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2nd Sunday after Epiphany • Saint Vitus Parish (LA)

Jeff Ostrowski · January 19, 2019

These musical programs are for Saint Vitus Parish, which belongs to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The Parish is staffed by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter. Bring your family to the 10:30am High Mass every Sunday.


PROCESSIONAL   •   #306 “O Sola Magnarum Urbium” (4th century) in English

Taken from the brand new Brébeuf Hymnal.


ASPERGES   •   Asperges is only sung for the main Sunday Mass

PDF Score (Singer)   •   Practice Audio (Singer)   •   Organist

We also add a polyphonic section, which is #4550.


INTROIT   •   The Ladies sing this.

PDF Score (Singer)   •   Practice Audio (Singer)


KYRIE ELEISON

We will sing #89425, a Kyrie by Victoria.


GLORIA IN EXCELSIS

We will sing Guerrero’s Gloria based on “Iste Sanctus” • #5612.

We also know GLORIA X; that means go HERE and find the Gloria under Mass X.


GRADUAL & ALLELUIA

We will sing #3982 (an Alleluia by Father Morales).

As always, the verses are found in our Goupil Gradual books.


CREDO IV   •   When we sing Plainsong Credo IV, we use alternatim

PDF Score (Singer)   •   Practice Audio (Singer)   •   Organist.

Sometimes we sing this piece in two voices.


OFFERTORY ANTIPHON

PDF Score (Singer)


OFFERTORY OTHER

“Christmas Carol” by Peter Lejeune is #87488


SANCTUS & HOSANNA

We will sing #88751, a Sanctus by Victoria.

We will also sing #88749 Benedictus by Victoria.

We are learning #87349, a SANCTUS by J.S. Bach


AGNUS DEI

We will sing AGNUS DEI after Fr. Gregorio Allegri (d. 1652) = #7554

We also know #90719 by Giovanni Gabrieli.

We also know 13th century Worcester AGNUS DEI.

AGNUS DEI (1310AD)   (score)


COMMUNION ANTIPHON   •   The Men sing this.

PDF Score (Singer)   •   Practice Audio (Singer)


COMMUNION OTHER   •   #289 “O Sola Magnarum Urbium” (4th century)

Sung in SATB to the tune of ALTONA; from the Brébeuf Hymnal.


RECESSIONAL HYMN   •   #18 “Hostis Herodes Impie” (5th century) sung in English

Taken from the brand new Brébeuf Hymnal.


CHOIR PRAYER (usually taken from CAMPION HYMNAL) after attendance:

A description of Fr. Charles Garnier, written in 1649:

He mortified himself night and day, always sleeping on a hard bed and carrying on his body some part of the cross, which he cherished in life and upon which he hoped to meet his death. Each time that he came back from his mission he made sure to sharpen anew the iron points of the belt which he wore next to his skin. More than that, he often used an iron discipline, also studded with sharp points. His food was the food of the Indians—that is, less than any miserable beggar in France would expect to have. During this last winter’s famine, acorns and bitter roots were his delicacies… Those in greatest need were the object of his tenderest solicitude. No matter how disgusting a person’s manners were, nor how mean and impudent his actions, he loved all with the love of a mother and never neglected any corporal work of mercy that would help for the salvation of souls. He would dress ulcers that were so poisoned and infectious that the Indians—even the nearest relatives of the patient—could not force themselves to dress them. Alone he would undertake the task of swabbing away the pus and dressing the wound every day for two or three months, exercising the greatest care and tenderness, although often he knew well that the wounds were incurable. “But,” he would say, “the more fatal the wounds, the more I am inclined to nurse them in order to bring these poor people to the gates of Heaven and to prevent them from falling into sin at the most dangerous time of their lives.”


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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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    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 21 September 2025) discusses some theological items—supported by certain verses in ancient Catholic hymns—and ends by explaining why certain folks become delirious with jealousy when they observe feats by Monsignor Ronald Knox.
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    It’s always amusing to see old diocesan newspapers—in huge capital letters—advertising the Cheapest Catholic Paper in the United States. The correspondent who sent this to me added: “I can think of certain composers, published by large companies in our own day, who could truthfully brag about the most tawdry compositions in the world!” I wonder what she could have meant by such a cryptic comment…
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    Along with so many others, I have deep respect for Dom Gregory Gregory Murray, who produced this clever harmonization (PDF) of “O SANCTISSIMA.” It’s always amazed me that Dom Gregory—a truly inspired composer—was so confused when it came to GREGORIAN CHANT. Throughout his life, he published contradictory statements, veering back-and-forth like a weather vane. Toward the end of his life, he declared: “I see clearly that the need for reform in liturgical music arose, not in the 18th and 19th centuries, but a thousand years earlier—in the 8th and 9th centuries, or even before that. The abuses began, not with Mozart and Haydn, but with those over-enthusiastic medieval musicians who developed the elaborate and flamboyant Gregorian Chant.”
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Karl Keating • “Canonization Questions”
    We were sent an internet statement (screenshot) that’s garnered significant attention, in which KARL KEATING (founder of Catholic Answers) speaks about whether canonizations are infallible. Mr. Keating seems unaware that canonizations are—in the final analysis—a theological opinion. They are not infallible, as explained in this 2014 article by a priest (with a doctorate in theology) who worked for multiple popes. Mr. Keating says: “I’m unaware of such claims arising from any quarter until several recent popes disliked by these Traditionalists were canonized, including John XXIII, Paul VI, and John Paul II. Usually Paul VI receives the most opprobrium.” Mr. Keating is incorrect; e.g. Father John Vianney, several centuries ago, taught clearly that canonizations are not infallible. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen would be another example, although clearly much more recent than Saint John Vianney.
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    Vatican II Changed Wedding Propers?
    It’s often claimed that the wedding propers were changed after Vatican II. As a matter of fact, that is a false claim. The EDITIO VATICANA propers (Introit: Deus Israel) remained the same after Vatican II. However, a new set of propers (Introit: Ecce Deus) was provided for optional use. The same holds true for the feast of Pope Saint Gregory the Great on 3 September: the 1943 propers (Introit: Si díligis me) were provided for optional use, but the traditional PROPRIA MISSAE (Introit: Sacerdótes Dei) were retained; they weren’t gotten rid of. The Ordo Cantus Missae (1970) makes this crystal clear, as does the Missal itself. There was an effort made in the post-conciliar years to eliminate so-called “Neo-Gregorian” chants, but (contrary to popular belief) most were retained: cf. the feast of Christ the King, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, and so forth.
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    Solemn “Salve Regina” (Chant)
    How many “S” words can you think of using alliteration? How about Schwann Solemn Salve Score? You can download the SOLEMN SALVE REGINA in Gregorian Chant. The notation follows the official rhythm (EDITIO VATICANA). Canon Jules Van Nuffel, choirmaster of the Cathedral of Saint Rumbold, composed this accompaniment for it (although some feel it isn’t his best work).
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Random Quote

“The replies to this committee (of which Mgr Bugnini was the secretary) reveal a desire to reform the liturgy. In what sense? Out of 2,109 responses from bishops, just three expressed the desire to restore Communion under both kinds. There was a sizable demand for limited use of the vernacular, but only one French bishop wanted the entire Mass in French.”

— Fr. Dominic Allain (2019)

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