FIVE Days, THREE Feasts, EIGHT Masses!

Much of the music is a repeat of what we did at this time last year, but not all of it.

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

Wednesday (New Year's Eve, December 31, 2014) at 6 PM

Thursday (New Year's Day, January 1, 2015) at 9 and 11:15 AM 

Ordinary of the Mass:

Gloria VIII, Sanctus and Agnus Dei XVIII, Mortem Tuam, and Dresden Amen

- NOTE: "Gloria VIII" is a short way of saying "Gloria from Mass VIII", one of 18 Gregorian Chant settings of the Mass in Latin from the Kyriale.  "Sanctus and Agnus Dei XVIII": same shorthand.

Alleluia (before the Gospel): adapted by BMP from the Mode V chant Divinum Mysterium 

All numbers given are in the Maroon hymnal.

Entrance hymn: While shepherds watched their flocks by night, #13

Psalm 67: May God bless us in his mercy, music by Owen Alstott
- melody in missalette for January 1

Offertory hymn: The first Nowell, #30

Communion anthem: Ave Maria, music by Johann Sebastian Bach and Charles Gounod.

- Probably the SECOND most popular Ave Maria amongst non-musicians (second only to that of Franz Schubert).  The melody by Charles Gounod was written to be sung over Prelude #1 in C by Johann Sebastian Bach (catalogued as BWV 846), from his book, The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (there were two such books).

Meditation hymn: In the bleak midwinter, #44

Recessional hymn: Angels we have heard on high, #42

First Friday (Sacred Heart Community Mass)

Mass Friday (January 2) at 6 PM

Ordinary of the Mass and Alleluia: same as Mary, Mother of God (above), but Gloria is omitted.

All numbers given are in the red Worship hymnal.

Entrance hymn: O come, all ye faithful, #392

Psalm 98: All the ends of the earth have seen the saving power of God, music by yours truly

Offertory hymn: What child is this, #411

Communion anthem: Corde natus ex parentis, Chant, Mode V

- The Latin text here is from which the hymn Of the Father's love begotten is translated.  The tune used here, Divinum Mysterium, is commonly used in both the Latin and English texts.

Recessional hymn: Hark! the herald angels sing, #387

Solemnity of the Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Mass Saturday (January 3) at 5 PM 

Mass Sunday (January 4) at 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM

Brass at all Masses except 7:30 

Ordinary of the Mass: 

(at 7:30 Mass): Gloria VIII, Sanctus and Agnus Dei XVIII

(at all other Masses): Gloria, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei from Mass of the Shepherds by Pietro Yon

(at ALL Masses): Mortem tuam and Dresden Amen

Alleluia: same as Mary, Mother of God, and First Friday (above)

All numbers given are in the Maroon hymnal.

Entrance hymn: O come, all ye faithful, #12 (verses 1, 2, 5, and 6)

Psalm 72: Lord, every nation on earth will adore you, music by yours truly

Offertory hymn: We three kings of Orient are, #51

Communion anthem: Tollite hostias, music by Camille Saint-Saëns

Meditation hymn: As with gladness men of old, #52

Recessional hymn: What star is this with beams so bright, #47

Best wishes to all for a happy and blessed New Year (and the rest of the Christmas Season)!

Peace,

BMP

THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY, AND JOSEPH

NOTE: The 12:30 Extraordinary Form Mass has been suspended for now, due to lack of attendance (over the last couple of months, that Mass has averaged a measly 20 people).

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Sung Ordinary of the Mass:

- 7:30 Mass only: Mass XVIII (chant Mass setting)

- All other Masses: Mass of the Shepherds (Pietro Yon)

- ALL Masses: Memorial Acclamation is Mortem tuam annuntiamus, Domine; Amen: Dresden

Alleluia: Alleluia "Divinum Mysterium" (Mode V, adapted by yours truly)

All numbers are in the Maroon hymnal.

Entrance hymn: Angels we have heard on high, #42

Psalm 105: The Lord remembers his covenant for ever, music by yours truly

Offertory hymn: It came upon the midnight clear, #19, second tune

Communion anthem: Coventry Carol, English, arranged by Martin Shaw

- This Sunday (December 28) is the feast of the Holy Innocents when it falls on a weekday.  The verses of the Communion anthem revisit the events.  Note this second verse: Herod the King, in his raging, / charg-ed he hath this day / his men of might, in his own sight, / all young children to slay.
Meditation hymn: What child is this, #36
Recessional hymn: Hark! the herald angels sing, #27

Peace,
BMP

CHRISTMAS at SACRED HEART

Masses at 5 and 10:30 PM on Christmas Eve, 9 and 11:15 AM on Christmas Day.
Choral prelude will begin roughly 20 minutes before each Mass.
All Masses Ordinary Form.

Quartet:
Elaine Previte, soprano; Kate Warrener, alto; Christopher Cate (newcomer), tenor; yours truly, bass
Brass trio:
Gerry Heroux, French horn; Doug Wood, Ed Lapierre, and Al Testa, trumpets
- (Ed on Christmas Eve, Al on Christmas Day)

MUSIC FOR PRELUDE:
(4:40 and 10:10 PM on Christmas Eve, 8:40 and 10:55 AM on Christmas Day)

1. Tu scendi dalle stelle (traditional Italian)
2. Tollite hostias (Camille Saint-Saëns)
3. Bel Bambino (Italian, arr. by Providence's own C. Alexander Peloquin)
4. Coventry Carol (arr. Martin Shaw)
5. La Pastorale di Couperin (Antonio Allegra)

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS:

Ordinary of the Mass: Mass of the Shepherds (Pietro Yon)
- plus the memorial acclamation Mortem tuam annuntiamus, Domine and the Dresden Amen.
Alleluia: based on the chant tune Divinum Mysterium.
All numbers given are in the Red Worship hymnal.

Entrance hymn: O come, all ye faithful, #392 (verse 1 in Latin, followed by verses 1-4 in English)
- arrangement by David Willcocks

Psalm 96: Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord, music by Richard Proulx (response) and Pére Joseph Gelineau (versicles)

Offertory hymn: Hark! the herald angels sing, #387, arrangement by David Willcocks

Communion anthem: Hallelujah!, from "Messiah" by Georg Frederick Handel

Meditation hymn: Silent night, #379

Recessional hymn: Joy to the world, #399, verses 1, 2, and 4

On behalf of our music department, my own family, and myself, best wishes to all who read this for a very happy and blessed Christmas season!

Peace,

BMP

IV ADVENT (Rorate Sunday)

XII-21-14

"Rorate Sunday" is one you usually don't hear about.  However, the Introit antiphon did strike a chord with me.

- Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant jusum; (Aperiatur terra et germinet salvatorem).

- Drop down dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain the Just One; (Let the earth be opened and send forth a Saviour).

The Latin antiphon above not only is used as the antiphon for the Introit (Entrance Chant) of the day (the parenthesized text is added in the Introit), but as the antiphon for another Advent responsory containing four lengthier verses.

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Ordinary Form (Sat. 5 PM; Sun. 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM - all Masses sung)

Sung Ordinary of the Mass and Alleluia are the same as the previous three Sundays.  After this Sunday, those will be put away "for a time".

Entrance hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel, Worship #357
Psalm 89: For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord, music by yours truly
Offertory hymn: Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine, Maroon #45
Communion anthem: Alma Redemptoris Mater
- The text is that of the Marian Antiphon that is appointed for use from the First Sunday of Advent up to (and including) the Presentation of the Lord (traditionally known as the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as "Candlemas"), which falls on February 2.  The tune is an altered form of the tune "Consolation", written by Samuel Webbe.  This tune appears with the hymn Come, ye disconsolate, which can be found in the Maroon hymnal at #483.
Meditation hymn: Ave Maria (chant setting), Worship #713
Recessional hymn: O come, divine Messiah, Worship #367

Extraordinary Form (Sun. 12:30 PM - Low Mass)

Numbers given are in the Maroon hymnal.

