Singing the propers is singing the scriptures. This is what the Church asks of us.
Category: Music for the liturgy
Communion Antiphons • Feasts & Solemnities in Ordinary Time
COMMUNION ANTIPHONS for Solemnities and Feasts in Ordinary Time have recently been published by World Library Publications, now a division of G. I. A. Publications. These are set from the English translation of the Roman Missal, Third Edition. All verses set are those prescribed by Graduale Romanum. Scores are available in hard copies and will be available in…
New England Catholic Choral Festival & Mass • 2019
IT’S NEVER just about the music. Singing liturgical music from the great rich heritage of our Roman Catholic faith is about something else: nurturing faith through the Sacred Liturgy. If you are not familiar with the American Federation Pueri Cantores choir festivals, I urge you to explore this opportunity which is open to any young…
The Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts • 2019
AUL J. MURRAY, Director of Music and Organist of Church of Our Saviour, New York, New York, has set the Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts for the Novus Ordo. He has kindly made it available here for free download. While, the chant can be found in the Roman Missal Appendix, it is very…
Acompañamientos • MISAL ROMANO, Tercera Edición
A NUEVA traducción de la Tercera Edición del Misal Romano por los Estados Unidos ha sido disponible desde Mayo 2018. Su uso será obligatorio en los Estados Unidos del 2 de diciembre, que es el primer domingo de adviento (el uso de la traducción ha sido opcional desde la Vigilia de Pentecostés de 2018). Scroll…
Gregorian Impressions • Plainchant Settings for Organ
BRAND NEW release from The Sacred Music Press/The Lorenz Corporation, Gregorian Impressions is a collection of organ works based on familiar and beloved plainchants. Shifting in character, they are designed to accommodate a variety of liturgical or concert circumstances. At the very least, this music can be performed on a two manual instrument with limited…
Now Christ, Thou Sun of Righteousness • SATB & Organ
Follow @RichardJaClark NEW CHORAL ANTHEM for Lent, Now Christ, Thou Sun of Righteousness (SATB & Organ) is a setting of Iam, Christe, sol iustitiae traditionally sung at Lauds during Lent. It recognizes the need for repentance and awaits glorious redemption at Easter. John Dryden’s (1631-1700) beautiful translation is set to lyric, chant-like melodies. The score…
Three Entrance Antiphons for the Celebration of Marriage
EDDINGS ARE a vital part of the sacramental life of the Church. Likewise, the music must reflect the joy of a life with Christ at the center. The catalyst for this collection of simple Entrance Propers in English was Msgr. Rick Hilgartner. In 2016, I was assisting with music for an FDLC workshop on the…
“That’s not Eucharistic” • Why We Sing the Communion Antiphons
NE SUDAY I received (through a third party, of course) a complaint about what the choir had been singing during communion. We frequently included the proper communion antiphon. The criticism was terse: “That’s not Eucharistic.” Correct. It was not. Well, not directly or in an obvious manner. But it was. During the 1990s, my choir…
Pastorally Imperative: They are all we have.
ARDINAL SEÁN P. O’Malley, OFM, Cap. recently ordained eight men to the Priesthood on Saturday, May 20, 2017, at Immaculate Conception Church in Lowell, Massachusetts. (The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston is currently under renovation.) Please pray for these new priests! Fr. Jason Rinaldo Giombetti, Fr. Pablo Gomis, Fr. Kevin Paul Leaver, Fr….