Tag: “Lent (Quadragesima)” (35 posts)
Deus, Deus meus
April 5, 2009 by — 0 comments.
Psalm 21(22):2–9, 18, 19, 22, 24, 32[1]
My God, my God, look upon me, why have you forsaken me?
My words of sin have drawn me far from salvation.
O my God, I call by day and you give no reply; I call by night and not without reason.
Yet, you dwell in the sanctuary; you are the [...]
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A Simple Gradual for Mass (Lent B) / Un Graduale Simple Para la Misa (Cuaresma B)
April 1, 2009 by — 0 comments.
For Spanish-speaking faithful who are (or will be) interested in Gregorian plainsong melodies to their language, Fr. Randy Soto has collaborated with Fr. Samuel F.Weber of the Institute of Sacred Music to produce this Simple Lenten Gradual of thirteen antiphons for Mass. Download the PDF here.
The visual treatment of the elisions, which are very common [...]
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Two English-Latin sung Tenebrae resources
March 30, 2009 by — 2 comments.
In the Roman Rite, Tenebrae — the “Office of Darkness” — combines Matins and Lauds of the Divine Office on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.[1] While some parishes hold these liturgies, they are a distinct minority. (I myself have never assisted at Tenebrae; I didn’t know such a thing existed until one of [...]
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Sound files from Saturday before Passion Sunday at Holy Innocents, NYC
March 28, 2009 by — 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 [...]
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Reminder: omit the Gloria Patri during Passiontide
March 26, 2009 by — 0 comments.
Next Sunday being Passion Sunday—and the beginning of Passiontide—in the Extraordinary Form, we do well to remember that the liturgy takes on an extra degree of austerity.
On Septuagesima Sunday, we omit singing the Gloria in excelsis Deo and all instruments (other than the organ), while starting with Ash Wednesday, the organ (if used) is to [...]
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Organ music for Laetare Sunday
March 17, 2009 by — 1 comment.
I rather like the absence of organ during Lent, but sometimes I wish I could do this or that piece at a particular moment. (I know the organ is allowed for sustained singing; let’s not waste the combox straining at those kinds of gnats.)
The good news is that Laetare Sunday presents an opportunity to use [...]
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Sound files from Ember Saturday in Lent at Holy Innocents, NYC
March 8, 2009 by — 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 [...]
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Crucem tuam, updated
March 7, 2009 by — 0 comments.
The score for Crucem tuam a 4 has been updated; the primary difference is in the time signature, which has been changed to a more manageable 4/4; originally it was 4/2 for reasons that escape me at the moment. Please see this page for more details, and to download the score in PDF, Lilypond, Postscript [...]
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Tomorrow: Missa Cantata @ Holy Innocents, NYC
March 6, 2009 by — 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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Sound files from Ash Wednesday at Holy Innocents, NYC
February 26, 2009 by — 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: Exaudi [...]
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