"A Renaissance Christmas"
There are some really wonderful songs here, along with readings from Scripture, via Boston Camerata circa 1991. You can get the CD here:...
View ArticleThe Epiphany Proclamation 2014
It seems that the Catholic Church has created a new translation of the Epiphany Proclamation, in addition to its creation of a new translation of the Exsultet.In addition, Chant Cafe has posted the...
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Reno, erat Rudolphus
A quick one, before the Christmas season ends. Listen carefully....
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The Epiphany Communion Song: Vidimus Stellam
COMMUNION • Epiphany from Corpus Christi Watershed on Vimeo.The translation for this chant is built right in to the video above, as you can see: "We have seen his star in the East, and we have come...
View ArticleThe Second Sunday After Christmas Day at St. Thomas
You can listen to this past Sunday's "Festal Eucharist" at Saint Thomas Church, New York. It's got Bach's Prelude and Fugue in G Major to start with; a beautiful Palestrina mass setting, Missa...
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The Offertory for the Baptism of Our Lord: Benedictus Qui Venit
Sung here by the Gloriæ Dei Cantores Schola: The text is a famous one; it starts out with the same Benedictus qui venit text that's in the Sanctus of the mass. The text itself comes word-for-word from...
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The Sunday Office hymns, "from the Оctave of the Epiphany until the 1st...
I'm finally getting around to posting all 21 of these Epiphanytide Office hymns! I'm going to break the content into 7 posts, one for each day of the week, and each post containing the Mattins, Lauds,...
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The Monday Office hymns, "from the Оctave of the Epiphany until the 1st...
Continuing on with these daily office hymns, from Hymn melodies for the whole year from the Sarum Service books, for Monday the hymns are as follows:From the Оctave of the Epiphany until the 1st Sunday...
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The Tuesday Office hymns, "from the Оctave of the Epiphany until the 1st...
Continuing on with these daily office hymns, from Hymn melodies for the whole year from the Sarum Service books, for Tuesday the hymns are as follows:From the Оctave of the Epiphany until the 1st...
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The Wednesday Office hymns, "from the Оctave of the Epiphany until the 1st...
Continuing on with these daily office hymns, from Hymn melodies for the whole year from the Sarum Service books, for Wednesday the hymns are as follows:From the Оctave of the Epiphany until the 1st...
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The Thursday Office hymns, "from the Оctave of the Epiphany until the 1st...
Continuing on with these daily office hymns, from Hymn melodies for the whole year from the Sarum Service books, for Thursday the hymns are as follows:From the Оctave of the Epiphany until the 1st...
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The Friday Office hymns, "from the Оctave of the Epiphany until the 1st...
Continuing on with these daily office hymns, from Hymn melodies for the whole year from the Sarum Service books, for Friday the hymns are as follows:From the Оctave of the Epiphany until the 1st Sunday...
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The Saturday Office hymns, "from the Оctave of the Epiphany until the 1st...
From Hymn melodies for the whole year from the Sarum Service books, for Saturdays in Epiphanytide the hymns are as follows:From the Оctave of the Epiphany until the 1st Sunday in Lent - On...
View Article"Electronic Anglican Breviary Project on Kickstarter"
For those interested in such things, Derek has launched his new Electronic Anglican Breviary Project on Kickstarter. I (obviously!) love the fact that so much is happening online these days; there's...
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On the Feast of S. Vincent, M. (Jan. 22)
From Hymn melodies for the whole year, from the Sarum service-books: On the Feast of S. Vincent, M. (Jan. 22) :L. & 2nd Ev.Christi miles gloriosus ... ... ... 45Follow along with the office here,...
View ArticleWilliam Mathias: "As truly as God is our Father"
Sung by the Choir of St. Paul's, London. The text comes from the writings of Julian of Norwich (c. 1342-1416):As truly as God is our Father, so just as truly is he our Mother.In our Father, God...
View ArticleFalling in love with God
“We Anglicans are not given to writing great theology. There are notable exceptions, but they are difficult to remember; but when Anglicanism is at its best its liturgy, its poetry, its music and its...
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The Candlemas Procession (February 2): Lumen ad Revelationem Gentium
It's customary to celebrate the Feast of the Presentation (AKA Candlemas. celebrated on February 2) with a Procession just before the start of the Eucharist itself. Here is the antiphon Lumen ad...
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More from the Candlemas Procession (Feburary 2): Adorna thalamum
Adorna thalamum is another of the three antiphons used in the Candlemas Procession, along with Ecce Dominus Noster and Lumen ad Revelationem Gentium. The antiphonis sung here, I believe, by the Pro...
View Article"O clarissima mater (Symphonia 9)"
I wanted to call attention to this fantastic post for Candlemas at Fides Quaerens Intellectum. I'm just reblogging here the portion with the video, the text, and a bit of the post itself; I'd very...
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