THE PARISH OF ST. VINCENT FERRER AND ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

The Very Reverend Walter C. Wagner, O.P., Pastor

James D. Wetzel, Director of Music and Organist

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

FIRST SUNDAY OF PASSIONTIDE

March 21, 2021

12 NOON Solemn Mass with Third Scrutiny of the Elect

The setting of the Mass Ordinary is Missa Quando lieta sperai by (c. 1532-1585). INTRODUCTORY RITES

ENTRANCE (OFFICIUM) Psalm 42 (43):1, 2 Chant, mode iii

Judica me, Deus, Judge me, O God,

et discerne causam meam and distinguish my cause

de gente non sancta: from the unholy nation.

ab homine iniquo et doloso eripe me: From the unjust and deceitful man deliver me,

quia tu es Deus meus, et fortituto mea. for you are my God and my strength.

V. Emitte lucem tuam et veritatem tuam: V. Send forth your light and your truth;

ipsa me deduxerunt they have conducted me,

et adduxerunt in montem sanctum tuum, and brought me to your holy hill,

et in tabernacula tua. and into your tabernacles.

SIGN OF THE CROSS AND GREETING

PENITENTIAL RITE

KYRIE

COLLECT

Grant, O Lord, to these chosen ones that, instructed in the holy mysteries, they may receive new life at the font of Baptism and be numbered among the members of your Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

2 LITURGY OF THE WORD

FIRST READING Ezekiel 37:12-14

Thus says the Lord God: O my people, I will open your graves and have you rise from them, and bring you back to the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and have you rise from them, O my people! I will put my spirit in you that you may live, and I will settle you upon your land; thus you shall know that I am the Lord. I have promised, and I will do it, says the Lord.

GRADUAL (RESPONSORIUM) Psalm 142 (143):9, 10; Psalm 17 (18):48, 49 Chant, mode iii

Eripe me, Domine, de inimicis meis: Rescue me, O Lord, from my enemies;

doce me facere voluntatem tuam. teach me to do your will.

V. Liberator meus, Domine, V. You are my deliverer, O Lord,

de gentibus iracundis: from the angry nations;

ab insurgentibus in me exaltabis me: you will lift me up above those who rise up against me;

a viro iniquo eripies me. from the unjust man you will deliver me.

SECOND READING Romans 8:8-11

Brothers and sisters: Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh; on the contrary, you are in the spirit, if only the Spirit of God dwells in you. Whoever does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the spirit is alive because of righteousness. If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also, through his Spirit dwelling in you.

TRACT Psalm 128 (129):1 Chant, mode viii

Saepe expugnaverunt me a juventute mea. Often have they fought against me from my youth.

3 GOSPEL John 11:1-45

Now a man was ill, Lazarus from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. Mary was the one who had anointed the Lord with perfumed oil and dried his feet with her hair; it was her brother Lazarus who was ill. So the sisters sent word to him saying, “Master, the one you love is ill.” When Jesus heard this he said, “This illness is not to end in death, but is for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified through it.” Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that he was ill, he remained for two days in the place where he was. Then after this he said to his disciples, “Let us go back to Judea.” The disciples said to him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just trying to stone you, and you want to go back there?” Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in a day? If one walks during the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. But if one walks at night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” He said this, and then told them, “Our friend Lazarus is asleep, but I am going to awaken him.” So the disciples said to him, “Master, if he is asleep, he will be saved.” But Jesus was talking about his death, while they thought that he meant ordinary sleep. So then Jesus said to them clearly, “Lazarus has died. And I am glad for you that I was not there, that you may believe. Let us go to him.” So Thomas, called Didymus, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go to die with him.”

When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb for four days. Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, only about two miles away. And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother. When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him; but Mary sat at home. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise.” Martha said to him, “I know he will rise, in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to him, “Yes, Lord. I have come to believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, the one who is coming into the world.”

When she had said this, she went and called her sister Mary secretly, saying, “The teacher is here and is asking for you.” As soon as she heard this, she rose quickly and went to him. For Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was still where Martha had met him. So when the Jews who were with her in the house comforting her saw Mary get up quickly and go out, they followed her, presuming that she was going to the tomb to weep there. When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” When Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come with her weeping, he became perturbed and

4 deeply troubled, and said, “Where have you laid him?” They said to him, “Sir, come and see.” And Jesus wept. So the Jews said, “See how he loved him.” But some of them said, “Could not the one who opened the eyes of the blind man have done something so that this man would not have died?”

So Jesus, perturbed again, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay across it. Jesus said, “Take away the stone.” Martha, the dead man’s sister, said to him, “Lord, by now there will be a stench; he has been dead for four days.” Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believe you will see the glory of God?” So they took away the stone. And Jesus raised his eyes and said, “Father, I thank you for hearing me. I know that you always hear me; but because of the crowd here I have said this, that they may believe that you sent me.” And when he had said this, he cried out in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, tied hand and foot with burial bands, and his face was wrapped in a cloth. So Jesus said to them, “Untie him and let him go.”

