Nunc Dimittis, Josquin
Arise Shine for thy Light is Come, Elvey

Hymns:
Introit for Presentation, from the Chris Tietze collection
Communion: Lumen ad revelationem gentium, with English trans. from Worship IV
O Light of Gentile Nations, Worship IV

Mount Calvary Church (Roman Catholic, Anglican Use)
Baltimore, Mary-land
Byrd - Candlemas propers (ND, Pro, IN, GR, AL, OF, CO) from Gradualia I (1605)
Byrd - Mass for Five voices

Hard to say. The Gradual says it is omitted. The Missal doesn't, but implies it is. And usually the initial rites are omitted when replaced by "something else".

This discussion is a dupe of http://forum.musicasacra.com/forum/discussion/10168/presentation-of-the-lord-22

This is all very fascinating. As I am still new to this, please forgive my ignorance. I have read through this thread and the one Andrew posted above. Is the Blessing of Candles and Procession, or Solemn Procession as outlined in the Missal optional? Can a priest elect to just have a "usual" Sunday Mass and use the Collect and other prayers and the Preface for this Feast?

Cathedral of SS Simon and Jude, Phoenix
Propers from Lumen Christi Missal (TV Mass), Gregorian Introit and Communio (Solemn Mass)
Ordinary Mass VIII
Motets: Alma Redemptoris Mater (Palestrina), Alleluia (Boyce)
Hymns: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, Now Let Your Servant Go in Peace
Organ: Titelouze and Yon.

The Missal does not make the blessing etc optional. The rubrics are slightly similar to those for Palm Sunday, where there are various choices but none of them is d) ignore the above.

However, the Canadian ordo says "candles may be blessed", which sounds like option d) to me. I think your mileage may vary.

St. John Bosco Latin Mass Community, Carmel, IN:

Solemn Procession and Blessing of Candles from the Liber Usualis
Byrd's Mass for Three Voices
Gloria XV
Offertory: Caccini Ave Maria
Communion: Grieg Ave Maris Stella
Recessional: O Worship the King Hanover

If I had a copy and time to learn it, I'd LOVE to play Dupre's "Lumen ad Revelationem Gentium".

At my (Episcopal) church, prelude will by Jongen's Chorale from 4 Pieces, choir will sing the Nunc Dimittis from Noble's Service in B Minor, and for the postlude, I will improvise on "Lumen ad Revelationem".

I won't be able to do the music that I want in one church, but at least the guitarist will be away this Sunday!

CGM, wish I were available to attend the 10 am Mass! You have a splendid line-up there.

Cathedral of Saint Joseph, Sioux Falls

(At choir Mass)
Prelude - Salvation is created -Tschesnokoff
Missal Antiphons for Entrance
Entrance Hymn - Immortal, Invisible
Psalm - Guimont
Offertory - O Thou The Central Orb - Charles Wood
Communion - SEP + Beautiful Savior (arr. Christenson)

Someday I'm going to take a day off from Queens and visit! It sounds like heaven. : )

BruceL, I can identify with that. Our choir has met more resistance in preparing for this feast, than any other I can remember. It would seem as if the adversary has a particular disdain for the resurgence of Candlemas.

Ours will be an EF celebration. Perhaps the piece of music I am most looking forward to is "Stirps Jesse" (Cantus Selecti).

Saint Edward, Newark, CA 10:00 AM Missa Cantata (OF)
Blessing of Candles: Antiphon "Ecce Dominus noster"
Solemn Entrance: "Lumen ad revelationem gentium" with "Nunc dimittis"
Introit: "Suscepimus Deus" (Graduale Romanum)
Gloria: Missa 'L' Hora Passa' ... Viadana
Lessons chanted, cantors intone Gradual and Alleluia (GR), Deacon chants Gospel
After Gospel: "Alleluia al vangelo" ... A. Gabrieli
Credo I
Offertory: "Diffusa est gratia" (GR) followed by Palestrina motet: "Diffusa est gratia"
Sanctus VIII, EP 1 chanted, Mysterium fidei, Amen from Victoria, Pater noster
Agnus Dei: Missa 'L' Hora Passa' ... Viadana
Communio: "Responsum accepit Simeon" w/ Nunc dimittis & Ps 47 (Richard Rice)
Retiring Procession: "Alma Redemptoris Mater" ... Palestrina

St Margaret Mary's, Merrylands.

I'll be using a metricised version of the Canticle of Simeon as the processional and "Christ be our Light" as the second communion hymn.

Otherwise mostly the regular mass setting.

I've developed the practice of always usig one of two communion hymns followed by another hymn. This way there is at least a bit of regular music that the parishioners will always know.

Liam -

I think Ned Rorem beat you to it.

Candle lighting: from the Roman Missal: Behold our Lord will come with power...
Procession: Nunc Dimittis: Walmisley
Introit, Offertory and Communion propers: SEP
Mass XI
Communion Hymn: Of the Father's Love Begotten
Post Communion: "A Maiden Most Gentle": Carter (I've tweaked the last two verses omitting references to Christmas and the wisemen.)
Final Procession: Praise the Lord, Ye Heavn's Adore Him

We're still basking in the glow from our beautiful Mass this morning. We processed around the chapel outdoors in the cemetery since the weather was fine, and there was a blessing of throats after Mass so the liturgy was lengthy but it didn't feel long at all----in fact, I didn't want to leave after Mass, it was such a lovely, festive morning.

