Pope Francis Requiem (Diocesan Choir)
Greetings All—
Here is our ordo for Tuesday evening.
If you can, please arrive by 4:45 so we can attempt to warm up together, and finesse the chanting a bit. (I fully recognize that some of you will be coming from a distance or will be rushing over directly from work and therefore be unable to attend the warmup.)
As usual, I’ve placed a form here that I would be grateful if you could fill out just so I have official contact and a head count.
I will have booklets prepared for you, so you do not need to bring anything with you.
Practice resources are listed below the ordo.
Dress code is black (if possible).
Please let me know you are coming so I can prepare a booklet for you:
Requiem Æternam (English Transcription)
Kyrie VI (traditional for requiems)
Psalm 31, “Save me, O Lord, in Your kindness.”
“Alleluia Peregrinus”
Offertory: Out of the depths / De Profundis – a simple chant arrangement derived from the version in the Graduale Simplex.
Missa XVIII (Simple chant mass, in Latin, including the Mysterium Fidei)
Communion:
Lux Æterna (Men on odd verses; women on even verses)
Exaltabo Te Domine our special choral piece
God of the Living in Whose Eyes (Original hymn tune; see below)
Recessional Hymn: O Lord, You Died That All Might Live to the chantified version of the tune NEUMARK (see below)
Please note: the final Kyrie has a special ending. Here is that Kyrie extracted by itself, in case it is helpful:
Click here for the score.
(Physical copies will be provided the day of the event.)
The score we will use.
Note that the verses of the score and those featured in the recording are different, (but the melody is the same).
Tenebræ (2025)
What follows are some simple organ intonations of each psalm tone that we will use.
1st Nocturn
Mulier, Mulier
2nd Nocturn
Open, Oh Hard and Sinful Heart
3rd Nocturn
Miserere Mei • Lotti
Ah Holy Jesus
“Lauds”
Canticle of Zechariah
Easter Vigil (2025)
Ordo:
Mass begins outside with the blessing of the fire, etc. All are welcome to join and also hold candles during the Exultet.
Psalm 104: “Lord, send out Your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.” (Older Video and newer mp3’s below)
Exodus 15: “Let us sing to the Lord; He has covered Himself in glory!” (mp3’s below)
Psalm 42: “Like a deer that longs for running streams, my soul longs for You, my God!” (Playlist mp3’s below)
Gloria from Missa Simplex by Proulx
Sequence:
• Bishop will intone the incipit,
• then I will play a short toccata while the bells ring,
• then everyone comes in “…and on earth, peace to people of good will.” etc.
Solemn Eastertide Alleluia (Video)
Sequence:
• Bishop intones, all repeat (three times, going up a step each time)
• then I will chant the verse,
• then all repeat one last time
Litany of the Saints (Video)
As the Paschal Candle is lifted from the font: “Springs of water bless the lord; praise and exalt Him above all forever.”
Post-Baptismal Alleluia (mp3’s below)
Sprinkling Rite: Source&Summit simplified “Vidi” (in English)
Offertory Hymns:
“The Lord’s right hand has triumphed valiantly!” (trope of the offertory antiphon) to SINE NOMINE, a.k.a. “For all the saints”
That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright to PUER NATUS
Mass of the City, Proulx
Sanctus
Mystery of Faith
Belmont Mass, Walker, Agnus Dei
Communion Motet: Cantate Domino, Pitoni (Recording)
Regina Cæli, chant, trad. (Recording)
Communion Hymn: O Sons & Daughters (O Filii et Filiæ) arr. JJR. (Generic recording of hymn)
Post Communion (time permitting): Regina Cæli by Lotti (Playlist)
Recessional Hymn: Jesus Christ is Ris’n Today
Psalms:
Updated (albeit abridged) PT’s that are a bit better than the video:
Post-Baptism Alleluia:
Full Playlist:
Good Friday (2025)
Ordo:
Clergy entrance in complete silence
Psalm 31: “Father, into Your hands I commend my spirit.” (Video) a cappella
Gospel Acclamation a cappella
Adoration of the Holy Cross:
1st chant by JJR
Kiolbassa Reproaches (Playlist)
Crux Fidelis (Picardy / “Let all mortal flesh keep silence”)
*I will have a replacement page for you with the proper arrangement
During the Collection: Open, O Hard and Sinful Heart (Maggie & Lizzie - Music in the appendix of our Holy Week Book)
Communion Antiphon: Psalm 22 (same as Holy Thursday Psalm but with more/different verses; men=odd, women=even verses)
Communion Motet: Exaltabo Te, Domine (Playlist)
Communion Hymn: Stabat Mater Dolorosa (Video)
Silent Dismissal
(Old recording, but all voice parts are timestamped in the video.)
Full Playlist:
Full Playlist:
Holy Thursday (2025)
Ordo:
No Disgrace Wast Too Abhorrent (Picardy / “Let all mortal flesh keep silence”)
Simple Kyrie
Gloria from Missa Simplex by Proulx (Video)
Psalm 116, “Our blessing cup is a communion with the Blood of Christ” (same as this video, but with different verse texts)
Gospel Acclamation (Meditabor in mandatis tuis)
Foot Washing Antiphons: (full playlist)
Ubi Caritas by Ola Gjeilo (abridged)
Ubi Caritas (chant hymn) — time permitting
Communion Chants:
Hoc Corpus (Matt?)
Dominus Jesus (Ron?)
Communion Hymn: Adoro te devote (Pluth translation)
Full Playlist:
(Each video contains all voice parts in the time stamps.)
Palm Sunday (2025)
Hi Friends—
Here’s my (very late) ordo for you. I’m just going to list everything as links; this is faster and it’s easier to read, I think. Just click on whatever you need.
All Glory, Laud, and Honor (here’s our specific arrangement)
[no entrance antiphon]
NB: Kyrie comes immediately after All Glory, Laud, and Honor (it feels funny to transition this way)
Psalm 22, “My God, my God, why have You abandoned me?!”
Offertory Motet: My heart expected reproach and misery… (2.0)
Communion:
JJR chants antiphon.
Communion Hymn: Stricken, Smitten & Afflicted to the tune of God of Mercy and Compassion
Post-Communion Meditation: O Sacred Head (Passion Chorale NB: there are links to each voice part in the video description if you want to hear your part)
Recessional Hymn: The Royal Standard Forward Goes (Jesu Dulcis Memoria)