FOUR DAY WEEKEND 2 of 2

This four-day weekend will consist of three Masses for the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (January 1, a holy day of obligation), and the Epiphany of the Lord (January 3).  The brass will be here for three of the four Epiphany Masses.

The schedule is as follows:

MARY, MOTHER OF GOD 

Thursday, December 31, 2015: 5 PM

Friday, January 1, 2016: 9 and 11:15 AM

- (11:15 is the monthly First Friday Sacred Heart Community Mass)

EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 

Saturday, January 2, 2016: 5 PM (with the brass)

Sunday, January 3, 2016: 7:30, 9, and 11:15 (with the brass at 9 and 11:15)

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Mary, Mother of God

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

Gloria: Mass VIII

Psalm 67: May God bless us in his mercy, Owen Alstott (as written in missalette for January 1)

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

Offertory hymn: The first Nowell, Maroon, #30

Sanctus: Mass XVIII

Memorial Acclamation: Mortem tuam annuntiamus, Domine, chant
Amen: Dresden, arr. Theodore Marier

Agnus Dei: Mass XVIII

Communion anthem: Ave Maria, melody by Charles Gounod, over Prelude and Fugue in C by Johann Sebastian Bach

Post-Communion hymn: In the bleak midwinter, Maroon, #44

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

Epiphany of the Lord

Entrance hymn: O Come, All Ye Faithful (vv. 1, 2, 3, 6), Maroon, #12

Gloria: Mass of the Shepherds, Pietro Yon (except 7:30: Gloria VIII)

Psalm 72: Lord, every nation on earth will adore you, BMP

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

Offertory hymn: We three kings of Orient are, Maroon, #51
Sanctus: Mass of the Shepherds (except 7:30: Sanctus XVIII)
Elevation fanfares: Fanfare in B-flat, John Ferguson
Memorial Acclamation: Mortem tuam annuntiamus, Domine, chant
Amen: Dresden, arr. Theodore Marier
Agnus Dei: Mass of the Shepherds (except 7:30: Agnus XVIII)

Communion anthem: Tollite hostias, Camille Saint-Saëns

Post-Communion hymn: As with gladness men of old, Maroon, #52

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

Happy and blessed New Year!
BMP

FOUR DAY WEEKEND 1 of 2

Christmas: the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Our Christmas Masses are:

Christmas Eve (Thursday, December 24): 5:00 and 10:30 PM
Christmas Day (Friday, December 25): 9:00 and 11:15 AM

Our brass trio will be on hand at all four Masses, along with our choir (quartet, actually).  There will be some singing in English, Latin, and Italian beginning roughly 20 minutes before each Mass.

MUSIC BEFORE HOLY MASS:

1. Tu Scendi dalle Stelle, traditional Italian

2. Coventry Carol, English carol, arr. Martin Shaw

3. Bel Bambino, traditional Italian, arr. C. Alexander Peloquin

4. Tollite Hostias, Camille Saint-Saëns

5. La Pastorale di Couperin, Antonio Allegra

MUSIC AT HOLY MASS:

Entrance hymn: Adeste Fideles (v. 1) and O Come, All Ye Faithful (vv. 1-4), arr. David Willcocks (Worship, #392)

Gloria: Mass of the Shepherds, Pietro Yon

Psalm 96: Today is born our Savior, Christ the Lord, Richard Proulx (response) and Joseph Gelineau (versicles) (Worship, #779)

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

Offertory hymn: Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, arr. David Willcocks (Worship, #387)
Sanctus: Mass of the Shepherds
Elevation fanfares: Fanfare in B-flat, John Ferguson
Memorial Acclamation: Mortem tuam annuntiamus, Domine, chant
Amen: Dresden, arr. Theodore Marier
Agnus Dei: Mass of the Shepherds
Communion anthem: Hallelujah!, from "Messiah", G.F. Handel
Post-Communion hymn: Silent Night (Worship, #379)
Recessional hymn: Joy to the World (Worship, #399, vv. 1, 2, and 4)

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph (December 27)

MUSIC AT HOLY MASS:

Entrance hymn: Once in Royal David's City (Worship, #402) (Listen)

Gloria: Mass of the Shepherds, Pietro Yon (except 7:30: Gloria VIII)

Psalm 84: Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord, music by BMP

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

Offertory hymn: While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night (Worship, #382)
Sanctus: Mass of the Shepherds (except 7:30: Sanctus XVIII)
Memorial Acclamation: Mortem tuam annuntiamus, Domine, chant
Amen: Dresden, arr. Theodore Marier
Agnus Dei: Mass of the Shepherds (except 7:30: Agnus XVIII)
Communion anthem: Of the Father's Love Begotten, Mode V
Post-Communion hymn: What Child Is This (Worship, #411)
Recessional hymn: Angels We Have Heard on High (Worship, #376)

Merry and blessed Christmas!
BMP

IV ADVENT (Rorate Sunday)

Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant justum! 

Let the heavens bring forth the Just One, and the clouds rain him down!

That's the assigned Introit for this coming Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Advent.  I've actually heard it referred to as Rorate Sunday.  Why not?  We just had Gaudete Sunday, right?

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

All numbers given are in the red Worship hymnal

Entrance hymn: O come, divine Messiah, #367

- Taken from the traditional French Venez, Divin Messie.  In English, the refrain is at the end, while in the original French, it's at the beginning.

Psalm 80: Lord, make us turn to you, let us see your face, and we shall be saved (Royce Nickel)

Alleluia: Alleluia "Conditor Alme Siderum" (Mode IV, adapted by BMP)

Offertory hymn: The King shall come when morning dawns, #373

Sanctus: XVIII
Memorial: Mortem Tuam Annuntiamus, Domine
Amen: adapted from Sanctus VIII
Agnus Dei: XVIII

Communion anthem: Alma Redemptoris Mater (sung to altered form of the tune Consolation by Samuel Webbe)

- NOTE: A more familiar form of the tune appears with the hymn Come, Ye Disconsolate, which is in the maroon hymnal.

Post-Communion hymn: Come, O long-expected Jesus, #364

Recessional hymn: O come, O come, Emmanuel, #357

Peace,

BMP

III ADVENT (Gaudete Sunday)

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS


All numbers given are in the maroon hymnal, except where noted.

Entrance: Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding, #9  
Responsory: Isaiah 12 - R/. Cry out with joy and gladness, for among you is the Holy One of Israel (music by Owen Alstott, page 26 in missalette)
Alleluia: Alleluia "Conditor Alme Siderum" (Mode IV, adapted by BMP)
Offertory: On Jordan's Bank, #10
Sanctus: Mass XVIII (simple chant)
Memorial: Mortem Tuam Annuntiamus, Domine
Amen: adapted from Sanctus VIII
Agnus Dei: Mass XVIII (simple chant)
Communion: Magnificat (alternating versicles: odd: Tone 8, even: Ciro Grassi)
- Source: Pius X Hymnal, in which the late great Theodore Marier was a big contributor.
Meditation: Hark! the glad sound, the Savior comes, #7
- A more proper term for "Meditation hymn", as described in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, might be "Hymn of Praise".  See below (emphasis mine).

88. When the distribution of Communion is over, if appropriate, the Priest and faithful pray quietly for some time. If desired, a Psalm or other canticle of praise or a hymn may also be sung by the whole congregation.

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

Peace,
BMP