Exsurge Domine at Candlemas
  • StimsonInRehabStimsonInRehab
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    Just out of curiosity - does anyone know the reason that the antiphon Exsurge Domine was omitted from the 1962 missal for Candlemas? (It's sung right after the candles are distributed.)
  • Liam
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    No reason provided, but here's a prior query on that fyi:

    http://forum.musicasacra.com/forum/discussion/168/purificationpresentation-chant-exsurge-domine/p1
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  • ClemensRomanusClemensRomanus
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    Gregory DiPippo might know. You could try his email:
    gdipippo@newliturgicalmovement.org
  • rarty
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    The procession also changed from violet to white vestments, so I think the idea was to distinguish it from the more obviously penitential processions, like on Rogation days (where Exsurge Domine precedes the litany).
  • JulieCollJulieColl
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    I see on the Institute of Christ the King's website that the Exsurge, Domine is included in the chants for the Candlemas Procession. Is there any other authority besides Fortesque-O'Connell "Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described"? (I hope it isn't semi-heretical to ask that question.)
  • MatthewRoth
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    For the record, Alcuin Reid edited the last two editions of The Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described. But, yes, there are. Wapelhorst wrote in the 1930s, L. O’Connell wrote a ceremonial used in Chicago, and the ICRSS uses a French ceremonial which even Écône no longer prints.
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  • rarty
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    Well, if you are using the 1962 Missal, it doesn't really matter which ceremonial you consult, as this change is stated plainly in the 1960 rubrics/variations:

    45. In festo Purificationis B. Mariae Virg. (2 februarii) :
    ...
    b) in Missali, ad benedictionem candelarum, omittitur antiphona Exsurge cum versu psalmi et Gloria Patri, necnon Flectamus genua ; et ante orationem sacerdos dicit tantum Dominus vobiscum et Oremus...

    (cf. AAS, 1960).
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  • Arthur Connick
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    Julie, regarding what you see on the Institute of Christ the King website, the Sacred Music page includes this note:
    In a few cases, the files contain chants that might not be used on the indicated day, but are interesting for historical reasons. Unfortunately, it is not feasible to include explanatory notes in the files themselves. Chanters may find it helpful to consult the various editions of the Liber Usualis and Graduale Romanum, or ideally a Priest to indentify with certainty which chants are to be sung.
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  • JulieCollJulieColl
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    Thanks so much for the clarification, Arthur. I'm so grateful for the Institute's musical resources and always check their listings first. I so appreciate seeing the antiphons and hymns they collect for each feast day. Wish there was time and opportunity to sing them all.
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