Music Suggestions
Solemnity of Mary the Holy Mother of God (ABC)

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Introit:
1. Salve sancta Parens [Graduale Romanum, p.403]
2. Salve sancta Parens [Gregorian Missal, p.207]
3. Salve sancta Parens (William Byrd, Adrianus Petit Coclico, Heinrich Isaac)
4. Lux fulgebit [Graduale Romanum, p.44]
5. Lux fulgebit [Gregorian Missal, p.193]
6. Lux fulgebit (Giuseppe Mignemi)
7. Mass Propers for Christmastide (Gary Penkala)
8. Hail, holy Mother [Simple English Propers, p.37 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
9. Radiant light will shine upon us [Simple English Propers, p.38 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
10. Hail, holy Mother! [Simple Choral Gradual, p.29 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
11. Hail, Holy Mother (Gary Penkala) from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals
12. Hail, Holy Mother of the Universe [tune: Gabriel's Message] from Introit Hymns #10 (Christoph Tietze)
13. Hail, Holy Mother of the World [tune: Winchester Old] from Introit Hymns #10 (Christoph Tietze)
Gradual (Responsorial Psalm):
1. Diffusa est gratia [Graduale Romanum, p.408]
2. Diffusa est gratia [Gregorian Missal, p.209]
3. Diffusa est gratia (William Byrd, Giovanni Maria Nanino, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Johannes Nepomuk Skraup, Francisco Valls)
Alleluia (Gospel Acclamation):
1. Post partum [Graduale Romanum, p.414]
2. Post partum [Gregorian Missal, p.210]
3. Post partum (William Byrd, Guillaume Dufay)
4. Multifarie olim Deus [Graduale Romanum, p.52]
5. Multifarie olim Deus [Gregorian Missal, p.210]
Offertory:
1. Felix namque es [Graduale Romanum, p.422]
2. Felix namque es [Gregorian Missal, p.211]
3. Felix namque es (William Byrd, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Johannes Lupi, José Maurício Nunes Garcia)
4. Mass Propers for Christmastide (Gary Penkala)
5. Blessed are you, O holy Virgin Mary [Simple English Propers, p.39 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
6. For the sun of justice, Christ our God [Simple Choral Gradual, p.30 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
7. I Lift Up My Soul (Eugene Englert) [Augsburg]
Communion:
1. Exsulta filia Sion [Graduale Romanum, p.47]
2. Exsulta filia Sion [Gregorian Missal, p.197]
3. Mass Propers for Christmastide (Gary Penkala)
4. Exult, O daughter of Zion [Simple English Propers, p.40 (Adam Bartlett) CMAA]
5. Jesus Christ is the same [Simple Choral Gradual, p.31 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
6. Rejoice Greatly from Messiah (GF. Handel)
Mass settings:
1. Latin Chant Masses VIII (De angelis) & XI (Orbis factor)
2. Latin Gregorian Chant Masses XI (Orbis factor) & VIII (De angelis)
3. Latin Missa sanctorum angelorum (Calvert Shenk)
4. Latin Mass of Saint Jerome (Christopher Bord)
5. Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians (Richard Connolly)
6. Mass of Saint Agnes (B. Andrew Mills)
7. Mass of the Angels (Richard J. Clark)
8. Mass of the Redemption (Calvert Shenk / Adam Taylor)
9. Modal Mass (Calvert Shenk / Adam Taylor)

Other liturgical music

Blessed Be the Lord God of Israel (Gary Penkala) from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals
Christmas Litany (J. William Greene)
Common Psalms for Schools & Parishes (Thomas Cosley)
Communion Psalms for the Liturgical Seasons (Gary Penkala)
From East to West: A Christmas Processional (arr. Gary Penkala)
Gloria III Canon (Jacques Berthier) Music from Taizé [GIA Publications]
Gospel Verses for the Christmas Cycle (Gary Penkala)
Graduale Romanum [Solesmes edition]
Graduale simplex [Vatican edition]
Gregorian Missal [Solesmes edition]
Hail, Holy Mother (Gary Penkala) from Seven Roman Basilica Processionals
Mass Propers of Christmastide (Gary Penkala)
Psalm 25 (Christopher Bord)
Psalm 80 (Rev. Joseph Gelineau, Robert Schaffer)
Psalm 96 (Christopher Bord)
Universal Music for Morning Prayer (Gary Penkala)
Universal Music for Evening Prayer (Gary Penkala)

Hymns

From East to West, from Shore to Shore (HH #39)
Hail, Holy Mother of the Universe [tune: Gabriel's Message] from Introit Hymns #10 (Christoph Tietze)
Hail, Holy Mother of the World [tune: Winchester Old] from Introit Hymns #10 (Christoph Tietze)
Lully Lullay Thou Little Tiny Child (CH #209)
Maiden, Yet A Mother (AH #540, CHB #155)
Son of God and thy Son, Lady (Kathleen Pluth) from Hymns for the Liturgical Year
The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky (AH #534, CBW #608, CH #334, HPSC #321, ICEL #120, WIII #405, CHB #161, SMH #560)
Thou Art the Star of Morning (HPSC #331)
Virgin-born, We Bow before You (WIII #403, CHB #163, HH #49, CD #839)
What Child Is This? (AH #330, CBW #461, CH #215, ICEL #31, PMB #28, WIII #411, SMH #604, EH #36)

AH = The Adoremus Hymnal, Ignatius Press

CBW = Catholic Book of Worship II / Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

CD = Cantate Domino / Hymnal Supplement, GIA Publications, Inc.

