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Music for April 2020

As of Monday, March 16, 2020, the public celebration of all weekday and Sunday Masses in the Diocese of Bridgeport is suspended. The suspension has been extended until May 20.

While we pray for an end to the Coronavirus outbreak, St. Mary's will be streaming Masses online.

All sung Masses at St. Mary's feature the full Gregorian chant Propers, as well as the Ordinary of the Mass sung in Latin to plainchant or polyphony.
Palm Sunday: April 5, 2020

9:30 a.m. Mass (livestream only—view recording)
with cantors from the St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
This is our first sung Mass since the public celebration of Mass was suspended.
Gregorian Mass of the Palms: Hosanna Filio David
Sanctus (Chant Mass XVIII)
Gregorian Mass of the Passion: Domine, ne longe facias
Chant Mass XVII
Exaudi Domine vocem meam (Josquin des Prez)

Maundy Thursday: April 9, 2020

7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper (livestream only—view recording)
with cantors from the St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Gregorian Mass of Holy Thursday: Nos autem gloriari oportet
Kyrie Cunctipotens genitor (Ad organum faciendi, ca. 12th c.)
Gloria (Chant Mass IV)
Sanctus (Anonymous, 14th c.)
Agnus Dei (Anonymous, 14th c.)

Good Friday: April 10, 2020

3:00 p.m. Mass of the Presanctified (livestream only—view recording)
with cantors from the St. Mary's Schola Cantorum

Holy Saturday: April 11, 2020

7:00 p.m. Great Vigil of Easter (livestream only—view recording)
with cantors from the St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Mass in A (Samuel Webbe)
Sicut cervus (Johannes Ockeghem)
Sitivit anima mea (Ockeghem)

Easter Sunday: April 12, 2020

9:30 a.m. Mass (livestream only—view recording)
with cantors from the St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Mass in A (Samuel Webbe)
Haec dies (Léonin)
Maria stabat ad monumentum (Giovanni Battista Riccio)

Sunday, April 19, 2020

9:30 a.m. Mass (livestream only)
with cantors from the St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Chant Mass I
Currebant duo simul (Giovanni Battista Riccio)

Sunday, April 26, 2020

Sung Masses (livestream only)
8:00 a.m.  Mass in English with cantor
9:30 a.m.  Missa cantata with members of St. Mary's Schola Cantorum
Messa facilissima a due voci pari (Guglielmo Mattioli)
12:30 p.m.  Mass in Spanish with cantor

Cantate hymnum ad Virginem contra plagam!Stella caeli—A prayer to the Virgin in the time of contagion

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Holy Week Schedule 2020

Palm Sunday Masses (April 5) (livestream only): 8:00 AM : English; 9:30 AM : Latin; 12:30 PM : Español. Note: Palms will be distributed on Pentecost Sunday (May 31). Weekday Masses (Mon., Tues., Wed. only, April 6-8) (livestream only): 8:00 AM (Latin) and 12:10 PM (English). Confessions (Mon., Tues., Wed., April 6-8): 1-2 PM and 5-7 PM only. Come to the vestibule of the upstairs church.
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Community and Parish Activities, Special Masses
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From Fr. Ringley (Mon. Mar. 30)

Dear Parishioners, First, I must apologize to those who may have tried to hear Mass online today. I am struggling with the technology necessary to livestream the Masses. While I am not a Luddite, I have very little patience for things that are supposed to work one way and decide on their own to work…
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The Annunciation—La Anunciación

I have always wondered exactly how the Annunciation took place. The text from Luke’s Gospel is not particularly detailed....Cada año en este día de la Anunciación me pregunto exactamente como pasó este acontecimiento. El texto de San Lucas no nos da muchos pormenores....
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Thoughts from Fr. Ringley—Reflexiones de P. Ringley

For now, those of us who can must do all we are able, spiritually and physically, to overcome this situation.  And we will.  When life returns to “normal”, and it will, we will have been changed.  Por ahora, aquellos de nosotros que podemos, haremos todo lo posible tanto fisica como espiritualmente para ayudar a vencer esta prueba. Y cuando la vida vuelva a ser "normal", y así será, seremos cambiados.
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Thoughts for the Fourth Week of Lent—Pensamientos para la Cuarta Semana de Cuaresma

Yesterday (Sunday) I offered all of our usual Masses in their proper forms and languages and at their proper times for the intentions as noted in the bulletin—Ayer (domingo) ofrecí todas las misas del fin de semana tal y como estaban programadas, en los distintos idiomas, a las horas que fueron solicitadas y por las intenciones respectivas, como aparecen en el boletin.
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