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Introduction
7:15AM Sung Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman rite (1962 Missal)
Where? JP II Polish Center, 3999 Rose Dr Yorba Linda, CA 92886,
When? On the second and fourth Sundays of each Month (some exceptions, see details below).
To sing with our schola cantorum, join us at 6:40AM in practicing for the day’s mass, and see below what music to prepare for following weeks. We also sometimes practice during the week together.
The schola cantorum sings the proper: typically the Gradual and Alleluia from Chants Abreges and the Communion antiphon and verses from Communio. We use the website GABC Chant Tools to adjust the difficulty of the proper sung to our skills, which are hopefully growing. The schola also leads and supports the congregation in their singing (see here what parts the congregation sings). The “adult schola” (Romans 12:1 Schola) and the “children schola” (Jubilate Deo Schola) sometimes rehearse separately, as needed.
Prerequisites: 1- completing the 3-session “sight reading through Gregorian Chant“. Contact Herve at longbeachchant@live.com to know when the next class is scheduled. 2- be ready to spend two hours during the week before each mass to prepare singing the mass.
To sing the Proper, Click on below for reminders on how to:
- …find the Proper antiphons of the Mass
- …start singing with Psalm tones on the Communion verses.
- Pronounce Latin , Read chant square notation.
Next four masses when the choir sings (scroll down for music and some sound files):
——– Sunday, March 26th, Passion Sunday (SUNG LOW MASS) ——
ENTRANCE HYMN: “LORD WHO THROUGHOUT THESE FORTY DAYS”
OFFERTORY HYMN (PBC #240 p.250)
COMMUNION HYMNS: AVE VERUM CORPUS (PBC #182 p.178) and ANIMA CHRISTI (PBC #181, p.177)
ANIMA CHRISTI (p. 177 in the PARISH BOOK OF CHANT):
RECESSION HYMN: AVE REGINA CAELORUM (PBC #214 p.217)
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE HIGH MASS PROPER, CLICK HERE: Passion Sunday
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: Palm Sunday
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: Holy Thursday
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: Good Friday
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: Paschal Vigil
—— EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 9TH ——
VIDI AQUAM (PARISH BOOK OF CHANT p 35) is sung during the sprinkling rite during Easter.
Proper (simplified) we will sing on Easter Sunday:
The JUBILATE DEO Schola (= CHILDREN SCHOLA) is slated to sing the Introit and Communion antiphon. Both scholas are to sing the SEQUENCE. To learn them in March, we will use a mix of solfege and rote. Download the solfege notated music sheet below:
Learn to sing the Introit, Alleluia, Communion (Jubilate Deo) and Sequence (full schola) with the recordings below:
INTROIT :
ALLELUIA:
SEQUENCE:
DOWNLOAD THE PROPER WITH WORDS BELOW:
EASTER SEQUENCE (PARISH BOOK OF CHANT PAGE 142):
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE GRADUALE ROMANUM PROPER, CLICK HERE: Easter Sunday (4/9/23 MISSA CANTATA AT JPII)
——- LOW SUNDAY, APRIL 16TH (possible HIGH MASS) ——-
SIMPLIFIED PROPER WE WOULD SING:
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: 1st Sunday after Easter (Low Sunday)
—— 2ND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER, APRIL 23RD (SUNG LOW MASS) —–
ENTRANCE HYMN:
OFFERTORY HYMN: JESU DULCIS MEMORIA (p. 187 in the PARISH BOOK of CHANT)
COMMUNION HYMNS: AVE VERUM CORPUS (PBC #182 p.178) and ANIMA CHRISTI (PBC #181, p.177)
RECESSION HYMN: REGINA CAELI (PBC #216 p.219)
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: 2nd Sunday after Easter (4/23/23 MISSA CANTATA AT JPII likely)
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: 3rd Sunday after Easter
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: 4th Sunday after Easter
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: 5th Sunday after Easter (5/14/23 MISSA CANTATA AT JPII likely)
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: Feast of the Ascension of the Lord
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: Sunday in the octave of the Ascension
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: Pentecost Sunday (5/28/23 MISSA CANTATA AT JPII likely)
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: Holy Trinity Sunday
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: Corpus Christi
FOR A COPY OF “MASS & VESPERS 1957” WITH TRANSLATIONS, PLUS RECORDINGS OF THE PROPER, CLICK HERE: 2nd Sunday after Pentecost (6/11/23 MISSA CANTATA AT JPII likely)
——————— Passion Sunday ——————
SCHOLA WILL SING THE TRACT:
STEP 1: read ALOUD the text you are about to sing in Latin . Find a translation and read it also.
STEP 2: Now, you will sing the tract, using what we call the RECTO TONO.
STEP 3: Now you can sing the verses. Remember: the schola sings what is underlined (the cantor intones each verse)
Practice the communion verses for Passion Sunday. Download HOC CORPUS here .
STEP 1: read ALOUD the text you are about to sing in Latin . Read also the translation. You MUST understand what you sing to chant well. Example with three first verses of HOC CORPUS:
STEP 2: Now, you will sing only the verses (3), using what we call the RECTO TONO.
