Feast of Christ the King

Former feast of St. Bede in England.

From the Catholic Directory 1838

From the Catholic Directory 1876

HISTORY

The History for this feast can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger. 

christ-the-king-guerangerDownload

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, and 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 GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

Christus Vincit from the Worcester Antiphonal

We will sing the setting of Psalm 92 Dominus regnavit by Josquin des Prez, this will be split with the first half being sung at the Offertory and the second half at Communion.

 Aeterna Imago Altissimi, Roman melody, Matins hymn for the Feast of Christ the King. A translation of this hymn can be found in the Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger above, or in the ‘Hymns of the Breviary and Missal‘ (revised edition 1952) by Dom Matthew Britt.

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

MARIAN ANTHEM

Salve Regina, 4 part Palestrina Setting

XXI Sunday after Pentecost

Former feast of the Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IV Sunday of October in England), In other places the Feast of the Holy Relics (IV Sunday of October), now celebrated on the 5th November in some places.

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 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

Asperges,  Mass XI and  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 : Virgo parens Christi, responsory (Older version with more melismatic Gloria Patri)
• Communion motet : Sacris solemniis Dominican melody
• Domine Salvum Fac first melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Salve Regina, Simple tone

St Luke

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 IV and Credo I

MUSIC

Chant notation from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory motet: En Evangeliste Adest, Mozarabic Hymn
• Communion motet: Deus tuorum militum, 11th century hymn from a Veronensis manuscript.

St. Luke

MARIAN ANTHEM

Salve Regina, Solemn tone

Dedication of Southwark Cathedral

3rd Sunday in October with commemoration of XX Sunday after Pentecost

HISTORY

The History of the Feast of the Dedication of a church can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger. Southwark Cathedral was originally consecrated by Bishop John Butt (20 April 1826 – 1 November 1899) in 1894. The Feast of the Dedication was appointed to be celebrated on the Third Sunday of October, rather than the day of the actual dedication. More on the the cathedral and the archdiocese can be found in A History of the Diocese of Southwark by Fr. Michael Clifton R.I.P.

PROPERS

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

We will be singing the Heinrich Isaac settings from the Choralis Constantinus of the Introit: Terribilis est locus iste and the Communion: Domus mea, we would like to thank C. Cooze for producing these modern settings for us from the 500 year old original part books. We also sang Anton Bruckner‘s setting of the Gradual: Locus iste with the verse sung to chant, we will also sing the Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina setting of the Offertory: Domine Deus in simplicitate.

A recording on a mobile phone of the Introit: Terribilis est can be found here,

ORDINARY

Asperges, 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 the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Polyphonic Propers Introit: Introit: Terribilis est locus iste, by Heinrich Isaac
• Polyphoni Propers Gradual: Locus iste, by Anton Bruckner
• Polyphonic Propers Offertory: Offertory: Domine Deus in simplicitate. by, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
• Offertory motet: Office Hymns for the Feast of the Dedication of a Church. Dominican melody.
• Communion motet : TBC
• Polyphonic Propers Communion: Communion: Domus mea, by Heinrich Isaac
• Domine Salvum Fac, from a Jacobite Manuscript c.1740.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Salve Regina, 4 part Palestrina Setting

XIX Sunday after Pentecost

Former feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and St. Bridget of Sweden

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 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

Asperges,  Mass IX and  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 : Te Mater alma Numinis, Hymn for the Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Communion motet : Ave Maria
• Communion motet: Caelestis aulae nuntius, Vespers hymn for the Feast of the Holy Rosary
• Domine Salvum Fac first melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Salve Regina, Simple tone