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