SAINT ISAAC OGUES ILLUMINATED MISSAL, JLECTIONARY, & GRADUAL
Published with the approval of the USCCB Committee on Divine Worship ii Publication Details Introductory Notes iii
Published with the approval of : Committee on Divine Worship OTES United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 20 March 2014 EFORE NTHE REFORMS of the Second Vatican Council, all necessary liturgical texts were found in the Roman Missal. The current rite, however, requires three books for celebration: Imprimatur : B 1 (a) Lectionary; (b) Sacramentary ; and (c) Gradual. Of these three, the X Most Reverend Edward J. Slattery Gradual is without a doubt the least familiar and has been called “the Bishop of Tulsa forgotten book of the Council.” 25 March 2014 But could a liturgical book truly be forgotten? Yes, owing to the piece- meal implementation of the reformed liturgy, which began in 1964 with Produced by : Inter Oecumenici and was not complete until 1974 when the Graduale Pope John Paul II Institute for Liturgical Renewal Romanum finally appeared.2 This piecemeal process was noted by Pope Owasso, OK 74055 Paul VI, who asked publicly :
How can we celebrate this new rite when we still lack a complete 2014 © Père Isaac Jogues Art Productions, LLC missal and there are so many uncertainties about what to do? 3
While Catholic publishers have done a praiseworthy job including Lectionary and Missal texts for their pew books, our publication is the very first to provide congregations with complete Gradual texts in both Latin and English.4
Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass © 1970, 1986, 1997, 1998, 2001 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, D.C. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any 1 Nomenclature changed in 2011: “Sacramentary” was retired in favor of the term “Missal.” means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval The popularity of the Missale plenarium (required by mendicants) had displaced the more ancient system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner. Used with permission (10 March 2014). arrangement — Sacramentary, Lectionary, Evangelistary, and Gradual — by the twelfth century. The English translation of some Psalm responses, some Alleluia and Gospel verses, and the Lenten Gospel 2 The rearrangement of chants seems to have been completed in 1969 (cf. Pope Paul VI’s Acclamations, some Summaries, and the Titles and Conclusion of the Readings, from the Lectionary for Mass Apostolic Constitution of 3 April 1969 and the copyright note “Indicantur insuper” in the 1988 © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc., Washington, D.C. All rights reserved. Used with permission (24 February 2014). edition of the Ordo Cantus Missæ), but did not receive final approval until 24 June 1972. Regard- less, the Ordo Cantus Missæ was ineffectual until publication of the full 1974 Gradual, just as the Graduale Romanum English translations (Imprimatur: 16 November 1989) by St. Peter’s Abbey, Solesmes, licensed in Ordo Lectionum Missæ was ineffectual until publication of the full Lectionary. the Creative Commons. 3 His Holiness, Pope Paul VI, Address to a General Audience (26 November 1969). Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission (24 February 2014). 4 Many Church documents desire this: e.g. Sing to the Lord (USCCB, 2007) §76. iv Introductory Notes Introductory Notes v
II. Propers Rediscovered e. What was quite naturally viewed as a blessing — the freedom to substitute — has over the decades morphed into a burden. Musi- In the United States, it is permissible 5 to substitute for any Entrance cians feel obligated to “invent” the liturgy each week by unilater- Chant, Offertory Chant, or Communion Chant in the Gradual “another ally choosing creative substitutions for the assigned texts. On the other hand, those who sing the Graduale chants are often edified liturgical chant suited to the sacred action, day, or time of year,” so long by the profound theology 9 displayed by scriptural selections which as text and music have been approved for liturgical use by the Confer- normally go back more than 1,500 years. ence of Bishops or Diocesan Bishop. f. Similarly, the postconciliar emphasis on congregational singing Ever since permission was given,6 vernacular hymns and songs have — initially viewed as a blessing — has been slightly exaggerated. Many now believe the congregation is required to sing everything been substituted for the propers with great frequency. However, a re- (which is not traditional and can even strain the vocal cords). newed interest in singing the ancient propers of the Mass has arisen for Delegating some propers to the choir alone helps restore the Coun- a variety of reasons : cil’s vision: a judicious allocation of singing for the congregation, cantor, celebrant, deacon, and choir. a. Singing even