External Solemnity of Corpus Christi

For June 10, 2012, we will be celebrating the external Solemnity of Corpus Christi instead of 2nd Sunday after Pentecost:

1. Procession: Come Down, O Love Divine (tune: Down Ampney)
2. Asperges me
3. Introit: Cibavit eos
4. Kyrie IV (Cunctipotens Genitor Deus)
5. Gloria IV
6. Gradual: Oculi omnium
   
7. Alleluia: Caro mea
8. Sequence: Lauda Sion
9. Credo III
10. Offertory: Sacerdotes Domini
11. Offertory hymn: Cor Dulce, Cor Amabile
12. Sanctus IV
13. Agnus Dei IV
14. Communion hymn: O Salutaris Hostia XI
15. Communion: Quotiescumque manducabitis
    
16. Recession: Hail, True Victim, Life And Light (might be omitted due to procession and Benediction immediately after Mass)

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Pentecost Sunday

For May 27, 2012 which is Pentecost Sunday, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Come Holy Ghost, Creator Blest
2. Vidi aquam
3. Introit: Spiritus Domini
4. Kyrie II
5. Gloria II
6. Alleluia: Emitte Spiritum tuum
7. Alleluia: Veni, Sancte Spiritus
8. Sequence: Veni, Sancte Spiritus
9. Credo I
10. Offertory: Confirma hoc, Deus
11. Offertory hymn: Veni Creator
12. Sanctus II
13. Agnus Dei II
14. Communion hymn: Ave Verum (C.C. Saint-Saëns)
15. Communion: Factus est repente
16. Recession: O Queen Of The Holy Rosary

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Sunday after the Ascension

For May 20, 2012 which is the Sunday after the Ascension, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Hail The Day That Sees Him Rise
2. Vidi aquam
3. Introit: Exaudi, Domine
4. Kyrie I
5. Gloria I
6. Alleluia: Regnavit Dominus
   
7. Alleluia: Non vos relinquam
   
8. Credo IV
9. Offertory: Ascendit Deus
10. Offertory hymn: Ave Maris Stella
11. Sanctus I
12. Agnus Dei I
13. Communion hymn: O Esca Viatorum
14. Communion: Pater, cum essem
    
15. Recession: Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above

Fifth Sunday after Easter

For May 13, 2012 which is the Fifth Sunday after Easter, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
2. Vidi aquam
3. Introit: Vocem iucunditatis
4. Kyrie I
5. Gloria I
6. Alleluia: Surrexit Christus et illuxit
   
7. Alleluia: Exivi a Patre
   
8. Credo III
9. Offertory: Benedicite, gentes
10. Offertory hymn: O Maria, Virgo Pia
11. Sanctus I
12. Agnus Dei I
13. Communion hymn: Ave Verum Corpus
14. Communion: Cantate Domino
    
15. Recession: Holy Queen! We Bend Before Thee (SBH1918#56)

Novena to the Holy Ghost May 8-16

The SSPX District Superior of Asia, Rev. Fr. Daniel Couture has requested all friends and benefactors to also join the call by the SSPX District Superior of the United States, Rev. Fr. Arnaud Rostand to make a novena to the Holy Ghost from May 8-16, for the following intention:

That the Holy Ghost may give the graces of light and strength to the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, and to the General Superior of the Society, Bishop Fellay.

The novena consists of praying the “Veni Creator Spiritus” and adding the “Memorare” (Remember, O Most Gracious Virgin Mary). See the letter here.

Fourth Sunday after Easter

For May 6, 2012 which is the Fourth Sunday after Easter, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Hail Redeemer, King Divine (C. Rigby)
2. Vidi aquam
3. Introit: Cantate Domino
4. Kyrie I
5. Gloria I
6. Alleluia: Dextera Dei
   
7. Alleluia: Christus resurgens
   
8. Credo I
   
9. Offertory: Iubilate Deo universa terra
10. Offertory hymn: Jesu Rex Admirabilis (G.P. da Palestrina)
11. Sanctus I
12. Agnus Dei I
13. Communion hymn: Panis Angelicus
14. Communion: Dum venerit Paraclitus
    
15. Recession: Immaculate Mary (Fatima refrain)

Happy anniversary Most Holy Father! Ad multos annos!

