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Music for Solemn Pontifical Vespers & Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Vespers of the Third Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, 21 June 2009, 5:00 p.m.
Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
Bishop Fernando Arêas Rifan, celebrant
Prelude: Variations sur Lucis Creator (Jehan Alain, 1911-1940)
Lucis Creator optime (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Magnificat sexti toni (Adrian Willaert, c.1490-c.1562)
Salve Regina (Martin de Rivaflecha, 1470-1528)
O Salutaris Hostia (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)
Tantum ergo (plainsong, mode iii)
Postlude: Prière d’action de grâces (Gaston Litaize, 1909-1991)

Bishop Rifan is the Apostolic Administrator
of the Personal Apostolic Administration of St. John Mary Vianney
in Campos, Brazil.

This Vespers mark the conclusion of a novena of Masses in New York City
sponsored by the Confraternity of the Sacred Heart.

Music for the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus [external solemnity] (Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel [Serene alleluias from a soul longing for heaven] (from L’Ascension) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)
Missa Æterna Christi munera (G.P. da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Gregorian Mass of the Sacred Heart: Cogitationes
Motet at the Offertory: Improperium (Palestrina)
Motet at the Communion: Ave Verum Corpus (William Byrd, c.1543-1623)
Postlude: Transports de joie d’une âme devant la gloire du Christ qui est la sienne [Outbursts of joy from a soul before the Glory of Christ which is its own glory] (from L’Ascension) (Messiaen)

Music for the Twelfth Sunday of the Year
(Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Missa de Angelis
Alleluia: In te Domine speravi (plainsong, mode iii)
Hymn at the Offertory: O God, Our Help in Ages Past (St. Anne)
Communion: Circuibo (plainsong, mode vi)
Hymn at the Communion: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind (Repton)
Organ music as above

Music for the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Friday, 19 June 2009, 7:30 p.m.
(Solemn High Mass, Missale Romanum of 1962)
Prelude: Præludium in C Major (BuxWV 137) (Dietrich Buxtehude, c.1637-1707)
Missa Secunda (Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1612)
Gregorian Mass of the Sacred Heart: Cogitationes
Hymn at the Offertory: Cor arca legem continens (plainsong, mode iii)
Motet at the Communion: Tu solus qui facis mirabilia (Josquin)
Postlude: Dialogue sur les Grands Jeux (Troisième Livre) (Louis Marchand, 1669-1732)

Music for the Feast of Corpus Christi (external solemnity) (Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation on Cibavit eos and Lauda Sion
Missa Octavi Toni (Orlando di Lasso, c.1532-1594)
Gregorian Mass of Corpus Christi: Cibavit eos
Motet at the Offertory: Caro mea (Matthias Gascogne, d. 16th C.)
Motet at the Communion: Panis Angelicus (Camille Saint-Saëns, 1835-1921)
Hymns at the Procession: Pange lingua, Sacris solemniis, Æterne Rex altissime, etc.
Postlude: Rhapsodie Grégorienne [Lauda Sion, Sacris solemniis, Verbum supernum] (Jean Langlais, 1907-1991)

Mass will be followed immediately by a Eucharistic procession through downtown Norwalk,
with solemn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at the conclusion.
The Schola Cantorum is joined this day by the volunteer St. Mary’s Choir.
The 11:30 a.m. Ordinary Form Mass this day will be a Low Mass in St. Patrick’s Chapel.

Music for Trinity Sunday (Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Prelude in E-flat Major (‘St. Anne’) (BWV 552) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Messa a tre voce (Antonio Lotti, 1667-1740)
Gregorian Mass of Trinity Sunday: Benedicta sit Sancta Trinitas
Motet at the Offertory: Honor, virtus, et potestas (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Motet at the Communion: Duo seraphim clamabant (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Postlude: Fugue in E-flat Major (‘St. Anne’) (BWV 552) (Bach)

Music for Trinity Sunday (Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Benedictus es (plainsong, mode viii)
Hymn at the Offertory: I Bind Unto Myself Today (St. Patrick’s Breastplate)
Communion: Data est mihi (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Communion: Father of Heaven, Whose Love Profound (Orlando Gibbons, 1583-1625)
Organ music as above

Music for Pentecost (Whitsunday) (Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Komm, heiliger Geist, Herre Gott (BuxWV 199) (Dietrich Buxtehude, c.1637-1707)
Mass for Four Voices (William Byrd, c.1543-1623)
Gregorian Mass of Pentecost: Spiritus Domini
Motet at the Offertory: Veni Creator Spiritus (Juan Garci­a de Salazar, 1639-1710)
Motet at the Communion: Factus est repente (Byrd)
Postlude: Passacaglia in C Minor (BWV 582) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)