Entrance hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel, #2 (verses 1 and 6)
- The sixth verse, O come, thou dayspring from on high, is a translation of O Oriens, the "O" Antiphon appointed for Vespers on December 21.
Offertory: organ improvisation on Rorate caeli (Mode I) (see top of post for notes)
Communion anthem: Alma Redemptoris Mater (see Ordinary Form list for notes)
Recessional hymn: Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates, #484 (verses 1 and 5)

Peace,
BMP

III ADVENT (Gaudete Sunday)

XII-14-14

Click here for an explanation on the name "Gaudete Sunday".

You will see a lot of similarities in this weekend's list to last weekend's list, due to the continuation of the pattern of the day's readings, especially that of the Gospel.

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Ordinary Form of the Mass 
(Sat. 5 PM; Sun. 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM)

Sung Ordinary and Alleluia: same as the last two Sundays
All numbers below are in the Maroon hymnal.

Entrance hymn: Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding, #9
Responsory: My soul rejoices in my God, music by Sam Schmitt

- One of only a miniscule select few Lectionary responsories NOT from a Psalm, this responsory consists of selected verses of the Magnificat.

Offertory hymn: On Jordan's bank, #10

Communion anthem: Magnificat, using two alternating settings on pages of the Pius X Hymnal that face each other.  I will chant the odd versicles (left page, Psalm Tone 8), and the duet will sing the even verses in harmony (right page, music by Ciro Grassi, who died right around the time the Pius X Hymnal was published.

Meditation hymn: Hark! the glad sound! the Savior comes, #7 (Listen)

Recessional hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel, #2

Extraordinary Form of the Mass
(Sun. 12:30 PM)

Most likely Low Mass.  All numbers below are in the Red Worship hymnal.

Entrance hymn: On Jordan's bank, #356
Offertory: organ improvisation, theme TBD
Communion anthem: Magnificat, Psalm Tone 8 (without the Grassi polyphony)
Recessional hymn: Comfort, comfort, O my people, #370

(If we do go High Mass, add the Mode VII Asperges Me, Mass XVII, and the Rossini Propers.)

Peace,
BMP

ACTION-PACKED FOUR DAY WEEKEND

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Ordinary of the Mass for all Ordinary Form Masses in Advent:
- Sanctus and Agnus Dei: Mass XVIII
- Memorial Acclamation: Mortem tuam annuntiamus, Domine
- Amen: music adapted from the beginning of the Sanctus of Mass VIII
Alleluia: adapted by yours truly from the Advent chant Conditor Alme Siderum (Mode IV)

First Friday - Sacred Heart Community Mass
Friday, XII-5-14 at 6 PM

Entrance hymn: O Sacred Heart, O Love Divine, sheets provided
Psalm 27: The Lord is my light and my salvation, Worship #871
- same Psalm as for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A
Offertory hymn: Conditor Alme Siderum, Mode IV
- You will get to hear the actual hymn this time.  Known in English as Creator of the stars of night.
Communion hymn: Veni, veni, Emmanuel, Mode I
- Yes, this is the Latin from which O come, O come, Emmanuel is translated.
Recessional hymn: To Jesus' Heart, all-burning, sheets provided

Second Sunday of Advent - Ordinary Form
Saturday XII-6-14 at 5 PM; Sunday XII-7-14 at 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM
All numbers given are in the Maroon Hymnal

Entrance hymn: Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding, #9
Psalm 85: Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation, music by yours truly
Offertory hymn: On Jordan's Bank, #10
Communion anthem: Wake, awake, for night is flying, #3
Meditation hymn: Come, thou long-expected Jesus, #1
Recessional hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel, #2

Second Sunday of Advent - Extraordinary Form
Sunday XII-7-14 at 12:30 PM - Low Mass
All numbers given are in the Maroon Hymnal

Entrance hymn: On Jordan's Bank, #10
Offertory: organ improvisation on theme TBD
Communion hymn: Conditor Alme Siderum, Mode IV
Recessional hymn: Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding, #9

Immaculate Conception - Ordinary Form
Monday XII-8-14 at 9 AM and 7 PM
All numbers given are in the red Worship Hymnal

And yes, although this Solemnity falls on a Monday, it is still a holy day of obligation, for some important reasons: 1) it is the patroness of our country, 2) this is one of those important events that lead to the forthcoming Nativity of our Lord.

Entrance hymn: Immaculate Mary, #702

Psalm 98: Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous deeds, Worship #1060

Offertory hymn: The angel Gabriel from heaven came, #695

Communion anthem: Ave Maria (setting TBD)

Meditation hymn: Lo! how a rose e'er blooming, #374

Recessional hymn: Hail, holy Queen enthroned above, #708

Peace,

BMP

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Ordinary Form (Sat. 5 PM / Sun. 7:30, 9, 11:15 AM)

Sung Ordinary of the Mass:

- Gloria is omitted during Advent, except on Immaculate Conception, the only Solemnity in Advent.

- Sanctus and Agnus Dei are from Mass XVIII (the simple chant Mass)

- Memorial Acclamation: Mortem tuam annuntiamus Domine 

- Amen: adapted from the beginning of the Sanctus from Mass VIII

Alleluia during Advent: adapted from the mode IV chant Conditor Alme Siderum ("Creator of the stars of night"

All numbers given are in the Maroon hymnal.

Entrance hymn: Lo! he comes with clouds descending, #5 (second tune)

Psalm 80: Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved, Gregory Evans

Offertory hymn: Rejoice, rejoice, believers, #4

Communion anthem: To you I lift my soul, text by John Dunn, music by John Ireland

Meditation hymn: The King shall come when morning dawns, #11

Recessional hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel, #2

Extraordinary Form Low Mass (Sun. 12:30 PM)

Entrance hymn: Lo! he comes with clouds descending, #5 (second tune)

Offertory: organ improvisation on Conditor Alme Siderum 

Communion hymn: Veni, veni, Emmanuel, mode I

Recessional hymn: Rejoice, rejoice, believers, #4

Peace,

BMP

THANKSGIVING DAY 2014

Happy Thanksgiving to all family, friends, parishioners, co-workers (singers and horn section, as well as other parish staff), and of course our pastor, Father Bucci.  I thank you all for another great year of music and your support thereof, and I wish blessings on all who read this.

Also a Happy Thanksgiving to some of my favorite visiting priests who have said Mass here on occasion, some more than others: namely Father Albert Marcello, Father Chris Feeney, Father Derek Puleo, and Father Peter Mongeon.

Today I post the music for our 9 AM Thanksgiving Day Mass, in the Ordinary Form.  I will have the hymns in time to post this weekend's music (First Sunday of Advent in both forms) on Friday.

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Sung Ordinary of the Mass: Laus Tibi Christe (for one final time until June).

- Note: Gloria is omitted.

Alleluia: from Christ is the King, Worship, #500

Entrance hymn: We gather together, Maroon, #315

Psalm 113: Blessed be the Name of the Lord for ever, Psalm Tone 8G

Offertory hymn: Come, ye thankful people, come, Maroon, #137

Communion anthem: Sing to the Lord of harvest, tune: "Wie Lieblich ist der Maien"

Meditation hymn: Jesus, my Lord, my God, my All, Worship, #488

Recessional hymn: Now thank we all our God, Worship, #560

Peace,

BMP

CHRIST THE KING and LAST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Some more of that Ordinary versus Extraordinary:

As I had mentioned in posts last month, the feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (actual full name of the feast, translated from the Latin given in the Roman Missal) was celebrated on the last Sunday of October for those attending Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form.  This Sunday, we celebrate that feast for those attending Holy Mass in the Ordinary Form, with our brass trio on hand for the 5:00 Saturday Mass and the 9:00 and 11:15 Sunday Masses.

In the Extraordinary Form, we are celebrating the Last - not the 24th, but the LAST - Sunday after Pentecost.  You see, in the Ordinary Form, the numbered Sundays of the Year always end with 33 (Christ the King begins, actually, the 34th Week).  That is because those numbered Sundays fall, not only after Pentecost, but after Epiphany as well.  So, the end result turns up the same.  In the Extraordinary Form, the number of Sundays after Pentecost vary because Pentecost is a movable feast that depends on another movable date - Easter.  However, regardless of how many Sundays after Pentecost there are, the last Sunday before Advent is always marked as "Last Sunday after Pentecost", with its own set of readings to bring that season to an end.

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS 

Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe (Ordinary Form)

Saturday (XI-22) at 5 PM*, Sunday (XI-23) at 7:30, 9*, and 11:15* AM

* indicates those Masses at which our Brass Trio will be on hand.

Sung Ordinary of the Mass and Alleluia: same as the past two weekends.

Entrance hymn: Lo! he comes with clouds descending, Maroon, #5 (second tune) (Listen)

Psalm 23: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want, music by Owen Alstott

- the setting from the missalette with the readings for November 23

Offertory hymn: Christ is the King, Worship, #500

- the hymn from which comes the Alleluia before the Gospel.

Communion anthem: Laudate Dominum, music by Giuseppe Pitoni

Meditation hymn: Tantum Ergo, Worship, #758 (in Latin)

Recessional hymn: To Jesus Christ, our sov'reign King, Worship, #497

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Last Sunday after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form Low Mass)

Entrance hymn: God has spoken by his prophets, Worship #516 (Listen)

- Text sung in the listen link is different, but that IS the tune.

Offertory: organ improvisation on theme TBD

Communion hymn: Ave Verum, Worship #730 (with organ improvisations between lines)

Recessional hymn: The King shall come when morning dawns, Worship #373 (Listen)

Peace,

BMP

SUNDAY XXXIII (of Ordered Time) / XXIII (after Pentecost)

Back to the sequence of numbered Sundays of the Year (Ordinary Form) and after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form).  In just two weeks from this Sunday, we'll be approaching Advent.

FORTHCOMING

I just finished putting my binder together for the Masses of Christmas.  This year, as part of our 20-minute prelude before each Mass, we'll be singing, not one, not two, but THREE songs in Italian.  Two of them may be familiar to a good number of you (Tu scendi dalle stelle and Bel Bambino).  The third one I am trying my hand at for the first time, and I like the way it sounds (I think you will, too).  It's called La Pastorale di Couperin.  The composer's name eludes me (my music is in the trunk of my car as I write this).  We will also be doing one song in Latin (Tollite Hostias by Camille Saint-Saëns), and one in English (Coventry Carol, arrangement from The Oxford Book of Carols).  We end the prelude with a French piece as organ and brass come together to perform Noël Suisse by Louis-Claude Daquin.

So now, without further ado...

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Sunday XXXIII of Ordered Time (Ordinary Form)

Sat. 5 PM / Sun. 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM 

Sung Ordinary of the Mass and Alleluia: same as last weekend.
Numbers given are in the Maroon hymnal ("The Hymnal").

Entrance hymn: Rejoice, rejoice, believers, #4 (Listen)

Psalm 128: Blessed are those who fear the Lord, music by Richard Rice

Offertory hymn: Wake, awake, for night is flying, #3 (Listen)

Communion anthem: God of Gods, we sound his praises, tune: In Babilone

- In Babilone, a hymn tune of Dutch origin, is a commonly-used tune for the hymns There's a wideness in God's mercy and See, the conqu'ror mounts in triumph.  The text, a 1970 paraphrase by Timothy Dudley-Smith, comes from the Latin Te Deum Laudamus.

Meditation hymn: Jesus, Son of Mary, #223

Recessional hymn: Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates, #484

Sunday XXIII after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form)

Sun. 12:30 PM (Low Mass)

Numbers given are in the Red "Worship" hymnal.

Entrance hymn: O God, our help in ages past, #579

Offertory: organ improvisation on theme TBD

Communion hymn: Adoro Te devote, Chant, Mode V

Recessional hymn: Your hands, O Lord, in days of old, #750

Peace,

BMP

THE THREE-DAY WEEKEND

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Ordinary of the Mass (for ALL Ordinary Form Masses from here up through Christ the King, November 23): Missa Populare "Laus Tibi Christe", music by Federico Caudana

Alleluia (also for ALL Ordinary Form Masses through Christ the King): from the hymn Christ is the King (Worship, #500).  The verse will be the verse of the day, using Psalm Tone 8G.

FIRST FRIDAY: Sacred Heart Community Mass; XI-7-14 6 PM
Ordinary Form

Entrance hymn: O Sacred Heart, O Love Divine, on sheet provided
Psalm 122: Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord, response music by yours truly
Offertory anthem: Cor Jesu, Cor Amabile
Communion hymn: Panis Angelicus, music by Louis Lambillotte (Listen)
- This setting, though not as familiar as that of Cesar Franck, may be familiar to some as well.
Recessional hymn: To Jesus' Heart, all-burning, on sheet provided

DEDICATION OF THE ST. JOHN LATERAN BASILICA IN ROME; XI-9-14

This feast is celebrated in BOTH forms on November 9.  Since it falls on a Sunday this year, it trumps the 32nd Sunday of Ordered Time in the Ordinary Form and the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost in the Extraordinary Form.  In both forms, numbers given are in the Maroon hymnal.

XI-8-14 5 PM; XI-9-14 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM - Ordinary Form 

Entrance hymn: Christ is made the sure foundation, #780

Psalm 46: The waters of the river gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High, music by Owen Alstott (as written in the missalette, along with the readings for November 9)

Offertory hymn: The Church's one foundation, #396

Communion anthem: Jesu, joy of man's desiring, music by Johann Sebastian Bach

Meditation hymn: Thou, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray, #191

- The text here is the original form of the hymn that is often seen as At that first Eucharist before you died (see Worship, #733).  The tune we will be using will be that of At that first Eucharist.  So, follow #191 in Maroon for the text, but sing the more familiar tune.

Recessional hymn: Let saints on earth in concert sing, #397 (Listen)

- This tune, taken from the Scottish Psalter of 1615, is also used for a more widely-used hymn, God moves in a mysterious way.

XI-9-14 12:30 PM - Extraordinary Form (Low Mass) 

Entrance hymn: The Church's one foundation, #396

Offertory music: organ improvisation on the tune Werde Munter, the hymn tune on which J.S. Bach's arrangement many choirs sing with joy as Jesu, joy of man's desiring, is based.  Another hymn we have sung, Come with us, O blessed Jesus (Maroon, #211), is also sung to that tune, using Bach's harmony, but without the organ embellishments before, after, and in between lines of hymn.  My improvisation for this Mass will be based on the basic Werde Munter tune of Johan Schop, who died in 1667, 18 years before the birth of Bach.

Communion hymn: Caelestis urbs Jerusalem, Chant, Mode I

- The vesper hymn for the Dedication of a Church, as found in the Liber Usualis, page 1248

Recessional hymn: Christ is made the sure foundation, #780

Peace,

BMP

ALL SAINTS, ALL SOULS, PENTECOST XXI, and EF vs. OF 3

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Extraordinary Form vs. Ordinary Form (Part 3)
A side-by-side comparison of some of the elements of the two forms of the Latin Rite Mass

On our first two installments of EF vs. OF (Part 1 | Part 2), we covered the differences in the various instances in the Holy Mass.  In the first part, we covered the first half of the Mass, that is, the "Mass of the Catechumens" ("Liturgy of the Word").  In the second part, we covered the second half, that is, the "Mass of the Faithful" ("Liturgy of the Eucharist").

As I write this, there is one thing I forgot to mention in Part 1, and I will note this before I move on to Part 3.  The Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy, which is Greek, not Latin, by the way) in the current (Ordinary Form) Mass is a six-fold Kyrie, alternating between priest and people and the people have the last word.  In the Extraordinary Form, the Kyrie is nine-fold, alternating between priest and servers (and/or people) in spoken form (the priest gets the last word), chanted entirely by the choir in sung form.

That off my chest, here we go onto Part 3 (the finale), where we cover the difference in seasons and feasts in the two forms of the Latin Rite Mass (and yes, even the Ordinary Form, the form attended and prayed by most, even in English, is Latin Rite).  Here we go...

Advent in both forms are basically the same.  Numbered Sundays are 1-4.

Christmas Season: In both forms, obviously the date of Christmas is the same.  But other feasts within the season:

Extraordinary Form (EF):

- The Sunday within the Octave of Christmas is exactly that: Sunday in the Octave of Christmas.

- January 1 is the Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

- The Mass for the Sunday after January 1 depends on its date.  January 1 is the Circumcision, regardless.  January 6 is the Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ, regardless (Epiphany is on a FIXED date, January 6).  If the Sunday is January 2-5, then the Holy Name of Jesus is celebrated.  If the Sunday is January 7-8, then the Holy Family is celebrated.

- The second Sunday in January also depends on its date.  If the Sunday is January 8-12, then it's Holy Family.  If the Sunday is January 13, it's the Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ (also a FIXED date).  If the Sunday is January 14 or later, it is simply Second Sunday after Epiphany.

Ordinary Form (OF):

- The Sunday within the Octave of Christmas is Holy Family.  If the Sunday after Christmas is January 1, then Holy Family is moved to Friday, December 30.

- January 1 is the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.

- The Sunday after January 1 is the Epiphany of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

- The Sunday after Epiphany is the Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ, unless that Sunday is January 14 or later, which, in that case, the Baptism of the Lord is on the Monday after Epiphany.

After the Baptism of the Lord and before Ash Wednesday:

EF: The numbered Sundays are marked as Sundays "after Epiphany".  However, the last three Sundays before Ash Wednesday fall into a sort of "Pre-Lent", if you will.  That short season is known as Septuagesima.  It means, literally, "70th", marking (roughly) 70 days before the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  The three Sundays are Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima, ("70th, 60th, 50th") respectively.  The Liturgy is treated like that of Lent, whereas there is no Gloria, and the Alleluia is omitted (a Tract, basically a second Gradual, is sung/said in its place before the Gospel).

OF: The numbered Sundays are marked as Sundays "of Ordinary Time", or "of the Year" (the latter, as I mentioned in prior posts, is a direct translation of the Latin "per Annum"), and continue as such even up to the Sunday before Ash Wednesday.

February 2 is: traditionally known as Candlemas, where Christ, our Light, is presented.  In both forms of the Mass, Mass is preceded by a procession of candles to present our Light.  The only difference is the name of the feast.

EF: The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary

OF: The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ

After the Fourth Sunday of Lent: (In both forms of the Mass, the First through Fourth Sundays of Lent are the same.)

EF: The Sunday after the Fourth Sunday is the First Sunday of the Passion.  Following that is the Second Sunday of the Passion, which is Palm Sunday.

OF: The Sunday after the Fourth Sunday is the Fifth Sunday of Lent.  Following that is Palm Sunday (of the Lord's Passion).

Easter Season (aka Paschal Time):

EF:

- The Sunday after Easter is known as "Low Sunday", or "Quasimodo Sunday" ("Quasimodo", after the first word of the Introit of the day in Latin, not the Hunchback of Notre Dame).

- Numbered Sundays are marked as Sundays "AFTER Easter", thus the Sunday after Low Sunday is the Second Sunday after Easter, and such numbering continues up to the Fifth Sunday after Easter.

- Ascension is on the Thursday following the Fifth Sunday after Easter, and is a Holy Day of Obligation, EVERYWHERE!

- The Sunday following Ascension is the Sunday in the Octave of the Ascension.

OF: 

- The Sunday after Easter is marked as the Second Sunday of Easter (it is also "Divine Mercy Sunday", as declared by Pope John Paul II in 2000).  The Mass itself has all the characteristics of the EF's "Low Sunday" in terms of Scripture and Proper.

- Numbered Sundays are marked as Sundays "OF Easter", thus there is a difference in number in the two forms.  (The Third Sunday AFTER Easter in the EF, for example, is the Fourth Sunday OF Easter in the OF.)

- Ascension is on the Thursday following the Sixth Sunday of Easter, and is a Holy Day of Obligation, unless you live in Canada or most of the dioceses in the United States south or west of us, which, in that case, Ascension is on the following Sunday.

- If you're lucky enough to live in a diocese where Ascension is on the Thursday, the Sunday following is the Seventh Sunday of Easter.

The Body and Blood of Christ:

EF: Two separate feasts.  The Thursday after the Most Holy Trinity is Corpus Christi (the Body of Christ).  The fixed date of July 1 is the Precious Blood.  The Sunday after the Most Holy Trinity is merely the Second Sunday after Pentecost.  Some parishes that celebrate both forms of Holy Mass will, however, celebrate Corpus Christi on the Second Sunday after Pentecost as an "external solemnity" (another term I once mentioned on this blog).

OF: Made into one feast on the Sunday after the Most Holy Trinity.

Numbered Sundays after Pentecost: 

EF: Exactly that, Sundays "after Pentecost" (the Sunday after Trinity is the Second Sunday).

OF: Sundays of "Ordinary Time" (numbers continue where they left off before Ash Wednesday).

September 8 (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary), September 15 (Seven Dolors/Sorrows of The Blessed Virgin Mary), and September 29 (St. Michael the Archangel) --- What if they fall on a Sunday?
EF: They take place over the respective numbered Sundays after Pentecost.

OF: Nope.  They're just the regularly numbered Sundays of Ordinary Time.

All Souls 

EF: November 2, unless it falls on a Sunday, then it's November 3. (November 2 would be the numbered Sunday after Pentecost - in the case of this year, 2014, the 21st Sunday)

OF: November 2, regardless if it falls on a Sunday or not.

Finally, what about Christ the King and the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year? 

EF: Christ the King is on the last Sunday in October, and the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year is simply the Last Sunday after Pentecost.

OF: The last Sunday in October is the regularly numbered Sunday of Ordinary Time, and the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year is Christ the King.

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Saturday, November 1 - 10 AM
All Saints (Extraordinary Form High Mass)
Celebrant: Father Bucci

Sung Mass Ordinary: Missa Populare "Laus Tibi Christe", music by Federico Caudana
- We've used this setting at many an Ordinary Form Mass as well.

Introit: Gaudeamus in Domino, from The Complete Proper of the Mass by Koch and Greene
Gradual and Alleluia: Timete Dominum and Venite ad me, respectively, both from Proper of the Mass by Father Carlo Rossini
Credo III
Offertory:
- (Proper) Justorum animae, from The Complete Proper of the Mass by Koch and Greene
- (Hymn) Ubi Caritas, Worship, #598
Communion:
- (Proper) Beati mundo cordo, from Proper of the Mass for All Sundays of the Year, by Father Theodore Laboure (taken from three of the eight Beatitudes: "Blessed are the pure in heart...", "Blessed are the peacemakers...", and "Blessed are those persecuted...")
- (Motet) Beati qui lugent, music by Lorenzo Perosi (taken from an additional Beatitude: "Blessed are those who mourn...")
Recessional hymn: For all the saints, Maroon hymnal, #126

Saturday, November 1 - 5 PM
Sunday, November 2 - 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM
All Souls (Ordinary Form)

Sung Mass Ordinary: Missa Pro Defunctis
- Basically, it's the simple chant Mass XVIII, but the Agnus Dei is somewhat altered.  "Miserere nobis" (Have mercy on us) is "Dona eis requiem" (Grant them rest), and "Dona nobis pacem" (Grant us peace) is "Dona eis requiem sempiternam" (Grant them eternal rest).
Alleluia: music by Theodore Marier (versicle sung to Tone 5)

Introit: Requiem aeternam, chant Mode VI
- Replaces the "entrance hymn" today.  Chanted by the choir (albeit three of us).
Gloria is omitted!!!
Psalm 23: My shepherd is the Lord, nothing indeed shall I want, music by Fr. Joseph Gelineau, SJ.
Offertory hymn: Jesus, Son of Mary, Maroon hymnal, #223
Communion anthem: Pie Jesu, music by Gabriel Faure
Meditation hymn: Jesus, my Lord, my God, my All, Worship, #488
Recessional hymn: In Paradisum, Worship, #178 (in Latin)

Sunday, November 2, 12:30 PM
Sunday XXI after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form Low Mass)
Celebrant: Father Puleo

Entrance hymn: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, Maroon hymnal, #279
Offertory: organ improvisation on theme TBD
Communion responsory: Miserere illi Deus, from the St. Gregory Hymnal
Recessional hymn: O God, our help in ages past, Maroon hymnal, #289

Peace,
BMP

SUNDAY XXX, CHRIST THE KING, and EF vs. OF 2

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Extraordinary Form vs. Ordinary Form (Part 2)
A side-by-side comparison of some of the elements of the two forms of the Latin Rite Mass

On our first installment of comparing elements of the Extraordinary Form of the Mass (alias Traditional Latin Mass, alias Tridentine Mass, Roman Missal of 1962) to those of the Ordinary Form of the Mass (alias Novus Ordo, Roman Missal of 2010), we covered the version of the Roman Missal which is in use for each, the posture, and the language, as well as the first of the two major "portions" (if you will) of the Mass.