Second Sunday after Easter

For April 22, 2012 which is the Second Sunday after Easter, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: At The Lamb's High Feast We Sing
   
2. Vidi aquam
3. Introit: Misericordia Domini
   
4. Kyrie I
5. Gloria I
   
6. Alleluia: Cognoverunt discipuli
   
7. Alleluia: Ego sum pastor bonus
   
8. Credo IV
   
9. Offertory: Deus, Deus meus
   
10. Offertory hymn: Regina Coeli (A. Lotti)
    
11. Sanctus I
12. Agnus Dei I
    
13. Communion hymn: O Filii Et Filiae
    
14. Communion: Ego sum pastor bonus
    
15. Recession: Christ The Lord Is Risen Today (AH#415) (tune: Llanfair)
    

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Low Sunday (Dominica in albis)

For April 15, 2012 which is Low Sunday, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: O Sons And Daughters
   
2. Vidi aquam
3. Introit: Quasimodo
   
4. Kyrie I (Lux et Origo)
   
5. Gloria I
   
6. Alleluia: In die resurrectionis
   
7. Alleluia: Post dies octo
   
8. Credo III
   
9. Offertory: Angelus Domini
   
10. Offertory hymn: Regina Caeli Jubila
    
11. Sanctus I
12. Agnus Dei I
13. Communion: Mitte manum tuam with Ps 117: 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
    21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29
    
14. Recession: Rejoice, O Mary, Heavenly Queen
    

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Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen!

Christus resurrexit! Resurrexit vere!
Χριστός ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη!
! המשיח קם! באמת קם

Resurrection of Our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ (the Solemnity of Solemnities)

For April 8, 2012 which is the Resurrection of OLJC, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: At The Lamb's High Feast
   
2. Vidi aquam
3. Introit: Resurrexi
4. Kyrie I
5. Gloria I
   
6. Gradual: Haec dies
7. Alleluia: Pascha nostrum
8. Sequence: Victimae paschali laudes
9. Credo III
   
10. Offertory: Terra tremuit
11. Offertory hymn: Salve Festa Dies
    
12. Sanctus I
13. Agnus Dei I
14. Communion: Pascha nostrum with Ps 117: 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,
    21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29
    
15. Recession: Jesus Christ Is Risen Today (SBH#044)

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Paschal Vigil

For April 7, 2012 which is the Paschal Vigil, we are going to sing:

1. Canticle: Cantemus Domino
2. Canticle: Vinea facta est
3. Canticle: Attende caelum
4. Litany of the Saints (until "Omnes Sancti et Sanctae Dei, intercedite pro nobis")
5. Canticle: Sicut cervus
   
6. Litany of the Saints (cont. from "Propitius esto, parce nobis Domine")
7. Kyrie I
8. Gloria I
   
9. Alleluia: Confitemini Domino
10. Tract: Laudate Dominum
11. Offertory hymn: Sicut Cervus (G.P. da Palestrina)
    
12. Sanctus I
13. Communion hymn: Ave Verum Corpus (W. Byrd)
    
14. Communion: Alleluia (repeat after the end of Laudate Dominum)
    
15. Antiphon: Et valde mane
16. Canticle: Benedictus Dominus (repeat Antiphon Et valde mane at the end)
    
17. Recession: The Strife Is O'er
    

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Good Friday

For April 6, 2012 which is Good Friday, we are going to sing the following:

1. Responsorium I: Domine audivi
2. Responsorium II: Eripe me, Domine
   
3. Responses to Ecce lignum Crucis in ascending tone: Venite adoremus (1) (2) (3)
   
4. Improperia: Popule meus (during solemn adoration of the Cross)
   
5. Antiphon: Crucem tuam (during solemn adoration of the Cross)
6. Hymn: Crux fidelis (during solemn adoration of the Cross)
7. Antiphon I: Adoramus te Christe (when the Blessed Sacrament is returned to the altar)
8. Antiphon II: Per lignum (when the Blessed Sacrament is returned to the altar)
9. Antiphon III: Salvator mundi, salva nos (when the Blessed Sacrament is returned to the altar)
10. Communion: Psalm 21
    

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Maundy Thursday

For April 5, 2012 which is Maundy Thursday, we are going to sing:

1. Introit: Nos autem gloriari
2. Kyrie IV
   
3. Gloria IV
   
4. Gradual: Christus factus est
   
5. Antiphon: Mandatum novum
   
6. Antiphon: Postquam surrexit Dominus
7. Antiphon: Dominus Iesus
8. Antiphon: Domine, tu mihi lavas pedes
9. Antiphon: Si ego Dominus
10. Antiphon: In hoc cognoscent omnes
11. Antiphon: Maneant in vobis
12. Antiphon: Ubi caritas
13. Offertory: Dextera Domini
14. Offertory hymn: Quis Sicut Te
    
15. Sanctus IV
    
16. Agnus Dei IV (end with "miserere nobis" instead of "dona nobis pacem")
    
17. Communion: Dominus Iesus with Psalm 101: 2–3, 5, 18
    

During translation of the Most Blessed Sacrament to the altar of repose:

1. Hymn: Pange lingua gloriosi

During stripping of the altar:

1. Antiphon: Diviserunt and Psalm 21 (Deus, Deus meus)

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Palm Sunday

For April 1, 2012 which is the 2nd Sunday in Passiontide (Palm Sunday), we are going to sing:

1. Antiphon: Hosanna filio David (before blessing of palms)
   
2. Antiphon: Pueri Hebraeorum, portantes (during distribution of blessed palms) followed by Psalm 23
   
3. Antiphon: Pueri Hebraeorum, vestimenta (during distribution of blessed palms) followed by Psalm 46
4. Antiphon: Cum angelis (during procession)
5. Hymn to Christ the King: Gloria, laus (during procession)
6. Responsory: Ingrediente Domino (on return to the church)
   
7. Introit: Domine, ne longe facias
   
8. Kyrie XVII A
9. Gradual: Tenuisti manum (psalm tone)
   
10. Tract: Deus, Deus meus (psalm tone)
    
11. Credo IV
12. Offertory: Improperium
13. Offertory hymn: Adoramus Te, Christe (attr. to G.P. da Palestrina)
14. Sanctus XVII
    
15. Agnus Dei XVII
    
16. Communion motet: Miserere Mei, Deus (G. Allegri) - sung by Verses Music Ensembles
    
17. Communion: Pater, si non potest
    
18. Recession: To Jesus Christ, Our Sov'reign King
    

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Passion Sunday

For March 25, 2012 which is Passion Sunday (1st Sunday of Passiontide), we are going to sing:

1. Procession: O Kind Creator
2. Asperges me
3. Introit: Iudica me, Deus
   
4. Kyrie XVII A
5. Gradual: Eripe me, Domine
   
6. Tract: Saepe expugnaverunt
   
7. Credo I
   
8. Offertory: Confitebor tibi, Domine
   
9. Offertory hymn: Vexilla Regis Prodeunt
   
10. Sanctus XVII
    
11. Agnus Dei XVII
    
12. Communion: Hoc corpus with Ps 22: 1–2a, 2b–3a, 3b, 4ab, 4cd, 5ab, 5cd, 6ab
    
13. Recession: Crown Him With Many Crowns
    

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Third Sunday in Lent

For March 11, 2012 which is the Third Sunday in Lent, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: God Of Mercy And Compassion
   