Music for Pentecost (Whitsunday) (Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Sequence: Veni Sancte Spiritus (plainsong, mode i)
Alleluia: Veni Sancte Spiritus (plainsong, mode ii)
Hymn at the Offertory: Veni Creator Spiritus (plainsong, mode viii)
Communion: Factus est repente (plainsong, mode vii)
Hymn at the Communion: Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling (Herbert Howells, 1892-1983)
Organ music as above

Music for the Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension
and Tenth Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood of Fr. Greg J. Markey
(Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Adoramus Te Christe (Theodore Dubois, 1837-1924)
Prelude: Sheep May Safely Graze (from Cantata No. 208) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa Ascendens Christus (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Gregorian Mass of the Sunday in Ascensiontide: Exaudi Domine...alleluia
Motet at the Offertory: O bone Jesu (Marc’Antonio Ingegneri, c.1547-1592; often attrib. Palestrina)
Motet at the Offertory: O bone et dulcis Domine Jesu (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)
Motet at the Communion: Ave Maria (Franz Biebl, 1906-2001)
Postlude: Toccata from Symphony No. 5 (Charles-Marie Widor, 1844-1937)

Music for the Seventh Sunday of Easter (Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Improvisation on the Introit Exaudi Domine...alleluia
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Non vos relinquam (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Offertory: Regina caeli (Gregor Aichinger, 1564-1628)
Communion: Pater, cum essem (plainsong, mode iv)
Motet at the Communion: A New Commandment (Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585)
Marian Antiphon: Regina caeli (plainsong, mode vi)
Postlude: Præludium in F Major (BWV 556) (Bach)

Music for Ascension Thursday (Missale Romanum of 1970, 8:00 a.m. & 12:10 p.m.)
Prelude: Prière du Christ montant vers son Père [Prayer of Christ ascending to His Father] (from L’Ascension) (Olivier Messiaen, 1908-1992)
Alleluia: Dominus in Sina (plainsong, mode viii)
Communion: Signa eos (plainsong, mode vii)
Postlude: Fantasia in G Major (BWV 572) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)

Music for Ascension Thursday (Missale Romanum of 1962, 5:30 p.m.)
Missa ‘Alleluia’ (Jean Mouton, c.1459-1522)
Gregorian Mass of Ascension Day: Viri Galilaei
Motet at the Offertory: Ascendens Christus in altum (G.P. da Palestrina, c.1525-1594)
Motet at the Communion: Non vos relinquam orphanos (William Byrd, c.1543-1623)
Organ music as above

Music for the First Mass of Fr. Sean Kulacz
Mass of the Sixth Sunday of Easter (Missale Romanum of 1970, 3:00 p.m.)
Prelude: Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter (BWV 650) (Bach)
Alleluia: Ego vos elegi (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Offertory: Father, We Thank Thee Who Hast Planted (Rendez à Dieu)
Motet at the Offertory: Regina cæli (Gregor Aichinger, c.1565-1628 )
Communion: Ego vos elegi (plainsong, mode i)
Motet at the Communion: At That First Eucharist (Unde et memores)
Motet at the Communion: Panis angelicus (César Franck, 1822-1890)
Motet at the Communion: O Sacred Feast (Healey Willan, 1880-1968)
Postlude: Fugue in D Major (BWV 532) (Bach)

Music for the Fifth Sunday after Easter (Missale Romanum of 1962, 9:30 a.m.)
Prelude: Erstanden ist der heilge Christ (BWV 628) (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750)
Missa Orbis Factor (Paul M. Weber, b. 1977)
Gregorian Mass of the Fifth Sunday after Easter: Vocem jucunditatis
Motet at the Offertory: Jubilate Deo (prima pars) (attrib. Josquin; anon. German, XVI C.?)
Motet at the Communion: Laudate nomen ejus (Jubilate Deo, secunda pars) (attribu. Josquin)
Postlude: Fugue in D Major (BWV 532) (Bach)

Music for the Sixth Sunday of Easter (Missale Romanum of 1970, 11:30 a.m.)
Missa de Angelis (Vatican Gradual, Mass VIII)
Alleluia: Ego vos elegi (plainsong, mode i)
Hymn at the Offertory: Hail Thee, Festival Day (Salve festa dies) (Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958)
Communion: Ego vos elegi (plainsong, mode i)
Marian Antiphon: Regina cæli (plainsong, mode vi)
Organ music as above