I have a long time ago. I can’t remember all the hymns and I believe the priest said a votive mass for the day. It was a totally different experience because, as it was explained, there was no doubt about where the child had gone and was treated more as a „joyful“ day considering that the family‘s daughter had gone to heaven. We also sang Missa de Angelis for commons. Aside from that, it was a EF mass. Only thing that my muddy memory can recall is that we sang O Sanctissima during communion.

Around the throne of God a band (SOLOTHURN)

Typo!! This will be an “EF” Mass.

The burial of very young children calls for the votive Mass of the holy Angels. I doubt that anyone thinks a human soul could *become*
an angel, I’ve never heard that suggested.
The Liber Usualis says that after the burial, the Canticle of the Three Young Men May be chanted (Benedicite)….I think I will drop in at CPDL and see if there’s anything likely

I doubt that anyone thinks a human soul could *become* an angel, I’ve never heard that suggested.

Could I join you under your rock? I could use a vacation lol.

This is a VERY common belief, particularly among Protestants and even ill-informed Catholics.

It is stated in all three of the synoptic gospels that when the dead rise, they will be like angels...but context is important! No, we don't "get our wings" up there, not even the baptized babies with no sins whatsoever.

Prayers for the family of the child.

Chrism - if that's psalm 148 that follows Juvenes et virgines (I don't have it in front of me), yes we will do that one. thanks

I don't quite get a song about angels for this kind of service, though it's a lovely hymn.

This is an interesting example of a Mass where programming hymns based on the text of the Propers alone (Votive of the Angels) would probably be inappropriate.

Here's my own humble offering.

116: "The Lord protects the simple; I was helpless, but He saved me."

(Verse 4 strikes the ear a little funny because its the Abbey Psalms & Canticles translation which, if I'm being honest, doesn't always hit the ear very well. You could very easily sing the more familiar wording for that verse and no one would notice.)

Also, could you link me to your alleluia peregrinus?

"Gentle Shepherd, Thou hast stilled" - my setting: hymn and setting for choir.

N.B. Revised/corrected files uploaded, 5 August 2023