The Third Sunday in Lent

Introit: Oculi mei / Mine eyes are ever looking, Anglican Use Gradual

Procession: Lord, who throughout these forty days, St. Flavian

Ps. 95, "If today you hear his voice..." Guimont Psalter

Offertory: Forgive our sins, Detroit

Communion Chant: Qui biberit / whoso drinketh, AUG

Communion Hymn: Attende Domine

Communion Motet: Jesu rex admirabilis, Palestrina

Hymn of thanksgiving: I heard the voice of Jesus say, Kingsfold

Happy Annunciation!

In honor of Our Lady and the Solemnity of the Annunciation, here is the antiphon to the Blessed Virgin during the season of Lent.

Ave Regina caelorum,

Ave Domina Angelorum:

Salve radix, salve porta,

Ex qua mundo lux est orta:

Gaude Virgo gloriosa,

Super omnes speciosa:

Vale, o valde decora,

Et pro nobis Christum exora.

Hail, Queen of heaven,

hail Lady of the angels.

Hail root and gate from which the Light of the world was born.

Rejoice glorious Virgin,

fairest of all.

Fare thee well, most beautiful,

and pray for us to Christ.

Pueri Cantores!

Last Wednesday I was privileged to play the organ for Mass with our diocesan bishop at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame. The event was a children's choir festival hosted by Federation Pueri Cantores. The guest conductor was Mr. Paul French, Director of Music at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish and director of the William Ferris Chorale in Chicago. More information about music at this well-known parish may be found by clicking on the new link in the "Church Music Links" section on the right-hand side of this blog.

Congratulations to all the students from our Catholic schools and many thanks to all the people who made the festival such a success.

The Second Sunday in Lent

Introit: Tibi dixit cor meum / My heart hath talked, Anglican Use Gradual

At the Procession: What wondrous love is this, Wondrous Love

Ps. 33, "Lord, let your mercy be on us..." Guimont Psalter

Offertory: Lord of all hopefulness, Slane, arr. Hancock and Rawsthorne

Communion Chant: Visionem / Tell the vision to no man, AUG

Communion Hymn: Tree of life, Thomas

Communion Motet: Eternal Light, Mark Schweizer

Hymn of Thanksgiving: 'Tis good, Lord, to be here, Swabia

The First Sunday in Lent

Introit: Invocabit me, He shall call upon me, Anglican Use Gradual

At the Procession: Again we keep this solemn fast, Old 100th

Ps. 51, "Be merciful, O Lord." Guimont Psalter

Tract: "Praise and honor..." Kyrie Orbis factor, adapt. David Hurd

Offertory: Forty days and forty nights, Heinlein, arr. Norris

Ordinary: Mass XVIII, Pater noster

Communion Chant: Sacpulis suis, The Lord shall defend thee, Anglican Use Gradual

Communion Hymn: Attende Domine

Communion Anthem: Drop, drop slow tears, O. Gibbons

Hymn of Thanksgiving: Lord, who throughout these forty days, St. Flavian

Lent and Holy Week Schedule 2011

Ash Wednesday

Tomorrow our yearly Lenten observance begins with the imposition of ashes. Below is the schedule for St. Vincent de Paul Parish:

7:00am, Mass, English

8:30, Mass (with St. Vincent School students), English

12:10, Liturgy of the Word, bilingual

4:00pm, Liturgy of the Word, Spanish

5:30pm, Choral Mass, English

7:15, Mass, Spanish

Beginning at the 5:30pm Choral Mass and continuing through the Sundays in Lent, the choir will sing the proper Introit and Communion chants in English taken from the Anglican Use Gradual.

Ash Wednesday 2011

Introit: Misereri omnium, Thou hast mercy on all things, O Lord

At the Procession: Again we keep this solemn fast, Old 100th

Kyrie, Mass XVIII

Psalm 51, "Be merciful, O Lord..." Guimont Psalter

Tract: Praise and honor, Kyrie Orbis factor, adapted by David Hurd

At the Imposition of Ashes: "Let the priests and ministers of the Lord..." with Ps. 51

Offertory: Tree of Life, Thomas

Ordinary: Mass XVIII

Communion Chant: Qui meditabitur, He who doth meditate...

Communion Hymn: Attende Domine

Hymn of Thanksgiving: Forty days and forty nights, Heinlein

There are no organ preludes or postludes during the season of Lent save for Lent IV, Laetare.

The Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Prelude: Partita on Westminster Abbey, Richard Proulx

At the Introit: Christ is made the sure foundation, St. Thomas

Gloria in excelsis from Mass on G by Calvin Bower

Ps. 31, "Lord, be my rock of safety." Guimont Psalter

Alleluia, mode VI, A. Gregory Murray

Offertory: I want to walk as a child of the light, Houston

Communion: Taste and See, Moore

Hymn of Thanksgiving: Father, we thank thee, Rendez a Dieu

Postlude: Gaudeamus Pariter, Wilbur Held

Special Thanks

Special thanks to Pat Virrill for subbing for me at St. Vincent's this past weekend! This coming Sunday we observe the Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time and the final Sunday before Lent begins on 9 March, Ash Wednesday. Watch for more updates!

The Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Prelude: Prelude and Fugue in Ab, WTC 1, J. S. Bach

At the Introit: Lord of all nations, Duke Street

Ps. 103, "The Lord is kind and merciful." Guimont Psalter

Offertory: There's a wideness in God's mercy, Duke Street, arr. Hancock

Communion Hymn: All who hunger

Communion Anthem: Lord, for thy tender mercies' sake, attr. Farrant

Hymn of Thanksgiving: At that first Eucharist, Unde et Memores, arr. Rawsthorne

Postlude: Sinfonia from Cantata 52, J. S. Bach