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Easter V (C • 2025)

Greetings all—
As you know, the cathedral has now been without power for two days, and power is not slated to return until Sunday evening, so this weekend will be a completely a cappella affair. There is a hidden blessing in this, I believe, and I suspect that many people will find the experience edifying on the whole. This does necessitate some changes, however.

  1. Please dress “Sunday best” (but anticipate a warm church). The choir will not wear robes.

  2. I will lead the psalm from the ambo and you will lead the congregational response from the back; we will not worry about singing parts on the verses.

  3. We will still sing our chants / hymns / communion motet. I will give incipits and away we go!

  4. We will sing the simple, English version of the Sanctus / Agnus dei. Everyone should know them by wrote.

So, without further ado, here is our ordo:

  1. Entrance Antiphon Hymn to GELOBT SEI GOTT

  2. Entrance Antiphon: Fr. Weber #799

  3. Kyrie from Missa de Angelis

  4. Psalm 145 (*melody only)

  5. Alleluia (we will still sing the verse in parts as normal)

  6. Offertory (I): Regina Cæli (plainchant)

  7. Offertory Hymn (II): Lo! What a Glorious Sight Appeared to the tune KINGSFOLD

  8. Simple Sanctus & Simple Agnus Dei (English)

  9. Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #813 (organ-only demo below)

  10. Communion Motet: Mandatum Novum (from Foot Washing Antiphon) Link

  11. Communion Hymn: Hail Thou, Once-Despisèd Jesus to the tune CHARTRES (see below)

  12. Recessional Hymn: With High Delight to the tune MIT FREUDEN ZART

Processional Hymn & Antiphon:

Offertory Hymn:

Communion:

 

NB: all practice tracks are time stamped in the same video:

 

Recessional Hymn Melody:

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Mass of Thanksgiving for Leo XIV

Greetings All—
I hope that those of you who joined us for the Requiem Mass for Pope Francis and/or the Mass for the opening of the conclave will consider joining us once again this coming Monday, May 19 at 5:30pm for a Mass of Thanksgiving and celebration for the election of Pope Leo XIV.

In the interest of keeping this as straightforward and simple as possible, I’ve kept some of the propers as well as the ordinary the same. So if you learned the Kyrie/Offertorio/Communio/Sanctus/Agnus Dei last time, you’re already halfway there!

As is our custom, I’m humbly requesting you let me know you’re coming via this form so I can prepare the correct number of booklets. Warmups begin at 4:45 with those who can come early. Dress is “Sunday best”.

(Also, please mark your calendars for Deacon Paul’s ordination on Saturday, May 31 at 10am! More details to follow soon.)

Here is our ordo:

  1. Entrance Hymn: Now Thank We All Our God to NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT

  2. Entrance Antiphon: “I will look after My sheep…” by Fr. Weber (see below)

  3. Kyrie from Missa de Angelis

  4. Psalm 115, “Not to us, O Lord, but to Your name give the glory.” (mp3’s below; YouTube Playlist)

  5. “Eastertide Alleluia”

  6. Offertory Antiphon: “I have found David, my servant…” by Fr. Weber (see below)

  7. Offertory Hymn: The Lord works marvels for us all to Parry’s JERUSALEM

  8. Sanctus & Agnus Dei from the Missa de Angelis

  9. Communion Antiphon: “I chose you and appointed you…” by Fr. Weber

  10. Communion Hymn: We Praise You and Acknowledge You (Te Deum) to THAXTED.

  11. Recessional Hymn: Long Live the Pope (PAPAL HYMN)

Entrance Antiphon:

Kyrie:

Psalm:

Alleluia:

Offertory Antiphon:

Offertory Hymn:

NB: the demo featured here has a different text, but it is still good for learning the melody.

Text: ©2025 Kathleen Pluth, All Rights Reserved. Permission to use through June 2025. Melody: JERUSALEM (Parry) [Public Domain]

Here is a special video I made for my last parish where we walk through the Sanctus step-by-step and learn each phrase “repeat after me” style.

