“Entrance Chant” • 2nd Sunday (Ord. Time)
This English adaptation matches the mode of the authentic Gregorian Chant version.
Chaumonot Entrance Chant Collection
“Entrance Chant” • Baptism of the Lord
This English adaptation matches the mode of the authentic Gregorian Chant version.
“Entrance Chant” • 4th Sunday of Advent
Like so many Advent antiphons, this one is in the first mode and comes from the prophet Isaiah.
“Entrance Chant” • 3rd Sunday of Advent
This Introit is in the first mode.
“Entrance Chant” • Immaculate Conception
This Introit is in mode iii, which some consider the most beautiful.
PDF Download • “Entrance Chant” for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (8 December)
What is he talking about? Where can I go to hear these “aesthetically superior” interpretations? Where can they be found?
“Entrance Chant” • Christ the King
The feast of Christ the King—a completely modern feast—was added in 1925.
“Entrance Chant” • Sunday (17 Nov. 2024)
This Introit is in the sixth mode (known as the “peaceful” mode).
“Entrance Chant” for this Coming Sunday • Jeff Attempts to Accompany Himself on the Organ
Singing Gregorian Chant lifts one’s spirits. Agree or disagree?
“Entrance Chant” • Sunday (10 Nov. 2024)
The reformers borrowed this “Entrance Chant” from the Ember Saturday of Lent.
PDF Download • “Entrance Chant in English” (31st Sunday in Ordinary Time) for 3-NOV-2024
With a brief digression on “feelings of inadequacy.”
“Entrance Chant” for Sunday (3-NOV-2024)
The reformers borrowed this “Entrance Chant” from Wednesday in the 2nd week of Lent.
“Entrance Chant” for Sunday (27-Oct-2024)
This one was put in a “brighter” mode—owing to its text—based on the somewhat peculiar place the original came from.
“Entrance Chant” • For Sunday (20-Oct-2024)
This one’s in Mode 3, imitating the authentic Gregorian chant.
PDF Download • “Entrance Chant in English” (29th Sunday in Ordinary Time)
With a digression on a 1971 film called “Fiddler on the Roof.”