HOLY WEEK and EASTER

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Saturday, III-27 at 5 PM; Sunday, III-28, at 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM

Entrance Antiphon:

- (7:30) Hosanna Filio David (Mode VII)

- (all others) Pueri Hebraeorum (from Six Palm Sunday Acclamations, Franz Schubert)

Processional hymn: All glory, laud, and honor ("St. Theodulph") (Listen)

Gospel Acclamation "Vexilla Regis" (BMP) (PDF)

At the Death of the Lord (the "Kneel/Pause" part of the Passion) (except 7:30):

- Adoramus Te, Christe (from Seven Last Words of Christ, Theodore Dubois)

Offertory hymn: O sacred Head, surrounded ("Passion Chorale")

Sanctus:

- (7:30) Mass XVIII

- (all others): from Six Palm Sunday Acclamations (Franz Schubert)

Memorial Acclamation: Save us, Savior of the world (ICEL chant)

Amen: adapted from Sanctus VIII 

Agnus Dei: Mass XVIII

Communion:

- (7:30) Father, if this cup shall not pass away (BMP) (PDF)

- (all others): Vexilla Regis Prodeunt (Mode I/Fr. Carlo Rossini)

Recessional: To Jesus Christ, our Sov'reign King ("Ich Glaub an Gott")

Holy Thursday of the Supper of the Lord

Thursday, IV-1, at 7 PM

Entrance hymn: Lift high the cross ("Crucifer")

Gloria "Laus Tibi Christe" (Federico Caudana)

Psalm 116: Our blessing cup (BMP) (PDF)

Gospel Acclamation "Vexilla Regis" (BMP) (PDF)

Offertory hymn: At that first Eucharist ("Unde et Memores")

Sanctus: Mass XVIII

Memorial Acclamation: Save us, Savior of the world (ICEL chant)

Amen: adapted from Sanctus VIII 

Agnus Dei: Mass XVIII

Communion: Ave Verum (Lorenzo Perosi)

Solemn Translation of the Holy Eucharist: Pange Lingua (Mode III/BMP) (PDF)

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10 PM.

Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord

Friday, IV-2, at 7 PM

Enter in silence

Psalm 31: Father, into your hands (Theodore Marier)

Gospel Acclamation "Vexilla Regis" (BMP) (PDF)

Music during the Adoration of the Holy Cross:

1. Vexilla Regis Prodeunt (Mode I/Fr. Carlo Rossini)

2. O sacred Head, surrounded ("Passion Chorale")

3. (at the throning of the Cross): Christ, Jesus Victor

Music during Communion:

1. Tantum Ergo (Oreste Ravanello)

2. Adoro Te, O Panis Caelice (Louvain)

3. Jesu, Salvator Noster (Fr. Carlo Rossini)

Meditation hymn: Abide with me ("Eventide")

Depart in silence

The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night

Saturday, IV-3, at 7 PM

Enter in silence

Exsultet: chanted

Psalm 104: Lord, send out your Spirit (Owen Alstott)

Psalm 16: You are my inheritance, O Lord (BMP) (PDF)

Responsory (Exodus 15): Let us sing to the Lord... (Theodore Marier)

Gloria "Cristo Risusciti" (Luigi Picchi)

Alleluia "O Filii et Filiae" (BMP) (PDF)

Litany of saints: chanted

Rite of Sprinkling: Vidi Aquam (Nicola A. Montani)

Offertory hymn: The Day of Resurrection ("Ellacombe")

Sanctus through Agnus Dei: "Cristo Risusciti" (Luigi Picchi)

- NOTE:  The Memorial Acclamation and Amen are adaptations from the aforementioned Mass setting.

Communion motet: O sacrum Convivium (Roberto Remondi)

Meditation hymn: Regina Caeli (Mode VI)

Recessional hymn: Jesus Christ is risen today ("Easter Hymn")

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord

Sunday, IV-4, at 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM

Entrance hymn: The Day of Resurrection ("Ellacombe")

Gloria "Cristo Risusciti" (Luigi Picchi)

Psalm 118: This is the day the Lord has made (Owen Alstott)

Sequence: Christians, to the Paschal Victim (Mode I)

Alleluia "O Filii et Filiae" (BMP) (PDF)

Rite of Sprinkling: Vidi Aquam (Nicola A. Montani)

Offertory hymn: That Easter Day with joy was bright ("Puer Nobis") (Listen)

Sanctus through Agnus Dei: "Cristo Risusciti" (Luigi Picchi)

- NOTE:  The Memorial Acclamation and Amen are adaptations from the aforementioned Mass setting.

Communion motet: O sacrum Convivium (Roberto Remondi)

Meditation hymn: Regina Caeli (Mode VI)

Recessional hymn: Jesus Christ is risen today ("Easter Hymn")

You will hear my usual closing words - "Quod scripsi, scripsi!", well, its translation, "What I have written, I have written!" - in the Good Friday Passion.  In John's account, the chief priests say to Pilate about his inscription on the Cross of Christ, "You should not have written 'The King of Jews', but 'He said: I am the King of the Jews'."  Pilate's answer: "What I have written, I have written!"

Blessed Passiontide and Paschaltide to all!

Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP

IV Lent, St. Joseph's Day, and V Lent (and of zeppole withdrawals and worship sheets)

Friday, March 19, is the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  9:00 Mass that morning will be in the Church.  Sadly, with the distancing rules still in place, we can't have them in the hall this year.  But we can definitely come to Mass, honor the good saint who was the great protector of Mary and Jesus, then go out and bring some zeppoles home.  If anyone knows the best place to get them, please let me know.  I'm considering the Original Italian Bakery on Atwood Ave. near St. Rocco's, since I travel north to go home.

