New Years eve Benediction and first Mass of the year

Octave day of the Nativity

HISTORY

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

PROPERS

This site has information and recordings of the music of the Propers they are further 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 the Mass from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Before Mass, Holy hour, Benediction followed by,
• Te Deum (Simple Tone) To gain the Plenary Indulgence
• Offertory motet, A Solis ortus cardine (Lauds Hymn)
• Communion motet, Christe Redemptor omnium (Vespers Hymn)
• After Mass, Veni Creator (Hymn) To gain the Plenary Indulgence

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, solemn tone

Sunday within the Octave of the Nativity

St Sylvester

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.

PROPERS

This site has information and recordings of the music of the Propers they are further explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

ORDINARY

Mass XIV , 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 GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Personent Hodie
• Quem pastores
• Domine Salvum Fac second melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, solemn tone

St Thomas of Canterbury

Patron of the secular clergy in England

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. More on todays saint can be found here, Society of St. Bede

PROPERS

English Latin Propers sheet

ORDINARY

 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

• Offertory Motet, O quam Gloriosum est regnum motet
• Communion, Adsis Thoma, Lauds hymn for St Thomas set to a Dominican melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

The Holy Innocents

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

This site has information and recordings of the music of the Propers are further explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

ORDINARY

Mass VIII, 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 the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

The Feast of the Holy Innocents

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, simple tone

Feast of St. John the Apostle

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

This site has information and recordings of the music of the Propers further explanations can be found 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 the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

St John

Hymn for St John

We will also sing the Hymn for Apostles in Christmas tide.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, simple tone

Christmas Day

St Anastasia

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 Mass.

PROPERS

This site has information and recordings of the music of the Propers is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

ORDINARY

•  Missa super Dixit Maria, Hans Leo Hassler. (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 Puer Natus in Bethlehem (Heinrich Isaac) 
• Offertory Motet, O Magnum mysterium, Tomás Luis de Victoria
• Communion Motet: Laetabundus (former sequence)

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Francisco Guerrero

Midnight Mass

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

This site has information and recordings of the music of the Propers is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

ORDINARY

 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 GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Gaudete Christus Natus est
• Offertory Motet, Quem pastores Laudavere (Hymn / Carol)
• Communion Motet: Puer natus in Bethlehem alleluia
• Communion Motet: Virgini Mariae Laudes (former sequence)
• Procession to the crib : Adeste Fideles
• Martyrology

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Christmas Eve (IV Sunday of Advent)

(If the IV Sunday of Advent falls on the 24tth of December, it is omitted that year ; and in its place is said the Office of Christmas Eve)

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 day. Commentary on the Mass.

PROPERS

This site has information and recordings of the music of the Propers is explained in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

ORDINARY

Asperges, Mass XVII and 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 the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Veni, Veni Emmanuel
• Veni redemptor gentium, Jacob Handl
• Domine Salvum Fac third melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Simple tone.

III Sunday of Advent

Gaudete 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.

PROPERS

This site has information and recordings of the music of the Propers. Further explanations are found in The chants of the Vatican Gradual, By Dominic Johner, OSB

ORDINARY

Asperges,  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 the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Dixit Maria motet, Hans Leo Hassler
• Solo from the Johann Sebastian Bach setting of the Magnificat
• Veni redemptor gentium, Jacob Handl
• Domine Salvum Fac third melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Francisco Guerrero

II Sunday of Advent

S. Melchiadis, Pope and Martyr

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.

PROPERS

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

ORDINARY

Asperges, Mass XVII and 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 the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Polyphonic Propers: Introit Populus Sion (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic Propers: Alleluia Laetatus sum (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic Propers: Offertory Deus tu convertens (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
• Polyphonic Propers: Communion Hierusalem Surge (Heinrich Isaac)
• Communion Motet: Vox Clara ecce intonat Advent Lauds Hymn, Dominican melody

Domine Salvum Fac third melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina