Category Archives: Music

Music for the Fourth Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Partitas on Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen? (BWV 770) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa Tertia (Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1612)
Gregorian Mass of the Fourth Sunday of Lent: Laetare
Motet at the Offertory: Miserere mihi (William Byrd, 1540-1623)
Communion: Jerusalem, quae aedificatur (plainsong, mode iv) [Students’ Schola] Motet at the Communion: Jesu dulcis memoria (Palestrina) [Polyphonic Students’ Schola] Postlude: Partitas on Ach, was soll ich Sünder machen? (BWV 770) (Bach)

The Schola Cantorum is joined today by the St. Mary’s Students’ Scholas
and the Anchor Academy Schola Cantorum.

Music for the Fourth Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Word of God, Come Down On Earth (Liebster Jesu)
Kyrie: Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Hymn at the Offertory: The King of Love My Shepherd Is (St. Columba)
Motet at the Offertory: Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy’s Sake (John Hilton the Elder, d.1608)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Communion: Lutum fecit (plainsong, mode vi)
Motet at the Communion: O Jesu Christe (Jacquet van Berchem, c.1505-c.1580)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above

Music for the Third Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Missa ‘El Ojo’ (Francisco de Peñalosa, c.1470-1528)
Gregorian Mass of the Third Sunday of Lent: Oculi mei
Motet at the Offertory: Heu mihi Domine (prima pars) (G.P. da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Anima mea turbata est (Heu mihi, secunda pars) (Palestrina)

Music for the Third Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Kingsfold)
Kyrie: Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Hymn at the Offertory: Parce Domine (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Offertory: O For a Closer Walk With God (Charles Villiers Stanford, 1852-1924)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Communion: Qui biberit aquam (plainsong, mode vii)
Hymn at the Communion: Anima Christi (plainchant, mode i)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)

Saturday, 26 March 2011, 3:00 p.m.
Nazareth Spiritual Life Center, Monroe, Connecticut
Music for the Saturday of the Second Week of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa Deus Genitor alme (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Gregorian Mass of the Saturday after the Second Sunday of Lent: Lex Domini
Hymn at the Offertory: Parce Domine (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Communion: Audi benigne Conditor (plainsong, mode ii)

This Mass is part of the retreat for students who are to receive the sacrament of Confirmation.

Friday, 25 March 2011, 7:30 p.m.
Music for the Feast of the Annunciation
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Improvisation
Missa de Beata Maria (David J. Hughes, b.1980)
Gregorian Mass of the Annunciation: Vultum tuum
Motet at the Offertory: Ave Regina caelorum (Adrian Willaert, c.1490-c.1562)
Hymn at the Communion: Missus est Gabriel (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Postlude: Ave Maris Stella (Jean Titelouze, c.1562-1633)

Monday, 21 March 2011, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Monday of the Second Week of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa Deus Genitor alme (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Gregorian Mass of the Monday after the Second Sunday of Lent: Redime me Domine
Hymn at the Offertory: Attende Domine (plainsong, mode v)
Hymn at the Communion: Jesu, quadragenariae (plainsong, mode iv)

This Mass will be followed by a presentation by Fr. Paul Check,
Director of the Courage apostolate.

Music for the Second Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Missa O quam gloriosum (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Gregorian Mass of the Second Sunday of Lent: Reminiscere
Motet at the Offertory: Quanti mercenarii (prima pars) (Cristóbal de Morales, c.1500-1553)
Motet at the Communion: Pater, peccavi (Quanti mercenarii, secunda pars) (Morales)

Music for the Second Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: The Glory of These Forty Days (Erhalt uns Herr)
Kyrie: Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Hymn at the Offertory: O Wondrous Type! O Vision Fair! (Deus tuorum militum)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Communion: Visionem (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Communion: Quicumque certum quaeritis (plainsong, mode iv)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)

Saturday, 19 March 2011, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Feast of St. Joseph
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Prélude pour le fête du Saint Joseph (Charles Tournemire, 1870-1939)
Missa Alme Pater (Vatican Gradual, Mass X)
Gregorian Mass of St. Joseph: Justus ut palma
Improvisation at the Offertory
Hymn at the Communion: Te Joseph celebrent (plainsong, mode i)
Postlude: Improvisation

Music for the First Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Missa Mi-Mi (Johannes Ockeghem, c.1410-1497)
Gregorian Mass of the First Sunday of Lent: Invocabit me
Motet at the Offertory: Audi benigne Conditor (Guillaume Dufay, c.1400-1474)
Motet at the Communion: In jejunio et fletu (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)

Music for the First Sunday of Lent
(Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Hymn at the Procession: Forty Days and Forty Nights (Heinlein)
Kyrie: Missa pro Dominicis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVII)
Hymn at the Offertory: Offertory: Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days (St. Flavian)
Motet at the Offertory: Hide Not Thou Thy Face From Us (Richard Farrant)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Missa pro Feriis Adventus & Quadragesimae (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Communion: Sacuplis suis (plainsong, mode iii)
Hymn at the Communion: Audi benigne Conditor (plainsong, mode ii)
Marian antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum (plainsong, mode vi)

Saturday, 12 March 2011, 9:00 a.m.
Music for the Saturday after Ash Wednesday
(with commemoration of St. Gregory the Great)
(Missale Romanum of 1962)
Missa Deus Genitor alme (Vatican Gradual, Mass XVIII)
Gregorian Mass of the Saturday after Ash Wednesday: Audivit Dominus
Hymn at the Communion: Audi benigne Conditor (plainsong, mode ii)

The second Saturday of every month is a Missa cantata celebrated
for the intentions of the Gospel of Life Society at St. Mary’s.