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Mass for Deceased Clergy & Religious (2025)

Greetings All—
I’m opening up the Mass for Deceased Clergy & Religious to everyone who might like to participate (regular & diocesan choir).

Mass is Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 4pm.

Considering the unusual time, I’m not expecting many people to be able to make it, but I’m happy to have whoever may wish to join, and perhaps a small group of us could bolster the chanting & responses.

Please let me know you’re coming via the following form, so I can prepare the correct number of scores.

Below the form you will find our complete ordo and practice materials. (For St. A’s choir members, there is significant overlap with our Sunday repertoire.)

  1. Entrance Antiphon: Requiem Æternam (Video)

  2. Kyrie from the Missa Regia by duMont (Video, mp3 below)

  3. Psalm 116: I will walk before the Lord, in the land of the living. • Fr. Weber. (Video, mp3 below)

  4. Alleluia Peregrinus (Video)

  5. Offertory: Out of the Depths / Responsorial Antiphon (Video)

  6. Sanctus XVIII (video)

  7. Mysterium Fidei (video)

  8. Agnus Dei XVIII (video)

  9. Communion:

    1. Antiphon: Lux Æterna (video)

    2. Hymn: O Lord, You Died That All Might Live to NEUMARK (mp3 below)

    3. Post Communion Meditation: Pie Jesu by Louis Aubert, sung by JJR (demo)

  10. Recessional Hymn: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say to Tallis’ THIRD MODE MELODY (Video)

Entrance

Psalm & Alleluia

 

Offertory

Ordinary

Communion

 

Communion Hymn Melody:

Recessional Hymn Tune

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All Souls (Sunday, 2025)

Hi friends,
Thanks again for an excellent rehearsal again. We had a lot to get through, and I’m so glad we did. Also, a special welcome to Cecilia (Soprano) and Keziah (Alto)!

For those of you who didn’t make it to rehearsal, there are a few extra bits and bobs for Sunday (notably, Exaltabo Te, Domine ) that you’ll want to make sure you’re prepared for, or just sit out.

Switching gears, we have the Mass for Deceased Clergy this coming Wednesday at 4pm. You are not required to sing, but I would be happy to have any/everyone who could be there and would like to sing. If you can be there, please let me know so I can prepare some scores for you. I will make a separate blog post with those selections for interested parties.

Now without further ado, here’s our Sunday Ordo:

  1. Entrance Antiphon Hymn to PICARDY

  2. Entrance Antiphon: Requiem Æternam (English transcription) (Video, mp3 below)

  3. Kyrie from the Missa Pro Defunctis (Video, mp3 below)

  4. Psalm 23: Though I walk in the valley of darkness… (Video, mp3 below)

  5. Alleluia Peregrinus (Video)

  6. Offertory:

    1. Exaltabo Te, Domine (Playlist)

    2. Hymn: Holy God, Forget Thine Anger (Melody) — time permitting

  7. Sanctus XVIII (video)

  8. Mysterium Fidei (video)

  9. Agnus Dei XVIII (video)

  10. Communion:

    1. Antiphon: Lux Æterna (verses 1-4) (video)

    2. De Profundis by Salieri (Playlist)

    3. Hymn: O Lord, You Died That All Might Live to NEUMARK (mp3 below)

    4. Post Communion Meditation: Pie Jesu by Louis Aubert, sung by JJR (demo)

  11. Recessional Hymn: Lord Jesus Christ, Most Glorious King to Tallis’ THIRD MODE MELODY (Video)

Entrance

 
 

Offertory

YouTube Playlist
 

Offertory Hymn Melody:
(Only sung, time permitting)

Ordinary

Communion

 
YouTube Playlist
 

Communion Hymn Melody:

Recessional Hymn Tune

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30th in OT (C • 2025)

Greetings All—
Thanks for a WONDERFUL rehearsal this week. We made such progress! It made me proud. After Sunday is the stuff for All Souls, and beyond that is the lookahead that has our two new motets: Laudate Nomen Domini and O Lord, Increase My Faith.

SUNDAY

  1. Prelude: St. Michael the Archangel Prayer (Practice Track Playlist)

  2. Processional Hymn: Now Thank We All Our God / Trope of the Entrance Antiphon set to NUN DANKET

  3. Entrance Antiphon: (mp3 below below)

  4. Kyrie & Gloria

  5. Psalm 34, “The Lord hears the cry of the poor.” (Video)

  6. Alleluia ‘cum Magnificat’ (PT Playlist)

  7. Offertory Hymn: According to Your Word, O Lord to VIVIFICA ME

  8. Offertory Antiphon: Fr. Weber #1621 (Video)
    **Subset of the choir**

  9. Sanctus & Agnus Dei

  10. Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #1629 (Video)

  11. Choral Anthem: O Sacrum Convivium • Remondi (Video)

  12. Communion Hymn: God, Be Merciful to Me to JESU MEINE ZUVERSICHT (mp3 below)

  13. Recessional Hymn: Maria, Maria! to MARIA MARIA

Prelude

Entrance Hymn & Antiphon

 

Psalm & Alleluia

Individual voice parts are time-stamped in the video description.
(ie- all S/A/T/B parts are in the same video.)

Offertory Hymn

YouTube Playlist

Communion

 
 

Communion Hymn

Recessional Hymn

Individual voice parts are time-stamped in the video description.
(ie- all S/A/T/B parts are in the same video.)

 

ALL SAINTS:

 

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29th in OT (C • 2025)

Greetings All—
Thank you for a good rehearsal Thursday night, and thank you to everyone who made it to sing for the wedding last Saturday. I know that both Sally & DJ were thrilled and very grateful after the wedding.

