HISTORY
The History of the Feast can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger. Today is also the Feast of St. Augustine, bishop and Doctor of the Church
PROPERS
The music of the Propers is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB
The Offertory for today has the first part of the text repeated in the Graduale Romanum Precatus est Moyses conspectu Domini Dei sui, et dixit: this repeat, according to some writers is to commemorate that Moses had a stutter.
ORDINARY
Asperges, Mass XI and Credo IV
MUSIC
Music for today from GABC Propers tool.
EXTRA MUSIC
The extra music at the Communion, honours the saint of the day St Augustine of Hippo.
Magne Pater Augustine, Dominican Office Hymn
HOLY Father, Saint Augustine,
Hearken to thy children’s cry;
Plead for us as now thou standest
Near the throne of God on high:
Guide thy flock O loving Shepherd,
Who to us in Christ art high.
Holy poverty’s true lover,
All Christ’s poor ones hymn thy praise,
Truth’s own champion and defender,
Loved by all who seek her ways;
Scripture’s God-enlightened teacher,
All her wealth thy pen displays.
Lighting depths obscure and hidden,
Thou dost break us heavenly bread
From the doctrine of our Saviour,
From the gracious words he said;
With the Psalm’s life-giving nectar
All who learn of thee are fed.
For the white-robed canon’s choir
Laws of wisdom thou didst frame:
Those who love thy words and keep them,
Thy sure patronage may claim;
Safe, they treat the ways of Sion,
Calling on thy worthy name.
Glory to the King of Ages;
Praise and triumph to his reign;
Let us sound our answering strain;
E’en now, ‘neath our Patron’s banner,
Citizens of heaven’s domain. Amen.
O Qui Perpetuus, Vespers hymn from the Common of Doctors (Paris Breviary of 1736)
Domine Salvum Fac first melody
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