Day Off Spent At SMMA

Introibo ad altare Dei: ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam.
I will go in to the altar of God: to God who giveth joy to my youth.
Psalm 42/43:4

Music for Lent-3-A (Feb 24)

Prelude:           -none-during-Lent--SILENCE--
Processional Hymn: 237: From Ashes To The Living Font
Kyrie:             Missa XI (orbis factor): chant
Gloria:            -none-during-Lent-
Readings:          508
Intercessions:     138: Lord hear our prayer
Offertory:         356: I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say
                   (11) God is a spirit: W Sterndale Bennett
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  (5) 103-104-105: Mass of Creation: Haugen
                   (11) Missa XI (orbis factor): chant
Agnus Dei:         Missa XI (orbis factor): chant
Communion Hymn:    447: Shepherd Of Souls
Final Hymn:        241: Again We Keep This Solemn Fast
Postlude:          -none-during-Lent--SILENCE--

Music Notes:


Please Preserve The Silence
Even before the celebration itself, it is commendable that silence
to be observed in the church, in the sacristy, in the vesting room,
and in adjacent areas, so that all may dispose themselves to carry out
the sacred action in a devout and fitting manner.


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper):
Qui biberit aquam, quam ego do, dicit Dominus Samaritanae,
fiet in eo fons aquae salientis in vitam aeternam ("Whosoever
drinks the water that I shall offer", said the Lord to the
Samaritan woman, "shall have within him a spring of water
welling up unto eternal life").


I am grateful to Richard Mix for playing the organ this Sunday
at 8:30 am and 11:00 am to permit me to take a "day off".

Music for Lent-2-A (Feb 17)

Prelude:           -none-during-Lent--SILENCE--
Processional Hymn: 413: Tis Good Lord To Be Here
Kyrie:             Missa XI (orbis factor): chant
Gloria:            -none-during-Lent-
Readings:          505
Intercessions:     138: Lord hear our prayer
Offertory:         (5) Open our eyes Lord: Cull
                   (11) O Wondrous Type: Monteverdi
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  (5) 103-104-105: Mass of Creation: Haugen
                   (830) 140-141-145: Angels and Saints: Janco
                   Missa XI (orbis factor): chant
Agnus Dei:         Missa XI (orbis factor): chant
Communion Hymn:    329: Beautiful Savior
Final Hymn:        298: Praise To You O Christ Our Savior
Postlude:          -none-during-Lent--SILENCE--

Music Notes:


This weekend at the Saturday 5 pm Vigil Mass the Music
is led by the School Choir (directed by Rebecca Monson).


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper):
Visionem quam vidistis, nemini dixeritis donec a mortuis
resurgat Filius hominis (Tell no one about the vision you
have seen until the Son of Man has risen from the dead).


"Tis Good Lord To Be Here" summarizes the Gospel event and petitions
for Jesus' abiding presence. The tune was composed in 1745 by
Johann Martin Speiss (1715-1772) who also wrote numerous solos,
motets, sonatas, masses, requiems, when not performing his duties
as prior of the Benedictine Irsee Monastery (near Kaufbeuren
Schwaben Germany, from whence the tune has the title SWABIA).
The tune was adapted by Anglican pastor and hymnist (writer of
poetry and hymn tunes and harmonies) William Henry Havergal
(1793-1870); his daughter Frances was also a hymnist. The text
is a poem written in 1888 by Joseph Armitage Robinson (1858-1933),
an Anglican scholar of New Testament and Patristics.


"O Wondrous Type" is by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) who was
born in Cremona Italy and received his earliest training from
Marc' Antonio Ingegneri, head of music at Cremona Cathedral.
In 1590 he entered the service of the Gonzaga Dukes of Mantua
(Vincenzo, Francesco, Ferdinando) as a viol/violin player;
in 1599 he married court singer Claudia de Cattaneis (who bore
him three children before dying in 1607); in 1602 he became
master of the ducal chapel. From 1613 until his death he was
choirmaster at St Mark's in Venice; in 1632/33 he was ordained
a Catholic priest. One of the major composers in the history of
western music, he served as a transitional figure from the
Renaissance to the Baroque. His compositions were varied and
many, including: the earliest opera [L'Orfeo (1607)] to retain
a place in the modern repertoire; canzonettas, motets, madrigals;
service music [e.g., Vespers (1610)]; masses.

Music for Lent-1-A (Feb 10)

Prelude:           -none-during-Lent--SILENCE--
Processional Hymn: 234: Parce Domine
Kyrie:             Missa XI (orbis factor): chant
Gloria:            -none-during-Lent-
Readings:          502
Intercessions:     138: Lord hear our prayer
Offertory:         243: Forty Days And Forty Nights
                   (11) Serenity: Ives
Acclamations:      Missa XI (orbis factor): chant
Agnus Dei:         Missa XI (orbis factor): chant
Communion Hymn:    336: Eagle Wings
Final Hymn:        237: From Ashes To The Living Font
Postlude:          -none-during-Lent--SILENCE--

Music Notes:


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper):
Scapulis suis obumbrabit tibi, et sub pennis eius sperabis:
scuto circumdabit te veritas eius (He will overshadow you with
his pinions, and you will find refuge under his wings. His
faithfulness will encompass you with a shield).


Liturgical Notes on SILENCE:


Sacrosanctum Concilium # 30 (Dec 1963):
To promote active participation, the people should be encouraged to
take part by means of acclamations, responses, psalmody, antiphons,
and songs, as well as by actions, gestures, and bodily attitudes.
And at the proper times all should observe a reverent silence.