the finest hymns, we feel they are the compositions of a poet — it is the poet who speaks.7 The propers, on the other g. Perhaps the most significant catalyst has been the plethora of hand, are almost without exception direct quotations from Scripture, resources for singing Mass propers in English, many of which have and the unmetered Gregorian form is better suited to proclaiming the become available within the last five years. unparaphrased Word of God. Those introducing the propers to a parish should consider the following b. Gregorian chant’s unique qualities — which do not rely upon words of Pope Benedict XVI : strong rhythms and rhyming strophes — are better suited 8 to con- templation of the “heavenly liturgy,” whereas a rhythmic and inspir- Nothing is more harmful to the Liturgy than constant changes, even ing hymn tune might be more appropriate at the end of Mass. if it seems to be for the sake of genuine renewal.10
c. Singing the propers is consonant with the highest goals of the In this spirit, many parishes sing a hymn during the entrance proces- liturgical movement which encouraged Catholics to pray the actual 11 texts of the Mass rather than para-liturgical prayers, no matter how sion, and the proper of the day during the incensation. pious such devotional prayers may be. III. Antiphons Revised for Spoken Masses d. There is a growing desire to recover the unity that existed before substitutions became widespread, when the entire Latin Rite sang The most important liturgical document of the last century was Pope and meditated upon the same Mass propers each Sunday. Paul VI’s Apostolic Constitution given on Holy Thursday in 1969. His Holiness officially promulgated the reformed liturgy and said the 5 Cf. sections 48, 74, and 87 in the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (USCCB, 2011). following with regard to the Gradual chants : The precise wording used (alius cantus congruus) remains identical to the 1969 edition. 6 Musicam Sacram, Vatican Instruction on Music in the Liturgy (5 March 1967) §32. 7 László Dobszay, “The Chants of the Proprium Missae Versus Alius Cantus Aptus,” Sacred 9 Consider, for example, the Entrance Chant for 24 June (Nativity of St. John the Baptist) which Music 130:3 (Fall 2003): 12. comes from Isaiah 49. 8 Pope John Paul II said in June of 1980 : “To the extent that the new sacred music is to serve 10 Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, The Spirit of the Liturgy (Ignatius Press, 2000), 83. the liturgical celebrations of the various churches, it can and must draw from earlier forms — 11 On 14 February 2012, the Secretariat of Divine Worship declared this specific practice especially from Gregorian chant — a higher inspiration, a uniquely sacred quality, a genuine sense consistent with the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, pointing out that “The GIRM never of what is religious.” speaks to every possible scenario that could take place.” vi Introductory Notes Introductory Notes vii
Even though the text of the Roman Gradual (at least that which con- “hybrids” cobbled together from various sources such as the 2011 cerns the singing) has not been changed, still, for the sake of greater Roman Missal, Revised Grail, New American Bible, and even private intelligibility, the Responsorial Psalm (which St. Augustine and St. translations. The results can be rather unsatisfactory,18 and certain ob- Leo the Great often mention) has been restored, and the Entrance 19 and Communion antiphons have been revised for Masses without stacles are only overcome with difficulty. singing. 12 Furthermore, many Gradual texts use scripture versions like the Vetus These words of Paul VI have been reprinted in the front of all Sacramen- Itala, which pre-date St. Jerome’s Vulgate. As Fr. Fortescue has re- taries since 1970, yet many still believe the Missal antiphons (“Spoken minded us : Propers”) are identical with the Gradual antiphons (“Sung Propers”).13 The fact that people were accustomed to sing the Itala text at Mass In fact, although many of the Entrance Chants in the Missal were taken was the great hindrance to the spread of the Vulgate. 20 verbatim from the Gradual, a substantial number of Communion Chants bear no relation to those assigned by the current Gradual. Archbishop Comparing Spoken Propers to Sung Propers, one can clearly delineate Bugnini put it quite succinctly : four categories:
The entrance and communion antiphons of the Missal were intended (1) Instances where Sung and Spoken are identical. to be recited, not sung.14 (2) Instances where differences are trivial. To make this crystal clear, the following rubrics have been printed in (3) Instances where differences are minor yet significant. 15 each edition of the General Instruction since November of 1969 : (4) Instances where Sung and Spoken are completely different.