CH = The Collegeville Hymnal, The Liturgical Press

CHB = The Catholic Hymn Book [London Oratory], Gracewing Publishers

EH = The Hymnal 1940 (Episcopal), used by many Anglican Use Roman Catholic parishes

HH = Hymnal of the Hours, GIA Publications, Inc.

HPSC = Hymns, Psalms & Spiritual Canticles, out of print but excellent

ICEL = ICEL Resource Collection, GIA Publications, Inc.

PMB = People's Mass Book, World Library Publications, Inc.

SMH = The Saint Michael Hymnal, Saint Boniface Church, Lafayette IN

WIII = Worship, 3rd Edition, GIA Publications, Inc.

Choral Music

A Virgin Most Pure (arr. Charles Wood) [Carols for Choirs I / Oxford]
All My Heart This Night Rejoices (John Sittard)
Alma redemptoris mater (Stephen McManus)
Alma redemptoris mater (Palestrina / Angelini)
Ave Maria (Arcadelt / Angelini)
Ave Maria (Victoria / Angelini)
Christmas Lullaby: Carol of the Nuns of Saint Mary's, Chester (J. William Greene)
Down in Yon Forest (arr. John Rutter) Carols for Choirs II [Oxford]
Eructavit cor meum (Benedetto Pesenti)
From East to West (arr. Gary Penkala)
Gaudete, gaudete (Colin Brumby)
Gaudete (from Piae cantiones) [GIA Publications]
God Be Merciful (Paul Tchesnokoff, Alan Hovhaness)
I Sing of a Maiden (Patrick Hadley)
I Will Greatly Rejoice in the Lord (Maurice Greene)
Jesu dulcis memoria (Gregorian chant) [Liber usualis p.452]
Lullay My Liking (Gustav Holst) [G. Schirmer]
Maria virgo (Giovanni Gabrieli)
O God, Be Merciful (Christopher Tye)
Sans Day Carol (arr. John Rutter) Carols for Choirs II [Oxford]
Senex puerum portabat (William Byrd, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Tomás Luis de Victoria)
Te Deum laudamus (Calvert Shenk) traditionally sung on New Year's Day
Ten New Carols for Advent and Christmas, Volume 1 (Gary Penkala)
Ten New Carols for Advent and Christmas, Volume 2 (Greene, Brumby, Penkala)
Tota pulchra es, Maria (J. William Greene)
When Christ Was Born of Mary Free (J. William Greene)

Organ Music

A Carol for the New Year (Alfred Fedak)
Ave Maria from Two Chant Meditations (Kevin Waters SJ)
Concordi lætitia from Two Chant Processionals (Kevin Waters SJ)
Coventry Carol (George Lachenauer) [Organist's Companion, November 1996]
Das alte Jahr vergangen ist (J.S. Bach) from Orgelbüchlein
Divinum mysterium from Four Preludes on Chant Hymns (Mark Siebert)
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ (J.S. Bach) from Orgelbüchlein
Gentle Mary Laid Her Child (Paul Manz) from Improvisations for the Christmas Season, Set 2 [Morning Star Music Publishers #10-101]
Greensleeves (Richard Purvis) [MCA Music]
Helft mir Gott's guete preisen (J.S. Bach) from Orgelbüchlein
Improvisation on Greensleeves (Alfred Fedak) [Organist's Companion, December 1984]
In dir ist Freude (J.S. Bach) [Orgelbüchlein] [Church Organist's Golden Treasury II - Oliver Ditson Co]
In dulci jubilo from Five Chorale Preludes (Colin Brumby)
In Thee Is Gladness (G. Winston Cassler) [Organist's Companion, April 1982]
In Thee Is Gladness (Paul Manz) [Improvisations on Classic Chorales - Morning Star Music Publ 10-843]
In Thee Is Gladness (Charles Ore) [Eleven Compositions for Organ Bk 2 - Concordia 97-5385]
In Thee Is Gladness (Ralph Schultz) [Parish Organist, Part 9: Wedding Music - Concordia]
My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord (Marcel Dupré) from Fifteen Pieces #10
Prelude on Coventry (Craig Penfield) [Organist's Companion, December 1983]
Stille Nacht from Seven Preludes for the Church Year (Donna Robertson)
Variations on Greensleeves (Vivien Harvey Slater) [Organist's Companion, November 1990]
What Child Is This? (Paul Manz) from Improvisations for the Christmas Season, Set II - Morning Star Music Publ 10-101]
What Child Is This? (Charles Ore) from Eleven Compositions for Organ Bk 2 - Concordia 97-5385]

Liturgical Hints & Ideas

This is a Marian feast, so music honoring Mary is appropriate. It occurs at the center of Christmastide, so seasonal carols are also appropriate (and welcomed). In general, sing as many carols as possible during the time from the Vigil Mass of Christmas to the Baptism of the Lord. This is the shortest of the liturgical seasons... with unquestionably the greatest number of familiar hymns.

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