COMING SOON: On the weekend of September 7 (Sunday XXIII), we will "revive" a Mass setting that was used mainly in the 1970s and 1980s. That is, the Sanctus and Agnus Dei from Jan Vermust's People's Mass. Written in 1970, I used this particular Sanctus and Agnus when I was organist/choir director here during the early part of 1989 (I was 24 then - 61 now! Tempus fugit!). While the Agnus Dei text remained the same when the Mass was re-translated in 2011, the first line of the Sanctus, of course, changed, and has been musically adapted accordingly by the publisher (World Library Publications) 17 years after the composer's death. We will also revive the Danish Amen. This will begin in two weeks and will continue through September and October.
Hymns today taken mostly from the archives of hymns selected for this day by the late great Fr. Bucci!
MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS
Holy Angels Mass (BMP) (Gloria, unless recited)
A Community Mass (Richard Proulx) (Sanctus through Agnus)
ALLELUIA: Mode VI
Hymns, etc
Entrance hymn: Pew Missal, #80
All people that on earth do dwell ("Old Hundredth") (
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The listen link is to the aforementioned "The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune", Ralph Vaughan Williams' "mess-up of Old Hundredth", complete with brass. As the hymn was written for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, it was only fitting that his "mess-up" was encored for her 50th Anniversary of her Coronation.Psalm 117 R./
Go out to all the world and tell the good news (Mode V, adapted by BMP) (
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- The music is adapted from a chant some may remember: "Adoremus in aeternum Sanctissimum Sacramentum" (Forever we adore the Most Blessed Sacrament). This is the chant traditionally sung after Benediction, when the Monstrance is being returned to the Tabernacle.
Offertory hymn: Maroon hymnal, #585
Jerusalem, my happy home ("Land of Rest") (
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- Neat little Early American tune!
Anthem during Communion:
O esca viatorum (Johann Michael Haydn) (
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Recessional hymn: Pew Missal, #137
Go, make of all disciples ("Ellacombe") (
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Quod scripsi, scripsi!
BMP
