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11th in Ordinary Time (A • 2023)

Greetings all, here is the rundown for this weekend. Before we start:

  • For those of you who could benefit, I made instrumental renders of each voice part for our two SATB choral works this week; scroll all the way to the bottom for those.

  • This list is a big’un, so it may take a while to load on a phone.

  • Also, there will be a few notes in interspersed for the Saturday cantor, alongside information for the choir.

  1. [St. Michæl the Archangel Prayer]

  2. Entrance Hymn: Entrance Antiphon Trope to the tune DETROIT

  3. Entrance Antiphon: Fr. Weber #1183

  4. Kyrie: ‘Kyrie de Angelis’

  5. Mass Setting: Mass in Honor of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, by Michæl Olbash

  6. Psalm: 100 “We are His people: the sheep of His flock.”

  7. Gospel Acclamation: ‘Alleluia de Angelis’ (derived from the Sanctus of Mass VIII)

  8. Offertory (4:30 & 7:30): Go Forth Ye Heralds in My Name to the tune WINCHESTER NEW (a.k.a. “On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry”)

  9. Offertory (11am): Choral Anthem: Go Forth Ye Heralds in My Name to the tune JERUSALEM. (audio-only PT below!)

  10. Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber 1200

  11. Communion Motet: Peace I Leave with You by Amy Beach

  12. Communion Hymn: Be Thou My Vision to the tune SLANE

  13. (11am only)—Special sendoff for Fr. Logan: The Lord Bless You and Keep You by Lutkin

  14. Marian Antiphon: Salve Regina

Here is a recording of the actual organ part played into our organ, with my voice overdubbed, so you can practice confidently with this track, knowing that this is exactly how it will go.

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Trinity (A • 2023)

Hi Friends,
Here’s the plan for this weekend. We are going to be short a few members… so, sing your hearts out, please!

  • Entrance Hymn: Holy Holy Holy (NICÆA)

  • Entrance Antiphon: Fr. Weber 1729

  • Kyrie ‘de Angelis’. [then Proulx’s Community Mass]

  • “Psalm” • Canticle of Daniel

  • Festal Alleluia

  • Offertory Hymn: All Hail Adored Trinity (OLD 100TH)

  • [Mysterium Fidei in Latin]

  • Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber 1742
    *James will chant the refrain; Men sing the first half of each verse, Women take over at the asterisks.

  • Communion Hymn: Athanasian Creed (Quiqumque Vult) to the anglican chant tone styled after James O’Donnell.

  • Salve Regina

*** NB: #1729 was recorded by a colleague, and he honors the rhythm markings that we will be suppressing toward the end of the chant, so please be aware that the rhythm we will sing will be slightly different than this recording.

 

Looking ahead, you might want to be listening to:

(We are singing it a minor third down from this recording, in the key of F. )

The Audio-only recordings below were generated by an artificial intelligence (AI) app. With that in mind, the pronunciation is not perfect, but they are still helpful for learning your part.

Remember: we will sing it slower than this recording.

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Pentecost (A • 2023)

Hi Friends,
Here’s the plan for this weekend. We are going to be short a few members… so, sing your hearts out, please!

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

  • Entrance Antiphon: Dum Sanctificatus (special arrangement, see below)

  • Kyrie ‘de Angelis’

  • Gloria: Dalitz

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

  • SEQUENCE: Veni Sancte Spiritus (after Jehan Revert)*

    • I have gone ahead and pre-recorded my part into the organ, so I will be with you to conduct and sing Tenor.

    • A note on how this will go: the organ part will always maintain our triple meter (ie-no “free” improvisations, but rather ones that keep the sense of time and introduce the theme to whatever section follows).

    • It’s going to rip-roar and we will have fun. Just follow my lead.

    • I used a metronome while I was recording to prevent any drifting of tempo; as such, it will be important that you come in right on time as I conduct you. If you don’t, you’ll be late.

  • Festal Alleluia

  • Offertory Hymn: Veni Creator Spiritus*

    • The Schola (or a Cantor) will sing the first verse and everyone will join in the translation starting on verse 2.

  • Sanctus: Proulx’s Community Mass

  • [Mysterium Fidei in Latin]

  • Agnus Dei: Dalitz

  • 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

    • Verse 3: Women start, Men take over at “when the poor one called out…”

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

  • [Regina Cæli] (plainchant; this will be our last time until next year!)

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

 

Looking ahead, you might want to be listening to:

We are singing it a minor third down in the key of F.

Remember: we will sing it slower than this recording.

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Ascension (A • 2023)

Hello Friends,
Here is our ordo for Ascension:

  1. Entrance Hymn: O ye men of Galilee (Trope of the entrance antiphon text) to the tune LLANFAIR

  2. Entrance Antiphon: Viri Galilæi (simplified version)

  3. Psalm 47: “God mounts His throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord.”

  4. Festal Alleluia

  5. Offertory Hymn: God rises up to heav’n above to the [original] tune ASCENDIT DEUS
    (see below for audio demo)

  6. Offertory Special: Ad Te Levavi, by Witt

  7. Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #871

  8. Communion Hymn: Do not stand and stare in wonder to the tune THAXTED

  9. Regina Cæli (Lotti)

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Easter VI (A • 2023)

Hello Friends,
Here is our ordo for Easter VI:

  1. Entrance Hymn: Proclaim the news (Trope of the entrance antiphon text) to the tune SINE NOMINE (a.k.a. “For all the Saints”)

  2. Entrance Antiphon: Fr. Weber #819

  3. Psalm 66: “Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.”

  4. Eastertide Alleluia

  5. Offertory Hymn: If Ye Love Me, Says Christ the Lord to the tune PUER NOBIS

  6. Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #832

  7. Communion Special: If Ye Love Me, by Tallis

  8. Communion Hymn: Father, How Wide Thy Glories Shine! to the tune DETROIT (same tune as our offertory hymn last Sunday.)

  9. (Regina Cæli)

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Easter V (A • 2023)

Hello Friends,
Here is our ordo for Easter V:

  1. Entrance Hymn: Sing to the Lord a New Song (Trope of the entrance antiphon text) to the tune DIADEMATA (a.k.a. “Crown Him with Many Crowns”)

  2. Entrance Antiphon: Fr. Weber #799

  3. Psalm 33: “Lord, let Your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in You.”

    (I’m sorry the PT is melody-only this week, but it is still easy to sing along with your individual voice part.)

  4. Eastertide Alleluia

  5. Offertory Hymn: Thou At the Way, the Truth, the Life to the tune DETROIT

  6. Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #812

  7. Communion Special: Cantate Domino by Fr. Lindusky

  8. Communion Hymn: Lord, Enthroned in Heavenly Splendor to the tune LAUDA ANIMA (a.k.a. “Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven”)

  9. (Regina Cæli)

  10. Recessional Hymn: O Glorious St. Michæl (trope of the St. Michæl the Archangel prayer) to the tune ELLACOMBE (a.k.a. I Sing the Mighty Power of God)

Here are some organ-only practice tracks for the setting of Cantate Domino by Fr. Lindusky. The grey tracks are modern pitch. The black boxed, individual voice parts I generated back in 2019, so they are pitched higher than we are currently singing the piece, but they are still useful for getting the general contour and pitch relationships of your part into your ear.

As a little treat, I’m also including a restored copy of the original reel-to-reel recording of the St. John’s singers. There is a whole album full of wonderful performances like this… They were truly some amazing musicians, and the recordings (and old music filing cabinets) bear that out!

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