Now many of the Jews who had come to Mary and seen what he had done began to believe in him.

HOMILY

5 THIRD SCRUTINY OF THE ELECT

The Elect (Catechumens) submit themselves to the Scrutiny.

INVITATION TO PRAYER

INTERCESSIONS FOR THE ELECT

PRAYER OF EXORCISM

Father of life and God not of the dead but of the living, you sent your Son to proclaim life, to snatch us from the realm of death, and to lead us to the resurrection. Free these elect from the death-dealing power of the spirit of evil, so that they may bear witness to their new life in the risen Christ, for he lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

The Celebrant, after the Imposition of Hands, continues with hands extended:

Lord Jesus, by raising Lazarus from the dead you showed that you came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. Free from the grasp of death those who await your life-giving sacraments and deliver them from the spirit of corruption. Through your Spirit, who gives life, fill them with faith, hope, and charity, that they may live with you always in the glory of your resurrection, for you are Lord for ever and ever. Amen.

6 CREDO Chant, mode iv

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8 LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Psalm 118 (119):7, 10, 17, 25 Chant, mode i

Confitebor tibi Domine, I will praise you, O Lord,

in toto corde meo: with my whole heart.

retribue servo tuo Render to your servant;

vivam, et custodiam sermones tuos: I shall live and keep your words;

vivifica me secundum verbum tuum, Domine. enliven me according to your word, O Lord.

OFFERTORY MOTET Psalm 42 (43):1, 2 Andrea Gabrieli

Judica me, Deus, Judge me, O God,

et discerne causam meam and distinguish my cause

de gente non sancta: from the unholy nation.

ab homine iniquo et doloso eripe me: From the unjust and deceitful man deliver me,

quia tu es Deus meus, for you are my God,

fortituto mea. my strength.

Quare me repulisti, Why have you spurned me,

et quare tristis incedo, and why do I go about in sadness,

dum affligit me inimicus? while the enemy afflicts me?

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS

Hear us, almighty God, and, having instilled in your servants the first fruits of the Chris- tian faith, graciously purify them by the working of this sacrifice. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

9 PREFACE

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord.

For as true man he wept for Lazarus his friend and as eternal God raised him from the tomb, just as, taking pity on the human race, he leads us by sacred mysteries to new life.

Through him the host of Angels adores your majesty and rejoices in your presence for ever. May our voices, we pray, join with theirs in one chorus of exultant praise, as we acclaim:

SANCTUS

MYSTERY OF FAITH

AMEN

10 COMMUNION RITE

PATER NOSTER

SIGN OF PEACE

AGNUS DEI

11 COMMUNION ANTIPHON John 12:26 Chant, mode v

Qui mihi ministrat, me sequatur: If anyone serves me, let him follow me:

et ubi ego sum, illic et minister meus erit. and where I am, there also shall my servant.

COMMUNION MOTET Psalm 85 (86):1, 2 (c. 1554-1612) Inclina, Domine, aurem tuam Incline, O Lord, your ear,

et exaudi me: and hear me;

quoniam inops et pauper sum ego. for I am weak and poor.

Custodi animam meam, Preserve my soul,

quoniam sanctus sum: for I am holy:

salvum fac servum tuum, Deus meus, save your servant, O my God,

sperantem in te. who trusts in you.

The People remain kneeling.

POST-COMMUNION PRAYER

May your people be at one, O Lord, we pray, and in wholehearted submission to you may they obtain this grace: that, safe from all distress, they may readily live out their joy at being saved and remember in loving prayer those to be reborn. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

12 EXPOSITION OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT

MOTET O salutaris hostia, O saving Victim, (c. 1490-1562)

quae caeli pandis ostium: who opens the gate of heaven,

bella premunt hostilia, hostile wars press on us:

da robur, fer auxilium. your strength bestow, your aid supply.

Uni trinoque Domino To the Lord One in Three,

sit sempiterna gloria, may there be sempiternal glory;

qui vitam sine termino for life without end

nobis donet in patria. he gives to us in our homeland.

Amen. Amen.

Exposition will be offered after the 12 NOON Solemn Mass every Sunday during Lent. A separate leaflet will be available for the afternoon’s program:

3 PM – Chaplet of Divine Mercy 4 PM – Preaching by Fr. Walter Wagner, O.P. Blessed are the peacemakers. 4:15 PM – Organ Recital by James Wetzel Music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 5 PM – Benediction

Take this leaflet with you after Mass. Do not leave it in the pews or return it to the tray.

