Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

For Jan 29, 2012 which is the 4th Sunday after Epiphany, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Hail Redeemer, King Divine
   
2. Asperges me
3. Introit: Adorate Deum
4. Kyrie IV (Cunctipotens Genitor Deus)
5. Gloria IV
   
6. Gradual: Timebunt gentes
   
7. Alleluia: Dominus regnavit, exsultet
   
8. Credo IV
9. Offertory:Dextera Domini
   
10. Offertory hymn: Ubi Caritas Et Amor
    
11. Sanctus IV
    
12. Agnus Dei IV
    
13. Communion hymn: Ave Verum Corpus
    
14. Communion: Mirabantur
15. Recession: To Jesus' Heart, All Burning
    

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Steve Jobs on Gregorian Chant

Excerpt from this article:

In March 2011, after the iPad2 came out, Isaacson sat with Jobs as he scrolled through some of his favorite music. From page 413:

"We went through the usual Dylan and Beatles favorites, then he became more reflective and tapped on a Gregorian chant, 'Spiritus Domini,' performed by Benedictine monks. For a minute or so he zoned out, almost in a trance. 'That's really beautiful,' he murmured."

Jobs goes on to discuss Bach, his favorite classical composer, and the differences in the two famous recordings of the Goldberg Variations made by Glenn Gould. I'm fascinated that Jobs seems to simply be sitting at the feet of this music, just taking it in. I was kind of surprised by this paragraph, because in other parts of the book Isaacson documents how Jobs owned a historic mansion that he wanted to tear down to build a modern house. He was resisted by preservationists, and by the time he won the court battle he had lost interest in the project, but he clearly didn't care about a beautiful historic house. So here is this guy with a revolutionary, possibly even iconoclastic, spirit who liked to call people bozos and products garbage who listens to a Gregorian chant and just says, "That's really beautiful."

Third Sunday after Epiphany

For Jan 22, 2012 which is the 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
   
2. Asperges me
3. Introit: Adorate Deum
   
4. Kyrie VIII (De Angelis)
5. Gloria VIII
   
6. Gradual: Timebunt gentes
   
7. Alleluia: Dominus regnavit, exsultet
   
8. Credo III
9. Offertory:Dextera Domini
   
10. Offertory hymn: Dextera Domini (C. Franck)
    
11. Sanctus VIII
12. Agnus Dei VIII
13. Communion hymn: O Salutaris Hostia
    
14. Communion: Mirabantur
15. Recession: Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All
    

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