ENTRANCE : Only if none of the above alternatives is employed Perhaps most interesting is the third type, which might be aptly illus- and there is no entrance song is the antiphon in the Missal recited. trated by the Entrance Chant for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, COMMUNION : Only if none of the above alternatives is em- verses 6-7 of Psalm 95 (94) : ployed and there is no communion song is the antiphon in the Missal 16 recited. Roman Gradual Roman Missal (2011) Come, let us adore God, and O come, let us worship God and IV. Translations for the Gradual fall down before the Lord: let us bow low before the God who weep before Him Who made us; made us, for he is the Lord our Which translation of the Gradual should be used? No official Eng- for He is the Lord our God. God. lish version has ever been created.17 Some publishers have favored
12 Pope Paul VI, Apostolic Constitution Missale Romanum (3 April 1969), paragraph 12. to be voted on by the American bishops in November of 2007. Drafted by Bishop Donald Traut- 13 For an excellent treatment of this subject, see Christoph Tietze, “Graduale or Missale: The man, it strongly reiterated that “the antiphons of the Missale Romanum, which differ substantially Confusion Resolved,” Sacred Music 133:4 (Winter 2006): 4-12. from the sung antiphons of the Roman Gradual, were never intended to be sung.” 14 Annibale Bugnini, The Reform of the Liturgy (Liturgical Press, 1990), 891. 18 For example, consider the resulting Entrance Chant versions for the Feast of the Holy Family 15 The precise wording regarding Spoken Propers has remained unaltered in the GIRM itself and the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time where attempts are made to mix in MR3 antiphons when- since 1969: Si autem non habetur cantus, antiphona in Missali proposita recitatur. ever possible. 16 NCCB, Appendix I: Notes to the General Instruction (November 1969), paragraphs 12 and 32. 19 The differences in numbering pericopae are especially problematic. 17 Perhaps this partially explains the mysterious withdrawal of Action Item #9: Part B, scheduled 20 Adrian Fortescue, The Mass: A Study of the Roman Liturgy (London, 1912), 223. viii Introductory Notes Introductory Notes ix
Notice the Missal antiphon lacks any reference to the shedding of tears various options were given to assure that even small churches 24 could ( ploremus ante eum ) : have liturgical singing. Moving away from the “treasure of inestimable value” was never intended by the Council fathers.25 Indeed, five de- Roman Gradual Roman Missal 2002 (2011) cades after the Council, it is an open question whether such freedoms Veníte adorémus Deum, et pro Veníte, adorémus Dóminum, et cidámus ante Dóminum: ploré- procidámus ante Dóminum, qui are still necessary in light of the widespread use of new collections like mus ante eum, qui fecit nos: quia fecit nos; quia ipse est Dóminus the Simple English Propers. ipse est Dóminus Deus noster. Deus noster. VI. Acknowledgments In the end, we decided upon an established translation 21 of the entire Gradual — not a hybrid — which is sung by parish and cathedral choirs The John Paul II Institute for Liturgical Renewal would like to thank on a weekly basis throughout the United States. all who have assisted in the production of this book. In particular, we thank Msgr. Patrick Brankin for his kind encouragement. We thank V. Pew Books and Options Fr. Christopher Smith for generous assistance. We thank Cynthia Ostrowski for the beautiful photographs. We thank Fr. Christopher The full range of options available to Catholic musicians is stagger- Phillips for access to a special Chapel in Our Lady of the Atonement ing. Mentioned earlier was the freedom granted by the 1969 GIRM to (San Antonio, TX) and for his benevolence. We thank Mr. Edmund replace any assigned chant with “another liturgical chant.” Starting in Murray for valuable support throughout. Finally, although he had no 2011, the USCCB has specifically allowed theSpoken Propers to be set direct involvement, we thank Fr. Robert Skeris, whose monumental to music. Then, too, one may use the seasonal chants found in the 1967 theological writings have inspired so many faithful priests and church Simple Gradual. Furthermore, all three reformed books — Graduale, musicians through the years. Graduale Simplex, and Missale — sometimes assign a series of “op- tional chants” rather than just one.22 The Ordo Cantus Missæ allows for any chant to be replaced by another from the same season and even OINT COMMITTEE for the recommends the preconciliar “neo-Gregorian” pieces as ad libitum op- St. Isaac Jogues Illuminated 23 tions. Furthermore, the rites themselves are quite flexible. Missal, Lectionary, & Gradual Obviously, no pew book could contain every possible option, and noth- Ash Wednesday 2014 ing could be less pastorally sensitive than, for example, printing five Owasso, Oklahoma different options for each Sunday’s Communion Chant. Moreover, the J
