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Views from the Choir Loft

30 January Wedding • Call Time = 10:00am

Jeff Ostrowski · December 12, 2013

Call time on (30 January) Saturday Morning = 10:00am

(Wedding starts at 11:30am on the dot, Fr Masutti celebrates)

Mandatory Rehearsal = Friday Night 7 (OVER ZOOM)

On 30 January, there’s a 9:30am Mass in the tent, but our rehearsal will be inside the Church——Father Fryar gave permission for this. Besides, you will be going to Mass at 11:30am.

BASS:
Iffy Edochie
Rene Widmann

TENOR:
Miguel Madrigal
Anthony Rey

ALTO:
Lupe (Miguel’s Sister)
Fleurette Coulombe
Bernadette Coulombe

SOPR:
Claire Coulombe (Sister of Philip, not wife of Philip)
Adeline Coulombe
Catherine Guttierez
Rianna Wojcik


01

Processional

Organ (Pachelbel’s Canon in D) played by Jeff.


02

The actual wedding takes place before Mass begins, since it’s a Solemn High 1962 Extraordinary Form Mass taking place underneath the tent at Saint Vitus.

Prayers at Foot of Altar are begun.


03

Introit

Introit is chanted by men.

Nuptial Introit is called “Deus Israël Conjungat” and can be found at the Goupil Website toward the bottom of the page.


04

Kyrie

This piece has 3 sections: #89425 “Ave Maris Stella” (Victoria).

The third section is the most difficult.


05

Gloria

Then we sing Gloria IX (with men droning), just like we do every Sunday.


06

Gradual + Alleluia

Gradual & Alleluia are chanted by men.

Nuptial Gradual is called “Uxor Tua” and can be found at the Goupil Website toward the bottom of the page.

Nuptial Alleluia is called “Mittat Vobis” and can be found at the Goupil Website toward the bottom of the page.


07

Jeff plays Organ music as priest moves to the pulpit to give his Homily.

Preaching (Homily) by Fr. Masutti happens at the usual time.

There is no Creed on 30 January 2021.


08

Offertory Antiphon

Offertory is chanted by men.

Nuptial Alleluia is called “In Te Speravi” and can be found at the Goupil Website toward the bottom of the page.


09

Offertory Organ Music

Jeff plays this on the organ.


10

Sanctus

#87349 SANCTUS (SATB) by J.S. Bach.


11

Agnus Dei

#7554 • SATB “Agnus Dei” after Fr. Gregorio Allegri (d. 1652)

{After the Pater noster—before saying “Libera nos, quaesumus, Domine”—the Celebrant, standing at the Epistle side, faces the Bride and Bridegroom kneeling before the altar, and recites the solemn Nuptial Blessing. This must not be confused with the sacrament of Marriage and cannot be given apart from Mass. This Blessing is not given to a woman contracting a second marriage.}


12

Communion Antiphon

Communion Antiphon is chanted by men.

Nuptial Introit is called “Ecce Sic Benedicétur” and can be found at the Goupil Website toward the bottom of the page.


13

Communion Motet

#4456 • “O Sanctissima” Maria Quinn (d. 1977)


14

Communion Organ Music

Ite Missa Est will be simple.


15

Recessional is organ music by Jeff.

 

* *  Nuptial Mass • Extraordinary Form

Payment is $200 (although Iffy, Rianna, Miguel, Catherine, and Lupe are not accepting payment)

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About Jeff Ostrowski

Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He resides with his wife and children in Michigan. —(Read full biography).

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President’s Corner

    Simplest “Agnus Dei” Ever Published
    Our choir is on break during the month of July. I needed a relatively simple “Agnus Dei,” so I composed this setting for organ & voice in honor of Saint René Goupil. It has been called the simplest setting ever composed. I love CARMEN GREGORIANUM (“Gregorian Chant”), especially the ALLELUIAS, INTROITS, and COMMUNION ANTIPHONS. That being said, some have pointed out that certain sections of the Kyriale aren’t as strong as the Graduale or Vesperale. There’s a reason for this—but it would be too complicated to explain at this moment.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
    Our choir is on break during the month of July. However, on the feasts website, the chants have been posted for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C), which is this coming Sunday: 6 July 2025.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Bugnini’s Statement (6 November 1966)
    With each passing day, more is revealed about how the enemies of the liturgy accomplished their goals. For instance, Hannibal Bugnini deeply resented the way Vatican II said Gregorian Chant “must be given first place in liturgical services.” On 6 November 1966, his cadre wrote a letter attempting to justify the elimination of Gregorian Chant with this brazen statement: “What really gives a Mass its tone is not so much the songs as it is the prayers and readings.” Bugnini’s cadre then attacked the very heart of Gregorian Chant (viz. the Proprium Missae), bemoaning how the Proprium Missae “is completely new each Sunday and feast day.” There is much more to be said about this topic. Stay tuned.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Pope Pius XII Hymnal?
    Have you ever heard of the Pope Pius XII Hymnal? It’s a real book, published in the United States in 1959. Here’s a sample page so you can verify with your own eyes it existed.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    “Hybrid” Chant Notation?
    Over the years, many have tried to ‘simplify’ plainsong notation. The O’Fallon Propers attempted to simplify the notation—but ended up making matters worse. Dr. Karl Weinmann tried to do the same in the time of Pope Saint Pius X by replacing each porrectus. You can examine a specimen from his edition and see whether you agree he complicated matters. In particular, look at what he did with éxsules fílii Hévae.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    Antiphons Don’t Match?
    A reader wants to know why the Entrance and Communion antiphons in certain publications deviate from what’s prescribed by the GRADUALE ROMANUM published after Vatican II. Click here to read our answer. The short answer is: the Adalbert Propers were never intended to be sung. They were intended for private Masses only (or Masses without music). The “Graduale Parvum,” published by the John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music in 2023, mostly uses the Adalbert Propers—but sometimes uses the GRADUALE text: e.g. Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June).
    —Corpus Christi Watershed

Random Quote

“Latin has been the language of the Latin liturgy for 1,600 years. It is a sign and source of unity as well as a defense of doctrine, not because of the language so much, but because it is a language no longer subject to changes. There are so many beautiful texts which can never have the same effectiveness in translation. Lastly, Latin is bound to an extremely precious heritage of melody, Gregorian chant and polyphony.”

— Cardinal Antonelli (Secretary of the Conciliar Commission on the Liturgy)

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