One other note is the two major PORTIONS of the Mass are termed differently as well, and I subtly noted that in the previous installment.  The two divide at about the same point in the Mass.

Extraordinary Form (EF): Mass of the Catechumens and Mass of the Faithful.

Ordinary Form (OF): Liturgy of the Word and Liturgy of the Eucharist.

Last week, we covered the first "portion", the Mass of the Catechumens/Liturgy of the Word.  In this post, we will cover the second "portion", the Mass of the Faithful/Liturgy of the Eucharist.

The Offertory

EF: The Offertory (proper) is said by the priest.  At Low Mass, a hymn may be sung simultaneously and as he prepares the altar and the gifts of Bread and Wine.  At High Mass, the Offertory (proper) is chanted by the choir simultaneously and as the priest prepares the altar and the gifts and incenses the altar.  If time permits after the Offertory is chanted, a hymn or motet may be sung by the choir.  At High Mass said hymn or motet MUST be in Latin.

OF: The Roman Missal (since 1969) has not called for a Proper at the Offertory.  The Proper from the Graduale Romanum or the Graduale Simplex may be sung, or a hymn, or the choir may sing an anthem or motet.

Kneeling begins:

EF: as the Sanctus begins.

OF: at the end of the Sanctus.

The Benedictus (Blessed is he...) - separate???
EF: When said (Low Mass), the Sanctus and Benedictus are recited as one entity.  However, when sung (High Mass), they are usually sung separately.  At High Mass, the priest says the Sanctus and prays the Canon of the Mass (scroll down for comparisons on that!) while the choir sings the Sanctus.  The Benedictus is usually sung after the elevations (the raising of the Host and of the Chalice), while the priest prays the second part of the Canon.  However, if a setting of the Sanctus and Benedictus combined is short in length, it is possible to sing them as one piece.
OF: The Sanctus and Benedictus are ONE unit at all times, simply referred to as the Sanctus.

The Eucharistic Prayer/Canon of the Mass
EF: The Canon of the Mass - there is only ONE (which evolved later into "Eucharistic Prayer I", see "OF", below), and with NO memorial acclamation after the elevations (see above about the Benedictus)!
OF: There are FOUR options of the Eucharistic Prayer, labeled "Eucharistic Prayer I (or II or III or IV)", though some options have been added for Reconciliation and for Children.  In the Ordinary Form, after the elevations, the memorial acclamation is sung (our response to the priest's intonation "Mysterium Fidei"/"The Mystery of Faith").

The Lord's Prayer (Our Father/Pater Noster)
EF: Chanted/said alone by the priest with the exception of the last line ("Sed libera nos a malo"), which is said by the servers (Low) or sung by the choir (High).  There is NO "For the kingdom, the power..." added.
OF: Said/sung by all, including "For the kingdom, the power..."

The Sign of Peace
EF: Priest: Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum.  Response: Et cum spiritu tuo.  Then to the Agnus Dei.  No handshakes, kisses, hugs, or any other bodily gestures.
OF: Priest: Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum or The peace of the Lord be with you always.  Response: Et cum spiritu tuo or And with your spirit.  A sign of peace may be exchanged amongst the people wishing that the peace of the Lord be with them.  That does NOT mean "Hi, how are ya?  How's the wife and kids?"  Also note that this sign of peace is only optional and does not have to be instituted.  Following that, the Agnus Dei (at a sung Mass, the organist usually plays a soft introduction during the peace exchange).

Domine, non sum diguns/Lord, I am not worthy
EF: The priest, three times, will pray, Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea (Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.).  Shortly after, the priest turns to the people and says, Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollis peccata mundi (Behold the Lamb of God, behold Him who takes away the sins of the world), to which all respond Domine, non sum diguns... (also three times).
OF: Said only once by all, together with the priest.

Communion
EF: 1. Received while kneeling at an altar rail (or, if the church doesn't have a rail, at a kneeler that has been placed for the communicant).
- 2. Only the host is given to the communicant, not the cup.
- 3. The host is placed on the tongue only, not in the hand.
- 4. The host is distributed by the priest only, not by any "extraordinary minister".
- 5. MUSIC: At a Low Mass, a hymn or anthem or motet may be sung.  At a High Mass, the same thing, but the Communion (proper) MUST precede or follow it.  At a Low Mass, the priest says the Communion at the end, after he is finished purifying the vessels.
OF: 1. Can be received while kneeling or standing (kneeling is still preferred).
- 2. Can be given as host only or host and cup.
- 3. The host, although here in the United States can be given in the hand (a 1970's/1980's innovation), it is STILL preferred that it be given on the tongue.
- 4. Communion is always distributed by the priest, but "extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion" (another 1970's/1980's innovation) may assist in extraordinary circumstances (if there is only one priest and distribution may take unusually long).  (Does a Mass attended by 100-200 people REALLY NEED five "extraordinary ministers"?)
- 5. MUSIC: The proper may be recited from the Roman Missal, or chanted from the Graduale Romanum or the Graduale Simplex, or a hymn or anthem or motet may be sung (in place of, or preferably, in addition to, the proper).

Mass concludes with:
EF: Ite, Missa est/Deo gratias, the blessing, and the Last Gospel (John 1:1-14, usually omitted on Christmas, Mass of the Day, as the "Last Gospel" as it is already read as the Gospel in the Mass of the Catechumens).  At Low Mass, a few optional prayers may be added (an option that Fr. Puleo usually exercises).  Recessional music may consist of a hymn, followed by a postlude, or just a postlude.
OF: The blessing, and Ite, Missa est/Deo gratias (Go forth, the Mass is ended/Thanks be to God).  Recessional music may consist of a hymn, followed by a postlude, or just a postlude.

One should note that in either Missal, the "Recessional Hymn" has never been considered a part of the Mass.   It has been added almost everywhere by custom.

Next week, I will offer the final installment, and that involves the differences in the seasons of the liturgical year, as well as certain major feasts.

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

SUNDAY XXX (of Ordered Time) (Ordinary Form)
Numbers given are in "The Hymnal" (maroon hymnal).

Sung Ordinary of the Mass and Alleluia are the same as previous weeks.  After this week, those settings will be put away for a little while.

Entrance hymn: We sing the praise of him who died, #340 (Listen)
Psalm 18: I love you, Lord, my strength, music by Sam Schmitt
Offertory hymn: Jesus, lover of my soul, #415, first tune (Listen)
Communion anthem: O that I had a thousand voices, music by Samuel Metzner
- Though being sung as a choral piece, you may join in singing.  It is in Worship, #546.
Meditation hymn: The King of love my shepherd is, #345, first tune
Recessional hymn: Love divine, all loves excelling, #479, first tune

SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
(Extraordinary Form HIGH Mass) - 12:30 PM

Celebrant will be Fr. Bucci!

