Solemn Mass of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

The St. Gregory Society is particularly delighted to announce the latest in its series of recordings, the music for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. It was recorded and is presented in thanksgiving for the pontificate of our Holy Father Benedict XVI and the motu proprio, which went into effect on the Feast of the Holy Cross of this year. The Mass setting is Palestrina’s ravishing and seldom-recorded Missa Sacerdos et Pontifex, with two motets — Nos autem gloriari and O Sacrum Convivium — by the same composer, and the Gregorian Mass propers of the Feast of the Holy Cross. Recorded September 2007. A perfect gift for anyone who loves the Latin Mass and who wishes to commemorate this historic time in the Church.

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Track listing:

1. Introit: Nos autem gloriari (plainsong, mode iv)

 

1. Kyrie eleison: Missa Sacerdos et Pontifex (Palestrina)

 

1. Gloria in excelsis Deo: Missa Sacerdos et Pontifex (Palestrina)

 

1. Collect (plainsong)

 

1. Lesson (plainsong)

 

1. Gradual: Christus factus est (plainsong, mode v)

 

1. Alleluia: Dulce lignum (plainsong, mode viii)

 

1. Gospel (plainsong)

 

1. Credo: Missa Sacerdos et Pontifex (Palestrina)

 

1. Offertory: Protege, Domine (plainsong, mode ii)

 

1. Motet at the Offertory: Nos autem gloriari (Palestrina)

 

1. Preface (plainsong)

 

1. Sanctus: Missa Sacerdos et Pontifex (Palestrina)

 

1. Benedictus: Missa Sacerdos et Pontifex (Palestrina)

 

1. Pater Noster (plainsong)

 

1. Agnus Dei: Missa Sacerdos et Pontifex (Palestrina)

 

1. Communion Antiphon: Per signum Crucis (plainsong, mode iv)

 

1. Motet at the Communion: O Sacrum Convivium (Palestrina)

 

1. Postcommunion (plainsong)

 

1. Dismissal (plainsong)

 

 

Price: $16.00

Solemn Mass of Christmas Day

A recording of the Third Mass of Christmas, the Mass of Christmas Day. The Schola Cantorum performs Palestrina’s glorious, inwardly glowing, six-voice parody Mass, Missa O magnum mysterium, and the beloved Gregorian chant Mass proper Puer natus est nobis. This recording reflects the true meaning of the great feast of the Nativity in refreshing contrast to the usual Yuletide musical fare.

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Described by Michael Davies in The Remnant (15/xi/94) as “a superb, no, I must say sublime, recording…”

Jerome Weber (Fanfare, xii/1995) writes of this recording: “…follows last year’s magnificent Palestrina Mass and chant of Pentecost with an even more important (because previously unrecorded) Palestrina Missa O magnum mysterium and complete chants of the Third Mass of Christmas, a remarkable achievement.”

Track listing:

1. Introit: Puer natus est nobis (plainsong, mode vii)

 

1. Kyrie eleison: Missa O magnum mysterium (Palestrina)

 

1. Gloria: Missa O magnum mysterium (Palestrina)

 

1. Collect (plainsong)

 

1. Epistle (plainsong)

 

1. Gradual: Viderunt omnes (plainsong, mode v)

 

1. Alleluia: Dies sanctificatus (plainsong, mode ii)

 

1. Gospel (plainsong)

 

1. Credo: Missa O magnum mysterium (Palestrina)

 

1. Offertory Antiphon: Tui sunt caeli (plainsong, mode iv)

 

1. Motet at the Offertory: Hodie Christus natus est (Palestrina)

 

1. Preface of the Nativity (plainsong)

 

1. Sanctus: Missa O magnum mysterium (Palestrina)

 

1. Benedictus: Missa O magnum mysterium (Palestrina)

 

1. Pater Noster (plainsong)

 

1. Agnus Dei: Missa O magnum mysterium (Palestrina)

 

1. Communion Antiphon: Viderunt omnes (plainsong, mode i)

 

1. Motet at the Communion: O magnum mysterium (Palestrina)

 

1. Postcommunion Collect (plainsong)

 

1. Dismissal (plainsong, mode v)

 

 

Price: $16.00

Solemn Mass of the Epiphany

We are proud to announce a long-awaited addition to our series of recordings: Solemn Mass of the Epiphany. Along with the proper Gregorian chants for this beloved feast celebrated on the twelfth day of Christmas, the music for this festive service includes Renaissance master Orlando di Lasso’s sumptuous Missa Bell’ Amfitrit’ altera for double choir and motets by Palestrina and Lasso—all performed by the world-renowned Schola Cantorum of the Saint Gregory Society in honor of the King of Kings. This recording will make a truly unique and memorable gift.

