Pentecost 2025

Hi Friends,
Here’s the plan for this weekend. I will have a few scores for you to make it easier for you to sing.

  • Entrance Hymn: Come, Holy Ghost to the tune of LAMBILOTTE

  • Psalm 104 • “Lord, send out Your Spirit and renew the face of the earth.”

  • SEQUENCE: Veni Sancte Spiritus
    We will sing the normal chant version, and I will fluff it up a little with organ at the beginning and the end.

  • Festal Alleluia

  • Offertory Hymn: Veni Creator Spiritus*

    • The Schola will sing the first verse in Latin, and then everyone will join in the translation starting on verse 2. I have new copies of this which will make it easier for you to sing the Latin.

  • Communion Antiphon: Factus Est / Suddenly there was heard…* (see the very bottom for a recording)

    • First Time: JJR sings Latin, then you all repeat refrain in English

    • Verse 1: Men

    • Verse 2: Women

  • Communion Hymn: O Holy Spirit, Now Descend on Me to the tune EVENTIDE (a.k.a. Abide with Me )

  • Recessional Hymn: Come Thou Font of Every Blessing to the tune of CWM RHONDA.



SEQUENCE

This occurs just before the Gospel Acclamation. I’ll fluff up the front and back ends with a little organ, otherwise we will just sing the chant with light organ underneath.

 

Here’s a lovely version that is a bit fluffed up with other stuff, but it is as much fun to look at as to listen to!

 
 

Great to get the first verse in Latin as well as the melody itself. Spine-tinglingly beautiful!

Communion Antiphon:

 

Recessional Hymn:


 

Looking ahead, you might want to be listening to:

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