21 This translation by the Abbey of Solesmes bears a 1989 Imprimatur and has been chosen for many English versions of the Gradual, such as the Simple English Propers (Church Music Association of America, 2011) and the Lalemant Propers (Corpus Christi Watershed, 2013). 22 This practice is extremely rare in the reformed Gradual, but does occur sometimes. In such cases, we have striven to provide the most traditional option, but for certain feasts (e.g. Entrance Chant for the Assumption) this decision was not easy. 23 For instance, on the weekdays through the year, any of the thirty-four Ordinary Time Masses 24 Cf. Bugnini, The Reform of the Liturgy, 121. may be said “according to the pastoral usefulness of the texts.” 25 Cf. Sacrosanctum Concilium (4 December 1963) §112. x Introductory Notes Table of Contents xi
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1st Sunday of Advent ����������������������������������������������������������1 2nd Sunday of Advent �������������������������������������������������������� 10 3rd Sunday of Advent �������������������������������������������������������� 20 Ancient Catholic manuscripts have been included alongside corresponding texts of the Mass Ordinary. 4th Sunday of Advent �������������������������������������������������������� 29 We encourage other publishers to follow our example so all Christians may come to a greater appreciation 24 December — (VIGIL) Christmas ������������������������������������ 38 of these sacred texts, preserved with such astonishing 25 December — Christmas Midnight Mass �������������������������� 42 care for more than thirteen centuries. 25 December — Christmas Mass at Dawn �������������������������� 46 25 December — Christmas Daytime Mass �������������������������� 49
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph ������������������������������ 53 Optional Readings (Year B) ��������������������������������������������������������� 58 Optional Readings (Year C) ��������������������������������������������������������� 60
1 January — Mary, Mother of God �������������������������������������� 63 Epiphany of the Lord �������������������������������������������������������� 65
Baptism of the Lord ���������������������������������������������������������� 69 Optional Readings (Year B) ��������������������������������������������������������� 72 Optional Readings (Year C) ��������������������������������������������������������� 74
Ash Wednesday ������������������������������������������������������������������ 77 1st Sunday of Lent ������������������������������������������������������������ 85 2nd Sunday of Lent ������������������������������������������������������������ 99 3rd Sunday of Lent ���������������������������������������������������������� 109 4th Sunday of Lent ���������������������������������������������������������� 121 5th Sunday of Lent ���������������������������������������������������������� 134 xii Table of Contents Table of Contents xiii
Passion (Palm) Sunday ���������������������������������������������������� 147 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 500 Holy Thursday ���������������������������������������������������������������� 185 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 510 Good Friday �������������������������������������������������������������������� 197 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 519 Holy Saturday Night (Easter Vigil) ���������������������������������� 219 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 529 Easter Sunday ������������������������������������������������������������������ 247 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 538 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 549 X ILLUMINATED MASS ORDINARY ������������ 251 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 559 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 569 2nd Sunday of Easter ������������������������������������������������������ 320 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 579 3rd Sunday of Easter �������������������������������������������������������� 325 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 589 4th Sunday of Easter �������������������������������������������������������� 336 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 598 5th Sunday of Easter �������������������������������������������������������� 345 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time ���������������������������������������� 607 6th Sunday of Easter �������������������������������������������������������� 354 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 617 Ascension of the Lord ������������������������������������������������������ 