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Track listing:

1. Introit: Ecce advenit (plainsong, mode ii)

 

1. Kyrie eleison: Missa Bell’ Amfitrit’ altera (Lasso)

 

1. Gloria in excelsis Deo: Missa Bell’ Amfitrit’ altera (Lasso)

 

1. Collect (plainsong)

 

1. Lesson (plainsong)

 

1. Gradual: Omnes de Saba venient (plainsong, mode v)

 

1. Alleluia: Vidimus stellam (plainsong, mode ii)

 

1. Gospel (plainsong, mode ii)

 

1. Credo: Missa Bell’ Amfitrit’ altera (Lasso)

 

1. Offertory: Reges Tharsis (plainsong, mode v)

 

1. Motet at the Offertory: Tribus miraculis (Palestrina)

 

1. Preface of the Epiphany (plainsong)

 

1. Sanctus: Missa Bell’ Amfitrit’ altera (Lasso)

 

1. Benedictus: Missa Bell’ Amfitrit’ altera (Lasso)

 

1. Pater Noster

 

1. Agnus Dei: Missa Bell’ Amfitrit’ altera (Lasso)

 

1. Communion: Vidimus stellam (plainsong, mode iv)

 

1. Motet at the Communion: Videntes stellam (Lasso)

 

1. Postcommunion collect (plainsong)

 

1. Dismissal (plainsong, mode v)

 

 

Price: $16.00

Solemn Mass of Easter Day

Music for this Queen of Feasts includes the Gregorian chant proper Resurrexi along with polyphony by the Italian master Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Motets by Verdelot and Gascogne are included as anthems sung during the offertory and communion, respectively.

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Cet enregistrement reflète une grande pieté dans l’interpretation aussi bien des pièces gregoriennes que de la messe de Palestrina. A la seule écoute on est enveloppé d’une atmosphere de prière, de dévotion profonde. On imagine facilement tout ce que peut inspirer une telle musique dans son cadre, dans le déroulement de l’action liturgique, dans la belle et joyeuse solennite du matin de Pâques.

Translation:

“This recording reflects a great reverence in the interpretation of both the gregorian selections and the Mass of Palestrina. By just listening one is enveloped in an atmosphere of prayer and of profound devotion. One easily imagines all that such music can inspire in its proper setting, in the unfolding of the liturgical action, in the joyous solemnity of Easter morning.”

Jacques Dhaussy
Una Voce France, May/June 2001

Track listing:

1. Introit: Resurrexi (plainsong, mode iv)

 

1. Kyrie eleison: Missa Regina caeli (Palestrina)

 

1. Gloria: Missa Regina caeli (Palestrina)

 

1. Collect (plainsong)

 

1. Epistle (plainsong)

 

1. Gradua: Haec dies (plainsong, mode ii)

 

1. Alleluia: Pascha nostrum (plainsong, mode vii)

 

1. Sequence: Victimae paschali laudes (plainsong, mode i)

 

1. Gospel (plainsong)

 

1. Credo: Missa Regina caeli (Palestrina)

 

1. Offertory Antiphon: Terra tremuit (plainsong, mode iv)

 

1. Motet at the Offertory: Gaudeamus omnes (Verdelot)

 

1. Easter Preface (plainsong)

 

1. Sanctus: Missa Regina caeli (Palestrina)

 

1. Benedictus: Missa Regina caeli (Palestrina)

 

1. Pater noster (plainsong)

 

1. Agnus Dei: Missa Regina caeli (Palestrina)

 

1. Communion Antiphon: Pascha nostrum (plainsong, mode vi)

 

1. Motet at the Communion: Caro mea (Gascogne)

 

1. Antiphon: Regina caeli (plainsong)

 

1. Postcommunion & Dismissal (plainsong)

 

 

Price: $16.00

Solemn Mass of Pentecost

A recording of Solemn Mass on Pentecost Sunday as celebrated at Sacred Heart Church, New Haven, CT, in May 1989. The Schola Cantorum of the Saint Gregory Society performs Palestrina’s sumptuous six-voice parody Mass, Missa Dum complerentur, and the proper Gregorian chants.

