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Music for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Monodie (Jehan Alain, 1911-1940)
Missa Inclina cor meum (Philippe de Monte, 1521-1603)
Gregorian Mass of the Second Sunday after the Epiphany: Omnis terra
Motet at the Offertory: Tribus miraculis (Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1612)
Motet at the Communion: O sacrum convivium à 6 (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Postlude: Litanies (Alain)

Music for the Second Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: O Christ the Great Foundation (Aurelia)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Laudate Deum (plainsong, mode iv)
Offertory: Jubilate Deo (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Offertory: Lead, Kindly Light (Alberta) (William Henry Harris, 1883-1973)
Communion: Laetabimur (plainsong, mode ii)
Motet at the Communion: Litany to the Holy Spirit (Peter Hurford, b.1930)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Organ music as above

Wednesday, 15 January 2014, 2:30 p.m.
Music for None of Wednesday
Hymn: Rerum, Deux, tenax vigor (plainsong, mode viii)
Antiphon: Deus meus, misericordia tua praeveniet me, with Psalms 58 and 59 (plainsong, mode iii)
Commemoration of St. Paul the Hermit
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)

The St. Mary’s Student Schola:
Scholæ Ss. Benedicti & Scholasticæ

Music for the Feast of the Holy Family
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Von Himmel kam der Engel Schar (BWV 607) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa Nasce la gioja mia (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gregorian Mass of the Holy Family: Exsultet gaudio
Motet at the Offertory: Fili, quid fecisti (Orlando di Lasso, c.1532-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Alma Redemptoris Mater (Palestrina)
Postlude: Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr' (BWV 662) (Bach)

Music for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (Salzburg)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Benedictus qui venit (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Benedictus qui venit (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Puer natus in Bethlehem (plainsong, mode i)
Communion: Omnes qui in Christo (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Retiring Procession: Joy to the World (Antioch)
Organ music as above

Sunday, 5 January 2014, 9:30 a.m.
Music for the Feast of the Epiphany
Solemn Mass in the Presence of a Greater Prelate
His Excellency Frank J. Caggiano
Bishop of Bridgeport
Prelude: Aequale No. 2 (Anton Bruckner, 1824-1896)
Motet at the procession: Ecce sacerdos magnus (Bruckner)
Prelude: Versets on A solis ortus cardine: En taille (Nicolas de Grigny, 1672-1703)
Cantus Missæ for double choir (Op. 109) (Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, 1839-1901)
Gregorian Mass of the Epiphany: Ecce advenit
Motet at the Offertory: Videntes stellam (Orlando di Lasso, c.1532-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Magi veniunt (Jacobus Clemens non Papa, c.1510-1556)
Motet at the Communion: Surge, illuminare, Jerusalem (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the Blessing of the Altarpiece: Cantemus Domino (Laudemus nunc Dominum, secunda pars) (Jacob Obrecht, c.1458-1505)
Postlude: Final from Symphony No. 1 (Louis Vierne, 1870-1937)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
The St. Mary’s Choir
The St. Mary’s Student Schola

Music for the Feast of St. Mary, Mother of God
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 12:10 p.m.)
Prelude: Versets on Ave Maris Stella: En taille à 5 (Nicolas de Grigny, 1672-1703)
Hymn at the Procession: Sing of Mary, Pure and Lowly (Pleading Savior)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Post partum (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Offertory: The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky (Eisenach)
Postlude: Versets on Ave Maris Stella: Duo (Grigny)
Communion: Exsulta filia Sion (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Communion: Salve Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Postlude: Versets on Ave Maris Stella: Fugue à 4, Dialogue sur les grands jeux (Grigny)

Music for the Feast of the Circumcision & Octave Day of Christmas
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 5:30 p.m.)
Prelude: Prélude pour la Circoncision (Charles Tournemire, 1870-1939)
Missa Tecum principium (Robert Fayrfax, 1464-1521)
Gregorian Mass of the Octave Day of Christmas: Puer natus est
Motet at the Offertory: Angelus ad pastores ait (Orlando di Lasso, c.1532-1594)
Motet at the Communion: O admirabile commercium (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Postlude: Fantaisie et Choral pour la Circoncision (Tournemire)

Music for the Sunday within the Octave of Christmas
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (BuxWV 223) (Dietrich Buxtehude, c.1637-1707)
Missa Praeter rerum seriem (Cipriano de Rore, 1515-1565)
Gregorian Mass of the Sunday within the Octave of Christmas: Dum medium silentium
Motet at the Offertory: Praeter rerum seriem (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)
Motet at the Communion: Virtus Sancti Spiritus (Praeter rerum seriem, secunda pars) (Josquin)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Postlude: In dulci jubilo (BWV 608) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)

