Sexagesima Sunday

For Feb 27, 2011 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 IV
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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2011

This year marks:

a) The 400th (Quadricentennial or quartercentenary) Anniversary of:
The departure for the Japanese Mission from the Philippines of the great Dominican Missionary and Blessed Martyr Alphonsus Navarette. He is called the "St Vincent de Paul of Japan," because it was he who first began the tremendous task of caring for the abandoned babies there.

b) The 300th (Tercentennial or tricentennial) Anniversary of:
The falling asleep of Bl. Fr Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), in the Kingdom of Kandy.

c) The 150th (Sesquicentennial) Anniversary of:

The cessation of the persecution of the Catholics of Vietnam which has given the Church 92 Blessed Martyrs. Among these we celebrate the actual 150th anniversary of the martyrdoms of; St Theophane Venard, aged 31; the holy bishop St Stephen Cuenot, Vicar Apostolic of East Cochin-China, consecrated at Singapore (he died in prison perhaps from poison, shortly before the date fixed for his execution); the holy bishop St Theodore Guenot, also Vicar Apostolic in Cochin-China, who died of ill-treatment in prison; Bl. Matthew Phuong, beheaded near Dong-hoi for being a catechist: of St Joseph Khang, a Dominican Tertiary and servant of Bl. Jerome Hermosilla, whom he tried to deliver from prison. Caught in the attempt, he was punished with 120 lashes and after other most cruel tortures, was beheaded. Likewise we commemorate the triumph in China of St John Baptist Lo, a servant beheaded at Tsin-gai and St Martha Wang, a Vietnamese woman who carried letters from the imprisoned seminarians Sts Joseph Tshang and Paul Tcheng to their bishop. She was arrested and beheaded with them at Tsingai.

For more details, please refer to this excellent blog post on the Vietnamese Martyrs: http://andrew4jc.blogspot.com/2007/06/vietnamese-martyrs.html

Sixth Sunday after Epiphany

For Feb 13, 2011 which is the 6th Sunday after Epiphany, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
   
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: Inviolata
    
11. Sanctus VIII
12. Agnus Dei VIII
13. Communion hymn: Benedictus Qui Venit
    
14. Communion: Mirabantur
15. Recession: Ave Regina Caelorum
    

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ChoralTracks.com

For budding choir groups out there, here's a great site which would be of tremendous help, and should be on your browser's favourite list alongside cpdl.org. The man behind this is Matthew Curtis, who sang every part of every piece featured on this site! If you have no idea who Matthew Curtis is, perhaps Chanticleer would ring a bell, as Matthew also currently sings with this world-renowned group.

Third Sunday after Epiphany

For Jan 23, 2011 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: O Maria, Virgo Pia
    
11. Sanctus VIII
12. Agnus Dei VIII
13. Communion hymn: O Esca Viatorum
    
14. Communion: Mirabantur
15. Recession: Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All
    

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The Holy Family

For Jan 9, 2011 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 III
9. Offertory: Tulerunt Iesum parentes
   
10. Offertory hymn: O Sanctissima
    
11. Sanctus IV
12. Agnus Dei IV
13. Communion hymn: Iesu, Dulcis Memoria
    
14. Communion: Descendit Iesus cum eis
    
15. Recession: Bethlehem, of Noblest Cities (tune: Stuttgart)
    

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Christmas Proclamation

The Kalends -- Christmas Proclamation on Vimeo.

Most Holy Name of Jesus

For Jan 2, 2011 which is the feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, we are going to sing the following:

1. Procession: Adeste, Fideles
   
2. Introit: In nomine Iesu
   
3. Kyrie VIII (De angelis)
4. Gloria VIII
   
5. Gradual: Salvos fac nos
   
6. Alleluia: Laudem Domini
   
7. Credo III
   
8. Offertory: Confitebor tibi, Domine
   
9. Offertory hymn: Ecce Nomen Domini
   
10. Sanctus VIII
    
11. Agnus Dei VIII
    
12. Communion hymn: Resonet In Laudibus
    
13. Communion: Omnes gentes quascumque
    
14. Recession: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

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Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Midnight Mass)

For Dec 25, 2010 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 II (Fons Bonitatis)
4. Gloria II
   
5. Gradual: Tecum principium
   
6. Alleluia: Dominus dixit ad me
   
7. Credo III
   
8. Offertory: Laetentur caeli
   
9. Offertory hymn: Alma Redemptoris Mater (G.P. da Palestrina)
10. Sanctus II
    
11. Agnus Dei II
    
12. Communion hymn: Jesu Redemptor Omnium (O. Ravanello)
    
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. Adam Lay Ybounden (Ord)
2. Congregation Hymn: Silent Night
3. Congregation Hymn: Noel Nouvelet
4. Congregation Hymn: O Little Town Of Bethlehem (tune: Forest Green)
5. Congregation Hymn: Away In A Manger (Cradle Song)
6. O Holy Night
7. Coventry Carol
8. Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
9. Jesu Redemptor Omnium (Chant)
   
10. Procession to the Crib: Once In Royal David's City

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Listen, all you bishops of the world!