2. Asperges me
3. Introit: Oculi mei
   
4. Kyrie XVII A
   
5. Gradual: Exsurge Domine
   
6. Tract: Ad te levavi
   
7. Credo IV
   
8. Offertory: Iustitiae Domini
   
9. Offertory hymn: Jesu, Salvator Mundi (B. Cordans)
   
10. Sanctus XVII
    
11. Agnus Dei XVII
    
12. Communion: Passer invenit with Psalm 83:4-5
    
13. Recession: Alas! And Did My Saviour Bleed (tune: Martyrdom)

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First Sunday in Lent

For February 26, 2012 which is the First Sunday in Lent, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Blessed Lamb
   
2. Asperges me
3. Introit: Invocabit me
4. Kyrie XVII A
   
5. Gradual: Angelis suis
6. Tract: Qui habitat
   
7. Credo I
8. Offertory: Scapulis suis
   
9. Offertory hymn: Attende Domine
   
10. Sanctus XVII
    
11. Agnus Dei XVII
    
12. Communion: Scapulis suis with Psalm 90:4-5
    
13. Recession: O Sacred Head Surrounded
    

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Ash Wednesday

For February 22, 2012 which is Ash Wednesday, we are going to sing:

1. Antiphon before the blessing of the ashes: Exaudi nos
   
2. Antiphon during the imposition of ashes: Immutemur habitu
3. Antiphon during the imposition of ashes: Juxta vestibulum
4. Response during the imposition of the ashes: Emendemus in melius
   
5. Introit: Misereris omnium
   
6. Kyrie XVIII (Deus Genitor Alme)
   
7. Gradual: Miserere mei, Deus
   
8. Tract: Domine, non secundum peccata nostra
   
9. Offertory: Exaltabo te
   
10. Offertory hymn: Media Vita
    
11. Sanctus XVIII
    
12. Agnus Dei XVII
    
13. Communion: Qui meditabitur
14. Recession: The Glory Of These Forty Days
    

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Sexagesima Sunday

For Feb 12, 2012 which is Sexagesima Sunday, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: O God Almighty Father
   
2. Asperges me
3. Introit: Exsurge, quare obdormis
4. Kyrie XI (Orbis factor)
5. Gradual: Sciant gentes
   
6. Tract: Commovisti
   
7. Credo III
8. Offertory: Perfice gressus meos
9. Offertory hymn: Ave Maria (J. Arcadelt)
10. Sanctus XI
11. Agnus Dei XI
12. Communion: Introibo ad altare Dei with Psalm 42:4
    
13. Recession: Hail True Victim, Life And Light

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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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The Holy Family

For Jan 8, 2012 which is the Feast of the Holy Family (Sunday within the Octave of Epiphany), we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Kings From The Orient
   
2. Asperges me
3. Introit: Exsultet gaudio
   
4. Kyrie IV (Cunctipotens genitor Deus)
5. Gloria IV
   
6. Gradual: Unam petii
   
7. Alleluia: Vere tu es Rex
8. Credo IV
   
9. Offertory: Tulerunt Iesum parentes
10. Offertory hymn: Alma Redemptoris Mater (Solemn tone)
    
11. Sanctus IV
12. Agnus Dei IV
    
13. Communion hymn: Adeste Fideles
    
14. Communion: Descendit Iesus cum eis
    
15. Recession: O God Of Loveliness

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Please help Cagayan de Oro & Iligan

More details on how to help: http://sspxasia.com/Countries/Philippines/Mindanao_Mission_Relief.pdf

Thank you so much and may God bless your kind hearts!