This is one of the differences I will cover in the next EF vs. OF installment.  In the Ordinary Form, the Solemnity of Christ the King is celebrated as the last Sunday of Ordinary Time in November.  In the Extraordinary Form, it is the last Sunday of October.  This being a Solemnity of the First Class, it is fitting that High Mass be sung on this day instead of the customary Low Mass.
Numbers given will be in Worship (red hymnal).

Processional hymn: Rejoice, the Lord is King, #493
Asperges Me: Mode VII, #270 (Mandatory at High Mass on Sundays)
Introit: Dignus est Agnus, from The Complete Proper of the Mass by Koch and Greene
Kyrie and Gloria: Laus Tibi Christe (which we have also used in the Ordinary Form)
Gradual: Dominabitur, from Proper of the Mass by Fr. Carlo Rossini
Alleluia: Potestas ejus, also from Proper of the Mass by Fr. Rossini
Credo III: #345
Offertory:
- Proper: Postula a me, from The Complete Proper of the Mass by Koch and Greene
- Hymn: Pange Lingua, music by Carlo Rossini
Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei: Laus Tibi Christe
Communion:
- Proper: Sedebit Dominus Rex, from the Liber Usualis
- Anthem: Christus Vincit, music by yours truly
Ite, Missa Est: Deo gratias (using whatever tone Father uses)
Recessional hymn: To Jesus Christ, our sov'reign King, #497

Peace,
BMP

SUNDAY XXIX, PENTECOST XIX, and EF vs. OF 1

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Extraordinary Form vs. Ordinary Form (Part 1)

A side-by-side comparison of some of the elements of the two forms of the Latin Rite Mass

Missal, Language, and Posture of the Mass

Extraordinary Form (EF): Roman Missal of 1962, entirely in Latin, except for the Kyrie, which is in Greek.  Also, "Amen" and "Alleluia" are Hebrew words.  Much of the Mass is said in hushed tones by the priest and servers.  The priest prays the Mass "ad orientem", that is, "facing the East" - the East, where our Lord spent his years on the earth, but the priest does face the people on certain brief dialogues.  Some opponents of the Extraordinary Form often say the priest has his back to the people, but such is not the case at all.  It is all the people praying in the same direction - to the Lord.

Ordinary Form (OF): Roman Missal of 1969, in Latin, with the Greek/Hebrew exceptions described in the Extraordinary Form, but can be prayed in the vernacular (the texts we use in English are translated from the Latin).  Much of the Mass is said aloud by the priest and congregation.  Can be prayed "ad orientem" (facing the East) or "versus populum" (facing the people).  As many at Sacred Heart know, Father Bucci says the Liturgy of the Eucharist "ad orientem" during Lent and Passiontide, and the first half of the Credo "ad orientem" year-round (he goes to his chair for the second half, also a common practice at a Latin High Mass).

In this installment, we will cover the Mass of the Catechumens (Extraordinary Form) or the Liturgy of the Word (Ordinary Form)

The beginning of Mass

EF: 1. In procession, a hymn in Latin or the vernacular may be sung.  In this form of the Mass, it is considered "before Mass" and not actually part of the Mass.  Instrumental (organ) music may also be played here instead, or the choir may sing an anthem or motet.

- 2. On Sundays, if it is High Mass, the Asperges Me (Vidi Aquam at Paschal Time) is chanted as the priest sprinkles the congregation with Holy Water.  At Low Mass or non-Sundays, the Asperges Me is omitted.

- 3. The Prayers at the Foot of the Altar, which consists of Psalm 42(43) and TWO Confiteors ("I Confess") - one by the priest, followed by one by the servers.

- 4. The Introit, said by the priest (simultaneously chanted by the choir at High Mass)

- 5. The Kyrie is said by the priest and servers (simultaneously chanted by the choir at High Mass)

OF: 1. In procession, options include singing of the Introit (from the Graduale Romanum or Graduale Simplex), the reciting of the Entrance Antiphon (from the Roman Missal) if there is no singing at all, or a hymn.  While the hymn option is the most common, the Introit (which is a Proper of the Mass) is the most preferred.  In some churches (St. Paul's, Cambridge, MA, Our Savior, New York City, and the Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, UT, where the music is top notch), the choir may chant the Introit just before the procession starts, followed by the hymn.

2. The priest greets the people ("In the name of the Father..." and "The grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ...")

3. ONE Confiteor said aloud by priest and people, followed by the Kyrie, or an invocation by the priest incorporated with the Kyrie OR (Sunday Masses only, Saturday anticipated Masses count) the Asperges (Sprinkling of Holy Water)

Gloria (when appropriate)

EF: said by the priest (simultaneously chanted by the choir at High Mass)

OF: said or sung aloud by the choir and/or the congregation

Collect: same format in both forms, except in the Extraordinary Form, the priest begins with "Dominus vobiscum" ("The Lord be with you"), to which we respond "Et cum spiritu tuo" ("And with your spirit").

Readings from Scripture 

EF: There are ALWAYS two readings.  The first is usually the Epistle (a letter from the New Testament), though on rare occasion it is the Lesson (from the Old Testament). The second is always from the Gospel.  Between the two readings are the Gradual and Alleluia (or Tract during Septuagesima, Lent, and Passiontide), which are read silently by the priest (simultaneously chanted by the choir at High Mass).  Also, at High Mass, the priest may CHANT the Epistle and Gospel.

OF: At weekday Masses, there are usually two readings, the second always being from the Gospel.  At Sunday Masses, and Masses for Solemnities and major feasts of the Church, there are three readings.  The first is usually from the Old Testament, though during Easter Season that reading will usually come from the Acts of the Apostles.  The second is an Epistle (letter) from the New Testament.  The third is from the Gospel.  After the first reading, the Responsorial Psalm is sung, with a response that is sung by all, and verses sung by a cantor or choir.  This is usually taken from the Lectionary, but can be replaced by the Gradual from the Graduale Romanum or the Responsorial Psalm from the Graduale Simplex.  Before the Gospel, the Alleluia (or Gospel Acclamation during Lent and Passiontide) is sung, with a single verse.  (Note: on weekdays, where there are two readings, the Alleluia immediately follows the Responsorial Psalm).

Homily

EF: Before the homily is preached, the priest may (but is not required to) re-read the Epistle and Gospel in the vernacular.  This is also the time any announcements are made.  Then, the homily.

OF: Straight to the homily.

Credo (Sundays, Solemnities, Major Feasts)

EF: said by the priest (simultaneously chanted by the choir at High Mass)

OF: sung or said by all

The Prayer of the Faithful (General Intercessions)

EF: never heard of.  After the credo, it's straight to the offertory!

OF: usually prayed after the Credo

Next week, I will cover the Mass of the Faithful (Extraordinary Form) or the Liturgy of the Eucharist (Ordinary Form).  And now, without further ado...

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

SUNDAY XXIX of Ordered Time (Ordinary Form)
Numbers given are in Worship (red hymnal).

Sung Ordinary of the Mass and Alleluia are the same as the last few weeks.

Entrance hymn: Come now, almighty King, #487
Psalm 96: Give the Lord glory and honor, music by Sam Schmitt
- By the way, you may notice a format in some of our Responsorial Psalm settings (this Sunday's is no exception) where one voice sings the first part of the Psalm verse in a chant tone (in this case, Tone 5), while the choir or a semichorus (or in our case, the duet) sings the second half in harmony, usually to a faux-bourdon where the melody is in a voice other than soprano/treble, or to polyphony (like in a choral motet).  This is often the practice in places like St. Paul's in Cambridge, MA (home of the choir school that, as I mentioned before, Ted Marier had founded and is still thriving today), at times at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, and yes, at the Vatican Basilica of St. Peter.
Offertory hymn: Christ is the King, #500
Communion anthem: Cantate Domino Canticum Novum, music by Vincent d'Indy
Meditation hymn: To Christ, the Prince of Peace, #491
Recessional hymn: To Jesus Christ, our Sov'reign King, #497

SUNDAY XIX after Pentecost (Extraordinary Form)
Numbers given are in Worship (red hymnal).