STEP 3: Now you can sing the verses. You notice the “VIII” before the antiphon, so you can break down the melody by consulting the page for Mode VIII
————————————– EASTER SUNDAY ———————————–
SEQUENCE TO BE SUNG ON EASTER DAY:
During EASTER SEASON, we will sing KYRIE I
KYRIE from Mass I – download 2 pages of music: BASIC KYRIES and MARIAN HYMNS
Practice the communion verses for Easter Sunday. Download PASCHA NOSTRUM here .
STEP 1: read ALOUD the text you are about to sing in Latin . Read also the translation. You MUST understand what you sing to chant well. Example the three first verses of PASCHA NOSTRUM:
STEP 2: Now, you will sing only the verses (3), using what we call the RECTO TONO.
STEP 3: Now you can sing the verses. You notice the “VI” before the antiphon, so you can break down the melody by consulting the page for Mode VI
————————— 2nd Sunday after Easter —————————
Hymns for Easter Time:
During EASTER TIME, WE SING “ALLELUIA”. We will use this simpler, shorter Alleluia so that the schola can learn it and sing it (see recording below):
Other Proper of this Sunday’s Mass (the Alleluias are replaced by the above)
Practice the communion antiphon and verses for the 2nd Sunday after Easter. Download EGO SUM PASTOR here .
STEP 1: read ALOUD the text you are about to sing in Latin . Read also the translation. You MUST understand what you sing to chant well. Example with the three first verses of EGO SUM PASTOR:
STEP 2: Now, you will sing the antiphon and verses, using what we call the RECTO TONO.
STEP 3: Now you can sing the verses. You notice the “II” before the antiphon, so you can break down the melody by consulting the page for Mode II
ALSO TO SING as a meditation after Communion : we will practice the new PANIS ANGELICUS below
—————– TRINITY SUNDAY ————————
As a prelude to Mass, the schola will sing a simple English version of the Introit for the Holy Trinity, in English:
The Schola will sing this simplified Gradual and Alleluia:
Practice the communion verses for the SUNDAY OF THE HOLY TRINITY. Download BENEDICIMUS here .
STEP 1: read ALOUD the text you are about to sing in Latin . Read also the translation. You MUST understand what you sing to chant well.
STEP 2: Now, you will sing the same verses, using what we call the RECTO TONO.
STEP 3: Now you can sing the verses. You notice the “IV” before the antiphon… You can break down the melody by consulting the page for Mode IV
——– CORPUS CHRISTI ——–
Most of the liturgical texts sung for the feast of Corpus Christi were written by ST THOMAS AQUINAS. Some of these texts became popular hymns. For example, “Panis Angelicus” and “O Salutaris Hostia” are texts extracted from longer hymns written by St Thomas for the Procession of Corpus Christi.
“Panis Angelicus” is part of “Sacris Solemnis” (p. 805 in the downloadable document above. Listen on video below)
“O Salutaris Hostia” is part of “Verbum Supernum” (p. 809 in the downloadable document above. Listen below)
——— 4TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST ——-
Practice the communion verses for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost. Download DOMINUS FIRMAMENTUM here .
STEP 1: read ALOUD the text you are about to sing in Latin . Read also the translation. You MUST understand what you sing to chant well.
STEP 2: Now, you will sing the same verses, using what we call the RECTO TONO.
STEP 3: Now you can sing the verses. You notice the “II” before the antiphon… You can break down the melody by consulting the page for Mode II
—— Sunday June 26th, 2022 – Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus ——
BEFORE MASS (Congregation still seated), the schola will sing a simple English version of the Introit:
When the Mass starts, the INTROIT is sung (Respice in me). After the antiphon and verse sung by the cantor, the SCHOLA sings the “GLORIA PATRI” (Tone 5)”.
GRADUAL-ALLELUIA : the schola sings the Gradual verse (Diliget mansuetos…), as well as the Alleluia and verse (Tollite jugum…), after the cantor intones, from the simplified “Chants Abreges” version. Download:
Practice the communion verses for this Sunday. Download UNUS MILITUM here . As we have learned before, first read aloud, then sing recto tono. Then practice on the actual tone (Mode 7):
The antiphon will be sung between verses (Cantor + schola members who have learned it):
—— 9TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST ——-
Practice the communion verses for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost. Download QUI MANDUCAT here .
STEP 1: read ALOUD the text you are about to sing in Latin . Read also the translation. You MUST understand what you sing to chant well.
STEP 2: Now, you will sing the same verses, using what we call the RECTO TONO.
STEP 3: Now you can sing the verses. You notice the “VI” before the antiphon… You can break down the melody by consulting the page for Mode VI
QUI MANDUCAT is one of the best known Communion antiphon of the year. Let us practice singing the antiphon, first just saying the words, then recto tono (recording of the words):
Then chanting the antiphon:
—– 5th Sunday after Pentecost ——
GRADUAL-ALLELUIA : the schola sings the Gradual verse, as well as the Alleluia and verse, after the cantor intones, from the simplified “Chants Abreges” version. Download:
Practice the communion verses for this Sunday. Download UNAM PETII here . As we have learned before, first read aloud, then sing recto tono. Then practice on the actual tone (Mode 7):
The antiphon will be sung between verses (Cantor + schola members who have learned it):
—— 7th Sunday after Pentecost ——
Hymn during offertory (after the antiphon) :
Practice the communion verses for this Sunday. Download INCLINA AUREM here . As we have learned before, first read aloud, then sing recto tono. Then practice on the actual tone (Mode 4):
Long Beach Chant 