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

Monday, January 29, 2018

Line-up for SUN 04 FEB: SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY

Mass Setting for Septuagesima-Lent: Mass XI Orbis Factor (see links at right)

Mass Propers: Sexagesima Sunday [SCORE]
  • Practice [VIDEO] for the Full Gregorian Introit
February is the Month of the Holy Family -- Hymn*: O Lux Beata Caelitum [SCORE - ORGAN p1 p2 - VIDEO]

*When we have an organist, this may be an instrumental.

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Friday 02 February: Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) [LINK]

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Monday, January 22, 2018

Line-up for SUN 28 JAN: SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY

Mass Setting for Septuagesima-Lent: Mass XI Orbis Factor (see links at right)
Mass Propers: Septuagesima Sunday [SCORE]
Hymn after Communion* for January: Jesu Dulcis Memoria [SCORE - ORGAN p1 p2 - VIDEO]

*If we have an organist, this will be an instrumental.
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Monday, January 15, 2018

Line-up for SUN 21 JAN: THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY

Mass Setting for Advent-Epiphanytide: Mass XII Pater Cuncta (see links at right)
Mass Propers: Third Sunday after Epiphany [SCORE]
Hymn after Communion for January: Jesu Dulcis Memoria [SCORE - ORGAN p1 p2 - VIDEO] (unless we have an organist)

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Monday, January 08, 2018

Line-up for SUN 14 JAN: SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY (plus Wed 10 Jan Basilification Anniversary)

Mass Setting for Advent-Epiphanytide: Mass XII Pater Cuncta (see links at right)
Mass Propers: Second Sunday after Epiphany [SCORE]
Other (links either below or at right)

Line-up:
  • Asperges
  • Introit (proper)
  • Kyrie XII
  • Gloria VIII
  • Gradual (proper)
  • Alleluia (proper)
  • Credo III
  • Offertorio (proper)
  • Hymn: NONE
  • Psalm 140 Incensum in Mode 8
  • Sanctus XII
  • Agnus Dei XII
  • Communio (proper)
  • Hymn: Jesu Dulcis Memoria [SCORE - ORGAN p1 p2 - VIDEO]
  • Antiphona ad Sanctum Michaelum 
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Practice Tues 09 Jan 5:30pm
We will go over the above plus:

Wed 10 Jan: Anniversary of the Elevation of the Minor Basilica
  • 6:30am: Propers and Hymn after Communion [SHEET]
  • 6pm: This will be a bit different. All choirs have been invited to join together. There will be no separate practice because most of the music will be out of the red Worship hymnal. Here is the probable line-up, which may change:
    • Entrance: O God Beyond All Praising (Worship 627)
    • Introit (as at 6:30am above, extended with verses on the back of the sheet)
    • Kyrie (follow the priest, probably the simple one)
    • Gloria: Andrews (Worship 320)
    • Responsorial Psalm (TBD)
    • Alleluia (TBD)
    • Offertory Hymn: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (Worship 614)
    • Sanctus (follow the priest, probably the simple one)
    • Our Father (follow the priest)
    • Agnus Dei (follow the priest, probably the simple one)
    • Communio (as at 6:30am)
    • Instrumental
    • Hymn after Communion: One Bread, One Body (Worship 931) or The Church's One Foundation (Worship 736)
    • Recessional Hymn: Immaculate Mary (Worship 893)
  • The 6pm Mass will be followed by a Parish Supper provided by the Traditional Latin Mass Community and the St. Vincent De Paul Society
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Thursday, January 04, 2018

Line-up for SUN 07 JAN: SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY/HOLY FAMILY (and Mon 08 Jan: Prompt Succor)

Well, this has been a week. I cancelled practice Tuesday because the cold and flu season hit me like a brickbat. I'm slowly getting better, but I've decided not to try for an alternate practice this week. Here's a simplified...

Line-up for the Feast of the Holy Family.
We're going minimalist on this. With no practice, we'll default back to just the psalm-toned Mass Parts and the Propers. If we venture a hymn, I'm thinking O Sanctissima from the red Worship hymnal.
  • Mass Propers [PDF]
Mass Setting for Advent-Epiphanytide: Mass XII Pater Cuncta
Monday is a feast day that is distinct to Louisiana, at least as a solemnity, Our Lady of Prompt Succor. Here's a link to the sheet for 6:30am Mass -- [GDOC]

Wednesday, 10 January, is the eighth anniversary of the dedication of the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Besides, 6:30am, there is also a 6pm Mass. Even though we have backed off on typically pulling double-duty on such feast days, this one is special. For us, it will be a normal Basilican Feast Day in the morning; in the evening, Fr. Blake has requested participation from all of the choirs but a fairly simple hymn line-up. I'll let you all know more details during our practice on Tuesday, 09 January. Remember, there's also a Parish Supper after this Mass.

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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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