A Blessed Nativity to all

Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Midnight Mass)

For Dec 25, 2011 which is the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we are going to sing the following for the Midnight Mass:

1. Procession: O Come, All Ye Faithful
   
2. Introit: Dominus dixit ad me
   
3. Kyrie VIII (De angelis)
4. Gloria VIII
   
5. Gradual: Tecum principium
   
6. Alleluia: Dominus dixit ad me
   
7. Credo III
   
8. Offertory: Laetentur caeli
   
9. Offertory hymn: Jesu Redemptor Omnium (polyphony & chant alt.)
10. Sanctus VIII
    
11. Agnus Dei VIII
    
12. Communion hymn: Cor Dulce, Cor Amabile
    
13. Communion: In splendoribus
    
14. Recession: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
    

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Carols Before Midnight Mass

Here is the order of carols/hymns to be sung before Christmas Midnight Mass begins.

1. Bethlehem Of Noblest Cities (tune: Stuttgart)
   
2. Silent Night
3. Resonet In Laudibus
   
4. O Little Town Of Bethlehem (tune: Forest Green)
5. Away In A Manger (tune: Cradle Song)
6. O Holy Night
7. Coventry Carol
8. Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
9. Angels We Have Heard On High
   
10. Procession to the Crib: O Come All Ye Faithful
    

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Third Sunday of Advent

For Dec 11, 2011 which is the 3rd Sunday of Advent, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: O Come, Divine Messiah
   
2. Asperges me
   
3. Introit: Gaudete in Domino
   
4. Kyrie XVII b
5. Gradual: Qui sedes, Domine
   
6. Alleluia: Excita, Domine
   
7. Credo III
   
8. Offertory: Benedixisti, Domine
   
9. Offertory hymn: Rorate Caeli Desuper
   
10. Sanctus XVII
    
11. Agnus Dei XVII
    
12. Communion hymn: O Salutaris Hostia I
    
13. Communion: Dicite: Pusillanimes
    
14. Recession: Come Thou Long Expected Jesus (tune: Stuttgart)
    

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First Sunday of Advent

For Nov 27, 2011 which is the 1st Sunday of Advent, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Lo, He Comes With Clouds Descending
2. Asperges me
   
3. Introit: Ad te levavi
   
4. Kyrie XVII b
5. Gradual: Universi, qui te exspectant
   
6. Alleluia: Ostende nobis
   
7. Credo I
   
8. Offertory: Ad te, Domine, levavi
   
9. Offertory hymn: Creator Alme Siderum
   
10. Sanctus XVII
    
11. Agnus Dei XVII
    
12. Communion hymn: Lauda, Jerusalem
    
13. Communion: Dominus dabit benignitatem
    
14. Recession: Alma Redemptoris Mater (solemn tone)
    

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Last Sunday after Pentecost

For Nov 20, 2011 which is the Last Sunday after Pentecost, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: O God Almighty Father
   
2. Asperges me
   
3. Introit: Dicit Dominus: Ego
   
4. Kyrie XI (Orbis Factor)
   
5. Gloria XI
   
6. Gradual: Liberasti nos
   
7. Alleluia: De profundis
   
8. Credo IV
   
9. Offertory: De profundis
   
10. Offertory hymn: Cor, Arca Legem Continens
    
11. Sanctus XI
    
12. Agnus Dei XI
    
13. Communion hymn: O Salutaris Hostia XI
    
14. Communion: Amen dico vobis: quidquid
    
15. Recession: Salve Regina (solemn tone)
    

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Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost

For November 13, 2011 which is the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: O Turn To Jesus, Mother, Turn (SBH#143)
   
2. Asperges me
   
3. Introit: Si iniquitates
4. Kyrie XI (Orbis Factor)
   
5. Gloria XI
   
6. Gradual: Ecce quam bonum
   
7. Alleluia: Qui timent Dominum
   
8. Credo III
9. Offertory: Recordare mei
   
10. Offertory hymn: Salve Mater
    
11. Sanctus XI
    
12. Agnus Dei XI
    
13. Communion hymn: O Salutaris Hostia XI
    
14. Communion: Ego clamavi
    
15. Recession: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
    

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Happy All Saints Day!

