  • Thu 30 Nov: St. Andrew [gdoc]
  • Fri 08 Dec: Immaculate Conception [gdoc] *
  • Tue 12 Dec: Our Lady of Guadalupe [gdoc]
    • Hymn to Our Lady of Guadalupe [PDF -- Video] *
For Christmas Midnight Mass
Yes. Really. The priority will be the starred items, but if we can get to any of the rest, that will be great. (I'll bring copies for everything new.)

Now, if I can just get rid of this cold that won't quite come, won't quite go....

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Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Line-up for SUN 26 NOV: NOVUS ORDO CHRIST THE KING (plus the Advent Mass Setting and a new setting of Psalm 140 Incensum)

As you may have gathered Sunday night, Fr. Blake will be out of town this coming weekend. Fr. O'Brien from St. Anthony's will cover the 5pm Sunday Mass, which will be Novus Ordo. We therefore have a somewhat different music line-up than we had counted on. However, since the last Sunday in November per the New Calendar is the Feast of Christ the King, which we celebrated under the Old Calendar a few weeks ago on the last Sunday in October, our practice Tuesday night, 21 November, remains cancelled. Most importantly, the full Gregorian chant Introit for Christ the King turns out to be the same for TLM and Novus Ordo, so we just did it and should be able to handle it.

 It would be good, however, if you take a few minutes and just look over the music -- for this coming Sunday, the Advent Mass Setting, and the new setting of Psalm 140 Incensum we looked at last week. We'll practice as usual on Tuesday 28 November, 5:30pm in the Basilica.

I will have copies of the Mass Propers and the hymn, Aeterne Rex Altissime when we assemble before Mass Sunday, but please bring your Mass VIII Mass Parts as well as the "old" setting of Psalm 140 Incensum we have been using.

Here is the line-up:

For Sun 26 Nov: Novus Ordo Christ the King
  • Mass Propers [PDF] 
  • Mass Parts: Mass VIII -- De Angelis
  • After Offertory: Psalm 140 Incensum (Mode 1) [PDF]
  • Hymn after Communion: Aeterne Rex Altissime [PDF]
    • Postlude: Antiphona ad Sanctum Michaelem [PDF -- mp3]
    Upcoming Daily Mass Feasts
    • Thu 30 Nov: St. Andrew [to be posted]
    • Fri 08 Dec: Immaculate Conception [to be posted]
    • Tue 12 Dec: Our Lady of Guadalupe [to be posted]
    Mass Setting for Advent-Christmas: Mass XII Pater Cuncta
    The Asperges Rite
    New Setting of Psalm 140 Incensum (Mode 8) [PDF]

    Next Week Preview
    • Sun 03 Dec: 1st Sunday of Advent Introit [PDF -- Video -- mp3]
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    Monday, November 13, 2017

    Line-up for SUN 19 NOV: 23rd-+1 SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (plus the Advent Mass Setting and a new setting of Psalm 140 Incensum)

    See explanation for "23rd-+1" last week.

    Practice 5:30pm Tuesday 14 November. We'll work on the Introit some more, keep brushing up on Mass XII and learning the Asperges, which current plans have beginning on the First Sunday of Advent. There are no Daily Mass Feasts until 30 Nov, but I have a new Mode 8 arrangement of the Psalm 140 Incensum that I'd like to try out. We'll also talk about whether we will practice next Tuesday during Thanksgiving week.

    For Sun 19 Nov: 23rd-+1 Sunday
    • Mass Propers [PDF] 
    • Mass Parts: Mass VIII -- De Angelis
    • After Offertory: Psalm 140 Incensum [PDF]
    • After Communion: Languentibus in Purgatorio [PDF]
      • Postlude: Antiphona ad Sanctum Michaelem [PDF -- mp3]
      Upcoming Daily Mass Feasts
      • Thu 30 Nov: St. Andrew [to be posted]
      Mass Setting for Advent-Christmas: Mass XII Pater Cuncta
      The Asperges Rite
      New Setting of Psalm 140 Incensum [PDF]

      Next Week Preview
      • Sun 26 Nov: 24th Sunday Introit [Same Propers as Above]
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      Monday, November 06, 2017

      Line-up for SUN 12 NOV: 23rd SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST (plus upcoming Daily Mass Feasts, a preview of the 23+nth Sunday's Introit -- and It's Time to Start Prepping for Advent)

      Why "23+nth Sunday"? Because the number of Sundays after Pentecost are liturgically set at 24, yet in reality vary anywhere from 24 to 28, yet the last Sunday is always celebrated as the 24th, those in-between are supernumeraries. In practice, the Propers are repeats of the 23rd Sunday while other parts of the Mass are repeats from earlier in the liturgical year, from the period after Epiphany which varies in length inversely to that after Pentecost.

      Before I get the practice line-up, I'd like to quote something I put up on Facebook: "I'd like to thank the members of the Schola in attendance Thursday night for the All Souls Day Vespers service and Blessing of the Graves. Especially I thank Roxanne for joining both with organ accompaniment as well as vocally and Tommy for supporting the congregations singing from downstairs. The overall effect was quite moving and well received by all. You all are the best." I mean that.

       Practice 5:30pm Tuesday 07 November, back at the Basilica. The bad news is the Introit is rather complex; the good news is we get to use it for a couple of weeks. It's also time to start brushing up on Mass XII, as well as learning the Asperges, which current plans have beginning on the First Sunday of Advent. And Thursday is the Feast of the Dedication of St. John Lateran. Probably another busy practice....

      For Sun 12 Nov: 23rd Sunday
      • Mass Propers [PDF] 
      • Mass Parts: Mass VIII -- De Angelis
      • After Offertory: Psalm 140 Incensum [PDF]
      • After Communion: Languentibus in Purgatorio [PDF]
      • Postlude: Antiphona ad Sanctum Michaelem [PDF -- mp3]
      Upcoming Daily Mass Feasts
      • Thu 09 Nov: Dedication of St. John Lateran [gdoc]
      Mass Setting for Advent-Christmas: Mass XII Pater Cuncta
      The Asperges Rite
      Next Week Preview
      • Sun 19 Nov: 23+nth Sunday Introit [Same Propers as Above]
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