13 LITURGICAL NOTES

The season of Lent ends with Passiontide, from the Fifth Sunday of Lent, known as “Passion Sunday” until the Triduum. The Judica me (the psalm traditionally recited by the celebrant as part of his ‘Prayers at the Foot of the Altar’) and the Gloria Patri are suppressed because they evoke sentiments of joy. The liturgy during this time focuses on and commemorates the sorrowful events of the last week of Jesus’ mortal life. During this fortnight of “deep Lent,” violet veils traditionally cover crosses (until the end of the celebration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday) and cover images and statues until the Gloria of the Easter Vigil. The veiling was associated with the Gospel (John 8:46-59) formerly read on Lent V, in which Jesus “hid himself” from the people (Jesus autem abscondebat se). Statues and images of the saints are likewise covered because, as theologian Nikolaus Nilles explained, “It would seem improper for the servants to appear when the Master himself is hidden.” Since the revision of the Roman Calendar in 1969, the name Passiontide is no longer formally used, although the Preface called “Passion of the Lord I (The Power of the Cross)” is used in the fifth week of Lent.

MUSIC NOTES

During the Renaissance, the Republic of was one of the most influential, wealthy, and cosmopolitan cities in the world, and its Cathedral Basilica of St. Mark’s had a music program commensurate with such status. Beginning with Adrian Willaert, the resident musicians developed compositional traits to exploit St. Mark’s twin choir lofts (facing each other across the sanctuary) and its resonant acoustics. The most innovative of these techniques was ‘polychoral’ writing, or cori spezzati, in which multiple groups of singers and instrumentalists played in alternation from separate locations. The style coalesced, through the works of Andrea Giovanni, , , , and Giovanni Croce, into a musical language known as the Venetian School, of which Andrea’s nephew Giovanni Gabrieli became the ultimate voice. Disciples of this School, particularly Hans Leo Hassler, Michael Praetorious, and Heinrich Schütz, disseminated the style throughout Europe, introducing many concepts that would come to maturity in the Baroque era that followed.

Adrian Willaert, a Franco-Flemish who studied in Paris with Jean Mouton (a stylistic contemporary of Josquin), became a singer in the chapel of Cardinal Ippolito I d’Este in 1515 and later served Duke Alfonso of Ferrara. From 1527 until his death, he served as maestro di cappella of St. Mark’s.

14 Most likely born in Venice, Andrea Gabrieli may have been a pupil of Willaert’s at St. Mark’s Basilica alongside of Merulo, de Rore, and . In 1562 while visiting Munich he befriended Orlando di Lasso, the court musician to Albert V, Duke of Bavaria. In 1566 Andrea was appointed organist of St. Mark’s where he remained until his death. Late in his career he also became famous as a teacher, and his pupils included his nephew Giovanni, Lodovico Zacconi, and Hassler.

Giovanni Gabrieli studied under Orlando di Lasso, from around 1575 until the Duke’s death in 1579. By 1584, Giovanni had returned to Venice and was soon made organist of the Scuola Grande di San Rocco, a religious confraternity second only in splendor to the Basilica. Later in 1585, he was also appointed organist of St. Mark’s, becoming the principal composer following Andrea’s death the next year. Giovanni remained at both institutions until his death in 1606.

SOLEMNITY OF THE ANNUNCIATION

Thursday, March 25 is the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord. There There will be a Solemn Mass at 6 PM at St. Vincent Ferrer for which the Schola Cantorum will sing music of Tomás Luis de Victoria: Missa de Beata Maria and Ave Regina caelorum á 5.

15 CHORAL SERVICES IN HOLY WEEK AT ST. VINCENT FERRER

PALM SUNDAY – March 28 12 NOON Solemn Mass with Exposition with Cristóbal de Morales’s Missa Si bona suscepimus, motets, and chanting of St. Mark’s Passion.

4 PM Lenten Preaching and Recital Series with Benediction

HOLY THURSDAY – April 1 6:30 PM Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper with Tiburtio Massaino’s Missa Salve Crux and motets of Lasso and de Monte.

GOOD FRIDAY – April 2 12 NOON Seven Last Words of Christ with motets of Asola, Palestrina, Praetorius, and Rota.

3 PM Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion with motets of Byrd and Philips and the chanting of St. John’s Passion.

7 PM Service of Mater Dolorosa with Robert White’s Lamendations of Jeremiah á 5.

HOLY SATURDAY – April 3 8 PM Great Vigil of Easter with Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s Missa L’homme armé á 5 and motets.

EASTER SUNDAY – April 4 12 NOON Solemn Mass with Exposition with Andrea Rota’s Missa Resurrectio Christi and motets of Corfini, Trombetti, and Gabrieli.

2:45 PM Organ Recital – St. Vincent

3:15 PM Solemn Vespers with Benediction with Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina’s Magnificat Primi Toni and motets of Merulo and Wetzel.

WEEKDAYS WITHIN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER – April 5–10 Regular Weekday Mass and Confession Schedule, including 6 PM Sung Mass (Monday–Friday)

9 AM Sung Mass (Saturday at St. Catherine of Siena)