New Year eve devotions and Mass at Midnight

Octave day of the Nativity

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

Mass II, Credo I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Before Mass, Holy hour, Benediction followed by,
• Te Deum (Simple Tone) To gain the Plenary Indulgence
• Offertory motet, A Solis ortus cardine (Lauds Hymn)
• Communion motet, Christe Redemptor omnium (Vespers Hymn)
• After Mass, Veni Creator (Hymn) To gain the Plenary Indulgence

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, solemn tone

Feast of St Thomas of Canterbury

HISTORY

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

PROPERS

English Latin Propers sheet

ORDINARY

 Missa O quam Gloriosum est regnum, by Tomás Luis de Victoria (Kyr., Glo., Cr., San., Ben., & Agn.)

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory Motet, O quam Gloriosum est regnum motet
• Communion, Ave Verum, William Byrd

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Feast of the Holy Innocents

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

Mass IV, Credo I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

The Feast of the Holy Innocents

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, simple tone

Feast of St John

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

Mass IV, Credo I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

St John

We will also sing the Hymn for Apostles in Christmas tide.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, solemn tone

Feast of St Stephen

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

Mass IV, Credo I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

Finding of the body of St. Stephen

Hymns in honour of St Stephen

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, simple tone

Christmas day, the day Mass

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 for 3 voices, William Byrd (Kyr., Glo., Cr., San., Ben., & Agn.)

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Polyphonic Propers: Introit Puer Natus in Bethlehem (Heinrich Isaac)
• Offertory Motet, Quem pastores Laudavere (Hymn / Carol)
• Communion Motet: Virgini Mariae Laudes (former sequence)
• Domine Salvum fac (François Cosset – setting for Missa Exsultate Deo (1659))

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Christmas eve and Midnight Mass

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

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

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory Motet, Veni Redemptor gentium (Office hymn for Advent / Christmas Dominican melody)
• Communion Motet: Puer natus in Bethlehem alleluia
• Procession to the crib : Adeste Fideles
• Martyrology

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Francisco Guerrero

4th Sunday of Advent

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 XVII and Credo I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

Veni, Veni Emmanuel

Jesu Dulcis Memoria

Domine Salvum Fac third melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Simple tone.

Third Sunday of Advent

Gaudete Sunday

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

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Laudate Dominum, Setting by the Parish Director of Music
• Ave Verum , Setting by the Parish Director of Music
• Veni redemptor gentium, Jacob Handl
• Dixit Maria motet, Hans Leo Hassler
• Rorate Caeli desuper chant

Domine Salvum fac (François Cosset – setting for Missa Exsultate Deo (1659))

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception

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

Mass IX and Credo I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Praeclara custos virginum, Matin Hymn for the feast of the Immaculate Conception
• Terrena cuncta jubilent Hymn composed by St. Peter Damien.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Solemn tone