Christ the King

For October 31, 2011 which is the feast of the Christ the King (last Sunday in October), we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Hail Redeemer, King Divine (C. Rigby)
2. Asperges me
   
3. Introit: Dignus est Agnus
   
4. Kyrie II (Fons Bonitatis)
   
5. Gloria II
   
6. Gradual: Dominabitur
   
7. Alleluia: Potestas eius
   
8. Credo I
9. Offertory: Postula a me
   
10. Offertory hymn: Inviolata
    
11. Sanctus II
    
12. Agnus Dei II
13. Communion hymn: Benedictus Qui Venit
    
14. Communion: Sedebit Dominus
    
15. Recession: Christus Vincit (chorus 3x)
    

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Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

For October 23, 2011 which is the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Faith Of Our Fathers I
   
2. Asperges me
   
3. Introit: Salus populi
   
4. Kyrie XI (Orbis Factor)
5. Gloria XI
   
6. Gradual: Dirigatur
   
7. Alleluia: Confitemini Domino, et invocate
   
8. Credo IV
9. Offertory: Si ambulavero
   
10. Offertory hymn: Maria Mater Gratiae
11. Sanctus XI
    
12. Agnus Dei XI
    
13. Communion hymn: O Salutaris Hostia I
    
14. Communion: Tu mandasti
    
15. Recession: To Jesus Christ, Our Sov'reign King
    

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Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

For October 16, 2011 which is the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Firmly I Believe And Truly
2. Asperges me
   
3. Introit: Da pacem
   
4. Kyrie XI (Orbis Factor)
5. Gloria XI
   
6. Gradual: Laetatus sum
   
7. Alleluia: Timebunt gentes
   
8. Credo III
9. Offertory: Sanctificavit Moyses
   
10. Offertory hymn: Ave Maria (T.L. de Victoria)
11. Sanctus XI
    
12. Agnus Dei XI
    
13. Communion hymn: Ave Verum Corpus
    
14. Communion: Tollite hostias
    
15. Recession: Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above
    

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Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

For October 9, 2011 which is the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Crown Him With Many Crowns
   
2. Asperges me
   
3. Introit: Iustus es, Domine
   
4. Kyrie IX (Cum Iubilo)
5. Gloria IX
   
6. Gradual: Beata gens
   
7. Alleluia: Domine, exaudi
   
8. Credo I
   
9. Offertory: Oravi Deum, meum
   
10. Offertory hymn: O Gloriosa Virginum
    
11. Sanctus IX
    
12. Agnus Dei IX
    
13. Communion hymn: Benedictus Qui Venit
    
14. Communion: Vovete
    
15. Recession: O Queen Of The Holy Rosary
    

Click on the links to hear samples where available.

Why British choirs are the best

From the article: "Where Are The World's Best Choirs? Not In America"

Tom Huizenga: Back to why British choirs are so good. You hinted at it earlier when you mentioned the Church of England. I was talking to Susanna Beiser, a good friend who sings here with the Cathedral Choral Society. She says:

"It's not necessarily some vague "Britishness" either, that makes their choirs so good. I think it's worth pointing out that it's the Church of England. The Anglicans rule choral music. The Catholics, on the other hand, to whom much of the repertoire rightfully belongs, have not sustained their music traditions as well, and their choirs mostly sound bad when they're not doing some guitar mass or something. But even before Vatican II, I don't think they were keeping up. From what I hear, the Church of England is in terrible shape, attendance-wise, and now with the move by a growing number of conservative Anglicans to reconcile with Rome, the choral tradition may end up being the primary contribution of 500 years of English Protestantism."

Here are some videos of the best choirs in the world according to Grammophone magazine. I recommend you to listen with your headphones to be blown away by the quality, tone, and clarity.


