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Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”

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Stella Caeli – a hymn against pestilence

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This hymn, Stella Caeli, is doing the rounds of the blogosphere – said to stem from the Sisters of the Monastery of Santa Clara in Coimbra, Portugal, during the plague in 1317. We’re planning to sing it this Sunday.

Fr Z suggested combining it with the Litany of Our Lady, so I’ve arranged it into a 4 page booklet.

And I’ll even sing it for you:

Download it here: Stella Caeli.mp3

For those wizards who use Gregorio to typeset their own booklets, here is the link to the hymn on Gregobase.

UPDATE: It has come to my attention that the version above may have a typo. The Cantuale Romano-Seraphicum from 1951 has one note different, which makes it a little easier to sing, in my humble opinion. I’ve updated the version above. The earlier mistaken copy is here and booklet form here in case it helps.

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