Holy Innocents Church (New York City) « The Recovering Choir Director (est. 2002)

R.I.P. Joyce Linton

January 13, 2010 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 1 comment.

Thanks to Art Bryan Manabat, a member of the schola I used to lead at the Saturday afternoon Extraordinary-Form Masses at Holy Innocents Church in midtown Manhattan, for bringing to my attention the death of one of our ad-hoc choristers, Joyce Linton, the “lady with the voice”. Her funeral Mass, celebrated as an Extraordinary-Form missa [...]

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Tags: Art Bryan Manabat; Funerals; Holy Innocents Church (New York City); New York City; Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior).

Selected audio from the All Souls Day Pontifical Mass in NYC

November 4, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 2 comments.

Below are selected audio files from Monday’s Pontifical Requiem Mass in the Extraordinary Form, celebrated by James C. Timlin, Bishop Emeritus of Scranton at

Filed under: Uncategorized; Videos.
Tags: Amy Justman; Archie Worley; Bishop James C. Timlin; Bruce Rameker; Charles Sprawls; Chris Rosselli; David Adam Smith; Gregorian Chant; Gregory Purnhagen; Holy Innocents Church (New York City); Jamet Pittman; Katie Geissinger; Margery Daley; Marty Kruger; Pontifical Mass; Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); Sacred polyphony; Silvie Jensen; Tomas Luis de Victoria.

Propers from the Mass of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary

September 16, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Below are selected audio files from yesterday’s Solemn High Mass of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated at Holy Innocents Church in Midtown Manhattan. Notation may be found here, courtesy of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. Introit: Stabant juxta crucem (2:40) [audio:http://cantemusdomino.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/in-stabant-juxta.mp3] Gradual: Dolorósa et lacrimábilis es (2:31) [audio:http://cantemusdomino.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/gr-dolorosa.mp3] [...]

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Tags: Art Bryan Manabat; David Adam Smith; Gregorian Chant; Holy Innocents Church (New York City); Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); Solemn High Mass (Missa Solemnis).

Sound files from Ember Saturday in the Octave of Pentecost at Holy Innocents Church, NYC

June 7, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 2 comments.

Here are some MP3s from yesterday afternoon’s Sung Mass in the Extraordinary Form, celebrated at Holy Innocents Church on West 37th Street in Manhattan. The schola is comprised of singers from all around the New York/New Jersey metro area. Introit: Cáritas Déi; Ordinary: Kyrie I (5:04) [audio:http://cantemusdomino.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/in_caritas_dei_kyrie_i.mp3] Alleluia: Spíritus est (1:21) [audio:http://cantemusdomino.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/al_spiritus_est.mp3] Alleluia: Spíritus éjus [...]

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Tags: Ember Saturday; Gregorian Chant; Holy Innocents Church (New York City); Pentecost; Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); Sung Mass (Missa Cantata).

Sound files from Saturday before Palm Sunday at Holy Innocents, NYC

April 4, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Here are some MP3s from this afternoon’s Sung Mass in the Extraordinary Form, celebrated at Holy Innocents Church on West 37th Street in Manhattan. The schola is comprised of singers from all around the New York/New Jersey metro area, the majority of whom sing at the Extraordinary Form Mass at Jersey City’s Holy Rosary Church. [...]

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Tags: Gregorian Chant; Holy Innocents Church (New York City); Holy Rosary Church (Jersey City); Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); Sung Mass (Missa Cantata).

Sound files from Saturday before Passion Sunday at Holy Innocents, NYC

March 28, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 2 comments.

Here are some MP3s from this afternoon’s Sung Mass in the Extraordinary Form, celebrated at Holy Innocents Church on West 37th Street in Manhattan. The schola is usually comprised of singers from all around the New York/New Jersey metro area, the majority of whom sing at the Extraordinary Form Mass at Jersey City’s Holy Rosary [...]

Filed under: Recordings.
Tags: Gregorian Chant; Holy Innocents Church (New York City); Holy Rosary Church (Jersey City); Lent (Quadragesima); Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); Sung Mass (Missa Cantata).

Sound files from Ember Saturday in Lent at Holy Innocents, NYC

March 8, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 2 comments.

As promised in a previous post, here are some MP3s from yesterday’s Sung Mass in the Extraordinary Form, celebrated at Holy Innocents Church on West 37th Street in Manhattan. The schola is comprised of singers from all around the New York/New Jersey metro area, the majority of whom sing at the Extraordinary Form Mass at [...]

Filed under: Recordings.
Tags: Gregorian Chant; Holy Innocents Church (New York City); Holy Rosary Church (Jersey City); Lent (Quadragesima); Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); Sung Mass (Missa Cantata).

Tomorrow: Missa Cantata @ Holy Innocents, NYC

March 6, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 1 comment.

Tomorrow, March 7, at 1:00 PM, a Missa Cantata in the Extraordinary Form will be celebrated at the Church of the Holy Innocents on W. 37th St. in Manhattan. The Mass celebrated is Saturday in Ember Week of Lent, which has a much-expanded selection of readings, prayers, and chants. The entire set of propers will [...]

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Tags: Ember Week of Lent; Gregorian Chant; Holy Innocents Church (New York City); Lent (Quadragesima); St. Thomas Aquinas; Sung Mass (Missa Cantata).

Sound files from Ash Wednesday at Holy Innocents, NYC

February 26, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Below are some MP3s from yesterday’s Sung Mass in the Extraordinary Form, celebrated at Holy Innocents Church on West 37th Street in Manhattan. The schola is comprised of singers from all around the New York/New Jersey metro area, the majority of whom sing at the Extraordinary Form Mass at Jersey City’s Holy Rosary Church. Antiphon: [...]

Filed under: Recordings.
Tags: Gregorian Chant; Holy Innocents Church (New York City); Holy Rosary Church (Jersey City); Jersey City; Lent (Quadragesima); New Jersey; New York; Sung Mass (Missa Cantata).