As for this week’s ordo, I’m including the usual Sunday things, of course, as well as a dedicated section below which includes links to the new pieces we began learning this week: particularly those for All Soul’s Day.

SUNDAY

  1. Prelude: St. Michael the Archangel Prayer (Practice Track Playlist)

  2. Processional Hymn: Trope of the Entrance Antiphon set to KINGSFOLD

  3. Entrance Antiphon: (mp3 below below)

  4. Kyrie & Gloria

  5. Psalm 121, “Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” (Playlist)

  6. Alleluia ‘cum Magnificat’ (PT Playlist)

  7. Offertory Hymn: Totus Tuus • O’Connor (Playlist)

  8. [Offertory Antiphon by JJR, time permitting]

  9. Sanctus & Agnus Dei

  10. Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #1607 (Video)

  11. Choral Anthem: Salve Regina [Simple Tone] (Video)
          **Alternating between Men & Women.

  12. Communion Hymn: Our Lord, Who Knows Full Well to SOUTHWELL (mp3 below)

  13. Recessional Hymn: How Precious is the Book Divine to ELLACOMBE

Prelude

Processional Hymn & Introit

Psalm & Alleluia

YouTube Playlist

Offertory Hymn Melody

YouTube Playlist

Communion

 

Organ plays melody:

Chanted by monks:

 

Communion Hymn

This is a short organ-only demo. The first verse is the normal harmonization; the second verse includes an alternate harmonization for the last two measures of the final verse. I will have this score available for you on Sunday.

Recessional Hymn

 

ALL SAINTS:

 

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28th in OT (Weekend Extravaganza)

Greetings All—
What a time to be alive! This is the weekend of weekends.

Saturday Wedding call (for those who can attend) is Noon. Sunday call is the usual 8:45.

I will keep you posted about our little peanut once there is news to share. I am going to list the essentials for the wedding first, and then the Sunday stuff below that.

WEDDING

  1. [Procession Music]

  2. Gloria from Proulx’s Missa Simplex.

  3. Psalm 103, “The Lord is kind and merciful.” (see below)

  4. Gospel Acclamation: Simple Gregorian Alleluia

  5. Offertory Anthem: Set Me As a Seal (Playlist)

  6. Sanctus/Agnus Dei from the simple chant mass (Missa XVIII)

  7. Communion Anthem: More Love to Thee, O Christ (Playlist)

  8. Marian Devotion: Totus Tuus by O’Connor (Playlist)

  9. [Recessional]

 

SUNDAY

  1. Prelude: St. Michael the Archangel Prayer (Practice Track Playlist)

  2. Processional Hymn: Trope of the Entrance Antiphon set to BEACH SPRING

  3. Entrance Antiphon: (see below)

  4. Kyrie & Gloria

  5. Psalm 98, “The Lord has revealed to the nations His saving power.” (Video)

  6. Alleluia ‘cum Magnificat’ (PT Playlist)

  7. Offertory Hymn: Thine Arm, O Lord, in Days of Old (Video)

  8. [Offertory Antiphon by JJR, time permitting]

  9. Sanctus & Agnus Dei

  10. Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #1583 (Video)

  11. Choral Anthem: Salve Regina [Solemn Tone] (Video)

  12. Communion Hymn: Sweet Sacrament (Video)

  13. Recessional Hymn: Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above (Video)

Prelude

Processional Hymn & Introit

Kyrie & Gloria

Psalm & Alleluia

Offertory Hymn Melody

Communion

 
 

Communion Hymn

Recessional Hymn

 

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27th in OT (C • 2025)

Greetings All—
Here is our ordo for Sunday. We will be a skeletal crew, but we can do it! I’m also hoping we will enjoy the company of a special guest, but I’ll keep that as a surprise. 😄

In other news: I’m very pleased to report that the organ was functioning normally on Friday… that’s no promise for Sunday, of course, but it is a sign for hope at the very least! I have moved a digital piano up to the loft as an emergency backup in case anything begins to manifest again.

See you Sunday at 8:45am!

  1. Prelude: St. Michael the Archangel Prayer (Practice Track Playlist)

  2. Processional Hymn: Trope of the Entrance Antiphon set to LAUDA ANIMA

  3. Entrance Antiphon: (see below)

  4. Kyrie & Gloria

  5. Psalm 146, “Praise the Lord, my soul.” (PT Playlist)

  6. Alleluia ‘cum Magnificat’ (PT Playlist)

  7. Offertory Hymn: to the tune NUN DANKET ALL’

  8. [Offertory Antiphon by JJR, time permitting, it’s about Job’s “grievous ulcer”!]

  9. Sanctus & Agnus Dei

  10. Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #1562 (Link)

  11. Choral Anthem: Of Thy Mystical Supper (Playlist)

  12. Communion Hymn: My Soul Doth Magnify to a tune by Praetorius (mp3 below)

  13. Recessional Hymn: Love Divine, All Love’s Excelling (BLAENWERN)

Prelude

Processional Hymn & Introit

Kyrie & Gloria

Psalm & Alleluia

NB: this is an older practice video, so all the voice parts are in the same video. You can skip ahead to your particular voice part by clicking on the time stamps in the video description.

 

Offertory Hymn Melody

Communion

 
 

Communion Hymn

Recessional Hymn

 

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The Playlist for Totus Tuus is linked above; as an added bonus, below is the version of the seminarians chanting it at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Maryland, under the direction of the composer.

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