Septuagesima Sunday

HISTORY

The Liturgical Year, Dom Gueranger contains a commentary of the Season of Septuagesima a commentary on the Sunday, and a commentary on the Mass.

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

Asperges,  Mass XI with the original Kyrie (ad lib X) 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 Mass from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory Motet: Media Vita (X c. Responsory)
• Communion motet: Aspice ut Verbum Patris a supernis,  (Vespers and Matins Hymn for the Feast of the Agony in the Garden)
• Communion motet: Venit e caelo Mediator alto, Lauds Hymn (Lauds Hymn for the Feast of the Agony in the Garden)
• Domine Salvum Fac first melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Francisco Guerrero

Saturday before Septuagesima

The Burial of the Alleluia

HISTORY

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

LITURGY

Eve Of Septuagesima

A description of the ancient Liturgy celebrated today

HYMN

Eve of Septuagesima

The Hymn Alleluia dulce carmen

III Sunday after Epiuphany

St Agnes

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

• Asperges,
• Mass XI and  Credo VI 
• Or Byrd 4 part Mass K, G, C, S, B & A.

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

• Polyphonic Propers: Introit: Adorate Deum (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic Propers: Alleluia: Dominus regnavit (Heinrich Isaac)
• Polyphonic Propers: Offertory: Dextera Domini (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
• Polyphonic Propers: Communion: Mirabantur omnes (Heinrich Isaac) We sung this with verses from psalm 96 and the mode 1 chant of this Communion which is different from the mode 8 version found in the modern chant books.

Domine Salvum Fac first melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

II Sunday after Epiphany

Feast of St Paul, Confessor, and St Hilary. (Former Feast of the Holy Name)

HISTORY

A commentary of the Season in general and the Feast can be found in the excellent Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger. This was formerly the Feast of the Holy Name. Here is the commentary from a more recent edition,

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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

Asperges, Mass XI, 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 Mass from the GABC Propers tool.

EXTRA MUSIC

• Offertory motet, Jesu Dulcis Memoria, Office Hymn Dominican melody.
• Communion motet, Supplex Sacramus, Ambrosian Vespers Hymn
• Communion motet, Lauda Sion Salvatoris, Prose Sequence for the Feast of the Holy Name.
• Domine Salvum Fac first melody

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, simple tone

The Feast of the Holy Family

Sunday within the Octave of the Epiphany

HISTORY

The History of the Feast and commentary for the Sunday within the ocatve can be found here, Liturgical Year, by Dom Prosper Guéranger. Below can be found the commentary for the Feast of the Holy Family.

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PROPERS

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

ORDINARY

Asperges, Mass XI, Credo I (Sung by the children’s choir)

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

• Offertory motet, O Gente Felix, Ambrosian melody
• Communion motet, Ave Verum (Sung by the children’s choir)
• Communion motet,  O lux beata Caelitum, Dominican melody
• Domine Salvum Fac first melody

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MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, simple tone

Feast of the Epiphany

With blessing of Epiphany water

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 and is 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

• Offertory Motet,  Illuminans altissime (Ambrosian Vespers Hymn)
• Communion motet, A Patre Unigentitus (Dominican Lauds Hymn)
• Communion motet, Hostis Herodis, Vespers Hymn Roman melody Alternative tone
• After Mass, Blessing of Epiphany Water, or Booklet with music, more on the blessing here, This blessing of Holy water begins with the Litany of the Saints, followed by Psalms 28, 45 and 146. An Exorcism followed by an Antiphon then the Benedictus or Magnificat, the water and salt is then blessed. The Rite ends with the singing of the Te Deum, with a final prayer. Then the blessing of the chalk.

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, solemn tone

Octave day of Christmas

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

• Offertory motet, Puer nobis nascitur
• Communion motet, Jesu Dulcis memoria (Dominican procession hymn)
• Communion motet, Puer natus in Bethlehem,
• After Mass, Veni Creator (Hymn) To gain the Plenary Indulgence

MARIAN ANTHEM

Alma Redemptoris Mater, solemn tone