ENT., Rorate Caeli with 3rd Verse ASPERGES, Normal tone INT., Chant with polyphonic psalm verses from the Isaac setting KYRIE, Missa Dixit Maria, Hassler GRAD., Chant ALL., Isaac (leaving out the second part of the verse not found in the modern Graduale CREDO, Missa Dixit Maria, Hassler OFF., Chant OFF. motet, Dixit Maria, Hassler SANCTUS & BENEDICTUS, Missa Dixit Maria, Hassler AGNUS DEI, Missa Dixit Maria, Hassler COMM, Chant, psalm verses, Isaac, Psalm verses Isaac Domine Salvum Fac MARIAN ANTHEM, Alma Redemptoris, simple tone RES., Rorate Caeli with 4th verse.
Oh and our visiting preacher was Fr. John Hunwicke.
We did the ordinary and usual music for a Sunday in Advent at our 8:00 a.m. mass.
Entrance: On Jordan's Bank Psalm: from the WLP collection - Psalm 126 Offertory: Dixit Maria Communion: Creator of the Stars of Night Incidental organ music: "Savior of the Nations Come" arranged by Wayne L. Wold Recessional: People, Look East
Ordinary: ICEL Chant Mass
I don't do postludes during Advent.
While preparing for the next mass, the pastor came to the loft and said snowfall had increased and the roads were getting bad so we should get out of there before it got worse. So we slipped and slid through the parking lot, I fell while cleaning snow from the car windows, then I slowly made it home. Fortunately, traffic was light because stopping distances were long. A memorable 2nd Sunday of Advent.
Prelude: an adagio by Guilmant Introit: My spirit longs for Thee - Wm. Bradley Roberts Entrance: Prepare the way O Zion (TH82 #65) Kyrie (a simple setting using Cranham) Psalm 126 and Advent Gospel Acclamation - Kate Keefe Offertory: Prepare The Way of The Lord - Lloyd Larson Sanctus - Proulx (TH82#S125) Communion Hymn: The King shall come (TH82#73) Post Communion Hymn: There's a voice in the wilderness (TH82#75) No postlude Nasty weather and as many in pews as in choir. Our priest intentionally waltzed to the entrance hymn. I just rolled my eyes. Not sure some folks liked it. Nothing I can do about it.
Someone once commented (I think it was Fr. Rutler?) that if one must tell the celebrant that he may not wear a cheese block on his head.... one has already lost the argument!
Since I had a concert this afternoon, I opted to stop in at the local Orthodox church where one of my fellow concert tenors is cantor. Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, in four-part harmony. I was running on two hours of sleep at that point but it was still delightful.
Hymn at the Procession: On Jordan's Bank (WINCHESTER NEW) Gregorian proper chants (Introit, Offertory, Communion) Mass setting - Missa super "Dixit Maria" - Hans Leo Hassler Credo III resp. psalm - Sam Schmitt motet at the offertory: Ave gratia plena - Cornelius Verdonck motet at communion: Ave Maris Stella - Hassler at the recessional" Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) (no solo organ music during Advent)
No music at Mass yesterday for me. I had a 3pm concert with an 11:45 call (since the TBs didn't have time to run their repertoire at the dress rehearsal on Friday). I served at a Low Mass (just me serving and the priest who sped through Mass) at St. Vincent de Paul on Roncesvalles. Sometimes there's a simple majesty to Low Mass which can be lost in all the excitement at High Mass.
Entrance Hymn: "On Jordan's Bank" Kyrie: XVI Psalm 126: Proulx Alleluia: VI Offertory Anthem at choir Mass: "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus" (arr. Hobby) Offertory Hymn at other Masses: "Creator of the Stars of Night" Communion "Hymn": "Wait for the Lord" (Taizé) Recessional Hymn: "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel," stanzas 3-4 (I know, I know...save that for the last week of Advent, O Antiphons, etc....I nearly had a riot on my hands in previous years for doing that, and I've determined my young life is currently more valuable than that hill I'd otherwise die on)
Notre Dame du Taur, Toulouse (English language Mass)
Four hymn sandwich with Kyriale no. 17 & 18 filling (hold the moutarde!) Ent: Hark a herald voice Off: Creator of the stars of night Com: Let all mortal flesh Rec: On Jordan's bank
Procession: Creator of the Stars of Night Full propers Kyriale XVII, Credo IV Offertory: Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple) Communion: Conditor Alme Siderum, Guillaume Du Fay Communion: Alma Redemptoris Mater, Palestrina Recessional: Hark! A Herald Voice is Calling
Introit GR Kyrie XVII Psalm LCM Alleluia LB Offertory GR Alma Redemptoris, Guerrero Sanctus XVII Agnus Dei XVII Communio GR Communion LCM Veni v. 3-4 Jerusalem Surge, Martini On Jordan's Bank WINCHESTER NEW
Introit: O People of Sion (A. Bartlett, Lumen Christi) Kyrie XVII C Psalm: From Lectionary, using Weber Tone Va Offertory: Qui te expectant (Graduale Simplex) Offertory Hymn: On Jordan's Bank Sanctus XVII Agnus Dei XVII Communion: Jerusalem, arise (R. Clark) Communion Hymn: Comfort Comfort Ye My People Marian Antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater
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