Palm Sunday

Blessing and distribution of Palms

HISTORY

A commentary on the History of the Feast and the Season in general can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger. Commentary on the Feast, link to the commentary on the Blessing, and link to the commentary on the Mass.

English / Latin booklet including commentary from the St. Andrew daily Missal.

PROPERS

Recordings of the music are linked from this site music of the Propers with a commentary and suggestions for choir directors and singers. A more detailed history and commentary on the music for today is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB.

ORDINARY

Asperges, Mass XVII, Credo I

MUSIC

This site has the chant notation automatically set from code held in Gregobase. This online programme that will also works on phones allows you to choose from comprehensive lists what chants you want to sing and will format it all into a pdf document. You can also click on the neumes and it will play the pitches, and show the range. Here is a link for the options for this Sunday GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Pueri Hebraeorum (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina) We will sing the chant two versions first, and then alternate the polyphonic versions.
• Pueri Hebraeorum (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
• Passio secundum Joannem (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
• Offertory: First Vespers Hymn, Magnum Salutis Gaudium
• Communion: Crux fidelis compline hymn from 16th c. Salzinnes Antiphonal
• Communion: Pater, si non potest (Heinrich Isaac)

Palm Sunday

Domine Salvum Fac third melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Ave Regina Cælórum, Pierre de la Rue

Passion Sunday

HISTORY

A commentary on the History of the Feast and the Season in general can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger.

PROPERS

Recordings of the music are linked from this site music of the Propers with a commentary and suggestions for choir directors and singers. A more detailed history and commentary on the music for today is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB.

ORDINARY

Asperges, Mass XVII, Credo II

MUSIC

This site has the chant notation automatically set from code held in Gregobase. This online programme that will also works on phones allows you to choose from comprehensive lists what chants you want to sing and will format it all into a pdf document. You can also click on the neumes and it will play the pitches, and show the range. Here is a link for the options for this Sunday GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Verses at the Introit from Versus Psalmorum et Canticorum (psalm verses for introits and communion antiphons)
• Offertory : Rex Christe factor Omnia Office Hymn from the ancient Roman French Missals. Translation.
• Communion : Hymnum Dicamus Domino, This Hymn is attributed to St. Ambrose, it was used as a Hymn for Passion Sunday and also as the Vespers and Lauds Hymn for Feasts of the Holy Cross.
• Translation from ‘Early Christian hymns II, Donahoe, 1911’.

Domine Salvum Fac third melody

Passion Sunday

MARIAN ANTHEM

Ave Regina Cælórum, Simple tone

Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

HISTORY

A commentary on the History of this Feast can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger. Commentary on the Mass here,

PROPERS

Recordings of the music on youtube are linked from this site, music of the Propers with a commentary and suggestions for choir directors and singers. A more detailed history and commentary on the music for today is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

ORDINARY

Mass IX, Credo I

MUSIC

This site has the chant notation automatically set from code held in Gregobase. This online programme that will also works on phones allows you to choose from comprehensive lists what chants you want to sing and will format it all into a pdf document. You can also click on the neumes and it will play the pitches, and show the range. Here is a link for the options for this Feast GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory Motet: Dixit Maria motet, Hans Leo Hassler
• Communion motet:  O gloriosa Domina setting by William Byrd.
• After Mass and before Benediction : Mittit ad Virginem, former sequence composed by Peter Abelard (1079-1142) translation from the Liturgical year.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Ave Regina Cælórum, Solemn tone

Feast of St. Joseph

Transferred from Sunday 20th March

HISTORY

A commentary on the History of this Feast can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger.

