Advent I (A • 2025)

Greetings all—
Thanks to those of you who made it out for rehearsal on Tuesday. I really appreciate it! For those who couldn’t be there with us, you have some homework to do! In particular, we need everyone to really know their part to Ad Te Levavi by Witt.

Good luck with Snowmageddon!

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1. Ordinary: Missa XVII (click here for comprehensive practice tracks / videos)

2. Entrance Antiphon Hymn to the tune of PUER NOBIS NASCITUR

3. Entrance Antiphon: “To You I lift up my soul…” (S&S, see below)

4. Psalm: 122 “Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord!” (Playlist)

5. Gospel Acclamation: Advent Alleluia (Playlist)

6. Offertory Antiphon: “To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.” (S&S, see below)

7. Offertory Hymn: Savior of the Nations, Come to the tune NUN KOMM DER HEIDEN HEILAND

8. Communion Antiphon: “The Lord will bestow His bounty…” (Fr. Weber 17)

9. Communion Anthem: Ad Te Levavi • Witt (Playlist)

10. Communion Hymn: Creator of the Stars of Night to CREATOR ALME SIDERUM

11. Recessional Hymn: O Come Divine Messiah to VENEZ DIVIN MESSIE

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Entrance Antiphon Hymn Tune

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Offertory Hymn:

NB: this demo is 3 part, however we will sing a SATB version with a very similar harmony.

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Communion Hymn:

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Christ the King (2025)

Greetings All—
Here’s our ordo and our practice track resources for the Solemnity of Christ the King.

PS—please consider bringing a tissue box to the loft. It’s now “that time of year” and I suspect we will be going through them much faster than. Thank you to those of you who already stashed a couple of boxes for everyone!

PPS—Here is the master page with all of our Advent things:

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1. Prelude: Choral Fanfare for Christ the King by H. Hamilton Smith (Video)

2. Entrance Hymn: Crown Him with Many Crowns (V4 = antiphon trope)

3. Entrance Antiphon: Dignus est, Latin, JJR

4. Ordinary: Mass in Honor of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, by Olbash*

   • NB: The Gloria will be from the Missa Simplex by Proulx (see worship aid)

5. Psalm: 122, “Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.” (Playlist)

6. Gospel Acclamation: Gospel Acclamation for the Feast of Christ the King (Video)

7. Offertory Hymn: Lo He Comes With Clouds Descending (HELMSLEY)

8. Offertory Antiphon: Latin, JJR, time permitting

9. Communion Antiphon: Sedebit Dominus (see below)

10. Communion Chant: Laudes Regiæ (Video)

11. Recessional Hymn: To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King (ICH GLAUB AN GOTT)

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Sing it with gusto!

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(Sans organ toccata intro & bells)

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Short demo of the final refrain and Coda; voice parts time-stamped in the description.

Longer, organ-only demo which features the psalm-tone formula (different text).

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Below is the “repeat after me” video for Sedebit Dominus (Communion Antiphon), followed by a demo sung by monks, and then a demo of verse 2 for the ladies.

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You can skip ahead past the introduction if you like; chanting starts at 1:48. (time-stamped)

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Advent 2025 • St. Augustine Cathedral

Greetings all—
Here are the major pieces for Advent 2025, collated into one handy list.

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Advent Alleluia

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Advent I

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Advent II

NB: the practice tracks are still note-accurate, however I have transposed this psalm up so it sits in a better range for everyone.

Option i vs Option ii TBD

Check time stamps for alternate voice parts.

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Advent III

Check time stamps for alternate voice parts.

Check time stamps for alternate voice parts.

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Advent IV

Live performance:

Voice parts time stamped in the description:

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Christmas

33rd in Ordinary Time (C • 2025)

Greetings all—
Here is our ordo for Sunday. NB: one difference this week is that we will sing our choral anthem (the Davies De Profundis) during the offertory, since it is the offertory antiphon of the day.

I am also adding a “look ahead” section at the bottom that has some of our special things for Christ the King and Advent I.

Pax,
J

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

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

3. Entrance Antiphon: (mp3 below below)

4. Kyrie & Gloria

5. Psalm 98, “The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice.” (Playlist)

6. Alleluia ‘cum Magnificat’ (PT Playlist)

7. Offertory: De Profundis by HW Davies (Video)

8. Sanctus & Agnus Dei

9. Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #1697 (Video)

10. Communion Hymn: Arise, My Soul, Arise to LOVE UNKNOWN

11. Recessional Hymn: Dies Iræ (Hymn) to (Video)

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Entrance

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Psalm & Alleluia

Please note: for the psalm, we will all sing the refrain unison on the melody. The parts are relatively low and difficult to hear anyway. We will sing parts on the verses, however.

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Offertory

NB: our translation is different from this recording.

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Communion

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Recessional

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LOOK AHEAD:

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Check time stamps for alternate voice parts.

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Check time stamps for alternate voice parts.

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Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

Greetings All,
Thanks for yet another wonderful rehearsal on Thursday! I’m so pleased that we made good progress on some of the bigger rep that we are tackling. Below are our Ordo & resources for this Sunday, the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica.

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Fun fact: did you know that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is not the pope’s cathedral? It’s true! The Lateran Basilica is actually where the pope’s Cathedra is located, so it is technically the seat of his diocese. This is the true Papal Cathedral, which is why it is a universal Feast day that trumps a Sunday; in effect, it is the “Cathedral of all cathedrals”.

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1. Entrance Antiphon Hymn to the hymn tune ST. MICHÆL’S (Video)

2. Entrance Antiphon

3. Kyrie (Olbash)

4. Gloria from Proulx’s Missa Simplex (Video)

5. Psalm 46: The waters of the river gladden… (Playlist)

6. Festal Alleluia (Alleluia for the Feast of Christ the King) (Video)

7. Offertory Hymn: Only Begotten Word of God, Eternal to the tune ISTE CONFESSOR (Video)

8. Offertory Antiphon: Fr. Weber #2138 (Matt R, Ron, & JJR; time permitting; Video)

9. Sanctus & Agnus Dei (Olbash)

10. Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #2146 (Video)

11. Communion Anthem: Laudate Nomen Domini by Tye (Playlist)

12. Communion Hymn: Lord of Hosts, How Lovely Thy Tabernacles Are to the tune AURELIA (Video)

13. Recessional Hymn: Christ is Made the Sure Foundation to WESTMINSTER ABBEY (Video)

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Entrance Hymn & Gloria:

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Psalm & Alelluia:

Festal Alleluia:
Please note that this demo is truncated; it simply sings the alleluia once, and goes right into the coda. There are time stamps for subsequent voice parts in the video description.

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Offertory Hymn:

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Communion:

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Recessional Hymn:

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.)

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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)

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Entrance

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Psalm & Alleluia

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Offertory

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Ordinary

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Communion

Communion Hymn Melody:

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Recessional Hymn Tune