Low Mass

Entrance hymn: The kingdom of God, #615
Offertory: Organ improvisation on the Mode V Tantum Ergo
Communion hymn: Tantum Ergo, music by Oreste Ravanello
Recessional hymn: Now thank we all our God, #560

Peace,
BMP

SUNDAY XXVIII and PENTECOST XVIII (and of Hymns within Hymns)

HYMNS WITHIN HYMNS

This is a topic that is relevant to those attending the 12:30 Latin Mass in the Extraordinary Form, as well as those attending our Tuesday night Marian Devotions (7 PM on all Tuesdays of October).

St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), as some know, was the author of some great Eucharistic hymns.  The most familiar of his works are Adoro Te Devote, O Salutaris Hostia, Tantum Ergo Sacramentum, and Panis Angelicus.

Of those four titles, the last three, although sung as separate hymns themselves, are the final two verses of longer hymns, usually of six verses.  Two of those, O Salutaris and Tantum Ergo, are used regularly at Eucharistic Benediction (and both are sung to a multitude of tunes ancient and modern, in Latin, and in the vernacular).  O Salutaris Hostia is extracted from the hymn Verbum Supernum Prodiens.  Tantum Ergo Sacramentum is taken from the hymn Pange Lingua Gloriosi, the hymn that is sung on Holy (Maundy) Thursday, at the Solemn Translation (transferral) of the Holy Eucharist.  Finally, Panis Angelicus (whose beloved musical setting by Cesar Franck is sung at many a wedding and funeral) is the conclusion of Sacris Solemniis.  In fact, the tune name of the Panis setting found in many hymnals even today by the French Jesuit Fr. Louis Lambilotte (also known for the music to Come, Holy Ghost and On this day, O beautiful Mother) is named after the longer Sacris Solemniis.

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS: X-12-14

SUNDAY XXVIII (of Ordered Time) - Ordinary Form
Saturday 5 PM; Sunday 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM

Sung Ordinary of the Mass: same as the past few weeks.

- Incidentally, for those who read music, the sung Ordinary is on the laminated cards in the pew - that is, Holy Angels Mass, set to music by yours truly, with the exception of the Amen (the conclusion of the Eucharistic Prayer), which is the Dresden Amen, arranged by the late Theodore Marier, founder of the St. Paul Choir School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the only all-boys Catholic choir school in the United States still up and running (and flourishing).

The Alleluia is also the same as in previous weeks.

- For those who remember Monthly Missalette back in the 1970's, and even the 1960's and 1980's, this alleluia was one of the more oft-used of the six that were printed in that missalette.  The music was set by the late Robert Twynham, who was longtime organist and choirmaster of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, Maryland.

Numbers given are in the maroon hymnal ("The Hymnal"), except for the recessional hymn.

Entrance hymn: We gather together, #315

Psalm 23: I shall live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, music by Sam Schmitt

Offertory hymn: My God, thy table now is spread, #203

- Same tune as the more familiar When I survey the wondrous cross 

Communion anthem: In heav'nly love abiding, #431

- Though serving as an anthem for the singers in harmony, the number is given for those who wish to join in.

Meditation hymn: Blest are the pure in heart, #418

Recessional hymn: Hail, holy Queen enthroned above, Missalette, #38

SUNDAY XVIII (after Pentecost) - Extraordinary Form

Sunday 12:30 PM - Low Mass

Numbers given are in the red Worship hymnal.

Entrance hymn: Your hands, O Lord, in days of old, #750

Offertory: organ improvisation on Verbum Superbum Prodiens (Mode VIII)

Communion anthem: O Salutaris Hostia, sung to an altered form of the tune Wareham, attributed to A.J. Weiss.  This is the tune we're using for Marian Devotions on Tuesdays this month.

Recessional hymn: Holy God, we praise thy Name, #524

Peace,
BMP

THE THREE DAY WEEKEND (October 2014 Edition)

I'll also throw in devotions music for the month as an added bonus!

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Sacred Heart Community Mass/First Friday (X-3-14 6 PM)

ORDINARY FORM
Mass Ordinary and Alleluia: same as the last few weeks

Entrance hymn: O Sacred Heart, O Love Divine, on sheet provided
Psalm 139: Guide me, O Lord, along the everlasting way, music by Theodore Marier
Offertory anthem: Cor dulce, cor amabile
Communion responsory: Ubi Caritas, chant, Mode VI, Worship #598
Recessional hymn: To Jesus' Heart, all-burning, on sheet provided

Sunday XXVII of Ordered Time
(X-4-14 5 PM; X-5-14 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM)

ORDINARY FORM
Mass Ordinary and Alleluia: same as the last few weeks
Numbers given are in the red Worship hymnal.

Entrance hymn: Sing praise to God who reigns above, #528
Psalm 80: The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel, music by Owen Alstott
- music as written in the missalette with the readings for October 5
Offertory hymn: Christ is made the sure foundation, #617
Communion anthem: O Sacrum Convivium, music by Roberto Remondi
Meditation hymn: O God of love, O King of peace, #652 (Listen)
- The hymn sung here is "Glory to thee, my God, this night", a well-known hymn used for Vespers and Compline.  The hymn we are singing uses this same tune.
Recessional hymn: All creatures of our God and King, #520

Sunday XVII after Pentecost (X-5-14 12:30 PM)

EXTRAORDINARY FORM Latin Low Mass
Numbers given are in the red Worship hymnal.

Entrance hymn: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, #547
Offertory: organ improvisation on Ubi Caritas (Mode VI) (tentative)
Communion responsory: Ubi Caritas, #598
Recessional hymn: All creatures of our God and King, #520

Marian Devotions (7 PM All Tuesdays of October)

Entrance hymn: Immaculate Mary, Worship #708
Exposition hymn: O Salutaris Hostia, music attributed to A.J. Weiss, altered form of the tune "Wareham" (the tune we use with O Jesus, joy of loving hearts)
Rosary and Litany are recited
Benediction hymn: Tantum Ergo, music by Oreste Ravanello
As the Eucharist is placed in the Tabernacle: Adoremus in aeternum Sanctissimum Sacramentum, chant, Mode V
Recessional hymn: Hail, holy Queen enthroned above, Worship #702

Peace,
BMP

SUNDAY XXVI (Pentecost XVI) and SOME NUMBERING DISCREPANCIES

Notice the TWO different numberings of Sundays in the title.  Now that there is a 12:30 Mass in the Extraordinary Form (that is, the Traditional Latin Mass according to the Roman Missal of 1962), and I am happily but humbly serving as organist for that Mass as well, the music listings are different, and the liturgical calendar is different.

In the Ordinary Form of the Mass (that is, the Mass according to the current Roman Missal), the numbered Sundays of Ordinary Time fall from the Sunday after the Baptism of the Lord to the Sunday before Ash Wednesday, and from the Sunday after the post-Pentecost solemnities to Christ the King (sometimes known as the 34th Sunday of Ordinary Time).

In the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, those numbered Sundays in the Winter (January/February) are the Sundays after the Epiphany, while the numbered Sundays in the Summer and Fall (June through November) are the Sundays after Pentecost.  And because these numbered Sundays follow a moveable date (Pentecost is moveable, dependent on the day of Easter), the numbering sequence starts with the Sunday after Trinity, which is the Second Sunday after Pentecost.

Thus while we are on the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time in the modern Mass, we are on the 16th Sunday after Pentecost in the traditional Mass.

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

English Mass in the Ordinary Form

(Sat. 5 PM; Sun. 7:30, 9, 11:15 AM)
Sunday XXVI of Ordered Time

Numbers given are in the Maroon hymnal.

Sung Ordinary of the Mass and Alleluia: same as last week.

Entrance hymn: To the Name of our salvation, #326

Psalm 25: Remember your mercies, O Lord, music by Sam Schmitt

Offertory hymn: At the Name of Jesus, #356 (first tune)

Communion anthem: To you I lift my soul, text by John Dunn, tune by John Ireland

Meditation hymn: Thou art the way, #361 (Listen)

Recessional hymn: All hail the pow'r of Jesus' Name, #355 (first tune)

Latin Low Mass in the Extraordinary Form (12:30 PM)
Sunday XVI after Pentecost

Numbers given are in the Red Worship hymnal.

