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Singing the Mass versus singing at Mass – the last word?

April 23, 2009 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 4 comments.

An article from Susan Benofy, published in the November 2007 edition of the Adoremus Bulletin with the title “Singing the Mass: we cannot say that one song is as good as another”, is making the rounds at the MusicaSacra Forum and the New Liturgical Movement. Read the article here.
The focus of the discussion centers [...]

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Tags: Adoremus Society; Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy; Church Music Association of America; De Musica Sacra (1958); Jeffrey Tucker; Low Mass (Missa Privata); New Liturgical Movement; Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); Roman Rite (Ordinary Form); Sacrosanctum Concilium; Second Vatican Council; Sung Mass (Missa Cantata); Susan Benofy.

Dominica in Sexagesima

January 27, 2008 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Music for 9:00 AM Mass (Low Mass), St. Matthew Church, Dix Hills, N.Y.
Prelude: Organ improvisation on Exsurge, quare obdormis
Entrance3: Vexilla Regis prodeunt, vv. 1-7 (Gregorian chant, Mode I)
Homily Topics: Acknowledging and protecting the grace God has given to each us.
Offertory3: Attende Domine, vv. 1-2 (Gregorian chant, Mode V); organ improvisation on Perfice gressus meos
Communion:3: Adoro [...]

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Tags: Low Mass (Missa Privata); Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); St. Matthew's Church (Dix Hills).

Dominica in Septuagesima

January 20, 2008 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Music for 9:00 AM Mass (Low Mass), St. Matthew Church, Dix Hills, N.Y.
Prelude: Organ improvisation on Circumdederunt me
Entrance3: Vexilla Regis prodeunt, vv. 1-7 (Gregorian chant, Mode I)
Homily Topics: Catechesis on Septuagesima Sunday; Heaven as the denarius of the parable.
Offertory3: Attende Domine, vv. 1-2 (Gregorian chant, Mode V); organ improvisation on Bonum est confiteri
Communion:3: Adoro te [...]

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Tags: Low Mass (Missa Privata); Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); St. Matthew's Church (Dix Hills).

Sanctae Familiae Iesu, Mariae et Ioseph

January 13, 2008 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Music for 9:00 AM Mass (Low Mass), St. Matthew Church, Dix Hills, N.Y.
Entrance3: Te Ioseph celebrent, vv. 1-5 (Gregorian chant, Mode I)
Homily Topics: Humility.
Offertory3: Tota pulchra es, Maria (St. Gregory Hymnal—Montani)
Elevation: Organ improvisation on Tulerunt Iesum parentes
Communion:3: Iesu dulcis memoria, vv. 1-5 (Gregorian chant, Mode I)
Marian Antiphon: Alma redemptoris mater, tonus simplex (Mode V) [ [...]

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Tags: Low Mass (Missa Privata); Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); St. Matthew's Church (Dix Hills).

In Epiphania Domini

January 6, 2008 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Music for 9:00 AM Mass (Low Mass), St. Matthew Church, Dix Hills, N.Y.
Entrance3: “We Three Kings”, vv. 1-5
Homily Topics: Christ as the fulfillment of the hope of all nations as evidenced by the Magi and secular writings of the time.
Offertory3: Ecce panis angelorum, vv. 1-2 (St. Gregory Hymnal)
Elevation: Organ improvisation on Reges Tharsis
Communion:3: O Sanctissima, [...]

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Tags: Low Mass (Missa Privata); Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); St. Matthew's Church (Dix Hills).

Octava nativitatis Domini

January 1, 2008 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Music for 9:00 AM Mass (Low Mass), St. Matthew Church, Dix Hills, N.Y.
Entrance3: Jesu dulcis memoria, vv. 1-7
Homily Topics: The immensity of the Christmas mystery.
Offertory3: A solis ortus cardine, vv. 1-8 (Gregorian chant, Mode III)
Elevation: Organ improvisation on GREENSLEEVES
Communion:3: Veni Creator Spiritus, vv. 1-7 (Gregorian chant, Mode VIII); organ improvisation on ES IST EIN ROS’ [...]

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Tags: Christmas; Low Mass (Missa Privata); Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); St. Matthew's Church (Dix Hills); Veni Creator Spiritus.

Dominica infra octavam Nativitatis

December 30, 2007 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Music for 9:00 AM Mass (Low Mass), St. Matthew Church, Dix Hills, N.Y.
Prelude: Organ improvisation on Dum medium silentium
Entrance3: Adeste fideles, vv. 1-4
Homily Topics: “And a sword shall pierce your heart.”
Offertory3: Jesu Redemptor omnium, vv. 1-7 (Gregorian chant, Mode I)
Elevation: Organ improvisation on DIVINUM MYSTERIUM
Communion:3: A solis ortus cardine, vv. 1-8 (Gregorian chant, [...]

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Tags: Low Mass (Missa Privata); Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); St. Matthew's Church (Dix Hills).

In Nativitate Domini II: Ad Missam in Aurora

December 25, 2007 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Music for 9:00 AM Mass (Low Mass), St. Matthew Church, Dix Hills, N.Y.
Entrance3: Adeste fideles, vv. 1-4
Homily Topics: The story of the Ship of Miracles and its captain.
Offertory3: Jesu Redemptor omnium, vv. 1-7 (Gregorian chant, Mode I)
Elevation: Organ improvisation on Puer natus in Bethlehem
Communion:3: A solis ortus cardine, vv. 1-8 (Gregorian chant, Mode III); organ [...]

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Tags: Low Mass (Missa Privata); Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior); St. Matthew's Church (Dix Hills).

Dominica quarta Adventus

December 23, 2007 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Music for 9:00 AM Mass (Low Mass), St. Matthew Church, Dix Hills, N.Y.
Entrance3: Rorate caeli desuper, vv. 1-4 (Gregorian chant, Mode I)
Homily Topics: Hope, anticipation, waiting, preparation.
Offertory3: Vox clara ecce intonat, vv. 1-5 (Gregorian chant, Mode III)
Communion:3: Ave maris stella, vv. 1-7 (Gregorian chant, Mode I)
Marian Antiphon: Alma redemptoris mater, tonus simplex (Mode V) [ [...]

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Tags: Advent; Low Mass (Missa Privata); Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior).

Dominica tertia Adventus

December 16, 2007 by Aristotle A. Esguerra — 0 comments.

Music for 9:00 AM Mass (Low Mass), St. Matthew Church, Dix Hills, N.Y.
Prelude: organ improvisation on Gaudete in Domino
Entrance3: Rorate caeli desuper, vv. 1-4 (Gregorian chant, Mode I)
Homily Topics: The role of St. John the Baptist.
Offertory3: Ave maris stella, vv. 1-7 (Gregorian chant, Mode I)
Post-Elevation: organ improvisation on Dicite: Pusillanimes
Communion:3: Vox clara ecce intonat, vv. [...]

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Tags: Advent; Low Mass (Missa Privata); Roman Rite (Extraordinary Form; Usus Antiquior).