Music for the Feast of the Holy Family
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Once in Royal David’s City (Irby)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Gaudete justi (plainsong, mode iv)
Offertory: In te speravi (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Offertory: How Brightly Beams the Morning Star (Wie schön leuchtet)
Communion: Tolle puerum (plainsong, mode vii)
Hymn at the Communion: In the Bleak Midwinter (Cranham; arr. Holst)
Hymn at the Retiring Procession: Good Christian Men, Rejoice (In dulci jubilo)
Organ music as above

Music for the Mass of Christmas Day
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (BWV 700) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa O magnum mysterium (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gregorian Mass of Christmas Day: Puer natus est
Gradual: Viderunt omnes (Pérotin, fl. c. 1200)
Motet at the Offertory: Hodie Christus natus est (Poulenc)
Motet at the Communion: Verbum caro factum est (John Sheppard, c.1515-1558)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v)
Postlude: In dulci jubilo (BWV 729) (Bach)
Postlude: Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (BWV 606) (Bach)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum

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Music for the Mass of Christmas Day
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles, arr. David Willcocks)
Introit: Puer natus est (plainsong, mode vii)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Dies sanctificatus (plainsong, mode ii)
Offertory: Tui sunt caeli (plainsong, mode iv)
Hymn at the Offertory: Joy to the World (Antioch)
Hymn at the Offertory: Laetabundus [The Christmas Sequence] (plainsong, mode vi)
Communion: Viderunt omnes (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Communion: Unto Us Is Born A Son (arr. Willcocks)
Hymn at the Retiring Procession: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn, arr. Willcocks)
Organ music as above

The St. Mary’s Choir

The recitation of the Rosary begins at 11:00 p.m.

Carols & organ music begin at 11:30 p.m.
Prelude: Es is ein' Ros' entsprungen (Johannes Brahms, 1833-1897)
Carol: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Carol)
Carol: Of One That Is So Fair and Bright (David J. Hughes, b.1980)
Hymn: While Shepherds Watched (Winchester Old)
Hymn: Unto Us Is Born A Son (arr. David Willcocks, b.1919)
Carol: What Child Is This (Greensleves)
Carol: Silent Night (Stille Nacht)
Prelude: Desseins éternels (from La Nativité du Seigneur) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)
The Solemn Proclamation of Christmas
Hymn at the Procession: Adeste Fideles (John Francis Wade, arr. Willcocks)

Music for the Midnight Mass of Christmas
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 12:00 a.m.)
Messe solennelle (Louis Vierne, 1870-1937)
Gregorian Mass of Christmas Midnight: Dominus dixit
Motet at the Offertory: Hodie Christus natus est (Francis Poulenc, 1899-1963)
Motet at the Communion: Quem vidistis pastores (Cipriano de Rore, 1515-1565)
Motet at the Communion: O magnum mysterium (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Postlude: Toccata from Symphony No. 5 (Charles-Marie Widor, 1844-1937)

The St. Mary’s Schola Cantorum
The St. Mary’s Choir

Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 4:00 p.m.
Music for the Vigil Mass of Christmas
(Missale Romanum of 2002)
Prelude: Sonata II in D dorian (C 139) (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, 1644-1704)
Prelude: Stella splendens (Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, XIV C.)
Hymn at the Procession: O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles, arr. David Willcocks)
Introit: Hodie scietis (plainsong, mode vi)
Mass of the Sacred Heart (Richard Rice, b.1962)
Offertory: Tollite portas (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Joy to the World (Antioch)
Communion: Revelabitur (plainsong, mode i)
Carol at the Communion: Adam lay ybounden (Boris Ord, 1897-1961)
Carol at the Communion: Nowell Sing We (anon. English, XV C.)
Hymn at the Retiring Procession: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn, arr. Willcocks)
Postlude: Sonata Secunda (Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, c.1623-1680)

Brendan Ratchford, violin

Music for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the procession: Veni, veni, Emmanuel (plainsong, mode i)
Missa de Beata Virgine à 5 (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Gregorian Mass of the Fourth Sunday of Advent: Rorate caeli
Motet at the Offertory: Veni Domine et noli tardare (Francisco Guerrero, 1528-1599)
Motet at the Communion: Ecce Virgo concipiet (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v, solemn)

Music for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
(Missale Romanum of 2002, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel)
Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Mass XVII)
Alleluia: Veni, Domine (plainsong, mode iii)
Offertory: Ave Maria (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Saviour of the Nations, Come (Nun komm der Heiden Heiland)
Communion: Ecce virgo concipiet (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Communion: Rorate caeli (plainsong, mode iv)
Marian antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater (plainsong, mode v, simple)