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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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“Repertoire Page” • Sacred Music Symposium 2022

Corpus Christi Watershed · May 3, 2022

HE RESPONSE to Sacred Music Symposium 2022 has exceeded anything its creators could have imagined. We have accepted wonderful musicians from across the globe; and we could not be more thrilled. There are still a few spots left. Although we technically reached capacity a few weeks ago (and sadly had to reject some applications) a few adjustments have been made. These adjustments mean we can squeeze in a few more singers, depending upon which vocal part you can sing. The daily schedule for 2022 will be released soon.

All the information is posted here: CCWATERSHED.ORG/SYMPOSIUM

Please Note: The bulk of the Gregorian Chant happens at Solemn Vespers each night. Additionally, metrical hymns (English + Latin) will be sung before and after Vespers each night.

Magnificat • Mode 7 by Father Guerrero + others
M 79075 • PDF score
M EQUAL VOICES : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M SOPRANO : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M ALTO : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M QUINTUS : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M TENOR : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M BASS : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled

Lead, Kindly Light • Kevin Allen
M This score is under © copyright.
M Participants will be sent a copy via email.
M EQUAL VOICES : Mp3 Labeled
M SOPRANO 1 : Mp3 Labeled
M SOPRANO 2 : Mp3 Labeled
M ALTO 1 : Mp3 Labeled
M ALTO 2 : Mp3 Labeled
M TENOR 1 : Mp3 Labeled
M TENOR 2 : Mp3 Labeled
M BASS 1 : Mp3 Labeled
M BASS 2 : Mp3 Labeled
Men sing Verse 1; Ladies sing Verse 2; Tutti for Verse 3.

Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus:
M First Mass of a newly-ordained FSSP priest
M 24 June 2022 • Call time for choir: 6:30pm
In 1856, the feast of the Sacred Heart was prescribed for the universal Church. Later on, Pope Pius XI gave it an octave and raised it to the same rank as the feasts of Christmas and Ascension. It was assigned a new Mass formula and Office by a decree of 29 January 1929. The present Mass formula has various points in common with the Mass Miserébitur hitherto prescribed for the universal Church and the Mass Egredímini permitted to some localities.

Introit • Plainsong, Mode V (Cogitationes Cordis Ejus)
M Score Video Mp3 Organist
The melody is a combination of various parts of several Introits. The melody over “Cogitatiónes Cordis ejus” shows some similarity to that over “Dómine refúgium factus es nobis” at the beginning of the Introit for Tuesday after the First Sunday of Lent. The fact that both excerpts end with the same word may have brought about this association. The following “et generatiónem” repeats in abbreviated form the melody over “convéntum fácite” in the Introit “Lætáre” of the fourth Sunday of Lent. The entire second phrase “et éruat” is the same as the third phrase of the Introit “Lætáre.”

Kyrie • Missa de beata Virgine (Kevin Allen)
M 54050 • PDF score
M EQUAL VOICES : YouTube
M FIRST SOPRANO : YouTube
M SECOND SOPRANO : YouTube
M ALTO : YouTube
M TENOR : YouTube
M FIRST BASS : YouTube
M SECOND BASS : YouTube

Gloria • Missa Iste Sanctus (Father Guerrero)
M 5612 • PDF score
M EQUAL VOICES : YouTube   •   Mp3 Audio
M SOPRANO : YouTube   •   Audio
M ALTO : YouTube   •   Audio
M TENOR : YouTube   •   Audio
M BASS : YouTube   •   Audio

Gregorian Gradual • Mode 1 (Dulcis Et Rectus Dominus)
M 54041 • PDF score
The melody over “et rectus Dóminus” might be derived from the Gradual “Concupívit Rex” of the Mass Vultum Tuum (the second for a Virgin not a Martyr). The florid neums over “et” are found over the significant “rex” in the latter Mass. It is more probable, however, that today’s melody is to be sought in the Gradual of the twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost. At any rate, the beginning over “Dulcis” (ecce) and the entire melody from “delinquéntibus” to the end is taken from that Gradual. See also “Tota Formósa” from B. Mariæ Virginis de Perpetuo Succursu.

