THE PARISH OF ST. VINCENT FERRER AND T ATHERINE OF IENA S . C S The Very Reverend Walter C. Wagner, O.P., Pastor James D. Wetzel, Director of Music and Organist SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD OCTAVE DAY OF THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD Wednesday, January 1, 2020 12:10 PM Sung Mass PRELUDE Johann Sebastian Bach ORGELBÜCHLEIN (1685-1750) Puer natus in Bethlehem, BWV 603 [A babe was born in Bethlehem] Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich, BWV 605 [This is the day that is so joyous] Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her, BWV 606 [I come from heaven on high] In dulci jubilo, BWV 608 [In quiet joy] Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 610 [Jesus, my joy] Wir Christenleut haben jetzund Freud, BWV 612 [We Christians may rejoice today] Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614 [The old year has passed] INTRODUCTORY RITES ENTRANCE ANTIPHON (OFFICIUM) Salve sancta parens Chant, mode ii Hail, holy Mother, the Child-Bearer who has brought forth the King, who rules heaven and earth for ever and ever. SIGN OF THE CROSS AND GREETING PENITENTIAL ACT KYRIE Missa VIII: de angelis Chant, mode v GLORIA Missa VIII: de angelis Chant, mode v 2 COLLECT O God, who through the fruitful virginity of Blessed Mary bestowed on the human race the grace of eternal salvation, grant, we pray, that we may experience the intercession of her, through whom we were found worthy to receive the author of life, our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. 3 FIRST READING Numbers 6:22-27 The Lord said to Moses: “Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them: The Lord bless you and keep you! The Lord let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! The Lord look upon you kindly and give you peace! So shall they invoke my name upon the Israelites, and I will bless them.” RESPONSORIAL PSALM Psalm 66 (67):2-3, 5, 6, 8 James D. Wetzel (b. 1987) May God have pity on us and bless us; May the peoples praise you, O God; may he let his face shine upon us. may all the peoples praise you! So may your way be known upon earth; May God bless us, among all nations, your salvation. and may all the ends of the earth fear him! May the nations be glad and exult because you rule the peoples in equity; the nations on the earth you guide. SECOND READING Galatians 4:4-7 Brothers and sisters: When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. As proof that you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son then also an heir, through God. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Hebrews 1:1-2 Chant, mode viii V. In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he has spoken to us through the Son. 4 GOSPEL Luke 2:16-21 The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them. When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. HOMILY, CREDO (see back cover of blue Pew Booklet), AND UNIVERSAL PRAYER LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST OFFERTORY ANTIPHON Felix namque es Chant, mode i For you are happy, O holy Virgin Mary, and most worthy of all praise, because from you arose the sun of justice, Christ our God. PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS O God, who in your kindness begin all good things and bring them to fulfillment, grant to us, who find joy in the Solemnity of the holy Mother of God, that, just as we glory in the beginnings of your grace, so one day we may rejoice in its completion. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. PREFACE 5 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, and praise, bless and glorify your name on the Solemnity of the Motherhood of the Blessed ever-Virgin Mary. For by the overshadowing of the Holy Spirit, she conceived your Only Begotten Son, and without losing the glory of virginity, brought forth into the world the eternal Light, Jesus Christ our Lord. Through him the Angels praise your majesty, Dominions adore and Powers tremble before you. Heaven and the Virtues of heaven and the blessed Seraphim worship together with exultation. May our voices, we pray, join with theirs in humble praise as we acclaim: SANCTUS Missa VIII: de angelis Chant, mode vi 6 MYSTERY OF FAITH AMEN COMMUNION RITE PATER NOSTER SIGN OF PEACE AND AGNUS DEI Missa VIII: de angelis Chant, mode vi 7 COMMUNION ANTIPHON Exsulta, filia Sion Zechariah 9:9 Chant, mode iv Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, shout for joy, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold your King comes, the holy one and Savior of the world. POST-COMMUNION HYMN 8 Text: French carol, 18th century; trans. James Chadwick (1813-1882) Tune: GLORIA; French carol; harm. Edward S. Barnes (1887-1958) POST-COMMUNION PRAYER We have received this heavenly Sacrament with joy, O Lord: grant, we pray, that it may lead us to eternal life, for we rejoice to proclaim the blessed ever-Virgin Mary Mother of your Son and Mother of the Church. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. 9 CONCLUDING RITES BLESSING AND DISMISSAL VENI CREATOR SPIRITUS A plenary indulgence (under the usual conditions) is granted when sung or recited on New Year’s Day. 10 Text: Veni, Creator Spiritus; attr. Rabanus Maurus (c. 776-856); trans. Edward Caswall (1814-1878) Tune: LAMBILLOTTE; Louis Lambillotte (1796-1855) POSTLUDE Johann Sebastian Bach ORGELBÜCHLEIN In dir ist Freude, BWV 615 [In you is joy] MUSIC NOTES The organ voluntaries today are taken from the Christmas/New Year section of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orgelbüchlein (‘Little Organ Book’), a set of short 45 chorale preludes that were mostly written between 1708 and 1717 when Bach was organist to the ducal court in Weimar. Although intended to comprise 164 settings of the chorale tunes sung over the course of the liturgical year, the collection as it stands does generally survey the year. A number of compositional styles are represented in the set (e.g. ornamented cantus firmus, trio sonata, etc.), with Bach ingeniously combining accessibility of length and difficulty with superb craftsmanship, so that the Orgelbüchlein is at once considered a practical book for the average organist and a treatise on stylistic purity. Choral music at next Sunday’s Solemn Mass and Three Kings Procession for the Solemnity of the Epiphany: Flor Peeters’s Missa in honorem Sancti Josephi, Op. 21; Jacob Handl’s Omnes de Saba venient; Jacob Regnart’s O admirabile commercium; and Philippe de Monte’s Stellam quam viderunt Magi. Parish Vespers continues this and every Sunday at 5:30 PM in the choir stalls at St. Vincent Ferrer. The 2019-2020 Music List, Music as Holy Preaching, is available in the narthex and online. This booklet contains a list of this season’s concerts and repertoire for all choral services as well as information about the St. Cecilia Guild, our Friends of Music program that financially supports music in the Parish. 11 THE PARISH OF ST. VINCENT FERRER AND ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA The Church of St. Vincent Ferrer The Church of St. Catherine of Siena 869 Lexington Avenue at 66th Street 411 East 68th Street www.svsc.info (212) 744-2080 .