Musicam sacram # 17 (Mar 1967):
At the proper times, all should observe a reverent silence
[footnote points to above]. Through it the faithful are not only
not considered as extraneous or dumb spectators at the liturgical
service, but are associated more intimately in the mystery that is
being celebrated, thanks to that interior disposition which derives
from the word of God that they have heard, from the songs and prayers
that have been uttered, and from spiritual union with the priest
in the parts that he says or sings himself.


General Instruction of the Roman Missal # 45 (Mar 2003):
Sacred silence also, as part of the celebration, is to be observed
at the designated times [footnote points to both above]. Its purpose,
however, depends on the time it occurs in each part of the celebration.
Thus within the Act of Penitence and again after the invitation to pray,
all recollect themselves; but at the conclusion of a reading or the
homily, all meditate briefly on what they have heard; then after
Communion, they praise and pray to God in their hearts.


Even before the celebration itself, it is commendable that silence
to be observed in the church, in the sacristy, in the vesting room,
and in adjacent areas, so that all may dispose themselves to carry
out the sacred action in a devout and fitting manner.

Liturgical Silence

Sacrosanctum Concilium # 30 (Dec 1963):

To promote active participation, the people should be encouraged to take part by means of acclamations, responses, psalmody, antiphons, and songs, as well as by actions, gestures, and bodily attitudes. And at the proper times all should observe a reverent silence.

Musicam sacram # 17 (Mar 1967):

At the proper times, all should observe a reverent silence [footnote points to above]. Through it the faithful are not only not considered as extraneous or dumb spectators at the liturgical service, but are associated more intimately in the mystery that is being celebrated, thanks to that interior disposition which derives from the word of God that they have heard, from the songs and prayers that have been uttered, and from spiritual union with the priest in the parts that he says or sings himself.

General Instruction of the Roman Missal # 45 (Mar 2003):

Sacred silence also, as part of the celebration, is to be observed at the designated times [footnote points to both above]. Its purpose, however, depends on the time it occurs in each part of the celebration. Thus within the Act of Penitence and again after the invitation to pray, all recollect themselves; but at the conclusion of a reading or the homily, all meditate briefly on what they have heard; then after Communion, they praise and pray to God in their hearts.

Even before the celebration itself, it is commendable that silence to be observed in the church, in the sacristy, in the vesting room, and in adjacent areas, so that all may dispose themselves to carry out the sacred action in a devout and fitting manner.

Spiritus Et Sponsa (Dec 4, 2003):

13. One aspect that we must foster in our communities with greater commitment is the experience of silence. We need silence "if we are to accept in our hearts the full resonance of the voice of the Holy Spirit and to unite our personal prayer more closely to the Word of God and the public voice of the Church".[32] In a society that lives at an increasingly frenetic pace, often deafened by noise and confused by the ephemeral, it is vital to rediscover the value of silence. The spread, also outside Christian worship, of practices of meditation that give priority to recollection is not accidental. Why not start with pedagogical daring a specific education in silence within the coordinates of personal Christian experience? Let us keep before our eyes the example of Jesus, who "rose and went out to a lonely place, and there he prayed" (Mk 1: 35). The Liturgy, with its different moments and symbols, cannot ignore silence.

Music for OT-4-A (Feb 3)

Readings:          587

Prelude:           Allegretto (op 22 no 2): Gade
Processional Hymn: 335: Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of God
Kyrie:             -spoken-
Gloria:            (5) Gloria: Anderson
                  135: Angels and Saints: Janco
Intercessions:     -spoken-
Offertory:         359: Blest Are They
                  (11) Bonum est: Furer
Acclamations:      (5) 103-104-105: Mass of Creation: Haugen
                  140-141-145: Angels and Saints: Janco
Agnus Dei:         (5) 187: Missa XVIII: chant
                  146: Angels and Saints: Janco
Communion Hymn:    (5) Breathe
                  (5) 357: You Are Mine
                  428: O Breathe On Me O Breath Of God
Final Hymn:        (5) Lord I Lift Your Name On High: Founds
                  300: All Creatures Of Our God And King
Postlude:          Moderato (op 22 no 1): Gade

Music Notes:

Readings are found in the hymnal under the headings
"Sunday A" and "Weekday 2".

This weekend at the Saturday 5 pm Vigil Mass the Music
is led by the School Choir (directed by Rebecca Monson).

Lent begins this Wednesday. Church documents require minimal
instrument use hence no Preludes or Postludes. Please maintain
Silence before and after every Mass throughout Lent.

The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper):
Beate mundo corde, quoniam ipsi Deum videbunt: beati pacifici,
quoniam filii Dei vocabuntur: beati qui persecutionem patiuntur
propter iustitiam, quoniam ipsorum est regnum caelorum (Blessed
are the pure in heart, for they shall see God; blessed are the
peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God; blessed are
those who suffer persecution for the sake of justice, for theirs
is the kingdom of heaven).

Niels Wilhem Gade (1817-1890) was born in Copenhagen Denmark;
in Leipzig (1843-48) was Gewandhaus conductor; in Copenhagen
(1848-) was organist, Musik-Verein conductor, court conductor.
Among his 19 organ pieces is "Drei Tonstucke fur die Orgel
(1851, Opus 22)".

Concert "February Feasts"

http://eft94530.googlepages.com/2008-0201-ffc.pdf

First Friday Concerts
February 1, 2008
10:30 am

A Short Concert Of Music For February Feasts

Edward F Teixeira, organ

xxx...Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)




For today only, our monthly Concert is presented at a different time, and is of shorter duration, to accommodate the activities of Catholic Schools Week.
Every Friday during Lent, we will pray the Stations of the Cross at 11:15 am.
The next First Friday Concert will be April 4.