PROPERS

Recordings of the music on youtube are linked from this site, music of the Propers with a commentary and suggestions for choir directors and singers. A more detailed history and commentary on the music for today is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

ORDINARY

Mass IV, Credo I

MUSIC

This site has the chant notation automatically set from code held in Gregobase. This online programme that will also works on phones allows you to choose from comprehensive lists what chants you want to sing and will format it all into a pdf document. You can also click on the neumes and it will play the pitches, and show the range. Here is a link for the options for this Feast GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Office hymns in honour of St. Joseph: Te Joseph celebret (Vespers Hymn) and Caelitum Joseph (Lauds Hymn)

MARIAN ANTHEM

Ave Regina Cælórum, Solemn tone

IV Sunday of Lent

Laetare Sunday and in England Mothering Sunday

HISTORY

A commentary on the History of this Sunday and the Season in general can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger.

PROPERS

Recordings of the music on youtube are linked from this site, music of the Propers. It also contains a commentary and suggestions for choir directors and singers. A more detailed history and commentary on the music for today is found in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB.

ORDINARY

Asperges (ad lib. II), Missa super Dixit Maria, Hans Leo Hassler. (Kyr., Cr., San., Ben., & Agn.)

MUSIC

This site has the chant notation automatically set from code held in Gregobase. This online programme that will also works on phones allows you to choose from comprehensive lists what chants you want to sing and will format it all into a pdf document. You can also click on the neumes and it will play the pitches, and show the range. Here is a link for the options for this Sunday GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory motet: Cum esset desponsata (Heinrich Isaac) This is the third antiphon for Vespers of St. Joseph. This text is also the Gospel for the Christmas Vigil Mass. March 19th is the Feast of St. Joseph, this year transferred to Monday, and today is also Mothering Sunday.
• The Communion motet is the Gregor Aichinger setting of the Stabat Mater.
• Domine Salvum fac (François Cosset – setting for Missa Exsultate Deo (1659))

MARIAN ANTHEM

 Ave Regina Cælórum, Pierre de la Rue

Third Sunday of Lent

Feast of St Gregory the Great, Apostle of England

HISTORY

A commentary on the History of this Sunday and the Season in general can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger.

PROPERS

Recordings of the music on youtube are linked from this site, music of the Propers with a commentary and suggestions for choir directors and singers. A more detailed history and commentary on the music for today is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

ORDINARY

Asperges (ad lib. II), Mass XVII, Credo II

MUSIC

This site has the chant notation automatically set from code held in Gregobase. This online programme that will also works on phones allows you to choose from comprehensive lists what chants you want to sing and will format it all into a pdf document. You can also click on the neumes and it will play the pitches, and show the range. Here is a link for the options for this Sunday GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Polyphonic Propers: Introit: Oculi mei (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic Propers: Tract: Ad te levavi (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic Propers: Offertory: Justitiae Domini (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
• Offertory motet: Anglorum jam Apostolus, Vesper Hymn for St. Gregory
• Polyphonic Propers: Communion: Passer invenit (Heinrich Isaac)
• Communion motet: Gloriam sacrae celebremus omnes, Vespers hymn for the Feast of the Holy Shroud.

St Gregory the Great

Domine Salvum Fac third melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Ave Regina Cælórum, Simple tone

Second Sunday of Lent

HISTORY

A commentary on the History of the Feast and the Season in general can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger.

PROPERS

Recordings of the music are linked from this site music of the Propers with a commentary and suggestions for choir directors and singers. A more detailed history and commentary on the music for today is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

ORDINARY

Asperges, Mass XVII, Credo II

MUSIC

This site has the chant notation automatically set from code held in Gregobase. This online programme that will also works on phones allows you to choose from comprehensive lists what chants you want to sing and will format it all into a pdf document. You can also click on the neumes and it will play the pitches, and show the range. Here is a link for the options for this Sunday GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Salvete Clavi et Lancea, Lauds Hymn for the Feast of the Lance and the Nails
• Attende Domine
• Quaenam lingua tibi, Vespers Hymn for the Feast of the Lance and the Nails

1st Sunday of Lent

The Season of Lent

Domine Salvum Fac third melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Ave Regina Cælórum, Simple tone