2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (C • 2025)
St. Michael the Archangel Prayer
Entrance Antiphon Hymn to the tune ELLACOMBE
Introit: (see below)
Gloria: Mass in Honor of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, by Olbash
Psalm: 96 “Proclaim His marvelous deeds to all the nations.”
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia IV
Offertory Antiphon (see below)
Offertory Hymn: All Praise to Thee, O Lord, to SWABIA
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Mass in Honor of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, by Olbash
Communion Antiphon: Fr. Weber #991
Communion Hymn: Realms of Light Were Seen in Vision to the tune PICARDY (*we will sing our special arrangement by Holst)
Recessional Hymn: The Church’s One Foundation to AURELIA
Our Communion Hymn is this arrangement by Holst that we have sung a few times, albeit with an alternate text.
LOOK AHEAD:
Baptism of the Lord (C • 2025)
Saint Michæl the Archangel Prayer
Entrance Antiphon Hymn: When the Lord Had Been Baptized (SALZBURG)
Kyrie from Missa de Angelis (Link)
Gloria from Proulx’s Missa Simplex
Psalm 29: The Lord will bless His people with peace. (Practice Track Repository)
Gospel Acclamation: Christmastide Alleluia (Last week)
Offertory Antiphon: Blessèd is He Who comes int he name of the Lord… (Source & Summit, recording below)
Offertory Hymn: O Love How Deep, How Broad, How High! (JERUSALEM - same melody as this demo, but with an alternate text)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Proulx’s Community Mass
Communion Antiphon: “Behold, the one of Whom John said…” (Fr. Weber #317)
Communion Motet: O Salutaris Hostia by Perosi (Playlist)
Communion Hymn: One With the Father in Eternal Godhead (ISTE CONFESSOR *melody only)
Recessional Hymn: The Lord is King! Lift Up Thy Voice! (DEO GRACIAS / AGINCOURT)
Offertory Antiphon:
Offertory Hymn:
*same melody, but alternate text
Communion Antiphon:
Communion Motet:
Communion Hymn:
Recessional Hymn:
Look Ahead:
Epiphany (C • 2025)
Greetings all—
Again, I must thank you all for the tremendous amount of effort you put in to Advent and Christmas Eve. It was splendid, and I am so terribly grateful for all your hard work and dedication! Hopefully you all enjoyed new year’s day, and are feeling reading to get back to some semblance of normalcy. (I know I am!)
Here is our ordo for Epiphany; we will keep things on the simpler side this year since so many things occurred in such rapid succession and we did not have rehearsal on Wednesday.
Saint Michæl the Archangel Prayer
Processional Hymn: Angels from the Realms of Glory (REGENT SQUARE)
Kyrie from Missa de Angelis (Link)
Gloria from Proulx’s Missa Simplex
Psalm 72: Lord, Every Nation on Earth will Adore You! (Playlist)
Gospel Acclamation: Christmastide Alleluia (Same one since Midnight Mass)
Offertory Antiphon: All the kings of the earth shall adore Him… (Source & Summit, recording below)
Offertory Hymn: As With Gladness Men of Old (DIX)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Proulx’s Community Mass
Communion Antiphon: “We have seen His star in the east…” (Fr. Weber #295)
Communion Special: We Three Kings of Orient Are (KINGS OF ORIENT)
*There are 1 verse demos of ATB vocal parts to the traditional harmonization below.
Communion Hymn: What Child is This (GREENSLEEVES)
Recessional Hymn: Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (SALZBURG)
A quick note on the Psalm: this is written with an oriental flair, and features copious parallel intervals which only work well when each part is sung with a certain vigor. Please make sure you are comfortable with your parts, and don’t be afraid to lean in during the deliberate moments where there are crunchy chords.
Offertory:
Communion:
Choir Only:
All:
Recessional Hymn:
Holy Family (C • 2024)
Greetings all—
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK and for the wonderful job you did at Midnight Mass. It was truly lovely, and Bishop was very happy. Well done!
