Holy Family (B • 2023)

Dear Friends,

I once again must thank you for such a WONDERFUL Christmas Eve. Much like Lessons & Carols, you made me immensely proud, and I know both our priests were very appreciative of all your efforts as well. It was a Christmas Eve to remember!

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Now, as we prepare for the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph, here are a few resources for you since we will not be having rehearsal this Wednesday. As of this posting, PT’s for the Fr. Weber chants are missing; I will add these by Thursday.

• NB: we are now switching over to the Community Mass. (This is the same mass setting that you’ve been singing for years since before I even came to St. John’s.)

  • GLORIA

  • SANCTUS

  • AGNUS DEI

1. Entrance Antiphon Hymn to the tune of FOREST GREEN

2. Fr. Weber #188 (option ii)

3. Psalm 128 “Blesssèd are those who fear the Lord and walk in His ways.” (Playlist)

   1. SATB Demo

   2. Soprano / Cantor

   3. Alto

   4. Tenor

   5. Bass

4. Christmastide Alleluia (same as we did at Midnight Mass)

5. Offertory

   1. (4:30 & 7:30): Angels We Have Heard on High

   2. (11:00): Gaudete, Christus est Natus

6. Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #203 (option i)

7. Communion Hymn: Of the Father’s Love Begotten

8. Alma Redemptoris Mater

9. Recessional Hymn: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

   (Traditionally, we sing the Te Deum on the last day of the year in thanksgiving for the blessings of that year. Because of the unusual collision with the 31st being a Sunday, we are going to sing HGWPTN in stead, since this hymn is a trope of the Te Deum.)

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Entrance Hymn Tune

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(Full playlist; click the upper right icon [three lines] to access other videos.)

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