1. The Monteverdi Choir - Alma Redemptoris Mater (G.P. da Palestrina)


2. Polyphony - Ave, Dulcissima Maria (Morten Lauridsen)


3. The Cardinall's Musick - Domine, secundum actum meum (William Byrd)

And my personal favourite:


4. The Sixteen - Miserere mei, Deus (Gregorio Allegri)

Beautiful Angel a.k.a. Guardian Angel From Heaven So Bright

Yours truly managed to find the hymn sheet for this lovely hymn just in time for Oct 2, feast of the Holy Guardian Angels which falls on a Sunday this year.

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

For October 2, 2011 which is the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
   
2. Asperges me
   
3. Introit: Miserere mihi
   
4. Kyrie IX (Cum Jubilo)
5. Gloria IX
   
6. Gradual: Timebunt gentes
   
7. Alleluia: Cantate Domino
   
8. Credo IV
9. Offertory: Domine, in auxilium
   
10. Offertory hymn: Cantate Domino (G. Pitoni)
    
11. Sanctus IX
    
12. Agnus Dei IX
    
13. Communion hymn: O Esca Viatorum
    
14. Communion: Domine, memorabor
    
15. Recession: Beautiful Angel (SSH#176)
    

Click on the links to hear samples where available.

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

For September 25, 2011 which is the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Soul Of My Savior
   
2. Asperges me
   
3. Introit: Inclina, Domine
   
4. Kyrie XI (Orbis Factor)
5. Gloria XI
   
6. Gradual: Bonum est confiteri
   
7. Alleluia: Quoniam Deus
   
8. Credo III
9. Offertory: Exspectans exspectavi
   
10. Offertory hymn: O Sanctissima
    
11. Sanctus XI
    
12. Agnus Dei XI
    
13. Communion hymn: Quis Sicut Te
    
14. Communion: Panis, quem ego dedero
    
15. Recession: Hail, True Victim, Life And Light
    

Click on the links to hear samples where available.

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

For September 11, 2011 which is the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: To Jesus' Heart All Burning
   
2. Asperges me
   
3. Introit: Respice, Domine
4. Kyrie XI (Orbis Factor)
   
5. Gloria XI
   
6. Gradual: Respice, Domine
   
7. Alleluia: Domine, refugium
   
8. Credo I
   
9. Offertory: In te speravi
   
10. Offertory hymn: Stabat Mater
    
11. Sanctus XI
12. Agnus Dei XI
    
13. Communion hymn: Jesu Rex Admirabilis
    
14. Communion: Panem de caelo
    
15. Recession: Heart of Mary
    

Click on the links to hear samples where available.

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

For August 28, 2011 which is the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: O God Of Loveliness
   
2. Asperges me
   
3. Introit: Deus in loco sancto suo
   
4. Kyrie IX (Cum Iubilo)
   
5. Gloria IX
   
6. Gradual: In Deo speravit
   
7. Alleluia: Exsultate Deo
   
8. Credo IV
   
9. Offertory: Exaltabo te
   
10. Offertory hymn: O Maria, Virgo Pia
    
11. Sanctus IX
    
12. Agnus Dei IX
    
13. Communion hymn: Adoro Te Devote
    
14. Communion: Honora Dominum
    
15. Recession: Immaculate Mary (Fatima refrain)
    

Click on the links to hear samples where available.

"Atmosphere of holiness"

From: A time of sharing at Sikh centre
TheCatholicNews - AUGUST 14, 2011, Vol 61, No 16

“I felt the atmosphere of holiness when entering the sanctuary,” commented Ms Clara Nai, a parishioner of the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

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[Ed: That's what the Novus Ordo religion is about. Feelings. Imagine if everything is based on feelings, I could say something similar when I enter St. Mary of the Angels Church in Singapore, pic here. I would say I could feel the atmosphere of emptiness or void. Neither does the grotesque-looking figure of "Christ" suspended in mid-air helps one to pray either.]