Third Sunday after Easter

St Catherine of Sienna

HISTORY

A commentary on the History of the Sunday and the Season in general can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger. Today was formerly the Patronage of St. Joseph.

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

Vidi Aquam, Mass I, & 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 the Sunday GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Polyphonic Propers: Introit Jubilate Deo (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic Propers: Alleluia mode 2 only verse sung to chant (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic Propers: Offertory: Lauda anima mea (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
• Polyphonic Propers: Communion Modicum et non videbitis me (Heinrich Isaac)
• Domine Salvum Fac second melody

St. George

MARIAN ANTHEM

Regina coeli Simple tone

Feast of St George

Patron of England and Titular of the Cathedral (Second Sunday after Easter)

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. Latin / English Propers Booklet.

Commentary on the Second Sunday After Easter, Good Shepherd Sunday

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

Vidi Aquam, Missa brevis in F (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina) (Kyr., Glo., 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 the Feast GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Processional Hymn: Salve Festa Georgi
• Offertory motet: O quam Gloriosum est regnum motet by Tomás Luis de Victoria
• Communion motet: Deus tuorum militum by Tomás Luis de Victoria
• Prayer for the King: Domine Salvum Fac, from a Jacobite Manuscript c.1740.

St. George

MARIAN ANTHEM

Regina caeli, (Franz Xaver Witt)

Low 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

Vidi Aquam, Mass I, & 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 the Sunday GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory motet: Chorus Novae Hierusalem, Fulbert of Chartres, used in the ancient Roman French Liturgy
• Communion motet: Dic Sepulchri Gloriosi, Office Hymn of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre\
• Domine Salvum Fac second melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Regina coeli Solemn tone

Easter 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. Commentary on Easter Sunday morning,  commentary on the Mass. 

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

Vidi Aquam, Missa O quam Gloriosum est regnum, by Tomás Luis de Victoria (Kyr., Glo., 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 the Sunday GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Processional Hymn, Salve Festa Dies
• Offertory motet: O filli et Filliae with Polyphonic chorus
• Communion motet: Hic est dies, Hymn for the Mozarabic and Ambrosian Offices for Lauds and Vespers on Easter Sunday. The melody of this hymn is the one to which the Veni Creator Spiritus, written several centuries later, is sung.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Regina coeli (João Baptista Lehman)

Holy Saturday

Vigil of Easter

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 day, link to the commentary on the Morning service, Blessing of the new fire, The Prophecies, Blessing of the Font, the Litany 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

Byrd 4 part Mass G, S, & B only. N.B. No K, C or S

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 the vigil GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Sicut Cervus / Sitivit anima mea by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. A recording of the choir singing this piece can be found here.
• Kyrie I ad lib (the longest chant Kyrie)
• Offertory, Christus Resurgens Commentary on this ancient responsory is found in the Liturgical year
• Communion motet: Jesu decus… Dominican melody
• Communion motet: O Salutaris Hostia, Pierre de la Rue

MARIAN ANTHEM

Regina caeli, (Franz Xaver Witt)

Holy Saturday Tenebrae

Traditionally Tenebrae was an anticipated night Office.

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. 

English / Latin text and commentary from the Liturgical year.

PROPERS

Recordings of the music are linked from this site music of the Propers with a commentary and suggestions for choir directors and singers.

Notated Lessons

Activities for Children

Good Friday

Morning service and Mass of the Presanctified

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. 

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.

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 today GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Polyphonic Crux fidelis SATB.SSTA, alternated with chant (older words)
• Vexilla Regis (older words)
• O caput cruentatum, with 5 verses Composer: Hans Leo Hassler Arr.: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Stabat Mater,  setting by Gregor Aichinger.
• Vespers sung Recto tono

Maundy Thursday Mass

With procession to the altar of repose

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. 

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

Mass for 3 voices, William Byrd (Kyr., Glo., 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 Feast GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Polyphonic Propers: Introit Nos autem gloriari (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic Propers: Gradual Christus factus est (Felice Anerio)
• Polyphonic Propers: Offertory: Dextera Domini (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
• Communion Motet: O Sacrum Convivium, Kevin Allen
• Communion Motet: Ave Verum, William Byrd.
• Pange Lingua gloriosi, Mis. atrib. Palestrina
• Vespers sung Recto tono

Maundy Thursday Tenebrae

Traditionally Tenebrae was an anticipated night Office, and is the beginning of the Triddum.

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. 

English / Latin text and commentary from the Liturgical year.

PROPERS

Recordings of the music are linked from this site music of the Propers with a commentary and suggestions for choir directors and singers.

Notated Lessons

Activities for Children