A friend asked me for some hymns for the Conclave, so I thought I'd share a few of mine. Many thanks to Richard Chonak for building the website that houses my work, kathleenpluth.com
First, prayers to the Holy Spirit are in order. Pro tip: It turns out that DOWN AMPNEY is in the public domain in the United States.
Other intercessors should include Saints Peter and Paul, our pillars, and of course St. Joseph and the Blessed Mother. There are some great hymns out there in their honor. As it happens, the feast day of Ss Peter and Paul (June 29) falls on a Sunday this year, so those hymns are worth bookmarking for that reason.
With the exception of The Son of Man and Free from All Stain of Evil, available here https://canticanova.com/cat.../products/g_hymns_lit_year.htm , I hold the copyright to all of these texts, and hereby give permission for their use during this special time, through June 2025.
Saints Peter and Paul:
Apostolorum passio https://www.chantcafe.com/.../office-hymn-in-honor-of.../
Aurea luce https://www.chantcafe.com/.../hymns-for-sunday-june-29.../
For those who own my Hymns for the Liturgical Year, they have rights to use my The Son of Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF1O4uFU7QI (Thank you, Mark Husey!)
St. Peter:
https://www.chantcafe.com/.../petrus-beatus-catenarum.../
https://www.chantcafe.com/2014/03/saint-peter-lives/
Hymn tune introit for the Chair of Peter (LM)
And you are Peter, Jesus said.
My Church is built upon this rock.
The gates of hell shall not prevail.
The gates of heav’n you shall unlock.
St. Paul:
Excelsam Pauli gloriam https://www.chantcafe.com/2020/01/excelsam-pauli-gloriam/
The Martyr Stephen https://www.chantcafe.com/2012/12/a-hymn-for-the-day/
St. Joseph:
https://www.chantcafe.com/2017/03/hymn-to-st-joseph/
And finally a hymn in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, based on the first chapter of Ephesians and the final chapter of Lumen Gentium. This text is also part of my CanticaNOVA collection and may be used by those who have purchased the booklet. https://www.chantcafe.com/.../hymn-for-mary-mother-of.../