Feast of Christ the King

HISTORY

The History for this feast can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger.

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PROPERS

The music of the Propers is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

ORDINARY

Asperges, Mass XI, Credo I

Our Children’s choir will sing the Ordinary and the Psalm verse for the Introit today. They also sang the Ave Maria at Communion and Salve Regina at the end of Mass.

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

Christus Vincit from the Worcester Antiphonal

We will sing the setting of Psalm 92 Dominus regnavit by Josquin des Prez, this will be split with the first half being sung at the Offertory and the second half at Communion.

Ave Maria chant setting of the prayer.

Te Saeculorum Principem, Vespers hymn for the Feast of Christ the King. A translation of this hymn can be found in the Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger above, or in the ‘Hymns of the Breviary and Missal‘ (revised edition 1952) by Dom Matthew Britt.

Domine Salvum Fac, from a Jacobite Manuscript c.1740.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Simple Salve Regina

St Raphael

HISTORY

The History of the Feast can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger.

PROPERS

Music for the Propers, explanations of the chants in ‘The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB’ can be found here, Introit, Offertory and Communion.

ORDINARY

Missa super Dixit Maria, by Hans Leo Hassler (Kyr., Glo., Cr., San., Ben., & Agn.)

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

St. Raphael Archangel

For another time, In conspectu Angelorum (Francisco Guerrero)

MARIAN ANTHEM

Salve Regina, 4 part Palestrina Setting

20th Sunday after Pentecost

Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer

HISTORY

The History of the Feast can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger.

PROPERS

The music of the Propers is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

ORDINARY

Asperges, Mass XI and  Credo IV

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

Hymns for the Feast of the Holy Redeemer, in some places celebrated on October 23rd.

Domine Salvum Fac first melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Salve Regina, Simple tone

Dedication of Southwark Cathedral

HISTORY

The History of the Feast of the Dedication of a church can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger. Southwark Cathedral was originally consecrated by Bishop John Butt (20 April 1826 – 1 November 1899) in 1894. The Feast of the Dedication was appointed to be celebrated on the Third Sunday of October, rather than the day of the actual dedication. More on the the cathedral and the archdiocese can be found in A History of the Diocese of Southwark by Fr. Michael Clifton R.I.P.

PROPERS

The music of the Propers is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

We will be singing the Heinrich Isaac settings from the Choralis Constantinus of the Introit: Terribilis est locus iste and the Communion: Domus mea, we would like to thank C. Cooze for producing these modern settings for us from the 500 year old original part books. We also sang Anton Bruckner‘s setting of the Gradual: Locus iste with the verse sung to chant, we will also sing the Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina setting of the Offertory: Domine Deus in simplicitate.

A recording on a mobile phone of the Introit: Terribilis est can be found here,

ORDINARY

Asperges, Mass II, Credo I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

We will also sing one of the Office Hymns for the Feast of the Dedication of a Church. We used the Dominican melody, and older latin text.

Domine Salvum Fac, from a Jacobite Manuscript c.1740.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Simple Salve Regina

18th Sunday after Pentecost

Feast of St. John Henry Newman

HISTORY

The History of the Feast can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger.

PROPERS

The music of the Propers is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

ORDINARY

Asperges, Missa Iste confessor (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina) This is a Parody Mass based on a melody of a hymn used for feasts of Confessors. This Mass was chosen for today in honour of St. John Henry Newman. (Kyr., Glo., Cr., San., Ben., & Agn.)

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

Laudate Dominum, from the Vespers setting (Vesperae solennes de confessore) by Mozart.

Ave Verum, setting by Josquin des Prez

Iste Confessor, hymn for confessors, this melody is the one elaborated on by Palestrina in the Missa Iste Confessor.

Domine Salvum Fac, 4 voice Faux-bourdons from the use of the Church of Paris 1739

MARIAN ANTHEM

Solemn Salve Regina

Feast of the Most Holy Rosary

HISTORY

The History of the Feast can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger.

PROPERS

The music of the Propers is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

ORDINARY

Asperges, Mass IX and Credo I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

Ave Maria setting by Robert Parsons more about Robert Parsons here,

The Hymn Quem terra pontus and the Hymn O gloriosa Domina settings by William Byrd.

Domine Salvum fac

The Feast of the Holy Rosary

MARIAN ANTHEM

Salve Regina, Solemn tone