Communion Antiphon:

Communion Hymn:

Recessional Hymn Tune:

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Easter IV (C • 2025)

Ordo:

  1. Entrance Antiphon Hymn: “The Strife is O’er” (with textual trope of the Introit)

  2. Entrance Antiphon: Source & Summit (see below)

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

  4. Eastertide Alleluia

  5. Offertory I: Regina Cæli

  6. Offertory II: The Lamb’s High Banquet We Await to JERUSALEM

  7. Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #790 (ignore markings except on the word “flock”)

  8. Communion Anthem: Surrexit Christus Hodie by Scheidt (Playlist)

  9. Communion “Hymn”: Anima Christi by Marco Frisina (Playlist)

  10. Recessional Hymn: Awake, Arise, Lift Up Thy Voice to RICHMOND

 
 
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Easter III (C • 2025)

Hi Friends—
I’m tired… like… really tired. This is what I have for this week.

A note about this recording of the Psalm:

As mentioned during rehearsal, this recording is of the original version which has a more florid refrain. The verses are the same, and the general outline of the new antiphon is very similar, albeit simplified. Time stamps are available in the video so you can skip ahead to each voice part to learn the verses. (As an aside, I’ll add that I made this demo four years ago before I really got the hang of things, so the flow of the reciting tones is not ideal.)

 
 

Just in case the recessional hymn isn’t familiar to you:

 

Here’s a playlist for the Tchesnokov that we started work on (and that I would like to sing on Tuesday for those who can make it):

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Mass for a Conclave

Greetings All—
I hope that those of you who joined us for the Requiem Mass for Pope Francis will consider joining us once again this coming Tuesday, May 6 at 5:30pm for a votive Mass for the Election of a Pope or Bishop. As usual, I’m humbly requesting you let me know you’re coming so I can prepare the correct number of booklets. Warmups begin at 4:45. Dress is “Sunday best”.

(As an aside, please consider marking your calendars for Deacon Paul’s ordination on Saturday, May 31 at 10am!)

Here is our ordo:

  1. Entrance Hymn: Christ is Made the Sure Foundation (to the tune WESTMINSTER ABBEY)

  2. Entrance Antiphon: “I will raise up for myself a faithful priest…” by Fr. Weber (see below)

  3. Kyrie from Missa de Angelis

  4. Psalm 89, “Forever I will sing the goodness of the Lord!”

  5. “Eastertide Alleluia”

  6. Offertory Antiphon: “I have found David, my servant…” by Fr. Weber (see below)

  7. Offertory Hymn: Fountain of Love! Thyself True God! by Fr. Faber (to the tune VIVIFICA ME)

  8. Sanctus & Agnus Dei from the Missa de Angelis

  9. Communion Antiphon: “I chose you and appointed you…” by Fr. Weber

  10. Communion Motet: May Thy Holy Spirit by Tchesnokov *
    This is contingent on a sufficient number of prepared singers.

  11. Communion Hymn: Veni Creator Spiritus (chant)*
    In alternatim with organ versets.

  12. Recessional Hymn: O Glorious Saint Michæl (St. Michæl Prayer, to the tune ELLACOMBE)

Processional Hymn Tune:

Entrance Antiphon:

Kyrie:

Psalm:

Friends, I did not have time to prepare a proper S/A/T/B track for this, however I do have an older demo that still features the melody and will help you get the gist of it before coming to sing. Click HERE to download the score if you would like to work with it from home. Please Note: the verses featured in this demo are for a different lectionary entry, but the music is itself the same.

Alleluia:

Offertory Antiphon:

Offertory Hymn:

Here is a special video I made for my last parish where we walk through the Sanctus step-by-step and learn each phrase “repeat after me” style.

Communion Antiphon:

Communion Motet:

Communion Hymn:

Recessional Hymn Tune:

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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:

  1. Requiem Æternam (English Transcription)

  2. Kyrie VI (traditional for requiems)

  3. Psalm 31, “Save me, O Lord, in Your kindness.”

  4. “Alleluia Peregrinus”

  5. Offertory: Out of the depths / De Profundis – a simple chant arrangement derived from the version in the Graduale Simplex.

  6. Missa XVIII (Simple chant mass, in Latin, including the Mysterium Fidei)

  7. Communion:

    1. Lux Æterna (Men on odd verses; women on even verses)

    2. Exaltabo Te Domine our special choral piece

    3. God of the Living in Whose Eyes (Original hymn tune; see below)

  8. 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).

Click here for a full playlist of individual voice parts.

Click here for a free score that you can use with your own choirs!

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