First Sunday of Lent

Quadragesima 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, Mass XVII, Credo II

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory motet, Emendemus in melius, Matins Responsory for Lent I & Distribution of Ashes on Ash Wednesday. William Byrd
• Communion Hymn, Exite Sion filiae, Vespers Hymn for the Feast of the Crown of Thorns
• Communion Hymn, Ex More Docti Mystico, Ambrosian vespers hymn

1st Sunday of Lent

The Season of Lent

Domine Salvum Fac third melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Ave Regina Cælórum, Simple tone

Ash Wednesday

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 XVIII

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Attende Domine

MARIAN ANTHEM

Ave Regina Cælórum, Simple tone

Quinquagesima 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,  Kyrie X ad lib, Mass XI and Credo I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Polyphonic Propers: Introit: Esto Mihi (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic Propers: Tract: Jubilate Domino (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic Propers: Offertory: Benedictus es Domine (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
• Polyphonic Propers: Communion: Manducaverunt (Heinrich Isaac) We sung this with Psalm verses

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

MARIAN ANTHEM

 Ave Regina Cælórum, Pierre de la Rue

Important Prayer request

 Appeal for prayers and penances

for the Liberty of the Traditional Mass in Lent

From Una Voce International and others
Una Voce International and other organisations, groups and individuals concerned with the Traditional Latin Mass would like to appeal to all Catholics of good will to offer prayers and penances during the season of Lent, particularly for the intention: the liberty of the Traditional Mass.

We do not know how credible rumours of further documents from the Holy See on this subject may be, but the rumours themselves point to a situation of doubt, conflict, and apprehension, which is severely harmful to the mission of the Church. We appeal to our Lord, through His Blessed Mother, to restore to all Catholics the right and opportunity to worship according to the Church’s own venerable liturgical traditions, in perfect unity with the Holy Father and the bishops of the whole Church.

Una Voce International (Foederatio Internationalis Una Voce, FIUV,) https://fiuv.org

This initiative has the support of The Remnant newspaper, Preserve the Latin Mass, the many member associations of Una Voce International, and others.

Sexagesima Sunday

The seven Holy founders of the order of Servites

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,  Kyrie X ad lib, Mass XI and Credo I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory Motet: Dies Absoluti Praetereunt Vespers Hymn for Sexagesima. Translation here,
• Communion motet: Marentes oculi, spargite lacrimas, (Vespers Hymn for the Feast of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ)

Domine Salvum Fac first melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

 Ave Regina Cælórum, Simple tone

Septuagesima Sunday

Feast of St Agatha

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 I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory Motet: Media Vita (X c. Responsory)
• Communion motet: O salutaris Hostia (Hymn)
• Communion motet: Aspice ut Verbum (Vespers Hymn for the Feast of the Agony in the Garden)

Domine Salvum Fac first melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

 Ave Regina Cælórum, Simple tone

Eve of Septuagesima

Good bye to the Alleluia

HISTORY

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

MUSIC

At the end of Mass we processed out to the garden where we buried the Alleluia. Here is the Hymn we sang,

Eve of Septuagesima

Candlemas

Feast of the Presentation with Procession and Blessing of Candles

HISTORY

The History of the Feast can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger. A Latin / English propers sheet for the Blessing of Candles from the St. Andrew Daily Missal can be found here.

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

• Offertory Motet: Adorna, Sion, Thalamum, Hymn from the Liber Hymnarius (Modern text)
• Communion motet: “The Ancient Liturgies contain but few Hymns on the Purification of the Blessed Virgin. One of these is the composition of St Paulinus, the Patriarch of Aquileia” Postquam Puellae, set to a Monastic Melody.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, solemn tone