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Preparing for the liturgical music for the upcoming April Camp or Homeschool Retreat 15-19 April 2024.

You can browse the recordings from previous years for an overview. Some people are keen to sing Sicut Cervus and Aichinger’s Regina Caeli this year.

Here is a list of Gregorian chant to learn, roughly in order of importance:

  1. Mass 1 / Missa Lux et Origo
  2. Extras - like Regina Caeli
  3. Compline - learning Roman Compline in Easter
  4. Votive Mass of the Holy Ghost for Monday
  5. Mass of a Virgin, not a martyr for St Bernadette for Tuesday
  6. Votive Mass of St Joseph for Wednesday
  7. Votive Mass of the Blessed Sacrament for Thursday
  8. Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart for Friday

I’ve made a little challenge minibook with an easter egg to colour in for each piece mastered. Here is a video on how to construct it.

Plans for Hymns at Mass

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday
Votive Mass of the Holy GhostSt BernadetteVotive Mass of St JosephVotive Mass of the Blessed SacramentVotive Mass of the Sacred Heart
Anima ChristiRegina CaeliAve JosephSicut CervusAve Verum
O Filii et FiliaeAve Maris StellaSancti VeniteAdoro TeAmetur
Holy God, we Praise Thy NameO Purest of CreaturesJesus, my LordSoul of my SaviourHail Redeemer

There is also Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament each day which gives another opportunity for Eucharistic hymns such as:

  • O Bread of Heaven
  • Let all mortal flesh keep silence
  • Draw nigh and take the Body of the Lord
  • O Jesus Christ remember

The music for the motets, Sicut Cervus and Ametur, can be found in the new Choir Book:

Below is a list of all the pages in this section of Kids Chant.

Sacred Heart
Last updated on 7 Apr, 2024
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Sacred Heart
Blessed Sacrament
Introit Alleluia 1 Alleluia 2 Offertory Communion Sung with Solfege Syllables: Sung with the words:
Last updated on 7 Apr, 2024
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Blessed Sacrament
St Joseph
Work in progress. The music comes from the feast of St Joseph the Worker, a relatively recent addition to the Church’s calendar. The music is kind of modern and feels different.
Last updated on 7 Apr, 2024
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St Bernadette
Overview Introit - Dilexisti Alleluia - Adducentur regi Alleluia - Specie Tua Offertory - Filiae Regum This is Cistercian, so might have differences, but running out of time. Communion - Quinque prudentes virgines With verses, without alleluia
Last updated on 4 Apr, 2024
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Votive Mass of the Holy Ghost
Image by Chris from Pixabay Propers Tool Link Here is a quick video showing how to use the Propers Tool: I should say that my favourite piece is the Communion Antiphon, so if you do need the most fun thing to start with, skip to the end for Factus est repente.
Last updated on 29 Mar, 2024
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Votive Mass of the Holy Ghost
Extras
For the purposes of the challenge I had to pick just five top pieces of chant. Two are for Mary, one for St Joseph and two for Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
Last updated on 26 Mar, 2024
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Extras
Recordings
2023 recordings are here on a Google Drive 2022 was a good year for recordings: see this post Some earlier recordings are on soudcloud (I think they’re from 2018) It is helpful to have recordings, though it’s also a little confronting and daunting - a bit like the Sacrament of Confession.
Last updated on 28 Apr, 2024
Compline
A Crash Course in Roman Compline in Paschaltide Download your copy of Compline for Easter: Compline PDF It’s an A5 booklet, so you can probably get your printer to print it as a booklet.
Last updated on 29 Mar, 2024
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BXVI Choir 2024
This time we’re up for the week after the 2nd Sunday after Easter! Every day is a feria, so Father has picked a different votive Mass for every day, opening up a veritable cornucopia of music.
BXVI Choir 2024
Mass 1 - Missa Lux et Origo
Here’s a video I prepared earlier - it’s a bit waffly, but hopefully it hits the spot: And you can get the just latin sheet music or the Institute of Christ the King copy, which is great for nice big print.