22. In the readings from Holy Scripture, explained in the homily, God speaks to his people, opening to them the mystery of redemption and salvation and offering them spiritual nourishment; and Christ himself is in the midst of the faithful through his Word. The scriptural readings at Mass are taken from the Lectionary in the Revised Standard Version (Second Catholic Edition). The proper Gradual and Alleluia may be replaced by the Responsorial Psalm and Alleluia of the Lectionary. The text of the Responsorial Psalm may be replaced by those from the Coverdale Psalter, and the response to the Psalm may be omitted, especially if the Psalm is sung.
20. As a rule the responsorial psalm should be sung. There are two established ways of singing the psalm after the first reading: responsorially and directly. In responsorial singing, which, as far as possible, is to be given preference, the psalmist, or cantor of the psalm, sings the psalm verse and the whole congregation joins in by singing the response. In direct singing of the psalm there is no intervening response by the community; either the psalmist, or cantor of the psalm, sings the psalm alone as the community listens or else all sing it together.
Well I for one am glad to pick up these sorts of things here, even if everyone else already knows them. And while we’re talking about things that I should probably know already, can I ask for a clarification?It should not be news to anyone, in or out of the Ordinariate, that the Psalm in the Roman rite does not have to be sung responsorially.
responsorial singing, which, as far as possible, is to be given preference
What’s the dynamic here exactly? It seems like a contradiction, but I expect I’m missing something.we … sing the Psalm in directum … at every choir mass
7. The liturgical norms and principles of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal are normative for this expression of the Roman Rite, except where otherwise stipulated in this Directory and in the particular rubrics of Divine Worship. This present Directory is intended to provide instructions for those areas in which Divine Worship diverges from the Roman Missal.
14. The given texts of the chants may be replaced by the chants of the Graduale Romanum or by musical settings of the Graduale which rely on a different translation of the same texts. The Gradual and Alleluia may be replaced by the Responsorial Psalm and Alleluia of the Lectionary. In addition to, or in place of, the Introit, Offertory, and Communion, an appropriate hymn may also be sung. Likewise, the given text of a Sequence may be replaced by a prose or musical setting which relies on a different translation of the same Sequence.
Actually, one can sing alternate verses of a psalm to a Gregorian tone and an Anglican chant, fa-burden style. Care, of course, would be taken that they are tonally compatible.)
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