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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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PDF Download • “Communion Antiphons” (Complete) for Ordinary Time — 238 pages!

Richard J. Clark · February 19, 2025

CURRENTLY HAVE a fancy title. Yet any thought that it comes with power would be fantastically delusional on many levels. It is a position of service. I am not entitled to my current position. Furthermore, I could be replaced at any time (not that I plan to put myself in such a position!) All is gift. God’s creation is a gift. The unimaginable joy to be of service to God and His people (the Church)—is a gift. The sacrifice of personal time, sleep, and comfort in order to do so—is a gift. The headaches of preparation while responsible for others’ personal well-being (family and colleagues especially)—is a gift. To collaborate with extraordinary artists who also create as an act of love—is a gift.1

I hope our readers will accept the following gift:

*  PDF Download • COMMUNION ANTIPHONS—238 pages
—Sundays in Ordinary Time (complete) • 238-page PDF file.
—For Assembly, Schola, SATB Choir, Organ • Roman Missal, 3rd edition.
—Composed and harmonized by Richard J. Clark.

To get a ‘feel’ for how these sound, here’s an example (conducted by Maestro Paul French):

*  Mp3 Download • Audio Sample (“Lux Aeterna”)

All is gift never to be taken for granted. We should kneel down and give thanks to be able to continue in service to God and others.

• Related article: Aftermath: Never Take Holy Week for Granted

OFFER THIS GIFT of the complete Communion Antiphons for Ordinary Time. The PDF file (above) includes scores for SATB choir, cantor, assembly, and organ. Congregation files for each antiphon are also included! The antiphons are from the Roman Missal, Third Edition. The verses are in accordance with those prescribed by the GRADUALE ROMANUM. There are sixty-six (66) in all, as the Roman Missal offers two (2) antiphons per Sunday in Ordinary Time regardless of the cycle. The official rubrics say:

6. Two antiphons are provided for Communion, the first from the Psalms, and the second for the most part from the Gospel. One or the other may be selected, as circumstances suggest, but preference should be given to an antiphon that is in harmony with the Gospel of the Mass.

Now Given To The World • These settings were initially offered for free in the Archdiocese of Boston during the pandemic as the pastoral need was greater than any pursuit of publication. My other communion antiphons for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Feasts and Solemnities for Ordinary Time can be found here with GIA Publications:

• Communion Antiphons for Advent

• Communion Antiphons for Christmas 

• Communion Antiphons for Lent

• Communion Antiphons for Easter

• Communion Antiphons for Feasts and Solemnities During Ordinary Time • Volume 1

• Communion Antiphons for Feasts and Solemnities During Ordinary Time • Volume 2

1 Collaborating with my children musically is a gift beyond all measure … especially when working a job that takes one away from family quite a bit. God finds a way.

Opinions by blog authors do not necessarily represent the views of Corpus Christi Watershed.

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About Richard J. Clark

Richard J. Clark is the Director of Music of the Archdiocese of Boston and the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.—(Read full biography).

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President’s Corner

    PDF Download • “Offertory” for this Sunday
    This coming Sunday, 12 October 2025, is the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Its OFFERTORY ANTIPHON (PDF) is gorgeous, and comes from the book of Esther, as did the ENTRANCE CHANT last Sunday. Depending on a variety of factors, various hand-missals (all with Imprimatur) translate this passage differently. For instance, “príncipis” can be rendered: King; Prince; Lion; or Fierce lord. None is “more correct” than another. It depends on what each translator wants to emphasize and which source text is chosen. All these pieces of plainsong are conveniently stored at the blue-ribbon feasts website.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Why A “Fugue” Here?
    I believe I know why this plainsong harmonizer created a tiny fugue as the INTRODUCTION to his accompaniment. Take a look (PDF example) and tell me your thoughts about what he did on the feast of the Flight of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Egypt (17 February). And now I must go because “tempus fugit” as they say!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of October (2025)
    Those who don’t sign up for our free EMAIL NEWSLETTER miss important notifications. Last week, for example, I sent a message about this job opening for a music director paying $65,000 per year plus benefits (plus weddings & funerals). Notice the job description says: “our vision for sacred music is to move from singing at Mass to truly singing the Mass wherein … especially the propers, ordinaries, and dialogues are given their proper place.” Signing up couldn’t be easier: simply scroll to the bottom of any blog article and enter your email address.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    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
    “Canonic” • Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Fifty years ago, Dr. Theodore Marier made available this clever arrangement (PDF) of “Come down, O love divine” by P. R. Dietterich. The melody was composed in 1906 by Ralph Vaughan Williams (d. 1958) and named in honor of of his birthplace: DOWN AMPNEY. The arrangement isn’t a strict canon, but it does remind one of a canon since the pipe organ employs “points of imitation.” The melody and text are #709 in the Brébeuf Catholic Hymnal.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

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“Many of those who have influenced the reform […] have no love, and no veneration of that which has been handed down to us. They begin by despising everything that is actually there.”

— Cardinal Antonelli (Peritus during the Second Vatican Council)

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