We are going to K.I.S.S. this weekend (“keep it simple, stupid” — or perhaps more politely, “keep it stupidly simple”). The only real thing you’ll need to look at is the Psalm. The ambitious among you can look at Fr. Weber 203 as well.
NB: I have pitched the psalm up a bit; the practice tracks are still note-accurate, it will just be a third higher to better suit our vocal ranges.
Hymns are easy things you will be able to sing, and I’ll just have you melody only, and we will sing Gaudete, Christus est Natus as our special piece, and perhaps the St. Michæl prayer as well. We need to get back to that.
Midnight Mass (2024)
Greetings all—
Here commences the mega-list of resources and reference recordings for Christmas Eve, 2024.
A few notes first:
Choir, please be in place and ready to sing by 11pm.
While you have your ordos, I will be interspersing extra organ works to both give your voices a rest and fill additional time. Please don’t be surprised if I start something and it is not what you are expecting. We WILL go in order of the booklet; I will simply be adding extra things. If it’s extra, just sit tight and the next thing will be what you’re expecting.
Sing your hearts out!
(The following resources are not in particular order, and links have not been provided for literally every thing we will be singing, but rather those things with which you are likely to be less familiar.)
Resources:
Maria Walks Amid the Thorns (listen to the original! and this spine-chilling rendition by the Hamburg girl’s choir)
O Jesulein süß [O Jesus so Sweet, O Jesus so Mild] (German Original | English Version)
Gaudete, Christus est Natus (normal speed | “learning speed”)
Ding-Dong Merrily on High! (check the time-stamps for different parts, including a slowed down intro)
Christmas Lullaby – Rutter (see below for ATB dubs)
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••HOLY MASS:
Dominus Dixit Ad Me (plainchant)
Gloria de Angelis (Calm Monks or James’s Tempo)
Psalm 96 “Today is born our Savior…” (timestamped in the description)
Christmastide Alleluia (see below for old tracks)
Angels We Have Heard on High
Sanctus & Agnus Dei from Proulx’s Community Mass (both in this one video)
In splendoribus sanctorum (communion antiphon; chanted by JJR)
Silent Night (with Westminster Nacht intro and everyone humming their part)
Joy to the World (with Fanfare Introduction)
[Vierne Finale]
Maria walks amid the thorns…
In addition to linking to a wonderful recording of Rutter’s Christmas Lullaby, I am including below the video some shortened tracks where I’ve overdubbed the ATB parts for the “Ave Maria” refrains.
Introit, chanted by the men:
Sprinkling Rite: Asperges Me (version with organ):
Alternate version which is clear chanting only; (but ignore the prayers at the end of the video)
Advent IV (C • 2024)
Greetings all—
Here’s our ordo for Advent IV.
Don’t forget, we have our final rehearsal for Christmas on Monday evening.
Ordinary: Missa XVII (click here for comprehensive practice tracks / videos)
Entrance [Antiphon] Hymn: Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus to STUTTGART
Entrance Antiphon: “Let the clouds rain down the Just One and the earth bring forth a Savior.” (Source & Summit)
Psalm: 80 “Lord, make us turn to You; let us see Your face and we shall be saved.” PLAYLIST
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia ‘Regem Venturum’ (Major)
Offertory Antiphon: “Hail Mary…” (Simple English Propers) LINK
Offertory Hymn: Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming, LINK
Communion Antiphon: “Behold, a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and His name will be called Emmanuel.” (Fr. Weber #86)
Communion Motet: Ecce Virgo Concipiet LINK
Communion Hymn: Oh! What Light and Glory to PIUS PATER (see below)
Post Communion Anthem: Like the Dawning (Selner, arr. JJR) LINK
Recessional Hymn: Come Thou, Redeemer of the Earth to O HEILAND REISS
Entrance Antiphon Hymn: Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
Here is a full playlist of all voice parts.
