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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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President’s Corner

    2-Voice Arr. • “Creator of the Starry Height”
    Do you direct a choir consisting of women or children only? (Some call this a “treble” choir.) Download a two-voice arrangement of Creator of the Starry Height set to the tune of IOANNES by clicking here and then scrolling to the bottom. In our times, this hymn is normally used during ADVENT, and the Latin title is: Cónditor alme síderum. It’s important to say “cónditor”—placing the accent on the antepenult—because ‘condítor’ in Latin means “one who embalms the dead.”
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “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

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

Pope Gelasius in his 9th Letter to the Bishops of Lucania condemned the evil practice which had been introduced of women serving the priest at the celebration of Mass. Since this abuse had spread to the Greeks, Innocent IV strictly forbade it in his letter to the Bishop of Tusculum: “Women should not dare to serve at the altar; they should be altogether refused this ministry.” We too have forbidden this practice in the same words in Our oft-repeated constitution “Etsi Pastoralis” (§6, #21)

— Pope Benedict XIV • Encyclical “Allatae Sunt” (26 July 1755)

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