IV Sunday after Epiphany

Feast of St. Francis de Sales

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

N.B. The music for the 3rd, 4th 5th and 6th Sundays after the Epiphany is identical. The collects and the Reading change.

ORDINARY

Asperges,  Mass XI and  Credo IV 

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory Motet: O Qui Perpetuus Nos Monitor Doces (Dominican Melody) Hymn for Doctors from the Paris breviary
• Communion motet: Alleluia dulce carmen OP, Vespers Hymn Goodbye to the Alleluia
• Communion motet: Vos Succensa Deo Splendida Lumina (Roman melody) Hymn for Doctors from the Paris breviary

Domine Salvum Fac first melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Francisco Guerrero

Third Sunday after Epiphany

Feast of St. Vincent

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

• Polyphonic Propers: Introit: Adorate Deum (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic Propers: Alleluia: Dominus regnavit (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic Propers: Offertory: Dextera Domini (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
• Polyphonic Propers: Communion: Mirabantur omnes (Heinrich Isaac) We sung this with verses from psalm 96 and the mode 1 chant of this Communion which is different from the mode 8 version found in the modern chant books.

Domine Salvum Fac first melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Simple tone

Second Sunday after Epiphany

Feast of St Paul, Confessor

HISTORY

The History of the Feast can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger. This was formerly the Feast of the Holy Name. Here is the commentary from a more recent edition,

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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, Missa Iste confessor (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina) This is a Parody Mass based on a melody of a hymn used for feasts of Confessors. (Kyr., Glo., Cr., San., Ben., & Agn.)

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory Motet, Sicut Cervus / Sitivit anima mea by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. A recording of the choir singing this piece can be found here.
• Communion Motet,  O sacrum convivium, by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
• Domine Salvum fac (François Cosset – setting for Missa Exsultate Deo (1659))

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Requiem for Pope Benedict XVI

PROPERS

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

ORDINARY

Requiem Mass chants

MUSIC

Music for today from GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

We will sing the verses of the Offertory

and Psalm verses at Communion

Feast of the Holy Family

Sunday within the Octave of the Epiphany

HISTORY

The History of the Feast and commentary for the Sunday within the ocatve can be found here, Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger. Below can be found the commentary for the Feast of the Holy Family.

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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

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory Motet, O Gente Felix, Ambrosian melody
• Communion Motet,  O lux beata Caelitum, Dominican melody
• https://societyofstbede.wordpress.com/2015/01/11/the-feast-of-the-holy-family/

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, simple tone

Feast of the Epiphany

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

• Offertory Motet, O sola magnarium Lauds Hymn (1891 melody)
• Communion Motet,  Illuminans altissime (Ambrosian Vespers Hymn)

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, solemn tone

Vigil of the Epiphany

With blessing of Epiphany water

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, Credo I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory motet, Illuminans altissime (Ambrosian Vespers Hymn)
• Communion motet, A Patre Unigentitus (Dominican Lauds Hymn)
• After Mass, Blessing of Epiphany Water, or Booklet with music, more on the blessing here, This blessing of Holy water begins with the Litany of the Saints, followed by Psalms 28, 45 and 146. An Exorcism followed by an Antiphon then the Benedictus or Magnificat, the water and salt is then blessed. The Rite ends with the singing of the Te Deum, with a final prayer.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, solemn tone

Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus

HISTORY

The History of the Feast can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger. N.B. This feast was formerly celebrated on the 2nd Sunday after Epiphany.

PROPERS

The Propers can be found here, English / Latin UVOC propers sheet

ORDINARY

Mass II, Credo I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory Motet, Jesu Dulcis Memoria, Office Hymn Dominican melody.
• Communion Motet, Lauda Sion Salvatoris, Prose Sequence for the Feast of the Holy Name.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, solemn tone

New Years day, Octave day of Christmas

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, Byrd 4 part (Kyr., Glo., San., Ben., & Agn.) and Credo I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Polyphonic Propers: Introit Puer Natus in Bethlehem (Heinrich Isaac)
• Offertory motet, Veni redemptor gentium, Jacob Handl
• Veni Creator (Hymn) To gain the Plenary Indulgence
• Polyphonic Propers: Communion Viderunt omnes (Heinrich Isaac) TBC
• Communion motet, Personent hodie (Gustav Holst)
• Domine Salvum Fac, from a Jacobite Manuscript c.1740.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Francisco Guerrero