Also, starting this weekend, you will see the Mass guides in trifold form.  You can fit more content in them if needed, and although the font sizes are exactly the same as the previous format, the smaller pages make these fonts come out at you more.  They're not swimming in the paper like before.  So instead of four 8-1/2 x 11 pages, there are now six 5-2/3 x 11 pages.  Width-wise, the new pages are almost like that of a standard pew-edition hymnal (in which the pages are 6 x 9 usually).

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

ORDINARY OF THE MASS:

- Messa Popolare Laus Tibi Christe (Kyrie) (Sundays)
- Mass XVII (Sanctus and Agnus) (Sundays)
- Mass VIII (Gloria, Sanctus, and Agnus) (St. Joseph's Day)
- Save us, Savior of the World (ICEL chant) (Memorial) (All Masses)
- Amen adapted from the Sanctus of Mass VIII (All Masses)

The rest:

Sunday IV of Lent (Laetare Sunday)
Saturday, III-13, at 5 PM; Sunday, III-14, at 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM

We sing the praise of him who died ("Breslau") (Listen)
Psalm 137: Let my tongue be silenced if I ever forget you (BMP) (PDF)
Gospel Acclamation Vexilla Regis (BMP, based on Mode I) (PDF)
- NOTE: The PDF has "Third Week of Lent" as the header.  However, the versicle for this Sunday is the same as that of last Sunday, Year B ("God so loved the world...")
At the Name of Jesus ("King's Weston") (Listen)
- NOTE: The organ fanfare before the hymn is about a minute long in this listen link.
Communion music:
- Responsory, w/Psalm 122: Jerusalem, built as a city, bonded as one together (BMP) (PDF)
- or anthem: My song is love unknown (John Ireland)
Amazing Grace ("New Britain") (I don't think we need a listen link for this one) ;)
There is a green hill far away ("Horsley") (Listen)

Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity
Friday, III-19, at 9 AM in the CHURCH

Joseph, be out guide and pattern ("Oriel")
Psalm 89: The Son of David will live for ever (BMP) 
Gospel Acclamation Vexilla Regis (BMP, based on Mode I) (PDF) (versicle 38 in the PDF link)
Come now, and praise the humble saint ("Land of Rest") (Listen)
Communion responsory: w/Psalm 27: Did you not know that I must be about my Father's business (PDF)
Jesus, my Lord, my God, my All ("Sweet Sacrament")
Holy Patron, thee saluting ("Pleading Savior") (same tune as Sing of Mary, pure and lowly)

Sunday V of Lent
Saturday, III-20, at 5 PM; Sunday, III-21, at 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM

O Love, how deep, how broad, how high ("Deus Tuorum Militum") (Listen)
Psalm 51: Create a clean heart in me, O God (BMP, based on Parce Domine) (PDF)
Gospel Acclamation Vexilla Regis (BMP, based on Mode I) (PDF)
Abide with me ("Eventide") (Listen)
Communion music:
- Responsory, w/Psalm 17: Any man who serves me must follow me... (PDF)
- or anthem: My God, my Father, while I stray (Montani//Troyte)
Soul of my Savior ("Anima Christi") (Listen)
We sing the praise of him who died ("Breslau")

Holy Week music listings coming soon --- very soon!

Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP

The Three-Day Weekend

This First Friday will be two events back to back.  We will start with Stations of the Cross at 7 PM, immediately followed by the Liturgy of the Eucharist portion of our Sacred Heart Community Mass (that is, beginning with the Offertory).

That said:

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS (and Stations)

Stations of the Cross and Sacred Heart Community Mass

(Liturgy of the Eucharist/First Friday)

Friday, III-5, at 7 PM

Ordinary of the Mass:

- Mass XVIII (Sanctus and Agnus)

- Save us, Savior of the World (ICEL chant) (Memorial)

- Amen adapted from the Sanctus of Mass VIII

Gospel Acclamation "Vexilla Regis" (BMP) (PDF)

The rest:

Stations begins with two verses of the Stabat Mater in English, two verses before the first station, one verse after stations 1-6, two after station 7, one after verses 8-13, and two after station 14.

Offertory hymn: O Sacred Heart, O Love Divine 

Communion hymn: Let thy Blood in mercy poured ("Jesu, Meine Zuversicht")

Recessional hymn: To Jesus' Heart, all-burning ("Cor Amoris")

Sunday III of Lent

Saturday, III-6, at 5 PM; Sunday, III-7, at 7:30, 9, and 11:15 AM

Ordinary of the Mass:

- Mass XVII (Sanctus and Agnus)

- Save us, Savior of the World (ICEL chant) (Memorial)

- Amen adapted from the Sanctus of Mass VIII

Gospel Acclamation "Vexilla Regis" (BMP) (PDF)

The rest:

Entrance hymn: Lord Christ, when first thou cam'st to men ("Mit Freuden Zart") (Listen)

Psalm 19: Lord, you have the words of everlasting life (Proulx/Gelineau)

Offertory hymn: When I survey the wondrous cross ("Rockingham")

Communion music:

- Responsory: Psalm 84: Blessed are they who dwell in your house, O Lord (BMP) (PDF)

- or anthem: Jesu, Salvator Noster (Fr. Carlo Rossini)

Meditation hymn: Behold the Lamb of God ("Wigan") (Listen)

- The author: Matthew Bridges, who also gave us "Crown him with many crowns", the composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley, who gave us the tune "Aurelia", most commonly used with "The Church's one foundation"

Recessional hymn: Jesus, lover of my soul ("Aberystwyth") (Listen)

- The key will be a whole step lower than that in the listen link.

Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP