SS. Peter and Paul

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, 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

Mass II, & 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 Feast GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory motet: Tu es Petrus & Ego pro te rogavi (Jacobus Clemens non Papa)
• Offertory motet: Chant option, Apostolorum Passio OR Felix per omnes Commentary here,
• Communion motet: Aurea luce (Tomás Luis de Victoria) Or Chant AureaLuce Commentary here,
• Polyphonic Propers Communion: Tu es Petrus (Communio I) (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic Propers Communion: Tu es Petrus (Communio II) (Heinrich Isaac)

St Peter’s Chains

MARIAN ANTHEM

Salve Regina, solemn tone

IV Sunday after Pentecost

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 Sunday 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

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

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:  Sancti baptistae (Heinrich Isaac) former Sequence for the Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist.
• Communion motet: Ut queant Laxis, Hymn for St. John the Baptist
• Communion motet: O sacrum convivium (Richard Farrant)
• Domine Salvum fac (François Cosset – setting for Missa Exsultate Deo (1659))

MARIAN ANTHEM

Salve Regina, 4 part Palestrina Setting

External Solemnity of the Sacred Heart

Commemoration of the third Sunday after Pentecost

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, commentary on the Sunday Mass.

UVOC style Propers sheet (Gueranger has one of the two earlier Mass texts for this Feast)

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 XIV, & Credo IV.

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:  Cor arca legem continens Lauds Hymn
• Communion motet:  Auctor beate saeculi Vespers Hymn
• Domine Salvum Fac first melody.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Salve Regina, solemn tone

Sunday within the Octave of Corpus Christi

Second Sunday after Pentecost

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, 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

Asperges, Mass XIV, & Credo IV.

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:  Sacris Solemnis Office Hymn for Corpus Christi
• Communion motet:  Homo Quidam Responsory echoing the gospel of the day
• Domine Salvum Fac first melody.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Salve Regina, solemn tone

The Feast of Corpus Christi

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, 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

Mass II, & 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 Feast GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory motet:  Christus Noster Compline Hymn
• Communion motet:  Sacris Solemnis Dominican melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Salve Regina, solemn tone

Trinity Sunday

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. Commentary on the Feast, 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

Asperges, Mass II, & 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 proper Introit: Benedicta sit sancta (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic proper Alleluia: Benedictus es, Domine (Heinrich Isaac)
• Offertory motet: Tres sunt from Duo Seraphim (Tomás Luis de Victoria)
• Polyphonic proper Communion: Benedicimus Deum caeli (Heinrich Isaac)
• Communion motet:  Adesto sancta Trinitas, Vespers Hymn
• Communion motet: Profitentes unitatem, Former sequence for the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity, commentary.
• Prayer for the King: Domine Salvum Fac, from a Jacobite Manuscript c.1740.

Trinity Sunday

MARIAN ANTHEM

Salve Regina, solemn tone

Ember Saturday in the Pentecost Octave

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. Commentary on the Feast.

Latin English Propers booklet

PROPERS

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

ORDINARY

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 Feast GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory motet: Jam Christus astra Matins Hymn
• Communion motet: Veni Creator Commentary from the Liturgical year.
• Communion motet: Beata nobis gaudia, Lauds Hymn.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Regina caeli,  Solemn tone. Commentary on this Antiphon from the Liturgical year