365 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 626 7th Sunday of Easter �������������������������������������������������������� 370 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 637 (VIGIL) Pentecost ������������������������������������������������������������ 380 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 647 Pentecost Sunday ������������������������������������������������������������ 387 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 656 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 667 Trinity Sunday ���������������������������������������������������������������� 393 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 676 Corpus Christi Sunday ���������������������������������������������������� 401 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 685 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 694 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 413 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time ���������������������������������������� 703 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time �������������������������������������������� 422 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 713 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time �������������������������������������������� 433 34th Sunday — Solemnity of Christ the King �������������������� 723 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time �������������������������������������������� 443 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time �������������������������������������������� 452 2 February — Presentation of the Lord ���������������������������� 733 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time �������������������������������������������� 462 19 March — St. Joseph ���������������������������������������������������� 736 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time �������������������������������������������� 472 25 March — The Annunciation ���������������������������������������� 741 9th Sunday in Ordinary Time �������������������������������������������� 481 23 June — (VIGIL) Nativity of St. John the Baptist ���������� 746 10th Sunday in Ordinary Time ������������������������������������������ 490 24 June — Nativity of St. John the Baptist ������������������������ 751 xiv Table of Contents 1st Sunday of Advent — Year A 1
28 June — (VIGIL) Sts. Peter & Paul ������������������������������ 754 29 June — Sts. Peter & Paul �������������������������������������������� 757 6 August — Transfiguration of the Lord ���������������������������� 762
14 August — (VIGIL) Our Lady’s Assumption ������������������ 767
15 August — Our Lady’s Assumption ������������������������������ 771 14 September — Exaltation of the Holy Cross ������������������ 774 1 November — All Saints ������������������������������������������������ 777 2 November — All Souls’ Day ������������������������������������������ 781 9 November — Dedication of the Lateran Basilica ������������ 782 8 December — Immaculate Conception ���������������������������� 785 First Sunday of Advent
Funeral (Requiem Mass) �������������������������������������������������� 791 YEAR A Wedding (Nuptial Mass) �������������������������������������������������� 795 Sacrament of Confirmation (Ritual Mass) ������������������������ 798 ENTRANCE CHANT Ps 25 (24): 1-4 D TE LEVÁVI NTO YOU have I lifted Appendix: Sequence for Easter ���������������������������������������� 803 ánimam meam: U up my soul. O my God, I Appendix: Sequence for Pentecost ������������������������������������ 804 Deus meus, in trust in you, let me not be put to Appendix: Sequence for Corpus Christi ���������������������������� 806 te confído, non eru shame; do not allow my enemies béscam: neque irrídeant me ini to laugh at me; for none of those Appendix: Tract for Passion (Palm) Sunday ���������������������� 810 Amíci mei: étenim univérsi, qui te who are awaiting you will be dis- X BENEDICTION �������������������������������������������������� 813 exspéctant, non confundéntur. appointed. v Make your ways v Vias tuas, Dómine, demónstra known unto me, O Lord, and teach Congregational Mass Setting �������������������������������������������� 815 mihi: et sémitas tuas édoce me. me your paths.
FIRST READING Is 2: 1-5
HIS is what Isaiah, son of Amoz, | saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. | In days to come, | the mountain of the lord’s T house | shall be established as the highest mountain | and raised above the hills. | All nations shall stream toward it; | many peoples shall come and say: | “Come, let us climb the lord’s moun- tain, | to the house of the God of Jacob, | that he may instruct us in his ways, | and we may walk in his paths.” | For from Zion shall go
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