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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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    Luis Martínez Must Go!
    Sevilla Cathedral (entry dated 13 December 1564): The chapter orders Luis Martínez, a cathedral chaplain, to stay away from the choirbook-stand when the rest of the singers gather around it to sing polyphony—the reason being that “he throws the others out of tune.” [Excerpt from “The Life of Father Francisco Guerrero.”]
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    A few days ago, the president of Corpus Christi Watershed posted this urgent appeal for funds. Please help us make sure we’re never forced to place our content behind a paywall. We feel it’s crucial that 100% of our content remains free to everyone. We’re a tiny 501(c)3 public charity, entirely dependent upon the generosity of small donors. We have no endowment and no major donors. We run no advertisements and have no savings. We beg you to consider donating $4.00 per month. Thank you!
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    “Booklet of Eucharistic Hymns” (16 pages)
    I was asked to create a booklet for my parish to use during our CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION on 22 June 2025. Would you be willing to look over the DRAFT BOOKLET (16 pages) I came up with? I tried to include a variety of hymns: some have a refrain; some are in major, others in minor; some are metered, others are plainsong; some are in Spanish, some are in Latin, but most are in English. Normally, we’d use the Brébeuf Hymnal—but we can’t risk having our congregation carry those heavy books all over the city to various churches.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Pope Pius XII Hymnal?
    Have you ever heard of the Pope Pius XII Hymnal? It’s a real book, published in the United States in 1959. Here’s a sample page so you can verify with your own eyes it existed.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    “Hybrid” Chant Notation?
    Over the years, many have tried to ‘simplify’ plainsong notation. The O’Fallon Propers attempted to simplify the notation—but ended up making matters worse. Dr. Karl Weinmann tried to do the same in the time of Pope Saint Pius X by replacing each porrectus. You can examine a specimen from his edition and see whether you agree he complicated matters. In particular, look at what he did with éxsules fílii Hévae.
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    Antiphons Don’t Match?
    A reader wants to know why the Entrance and Communion antiphons in certain publications deviate from what’s prescribed by the GRADUALE ROMANUM published after Vatican II. Click here to read our answer. The short answer is: the Adalbert Propers were never intended to be sung. They were intended for private Masses only (or Masses without music). The “Graduale Parvum,” published by the John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music in 2023, mostly uses the Adalbert Propers—but sometimes uses the GRADUALE text: e.g. Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June).
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