We debuted Burchard's Creator Alme Siderum as our Offertory motet, and it really captured the theme of the day.

At Holy Trinity Episcopal, Nevada City CA, we celebrated the Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ in the temple with Compline and the ladies of Voces angelorum (SSAT). Our Compline is a kind of Anglican/Catholic hybrid as we do much of the service with Gregorian and Ambrosian Chant and much of the service in Latin but use the 2005 edition of An Order for Compline by the Royal School of Church Music and the Plainsong and Medieval Music Society.
The 26 minute, late night office began with
1. Hodie beata virgo Maria by Richard Sheppard (b.1964). SSAT. What a great orison for Compline and Candlemas. Sung in Latin, It is especially for The Presentation.
2. Hymn: Urbs beata Jerusalem in plainsong. Latin, 11th C. tr. J.M.Neale., Mode 2 Nevers MS, 13th C. A fine Epiphany Gregorian chant.
3. Psalm 84 Quam dilecta in Anglican chant, tone I-2
4. The Nunc dimittis, tone 5, harmonized. If ever there was an appropriate time to do the Nunc Dim. it's on this evening. We sing the Nunc as part of Compline every time, but this time is the most appropriate time. I have 50 versions of the Nunc for our four Compline Choirs.
5. Anthem: O Nata lux by John Brackenborough (b. 1950) SSA. I got this off of CPDL and have emailed Brackenborough to find out his birth date for the written program. His wife runs a women's choir at a big Cathedral in Sussex. A wonderful tune, in Latin. Tre atmopherique.
We use a chantress and a speaker. No priest or officiant in sight. No elements.
As far as anything to do with people handling lighted candles, I was advised by council this would be a litigatory nightmare. So we bought boxes of small votive style candles in glass holders that adorned the already candle massive Nave. Not the 1500 year old effect we were looking for, but the theme of light came across well. The lessons and collects were spot on for the occasion. We tried some new effects, namely the use of silence, as the Latins of old were want to do.
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This is what we did at Immaculate Conception in Cleveland:

for the procession, Lumen ad revelationem and the antiphons from the Liber (horrible weather here, so there weren't as many people and the procession ended before we got to the Obtulerunt).

Prelude before procession: Henri Nibelle. Lumen ad revelationem (3d variation)

Mass ordinary: Obrecht Je ne seray plus vert vestu (but we did Credo III, not polyphony)

Propers from the Liber, of course

Motets: Offertory - Byrd Adorna thalamum tuum a 3

Communion: Agricola (contrafactum) Quando natus es/Rubum quem viderat Moyses
Marenzio Hodie beata Virgo
Victoria Senex puerum portabat
(Well, actually, we rehearsed the Victoria but there were not as many communicants as we expected so in the event, we had to leave it out, alas.)

Postlude: Heinrich Isaac - sectional piece on the Communion verse (Responsum) and the Tract (Nunc Dimittis). This was from a Swiss organ anthology and I don't know what their source was, but it said Isaac, and it was a very nice piece in any case. I'm curious and will check sources when I get a chance.

This one's pretty cool, too, esp. since the Candlemas procession was traditionally held in a cemetery, though probably at dusk.

Yes, back in the halcyon days when men were men and women were women and everything was in black and white. : )

Actually, someone from the congregation brought these to church yesterday, and I just scanned them in as is.

Something even more interesting -- being in the pews for a Sung Mass for the first time in a very long time.

But I heard:

Full Propers
Ave Maria - Arcadelt
Mass IX
Credo III

My plans were to get a large hoard of beeswax candles blessed, and in that I succeeded, thanks be to God. I didn't sing, and the Mass I managed to attend just had a sung ordinary (chant) and some hymns. Nice to see everyone else's lovely programs!

We had the Blessing of candles etc. E.F.
Lumen ad revelationum (Graduale Romanum 1924)
Distribution only to those on the sanctuary due to Covid
Exsúrge, Dómine (Graduale Romanum 1924)
Procession of servers and choir only due to Covid
Adórna thálamum (Graduale Romanum 1924)
Responsum accepit Simeon (Graduale Romanum 1924)
Obtulérunt pro eo Domino (Graduale Romanum 1924)

Introit - Suscepimus Deus, (Graduale Romanum 1924)
Kyrie - Mass IX
Gloria - Mass IX
Gradual - Suscepimus Deus, (Graduale Romanum 1924)
Tract - Nunc dimittis (Graduale Romanum 1924)
Credo - I
Offertory - Diffusa est gratia, (Graduale Romanum 1924)
Off. Motet - Hymn, Adorna Sion Thlamum
Sanctus - Mass IX
Agnus - Mass IX
Communion - Responsum accept Simeon (Graduale Romanum 1924)
Com. Motet - Hymn, Postquam Puellae
Marian Anthem - Alma Redemptoris, Solemn tone