21st in Ordinary Time (C)
(Olbash Mass in Honor of Our Lady, Star of the Sea)
Psalm 117: “Go out to all the world and tell the Good News!” (track below has SATB time stamps in the description)
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia IV (SATB time stamps in the description)
Offertory Hymn: See, My Soul, the Narrow Gate (Tune: Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland)
[No Credo this week]
Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #1430 (there is a video on my channel as well)
Communion Hymn: All Thy Works, O Heav’nly Father (Tune: Beach Spring)
[No communion motet this week]
Recessional Hymn: Awake, My Soul! (Old Hundredth, with contracted rhythm)
Pentecost (C • 2022)
Hello Friends,
I apologize for getting the full order out to you later than I anticipated; I had to stay home with Claire half the day yesterday as her pneumonia is trying to rear its head again. 😮💨
At any rate, here is our full ordo:
COMPLETE DALITZ ORDINARY
Entrance Hymn: Come Holy Ghost, Creator Blest. [No entrance antiphon.]
Psalm 104 “Lord, send out Your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.” **NB: you will need a NEW COPY tomorrow morning; it turns out that the version that I gave you has the wrong verses, because the USCCB website has listed the verse numbers incorrectly.
Veni Santé Spiritus (Sequence)
Festal Alleluia
Offertory Hymn: O Spirit of the Living God (Canonbury; this is a tune and text we HAVE done before)
[Credo & Pater transcriptions]
Communion Antiphon: Factus Est, as adapted by Palmer/Burgess (audio-only track below)
May Thy Holy Spirit by Tchesnokov
Communion Hymn: O Holy Spirit, Now Descend on Me! (Eventide)
Regina Cæli [plainchant]
(Clicking on the little 1/5 icon in the upper right corner will take you to a YouTube playlist with all the other movements.)
**Don’t forget that you will need a new score for this tomorrow morning (with verses to match this video).
The good version will be portrait orientation, whereas the “bad” one is in landscape and has more verses.
MAKE SURE YOU LISTEN TO THIS AT LEAST ONCE
This is about a step higher than we will take it. (I say “about” because it’s European pitch which doesn’t match our A440.)
OFFERTORY HYMN TUNE
Here’s the original version of ‘May Thy Holy Spirit’.
COMMUNION HYMN TUNE
And just in case you want to hear what the prelude & postlude are supposed to sound like… (and what they will sound like once the new organ is in) 😎
Ascension (C / 2022)
Greetings all,
Here is our ordo for this week:
Entrance Antiphon Hymn: O ye men of Galilee to the tune of Llanfair.
Entrance antiphon: Viri Galilæi
Olbash Mass parts
Psalm 47 • God mounts His throne
[newly renamed] Festal Alleluia
Offertory Antiphon Hymn: Ascendit Deus / God rises up to heav’n above to my new hymn tune Ascendit Deus.
Offertory Motet [during incensation, time permitting; if not here, then after the communion antiphon] Ad Te Levavi by Franz Xaver Witt.
Communion Antiphon: Psallite Domino Qui Ascendit
Communion Hymn: Do not stand and stare in wonder to the tune of Thaxted.
Regina Cæli by Lotti.
Any / all resources that I have are below in chronological order.
Same melody, different text.
We will try to fit this in during incensation, but if that’s not possible, then we will do it during communion.
Same tune, different text.
Be ready for the response and versicle afterward!
Easter 6 (C)
Hello Friends,
Once again, you’ve all earned gold stars by learning an entire anthem within a single rehearsal. You all are amazing. I’ve said it many times before, and I’ll say it again: we may be small, but we are mighty!
We had a few holes in our schedule as of Wednesday, so here’s the full run-down:
Entrance Antiphon Hymn to the tune Sine Nomine (often sung to the text “For all the saints”). You can preview the melody by clicking here.
Entrance Antiphon: Fr. Weber #819
Psalm 67: “O God let all the nations praise You!” — I did not have enough time to make a normal practice track, but here is a quick organ recording just to refresh your memory.
Offertory Anthem: Peace I Leave With You by Amy Beach — You did such an excellent job with this on Wednesday; please be sure to give this a listen through once or twice just to make sure we really have it cemented well. Odds are we will end up singing it twice through.
Communion Anthem: If Ye Love Me by Tallis. (For your viewing pleasure.)
Communion Hymn: With my whole heart I’ve sought Thy Face to the tune of ‘Nun Danket All Und Bringet Ehr’. This is a tune which should(?) be familiar to you; I believe we’ve done it in the past. But even if we have not, it is not difficult. Here’s the score along with a quick organ preview of how it goes. [You can click here to see the score in the event that the preview window below doesn’t show up properly on your device. Sometimes it loads, sometimes it doesn’t and I can't diagnose the issue at present.]
See you all Sunday morning!
Pax,
James
Easter 4 (2022)
Greetings all,
Here’s a quick reminder of our plan for this week; this week’s list consists of the highlights only, and any resources I have available will be placed below the list. (It will be quicker to code and easier to read this way.)
Fr. Weber 776
Psalm 100
Fr. Weber 790 **NB: I recorded both a ‘straight’ version (simplified rhythms) as well as the original as set by Father Weber; we will sing the simplified version.
Casciolini’s Panis Angelicus (the score is free for anyone to print at home)
Easter 2 (Divine Mercy)
Hello Friends,
I hope you enjoyed having this past Wednesday off! You’ve most certainly deserved it! The feedback that I have received has been singularly praiseworthy of all of your efforts. People took notice of the ‘joyful noise’ that we made!
A quick note before I forget: this coming Wednesday we will resume rehearsal, however we will start late at 7:30. The school’s spring concert is at 6pm and I am supposed to accompany the children for some of their songs (and of course I’d like to see my own son sing too!).
As for tomorrow, here is our lineup:
Introit: Fr. Weber #706
Entrance Hymn: Entrance Antiphon Hymn to the tune: O Filii et Filiæ (‘O sons & daughters let us sing’)
Psalm 118: This is a psalm that we sang last year, so hopefully it will come right back to us. Here’s an organ only audio track and a PDF of the score:
Gospel Acclamation: Same as we sang Easter Morning
Offertory:
• 4:30pm / 7:30am: Offertory Antiphon Hymn to the tune of Azmon
•. 11am: With a Voice of Singing
Community Mass
Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #726
Communion Hymn: Christ the Lord is Risen Again to the tune: Christ ist Erstanden*
This hymn is probably not as familiar to you, but it’s a good one and we should know it. Have a listen before tomorrow. It is #442 in the hymnals.
Solemn Dismissal (in English)
Recessional Hymn: Christ the Lord is Ris’n Today to the tune Llanfair