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In the November 1994 issue of Fanfare magazine, reviewer Jerome Weber wrote of this recording: “The Pentecost disc recreates a Mass at Sacred Heart Church in New Haven with the smoothest chant singing imaginable as a setting for the Palestrina Missa Dum complerentur sung as well as I have ever heard it, a disc unbelievably fine.”

Track listing:

1. Introit: Spiritus Domini (plainsong, mode viii)

 

1. Kyrie eleison: Missa Dum complerentur (Palestrina)

 

1. Gloria in excelsis Deo: Missa Dum complerentur (Palestrina)

 

1. Collect (plainsong)

 

1. Lesson (plainsong)

 

1. Alleluia I: Emmite Spiritum tuum (plainsong, mode iv)

 

1. Alleluia II: Veni, Sancte Spiritus (plainsong, mode ii)

 

1. Sequence: Veni, Sancte Spiritus (plainsong, mode i)

 

1. Gospel (plainsong)

 

1. Credo: Missa Dum complerentur (Palestrina)

 

1. Offertory: Confirma hoc, Deus (plainsong, mode iv)

 

1. Preface (plainsong)

 

1. Sanctus: Missa Dum complerentur (Palestrina)

 

1. Benedictus: Missa Dum complerentur (Palestrina)

 

1. Pater Noster (plainsong)

 

1. Agnus Dei: Missa Dum complerentur (Palestrina)

 

1. Communion: Factus est repente (plainsong, mode vii)

 

1. Postcommunion (plainsong)

 

1. Dismissal (plainsong)

 

 

Price: $16.00

Solemn Mass of Corpus Christi

The third in our acclaimed series of recordings presents the music for Solemn Mass of Corpus Christi, featuring polyphonic masterpieces by Josquin DesPrez, the great Franco-Flemish composer whose work inaugurated the musical High Renaissance. Included are Josquin’s Missa Pange lingua, his motets Ave Maria…Virgo serena and Ave Christe, immolate, along with the Gregorian chants proper to this beloved feast.

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“A heavenly recording…exquisitely sung. One can simply close one’s eyes and have the impression of being in heaven.” Michael Davies, The Remnant, iv/1997.

“…choral renditions, beautifully flowing and lucid, of Josquin’s music…a program of some handsome choral singing in both polyphonic and chant music.” John Barker, American Record Guide, May/June 1997.

Track listing:

1. Introit: Cibavit eos (plainsong, mode ii)

 

1. Kyrie eleison: Missa Pange lingua (Josquin)

 

1. Gloria in excelsis Deo: Missa Pange lingua (Josquin)

 

1. Collect (plainsong)

 

1. Epistle (plainsong)

 

1. Gradual: Oculi omnium (plainsong, mode vii)

 

1. Alleluia: Caro mea (plainsong, mode vii)

 

1. Sequence: Lauda Sion (plainson, mode vii)

 

1. Gospel (plainsong)

 

1. Credo: Missa Pange lingua (Josquin)

 

1. Offertory Antiphon: Sacerdotes Domini (plainsong, mode iv)

 

1. Motet at the Offertory: Ave Maria, Virgo serena (Josquin)

 

1. Preface (plainsong)

 

1. Sanctus: Missa Pange lingua (Josquin)

 

1. Benedictus: Missa Pange lingua (Josquin)

 

1. Pater Noster (plainsong)

 

1. Agnus Dei: Missa Pange lingua (Josquin)

 

1. Communion Antiphon: Quotiescumque manducabitis (plainsong, mode vii)

 

1. Motet at the Communion: Ave Christe, immolate (Josquin)

 

1. Postcommunion Collect & Dismissal (plainsong)

 

 

Price: $16.00

Solemn Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

This recording was made live at Sacred Heart Church, New Haven, Connecticut, on 13 June, 1999, during the celebration of the Solemn Mass of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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Although an archival recording such as this inevitably includes many sounds extraneous to the music, the Officers of the Saint Gregory Society believe that many of our members and friends will nevertheless appreciate having alongside our professional recordings this testimony to the living tradition of great sacred music heard in the actual celebration of the liturgy.

