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Simple English Propers Practice Videos

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    * *  PDF Download • “Simple English Propers” (CMAA)


1st Sunday of Advent

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

2nd Sunday of Advent

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

3rd Sunday of Advent

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

4th Sunday of Advent

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

24 December — (VIGIL) Christmas

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

25 December — Christmas Midnight Mass

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

25 December — Christmas Mass at Dawn

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

25 December — Christmas Daytime Mass

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

1 January — Mary, Mother of God

ENTRANCE: (1e)   (2e)   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

Epiphany of the Lord

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

Ash Wednesday

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

1st Sunday of Lent

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

2nd Sunday of Lent

ENTRANCE: (1e)   (2e)   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

3rd Sunday of Lent

ENTRANCE: (1e)   (2e)   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

4th Sunday of Lent

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

5th Sunday of Lent

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

Passion (Palm) Sunday

OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

Holy Thursday

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

Easter Sunday

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

2nd Sunday of Easter

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

3rd Sunday of Easter

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Year A)   •   (Year C)

4th Sunday of Easter

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

5th Sunday of Easter

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION (Years B & C)

6th Sunday of Easter

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION:   (Year A)   (Year B)   (Year C)

Ascension of the Lord

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY: (1o) (2o)   •   COMMUNION: (Year B)

Pentecost Sunday

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

Trinity Sunday

ENTRANCE: (Years A & B)   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Year B)

Corpus Christi Sunday

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY: (1o) (2o)   •   COMMUNION: (Year C)

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Year B)

3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE: (Years A & B)   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Years A & B)

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Years B & C)

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Year A)

10th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE: (Years A & C)   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Years A & C)

11th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Year C)

13th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Years B & C)

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE: (1e) (2e)   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (1c) (2c)

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Year C)

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE: (Years B & C)   •   OFFERTORY: (Years A & B)   •   COMMUNION

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Years A & B)   •   (Year C Mp3)

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Year B)

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (1c) (2c)

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Years B & C)

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY: (Years A & B)   •   COMMUNION: (Year B)

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE: (Years B & C)   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE: (Years A & B)   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Year A)

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

34th Sunday — Solemnity of Christ the King

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION: (Year A)

24 June — Nativity of St. John the Baptist

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

8 December — Immaculate Conception

ENTRANCE   •   OFFERTORY   •   COMMUNION

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

(1) The Simple English Propers were published by the CMAA in 2011. The melodies were composed by Adam Bartlett. The book was typeset by Steven Van Roode.

(2) The SEP practice videos were created by Corpus Christi Watershed at the express request of the CMAA. No remuneration was accepted by CCW, as it was our pleasure to assist choirs in learning the SEP. The videos are property of CCW but may be shared freely so long as they are not altered.

(3) The videos were created as a free gift to the Church. Watershed has never received (and will never receive) any payment from the sale of SEP hard copies on Amazon.

(4) At the SEP website, you’ll find important information, such as: “The contents of this book may be downloaded, printed, used, and shared freely by all, as they are published under Creative Commons licensing.”

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President’s Corner

    “Equal Voices” Choir Pieces
    My colleague, CORRINNE MAY, has posted some delightful compositions for equal voices: that is, choirs consisting of all men or all women. Included there are settings of the “Ave Maria” and “Tantum Ergo.” They strike me as relatively simple and not excessively lengthy. (In other words, within reach of volunteer singers.) Even better, all the scores have been made available as instant PDF downloads, completely free of charge. Bravo!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Typo in the “Missale Romanum” (1962)
    The 1962 MISSALE ROMANUM was a transitional missal. It was on its way to becoming the 1970 version, but wasn’t there yet. It eliminated certain duplications, downplayed the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar, expanded the role of laymen, minimized the Last Gospel, made many items optional, and so forth. Father Valentine Young spotted many typos in the 1962 MISSALE ROMANUM, especially incorrect accents. The Offertory Antiphon for this coming Sunday (OF kalendar) contains an error, citing the wrong verse from Psalm 118. It should be 118:107b, not 118:154. If you read verse 154, you’ll understand how that error crept in. [In this particular case, the error pre-dates the 1962 Missal, since the 1940s hand-missal by Father Lasance also gets it wrong.]
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Music List” • 30th in Ordinary Time (Year C)
    Readers have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I’ve prepared for 26 October 2025, which is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. As always, the Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, and Mass Propers for this Sunday are conveniently stored at the top-notch feasts website alongside the official texts in Latin.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Our Father” • Musical Setting?
    Looking through a Roman Catholic Hymnal published in 1859 by Father Guido Maria Dreves (d. 1909), I stumbled upon this very beautiful tune (PDF file). I feel it would be absolutely perfect to set the “Our Father” in German to music. Thoughts?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    New Bulletin Article • “12 October 2025”
    My pastor requested that I write short articles each week for our parish bulletin. Those responsible for preparing similar write-ups may find a bit of inspiration in these brief columns. The latest article (dated 12 October 2025) talks about an ‘irony’ or ‘paradox’ regarding the 1960s switch to a wider use (amplior locus) of vernacular in the liturgy.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “American Catholic Hymnal” (1991)
    The American Catholic Hymnal, with IMPRIMATUR granted (25 April 1991) by the Archdiocese of Chicago, is like a compendium of every horrible idea from the 1980s. Imagine being forced to stand all through Communion (even afterwards) when those self-same ‘enlightened’ liturgists moved the SEQUENCE before the Alleluia to make sure congregations wouldn’t have to stand during it. (Even worse, everything about the SEQUENCE—including its name—means it should follow the Alleluia.) And imagine endlessly repeating “Alleluia” during Holy Communion at every single Mass. It was all part of an effort to convince people that Holy Communion was historically a procession (which it wasn’t).
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“These French offices represent a new case of the old tendency towards local modification—which the Council of Trent had meant to repress. They are commonly attributed to Gallican ideas and are supposed to be not free from Jansenist venom. Some of these local French uses survived almost to our own time. They were supplanted by the Roman books in the 19th century, chiefly by the exertions of Dom Prosper Guéranger (d. 1875).”

— Dr. Adrian Fortescue (d. 1923)

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