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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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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