Music for Lent-6-B (Apr 5) Palm-Passion

Prelude:           -SILENCE-THROUGHOUT-LENT-
Palm Blessing:     517
                   (5) 245: Hosanna
                   (830) Hosanna: Berry
                   (11) Palm Sunday Antiphons: Schubert
Processional Hymn: 244: All Glory Laud And Honor
Gloria:            -none-during-Lent-
Readings:          521 (gospel 523)
Intercessions:     138: Lord hear our prayer
Offertory:         251: Were You There
                   (11) 250: O Sacred Head Surrounded
Sanctus/Mem/Amen:  Missa XI (orbis factor): chant
Agnus Dei          Missa XI (orbis factor): chant
Communion Hymn:    311: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Final Hymn:        -silence-
Postlude:          -SILENCE-THROUGHOUT-LENT-

Music Notes:


The Communion Antiphon (Graduale Romanum Chant Proper): Pater, si non potest hic calix transire, nisi bibam illum; fiat voluntas tua (Father, if this cup cannot pass away unless I drink it, thy will be done).


This is the weekend after First Friday. Sat 5 pm Vigil Mass: Lectors from Grade 7; Music led by School Choir (Rebecca Monson, dir).


Palm-Passion Sunday starts joyfully (Christ's "triumphant" but misunderstood entry into Jerusalem recalled through a Blessing of palms and Antiphon and Gospel and Processional Hymn), but the liturgy soon becomes somber (Readings, St Mark's Passion at 11 am chanted by cantors and choir singing crowd sections by Lassus). We depart in silence after Mass concludes.


Spy Wednesday (a name better known in England and Ireland than in America) recalls Judas agreeing to betray Jesus for 30 silver pieces; our 7 pm Penance Service of communal prayers and private confessions is accompanied by organ works of the Lenten Season (English, French, German, Italian).


Maundy Thursday (from Latin "mandatum", mandate) recalls the Gospel command to wash each other's feet and the institution of the Eucharist; music includes "If ye love me" (Tallis).


Good Friday music includes St John's Passion chanted by cantors and choir singing crowd sections (Victoria), Crux fidelis (John IV of Portugal), Adoramus te, Christe (Lassus).


Holy Saturday is celebrated with 8:30 am Morning Prayer (cantor, organ); the 9 pm Easter Vigil music is led by choir and organ.


Easter Sunday at 8:30 am Mass (cantor and organ) at 11 am Mass (choir and strings and organ).


Do invite family and neighbors and friends to attend these central moments of our Redemption and join with us in solemn and joyous prayer and song.