Entrance hymn: New songs of celebration render, #533

- Same tune as "Father, we thank thee who hast planted", which we sang last week at ALL Masses.

Offertory: organ improvisation on theme TBD

Communion anthem: Magnificat, Psalm Tone 8G

Recessional hymn: To Jesus Christ, our sov'reign King, #497

Peace,

BMP

SUNDAY XXV (of Ordered Time), SUNDAY XV (after Pentecost) and SEPTEMBER FEASTS

Back to the regularly-numbered Sundays of Ordinary/Ordered Time, or, according to the Roman Missal in Latin, per annum, of the Year.

For those who frequent the daily Mass (in our Chapel and otherwise): Did anyone notice that although last Sunday was the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which superseded the 24th Sunday, the rest of the week was still the 24th week of Ordered Time?

THE SEVEN SORROWS (and other September Feasts)

That does not change, although there are some memorials and feasts within, like last Monday (IX-15) was the Seven Dolors (Sorrows) of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  That feast, in the Extraordinary Form of the Mass (1962 Roman Missal) supersedes any numbered Sunday after Pentecost when it falls on a Sunday.  Same with two other feasts that would fall on a Sunday on the same year as the Seven Sorrows: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IX-8) and St. Michael the Archangel (IX-29).  When one falls on a Sunday, all three do, and they all trump the numbered Sunday in the Traditional Latin Mass.  This has been drawn from my own experience of playing and conducting for Holy Mass in the Extraordinary Form.

SPEAKING OF EXTRAORDINARY FORM:

As some may already have noticed, Fr. Derek Puleo has started praying the Extraordinary Form Low Mass in the Chapel on Sunday afternoons at 12:30 PM.  Starting this Sunday, that Mass will be in the church (I was told that there were 75 people at the 12:30 Mass last Sunday; when I left after the scratch ticket drawing by the scouts, I saw the SRO crowd extend out the door).  It will still be low Mass, but with hymns (Entrance and Recessional, usually in English), a brief organ improvisation at the Offertory, and an anthem in Latin at Communion.  Organist will be yours truly.

The list below is for the 12:30 Extraordinary Form Low Mass ONLY:
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Entrance hymn: Father, we thank thee who hast planted, red Worship #558
Communion anthem: Panis angelicus, music by Cesar Franck
Recessional hymn: Rejoice, the Lord is King, red Worship #493

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS: IX-21-14 (Ordinary Form)
Regular Masses Sat. 5 PM; Sun. 7:30, 9, 11:15 AM

Sung Ordinary of the Mass and Alleluia (before the Gospel): same as last week.

Entrance hymn: Father, we thank thee who hast planted, Maroon hymnal #195
Psalm 145: The Lord is near to all who call him, music by Richard Rice
Offertory hymn: O Jesus, I have promised, Maroon hymnal #570, second tune
Communion anthem: Magnificat, Tone 8G with alternating polyphony by Ciro Grassi
Meditation hymn: Soul of my Savior, hymn section of missalette #41
Recessional hymn: Round the Lord in glory seated, Maroon hymnal #269 (Listen)

Peace,
BMP

EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS

This Sunday, we celebrate one of those solemnities that fall on a fixed date.  September 14 is the Solemnity of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.  Formerly known as "Triumph of the Cross" (since the start of the Novus Ordo Mass in 1969, its present name, "Exaltation of the Holy Cross" is faithful to the Latin title from the current Missal, "in Exaltatione Sanctae Crucis".  This solemnity takes precedence over the regularly numbered Sunday (in this case, 24th) of Ordered Time.

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Sung Ordinary of the Mass and Alleluia: same as last Sunday

Numbers given are in the red Worship hymnal, except where noted.

Entrance hymn: Lift high the cross, #704

Psalm 78: Do not forget the works of the Lord, music by Royce Nickel

Offertory hymn: Crown him with many crowns, #496

Communion anthems (two short ones):

- 1. Adoramus Te, Christe, music by Theodore Dubois, from his Seven Last Words of Christ 

- - - Translation: We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you, because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.

- 2. Ave Verum, music by Lorenzo Perosi

- - - Translation: Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary, who, having truly suffered, was sacrificed on the Cross for mankind, whose pierced side flowed with water and blood.  May it be for us a foretaste in the trial of death.  O Jesus sweet, O Jesus pious, O Jesus, Son of Mary.

Meditation hymn: Soul of my Savior, #41 in the hymn section of the missalette

- which we sang three weeks ago. ;)

Recessional hymn: Rejoice! the Lord is King, #493

Peace,

BMP

THE THREE-DAY WEEKEND

HOLY ANGELS MASS

This weekend, we debut a new Mass Ordinary, Holy Angels Mass, an original setting I wrote in 2010.  We have used the Gloria in some Masses in July and August.  This weekend, we start the Sanctus, Memorial Acclamation C (Save Us, Savior of the world), and Agnus Dei from that same Mass.  The music to these will be found on laminated cards in the pew rack.  I will go over these briefly with you before Mass begins this weekend.

The music of this Mass (which is in English, by the way) is based mainly on the chant setting that is Mass VIII (Missa de Angelis), the second most familiar of the Gregorian Masses these days (second only to the simpler Mass XVIII in its two versions (Missa per Feriis Adventus et Quadragesimae and Missa Pro Defunctis, that is, Mass for Weekdays of Advent and Lent and Mass for the Dead, respectively).  Rhythmically, it has a flavor that resembles the two familiar Masses of the late Jan Vermulst (Mass of Christian Unity and People's Mass), both of which we've sung here for quite some time, during my time here, the time of my esteemed predecessor Dave Sylvestre, and I'm sure many organists before him as well.

The Memorial Acclamation Save us, Savior of the world, is sung to a tune similar to the acclamation We proclaim your death, O Lord, which we did in July and August, its melody based on the chant Mortem tuam annuntiamus, Domine.

The Amen (often referred to as the "Great Amen") we are using (also on the laminated cards) is not of this Mass setting (I did not write one for this setting).  It is the Dresden Amen, which we have sung here before.  While most Amens we use are triple Amens, this one is a double Amen which begins with the chant "A-men___" then goes to a grand "fortissimo" finish!

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Sung Ordinary of the Mass: Holy Angels Mass, music by yours truly, as described above, plus the Dresden Amen, not written by yours truly.

Alleluia (before the Gospel): music by Robert Twynham (you'll recognize it upon intonation)

SACRED HEART COMMUNITY MASS

(First Friday) IX-5 at 6 PM

Entrance hymn: O Sacred Heart, O Love Divine (on sheets)

Psalm 37: The salvation of the just comes from the Lord, using Psalm Tone 8G

Offertory anthem: Cor Jesu Trinitatis, tune: "Gott soll Gepriesen" 

Communion anthem: Panis Angelicus, Hungarian tune from the Pius X Hymnal 

Recessional hymn: To Jesus' Heart, all-burning (on sheets)

SUNDAY XXIII of ORDERED TIME - IX-7

Numbers given are in the red Worship hymnal.

Entrance hymn: All people that on earth do dwell, #669

- Same tune as the familiar Praise God, from whom all blessings flow.  May include some fanfares which come from an arrangement by Ralph Vaughan Williams known as The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune, which he wrote for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of England.  Vaughan Williams described this setting (which, in some instances, called for "all available trumpets") as "a mess-up of Old Hundredth".

Psalm 95: If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts, music by Owen Alstott (as written in the missalette within the readings of September 7)

Offertory hymn: Praise the Lord, you heav'ns, adore him, #529

- Could not find a "listen link" to give you for this one.  Sorry.  I tried.

Communion anthem: Ubi Caritas, Chant, Mode VI, #598

- You may join in the antiphon Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est (Where there is charity and love, God is there), if you wish.

Meditation hymn: To Christ, the Prince of Peace, #491 (Listen)

Recessional hymn: Jesus shall reign wheree'er the sun, #492 (Listen)

Peace,

BMP