The music includes Victoria’s Missa Quam pulchri sunt and motets Ego sum panis vivus and O sacrum convivium, along with the Gregorian chants proper to the feast.

Track listing:

1. Introit: Cogitationes Cordis ejus (plainsong, mode v)

 

1. Kyrie eleison: Missa Quam pulchri sunt (Victoria)

 

1. Gloria in excelsis Deo: Missa Quam pulchri sunt (Victoria)

 

1. Collect (plainsong)

 

1. Epistle (plainsong)

 

1. Gradual: Dulcis et rectus Dominus (plainsong, mode i)

 

1. Alleluia: Tollite jugum meum (plainsong, mode iii)

 

1. Gospel (plainsong)

 

1. Credo (plainsong, mode v)

 

1. Offertory: Improperium exspectavit (plainsong, mode viii)

 

1. Motet at the Offertory: Ego sum panis vivus (plainsong)

 

1. Preface (plainsong)

 

1. Sanctus: Missa Quam pulchri sunt (Victoria)

 

1. Benedictus: Missa Quam pulchri sunt (Victoria)

 

1. Pater Noster (plainsong)

 

1. Agnus Dei: Missa Quam pulchri sunt (Victoria)

 

1. Communion Antiphon: Unus militum (plainsong, mode vi)

 

1. Motet at the Communion: O Sacrum Convivium (Victoria)

 

1. Postcommunion & Dismissal (plainsong)

 

 

Price: $16.00

Solemn Mass of the Assumption of Our Lady

Music for this beloved feast of the Assumption of Our Lady includes the Gregorian chant proper Gaudeamus omnes in Domino along with polyphony by the Spanish master Tomás Luis de Victoria. Victoria was very likely a student of the great Palestrina and later was ordained a priest. He wrote sacred music exclusively, and is famed for the mystical fervor of his style. Victoria’s Missa Gaudeamus, a brilliant six-voice setting of the ordinary of the Mass, is unforgettable for the grace with which the composer weaves the hauntingly beautiful initial motive of the Gaudeamus introit into the rich texture of the polyphony. Victoria’s motets Beata es, Virgo Maria, and O Sacrum Convivium are included as anthems sung during the offertory and communion, respectively.

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“The men of the Schola Cantorum intone the chant magnificently. The full choir, nearly 30 voices in all, sings the polyphony with a clarity that doesn’t compromise grandeur. While it’s thrilling to hear and ensemble of this size sing the Sanctus of Victoria’s Mass, the ensemble is also excellent in the delicate motet ‘Beata es, Virgo Maria’. I strongly recommend this recording and suggest you seek out the Schola Cantorum’s other recordings of Renaissance polyphony.”

Craig Zeichner
Early Music America, Summer 2000 issue

Track listing:

1. Introit: Gaudeamus omnes (plainsong, mode i)

 

1. Kyrie eleison: Missa Gaudeamus (Victoria)

 

1. Glora in excelsis Deo: Missa Gaudeamus (Victoria)

 

1. Collect (plainsong)

 

1. Lesson (plainsong)

 

1. Gradual: Propter veritatem (plainsong, mode v)

 

1. Alleluia: Assumpta est Maria (plainsong, mode v)

 

1. Gospel (plainsong)

 

1. Credo: Missa Gaudeamus (Victoria)

 

1. Offertory: Assumpta est Maria (plainsong, mode viii)

 

1. Motet at the Offertory: Beata es, Virgo Maria (Victoria)

 

1. Preface (plainsong)

 

1. Sanctus: Missa Gaudeamus (Victoria)

 

1. Benedictus: Missa Gaudeamus (Victoria)

 

1. Pater Noster (plainsong)

 

1. Agnus Dei: Missa Gaudeamus (Victoria)

 

1. Communion Antiphon: Optimam partem (plainsong, mode viii)

 

1. Motet at the Communion: O Sacrum Convivium (Victoria)

 

1. Postcommunion & Dismissal (plainsong)

 

 

Price: $16.00

Twentieth Anniversary Mass

The officers of the Saint Gregory Society are pleased to announce the availability of a live recording of the Solemn Votive Mass in Honor of Saint Gregory the Great that was celebrated on 12 November 2006 at the Sacred Heart Church in New Haven on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Society.

