33rd in OT (A • 2023)
Hi Friends—
Here’s our ordo for this weekend.
Entrance Antiphon Hymn to “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee”
Fr. Weber 1682
Psalm 128
Alleluia VI (final week of this Alleluia)
Offertory Antiphon Hymn (De Profundis trope) to the “Third Mode Melody”
Fr. Weber 1697
[No special motet since the Communion hymn is so long]
Communion Hymn: Oh That I Had a Thousand Voices! to a chantified version of “Neumark”.
Salve Regina
Recessional Hymn: Holy Michæl Great Archangel to the tune “Lauda Anima”
As a quick look ahead for the Feast of Christ the King next weekend:
I am going to finalize things on Monday, but I believe we will also do “Crown Him with Many Crowns” and “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”.
32nd in OT (A • 2023)
Hi Friends—
Here’s our lineup for this weekend:
Entrance Antiphon Hymn to the tune of HYFRYDOL (“Alleluia, Sing to Jesus”)
Fr. Weber 1658
Psalm 63 (don’t forget, verse 4 is different from the demo track)
‘Alleluia VI’
Offertory Antiphon Hymn to the tune of DETROIT
Fr. Weber 1674
Communion Anthem: Wachet Auf (v. 1 of the communion hymn)
Communion Hymn: Wake, Awake For Night is Flying (Wachet Auf) v.2 & 3
Salve Regina
Advent 2023 (Look Ahead)
Hi Friends—
In the interest of accomplishing more at rehearsal tomorrow, (and to look ahead towards Advent,) I’d like to make a few resources available to you before we meet.
(Save this link so you can revisit this list later on.)
THIS COMING SUNDAY, we will sing Bach’s setting of Wake, Awake! for Night is Flying. Odds are, you’ve heard this before and didn’t even know it. Here are two versions to get this simple unison melody into your ear:
Organ Only:
German Sung Version:
The glory of this piece is that it matches our communion hymn. The plan is to learn this simple melody in unison, and sing it with organ as demoed the videos linked above. We will sing the text that matches the first verse of the communion hymn, and then invite the congregation to sing the remaining two verses as the communion hymn proper.
(Some of you may know this hymn to traditionally be associated with Advent; since we are so close to Advent, and because this text perfectly references this Sunday’s Gospel reading, it is appropriate for this week.)
And quickly before we get to Advent, here’s this week’s psalm as well. NB: the version we will sing this week has a different Verser 4, but everything else is the same.
We also find ourselves on the cusp of Advent, so it is time we begin looking at Advent motets as well. The schedule will be largely familiar to most of you. We also cannot forget Christ the King, which rounds out this Church year.
Christ the King
Choral Fanfare for Christ the King (Smith) LINK
(We will repeat this immediately before “Midnight Mass”)
Advent I
Immaculate Conception of the BVM
Magnificat in C (Dyson) LINK
Advent II
Vox Clamanti (de las Muelas) LINK
Advent III
Advent IV
31st in OT (A • 2023)
Hi Friends—
THANK YOU once again for all your hard work singing for Confirmation, All Saints, and All Souls, all within a week’s time. It was a lot of hard work, but the end result was stellar, and I’m very proud of you, as always. Once again, you’ve earned the moniker of “Small, but mighty!”
PS—We are back in the loft tomorrow morning!
As for this weekend, here’s the lineup. Thank you for your flexibility.
Entrance Antiphon Hymn to the tune of ‘Beach Spring’
Entrance Antiphon: Fr. Weber 1638 (audio file below; no video)
Psalm 131 *Please Note: I’ve tweaked the psalm to better fit the Gregorian tone of the verses, so I will have a new printout for you.
Alleluia VI (We are back to singing the pointed text!)
Offertory Antiphon Hymn to the tune of ‘St. Flavian’
Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber 1651 (audio file below; no video)
Communion Anthem: Laudate Dominum by Perosi
Communion Hymn: NEW TUNE: ‘Neumark’ (graphic and audio file below)
Salve Regina
PS—if you “request desktop website” on your phone, it will allow you to listen to any of the embedded audio files and still see the main webpage, rather than loading as a separate page.
To do this on an iPhone, click on the AA icon at the bottom of the screen:
2023 All Saints & Souls Resources
Hi Friends,
Here are a few practice resources for you. As a reminder:
All SAINTS is Wednesday at 7pm
and All SOULS is Thursday at 5:30pm.
All Saints:
Introit: Diligite Dominum
Psalm 24: Lord, this is the people that longs to see Your face.
(Playlist): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLk71GctqoFYyrLHl8B8xSk6NmNOz5qKeI&si=PlSRliDqD4bkJ0Ru
Fr. Weber 2102 (Communion)
All Souls:
Psalm 23: Though I walk in the valley of darkness, I feel no evil for You are with me. (unison only)
De Profundis “responsorial tract” (in place of the Alleluia)
Communion Antiphon: Lux æterna
30th in OT (A • 2023)
Greetings all—
Sorry I’m so late in populating this list for you! It’s a relatively simple week:
Entrance Antiphon Hymn to the tune of Nun Danket (“Now Thank We All Our God”)
Fr. Weber 1615
Psalm 18 “I love You, Lord, my strength.”
NB* the practice video features the OLD translation.Offertory Antiphon Hymn to the tune of Land of Rest (“Jerusalem, My Happy Home”)
Fr. Weber 1629
Lead Me, Lord by Wesley (just sing from your confirmation booklets)
Communion Hymn: O Love That Will Not Let Me Go to the tune of TENERE (see below)
NB: this is a hymn that we’ve done a few times already, although it’s been a little while.Salve Regina