Alleluia Verse • “Tollite Jugum Meum”
M 78969 • PDF score
M EQUAL VOICES : YouTube
M SOPRANO : YouTube
M ALTO : YouTube
M TENOR : YouTube
M BASS : YouTube
You’ll also need the Mode 7 verse (PDF).
The Gregorian melody upon which this ALLELUIA (Tóllite Jugum Meum) was modeled is not known. For reference purposes, you can see the Gregorian Alleluia, composed in 1929.

Credo • Father Guerrero (Missa Beata Mater) + Credo 7 (Plainsong)
M 53683 • PDF Score • Live Mp3 Recording (complete)

M Rehearsal video for CREDO • part 1 (formerly called “54004”)
M EQUAL VOICES : YouTube
M SOPRANO : YouTube
M ALTO : YouTube
M TENOR : YouTube
M BASS : YouTube

M Rehearsal video for CREDO • part 2 (formerly called “53998”)
M Although technically in a different “style,” this gives
M choirmasters ideas about what can be done with the Creed.
M EQUAL VOICES : YouTube
M SOPRANO : YouTube
M ALTO : YouTube
M TENOR : YouTube
M BASS : YouTube

M Rehearsal video for CREDO • part 3 (formerly called “62964”)
M EQUAL VOICES : YouTube
M SOPRANO : YouTube
M ALTO : YouTube
M TENOR : YouTube
M BASS : YouTube

Gregorian Offertory • Mode 8 (“Improperium exspectavit…inveni ”)
M Score Video Mp3 Organist
M Sacred Heart Offertory compared (chart) with Palm Sunday Offertory.

Offertory Motet • “O Salutaris Hostia” by Monsignor Jules Van Nuffel
M 53732 • PDF score
M EQUAL VOICES : YouTube
M 1st SOPR. : YouTube
M 2nd SOPR. : YouTube
M 1st ALTO : YouTube
M 2nd ALTO : YouTube
M 1st TENOR : YouTube
M 2nd TENOR : YouTube
M 1st BASS : YouTube
M 2nd BASS : YouTube

Sanctus • Cappella Sistina MS 17 “Missa Mille Regretz” (Father Morales)
M 79396 • PDF score
M EQUAL VOICES : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M SOPRANO : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M 1st ALTO : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M 2nd ALTO : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M 1st TENOR : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M 2nd TENOR : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M BASS : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled

Pleni Sunt Caeli • Cappella Sistina MS 17 “Missa Mille Regretz” (Father Morales)
M 79391 • PDF score
M EQUAL VOICES : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M SOPRANO : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M TENOR : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M BASS : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled

Hosanna • Cappella Sistina MS 17 “Missa Mille Regretz” (Father Morales)
M 79467 • PDF score
M EQUAL VOICES : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M SOPRANO : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M 1st ALTO : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M 2nd ALTO : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M 1st TENOR : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M 2nd TENOR : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled
M BASS : YouTube   •   Mp3 Labeled

Agnus Dei • Missa Christus Latens Horticulus (William Fritz)
M 54021 • PDF score
M Equal Voices   |   SOPR • ALTO • TENR • BASS

Gregorian Communion • Mode 7 (Unus Militum Lancea)
M Score Video Mp3 Organist

Communion Motet • “Stowe Missal Eucharistic Motets” (SAB)
M 53338 • PDF score
M EQUAL VOICES : YouTube
M SOPRANO : YouTube
M ALTO : YouTube
M BASS : YouTube

Closing Hymn • Will include Soprano Descant
Rehearse it at: #868

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    New Bulletin Article • “21 September 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 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.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Cheap! Cheap! Cheap!
    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…
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • Dom Murray Harmonies
    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.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    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.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    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).
    —Corpus Christi Watershed

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— Father Edmund Campion (to the Anglicans about to murder him)

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