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To describe the effect of liturgy as represented on this disc, we paraphrase an extract from a review of one of our recordings that appeared in 2001 in Una Voce France: “This recording reflects a great reverence in the interpretation of the gregorian proper chants and recitatives as well the polyphonic music of Lasso and Palestrina. By just listening one is enveloped in an atmosphere of prayer and of profound devotion. One easily imagines all that such music can inspire in its proper setting, in the unfolding of the liturgical action, in the joyous solemnity of the liturgical festival as actually
experienced.”

Although an archival recording of a an actual liturgical celebration inevitably includes many extraneous sounds, the officers of the Society believe that many listeners nevertheless will appreciate having alonside our professional audio recordings this aural testimony to the living tradition of the classical Roman liturgy. Digitally recorded in surround sound. Accompanying booklet includes complete text of the liturgy.

Price: $16.00

Video: Solemn Votive Mass in Honor of Saint Gregory the Great

A live archival recording of Mass and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament as celebrated on the 16th anniversary of the Society at Sacred Heart Church, New Haven, on 10 February 2002. Music for the Liturgy performed by the Society’s renowned Schola Cantorum includes Orlando di Lasso’s splendid Missa Bell’ Amfitrit’ altera for double choir, motets by Palestrina and Victoria, and the proper Gregorian chants.

VHS, approx. 100 minutes. Shipping is extra domestic, extra international.

Price: $20.00

Traditional (Tridentine) Liturgical Calendar 2016

2016 Calendar for the Traditional Latin Liturgy according to the 1962 Missale Romanum as specified by the Apostolic Letter, Summorum Pontificum of 2007.  Most complete information available: Liturgical observance given for every day of the year, its class and liturgical color, along with all commemorations and information for the traditional schedule of fast and abstinence. An invaluable aid for those attending the Traditional Latin Mass. Handsome graphic with appropriate liturgical text facing the calendar page for each month. A perfect gift for family and friends.

Price: $12.00

Christmas Cards 2013

Bearing a image of the Epiphany from an antique missal, these cards are unique in their inclusion of a Latin text from the liturgy proper to the feast (with English translation on overleaf). Printed in black on fine cream-colored stock with accent of border in crimson; matching envelopes. These cards are reserved in appearance – a welcome contrast to the commercialism that secularizes so many modern-day observances of this hallowed feast.

Package of 10.

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Translation of Latin text: “When the Wise Men saw the star, they said one to another: This is the sign of the great King: let us go and search for Him, and offer Him gifts, gold, frankincense and myhrrh, alleluia.” [Antiphon at the Magnificat: First Vestpers of the Epiphany of Our Lord.]

Price: $12.00

Mass Cards

The image of a ciborium and Host on the outside, an announcement of the offering of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on the inside of the card. Provision made for entering specific Mass intention. Printed in black on fine cream-colored stock with matching envelopes.

Package of 10.

Price: $12.00

Christmas Card assortment

An assortment of SGS Christmas cards from years past. Bearing a reproduction of a graphic chosen from an antique missal, these cards are unique in their inclusion of a Latin text from the liturgy proper to the feast (with English translation on overleaf). Printed in black on fine cream-colored stock with accent of border in crimson; matching envelopes.

Package of 10.

Price: $12.00

Note Cards

An assortment of note cards bearing sacred images: IHS in a quatrefoil design, the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and angels holding an emblem Benedictus sit Deus. Suitable for sacramental occasions such as First Holy Communion, Confirmation, and Ordination as well as for expressions of sympathy or encouragement during illness.

Package of 10.

Price: $12.00