From Rorate Caeli:

Monsignor Nicola Bux, Consultant to the Office of Liturgical celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff and member of two congregations then talked at length about the liturgy and the Pope’s desire of pacification. He began his intervention by saying that the French bishops, who like to interact with non-Christians, ought also to dialogue with Catholics and that they must not be afraid of the sheep of their own flock! They should confront reality and not the perception that they have of it. He recalled that the Extraordinary Form is for all of the People of God, and not just a minority, and that it ought to serve as a training for the better celebration of the Ordinary Form. He indicated that, in Italy, the implementation of the Motu proprio is done through priests. He therefore admonished priests to be courageous in the implementation of this text. Finally, he added that the refusal of the Extraordinary Form could be considered as a rupture of communion with the Pope.

Fourth Sunday of Advent

For Dec 19, 2010 which is the 4th Sunday of Advent, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
   
2. Asperges me
   
3. Introit: Rorate caeli desuper
   
4. Kyrie XVII b
5. Gradual: Prope est Dominus
   
6. Alleluia: Veni, Domine
   
7. Credo IV
   
8. Offertory: Ave Maria
   
9. Offertory hymn: Ave Maria (J. Arcadelt)
   
10. Sanctus XVII
    
11. Agnus Dei XVII
12. Communion hymn: Ave Verum Corpus
    
13. Communion: Ecce virgo concipiet
    
14. Recession: Hark, A Herald Voice Is Calling
    

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Third Sunday of Advent

For Dec 12, 2010 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 IV
   
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: Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone)
    

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First Sunday of Advent

For Nov 28, 2010 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 IV
   
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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The pre-party mess

Last Sunday after Pentecost

For Nov 21, 2010 which is the Last Sunday after Pentecost, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: Thou Hope Of All The Lowly
   
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 I
9. Offertory: De profundis
   
10. Offertory hymn: O Sanctissima
    
11. Sanctus XI
    
12. Agnus Dei XI
    
13. Communion hymn: O Salutaris Hostia IX (mode 8)
    
14. Communion: Amen dico vobis: quidquid
    
15. Recession: Salve Regina (solemn tone)
    

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Rosary Crusade against passage of RH Bill in the Philipines

My dear friends,

We are launching a Rosary Crusade for the Defense of God's Law on Life and Family especially for the Philippines.

The Philippines is now threatened by a proposed Reproductive Health Bill also known as the RH Bill.

This bill is a full frontal attack on the Catholic Church, its Hierarchy, its morals, its missionaries, its clergy, and its laity. This House Bill 96 attacks the Catholic Church trying to put to jail every bishop as the "responsible officer of the juridical entity" that refuses to participate in the Reproductive Health Services guaranteed by this law.

This proposed law threatens Catholic foreign missionaries and Non-Government Organization workers with jail sentence / fine and immediate deportation without further process upon the refusal to cooperate in mandatory reproductive health care service

This bill even punishes all who shall speak against the evils of contraceptives. This RH Bill wants to make the Public Health Sector anti-Catholic and hostile to morals and faith.

This bill has provisions that will send to jail or fine all doctors and health care providers who shall refuse to cooperate in "modern Methods of Family Planning" such as IUD, ligation, vasectomy, and promotion and distribution of condoms and pills and so on.

This RH Bill considers having many children a cause of poverty. On the contrary, our beloved nation the Philippines needs more good citizens, holy men and women to work hard resisting corruption, the best doctors and professionals for the country. The true solution is not to reduce the children but to educate our children well.

This bill considers pregnancy a disease and acknowledges that the contraceptives are essential medicines. Life is a gift of God.

This bill, if passed, will be the beginning of the total destruction of the morals and families in the Philippines.

We deplore this threat on our Church in the Philippines. This is why at this moment of danger, we call on all Catholics to pray the holy Rosary for the Philippines. This is why we call, we appeal to all of you to join our Rosary Crusade. Our Lady never fails us when we invoke her aid.

For this crusade, record the number of rosaries you pray daily and submit to us monthly by email, by fax, by phone, or by mail.

This crusade starts on October 31st. By January 16, 2011, feast of Sto. Niño, we want to collect one million rosaries for Our Lady.

Please help us! Please join our Rosary Crusade.

In the hearts of Jesus and Mary,
Father Thomas Onoda





One million rosaries by January 16th, 2011(feast of the Sto. Niño).

Monthly Rosary Crusade totals may be submitted by:
Phone: 7255926 / 4131978
Fax: 7250725
Email: OLVC123 at gmail dot com
Or by mail to: Our Lady of Victories Church 2 Cannon Rd., New Manila, Quezon City 1112 Philippines

Mass for the 40th anniversary of the SSPX

Messe pour les 40 ans de la Fraternité Saint-Pie X from DICI on Vimeo.

Courtesy of DICI

40 years of the SSPX

Courtesy of DICI

All Saints

For November 1, 2010 which is the feast of All Saints, we are going to sing:

1. Procession: O God, Of All Thy Warriors Lord
2. Asperges me
3. Introit: Gaudeamus... Sanctorum omnium
   
4. Kyrie VIII (De Angelis)
   
5. Gloria VIII
   
6. Gradual: Timete Dominum
   
7. Alleluia: Venite ad me
8. Credo III
   
9. Offertory: Iustorum animae
10. Offertory Hymn: Placare Christe
    
11. Sanctus VIII
    
12. Agnus Dei VIII
    
13. Communion Hymn: Placare Christe
14. Communion: Beati mundo corde
15. Recession: For All The Saints (tune: Sine Nomine, R.V. Williams)
    

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