I had the same question as Mark M- I noticed the lectionary/ missalettes did not print the sequence for the vigil, and that the GIRM says the sequence is sung "Pentecost Day." I was left unsure if the traditional choir (more like duet) that I lead for Sat night Mass was supposed to do the sequence.
However, the ordo prescribes the sequence for the vigil!!
Does anyone know why the Sequence as presented in the Gather Hymnal omits the "Amen, Alleluia"?
There are no "official" singing translations of most of the Entrance, Offertory, and Communion antiphons from the Gradual. I do not know of an "official" English singing version of the Sequence, either. Is there one? There is a version in the Lectionary, yes, but the Lectionary is not a music book. And, like the responsorial psalm, I believe the Sequence need only be taken from an approved collection. Better singing versions do exist. Please correct me if I am mistaken.
I believe you are mistaken. We sing texts, and the Lectionary contains texts. From a certain perspective, all of these texts are, in fact, ideally sung.
My understanding is that there are scant few music collections that carry an explicit approval for liturgical use. Psallite is one,
My schola simply inserts the missing "Amen, alleluia" at the end of the Sequence, sung in organum. We consider its omission ( as well as the repositioning of the Sequence itself) ill-advised, and since the Church's own liturgical authorities grant seemingly limitless freedom in other musical matters, we do not consider this as taking an excessive liberty, and so we have penciled it back into our Gregorian Missals. So sue us! :-)
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