Chorus Breviarii

Missa in honorem beatae Mariae Virginis, tempore Adventus

2011-12-10T16:27:00.000-08:00

Hodie, a.d. IV Id. Dec. (10o Decembris), hora decima, reverendus pater Harrius Neely, O.S.A. Missam votivam beatae Mariae Virginis in Sabbato celebravit apud ecclesiam S. Johannis Evangelistae. Fratres autem Parvi Oratorii ac psalmistae Chori Breviarii et ministraverunt et cecinerunt proprium necnon ordinarium Missae. In tempore autem Adventus Domini, saepe recitamus hunc versum:

Rorate caeli desuper, et nubes pluant justum. (Is. 45:8),

qui expectationem Christi significat, desiderati ab omnibus gentibus. Hoc enim tempore introitus Missae in honorem Matris Dei tali modo incipit et sic Missa "Rorate" cognominatur.

Ante communionem

Canentes antiphonam Marianam

Revertimur ad sacristiam

Missa pro Defunctis

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Die 15a Novembris, sive a.d. XVII Kal. Dec., congregati sumus apud divi Augustini monasterium ut Missa pro defunctis fratribus, amicis ac benefactoribus Parvi Oratorii offerretur. Sacrum enim reverendus pater Harrius Neely, O.S.A. celebravit, fratribus Georgio, Davide Robertoque ei ministrantibus. Cantus autem Gregorianos bene cecinerunt fratres Ronaldus, Thomas ac Richardus a fratre Johanne ducti. Deinde, Missa completa, absolutio fidelium facta est.

Ligamen ad omnes imagines.

Pellicula cinematographica totius Missae

Phonogrammata ex vesperis Sanctorum omnium

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Amici lectores, audite musicam ex vesperis Sanctorum omnium:

Placare, Christe, servulis, J. M. Validus fecit.

Angeli, archangeli + Magnificat I toni anima mea + Angeli, archangeli Ignotus, Christophorus (vulgo, Cristobal) de Moralibus, Andreas Gabrielli fecerunt.

Ave, Dei patris filia J. M. Validus fecit.

O quam gloriosum Thomas Ludovicus de Victoria fecit.

Tantum ergo Joannes B. Polhamus fecit.

Nonne caelestis musica fuit?

Photogrammata de vesperis solemnibus in festo Sanctorum omnium.

2011-11-03T18:33:00.000-07:00

Pridie Kal. Nov. A.D. MMXI, solemnes preces versperinae in honorem Sanctorum omnium celebratae sunt in basilica s. Joannis Capistrani. Quinque enim clerici praemonstratenses ex abbatia s. Michaelis, pluvialibus induti, officio praefuerunt, sodalibus Chori Breviarii et fratribus Parvi Oratorii in choro canentibus. Tertius autem chorus adfuit qui suavissimam musicam polyphonicam cecinit, a Joanne Polhamo ductus.

Photogrammata a fratre Ronaldo capta

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Libenter addo, o pauci sed fideles amici lectores, aliqua photogrammata de s. Missa die Sabbato praeterito celebrata, quae fratre Ronaldus artifex optimus cepit.

Vestimana sacerdotalia parata in sacristia.

Vasa, patenae, etc.

In ecclesia s. Joannis Evangelistae altare laterale s. Mariae Fatimae dicatum est.
Quod putamus unicum in dioecesi esse ubi sacrum offeratur in honorem beatae Mariae Virginis.

Missale Romanum ostendens Proprium Beatae Mariae Virginis

Fratres ministrantes: Robertus, Georgius et David

Missa Sanctae Mariae in Sabbato

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Die 22o Octobris, vel a.d. XI Kal. Nov., in ecclesia s. Joanni evangelistae dicata, Missa cantata in honorem Virginis Deiparae Mariae a patre Harrio Neely oblata est. Fratres autem Parvi Oratorii p. Harrio ministraverunt ac cantus gregorianos cecinerunt. Ordinarium enim Missae (nempe, Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei), quod tertium numeratur et rariter auditur, electum est. Cum altare beatae Mariae virgini exstiterit in ecclesia illa, illic ergo sacrum celebratum est. Gratias autem maximas agimus p. Harrio, qui begnitate et suavitate omnes excellit.

Rev. Pater Harrius Neely, O.S.A.

Preces vespertinae in assumptione beatae Mariae virginis.

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A.d. XIX Kal. Sep. A.D. MMXI, (more moderno, 14a Augusti), hora XVIII, preces vespertinas in honorem beatae Deiparae in caelum assumptae cecinimus apud monasterium s. Augustini, rev. p. Harrio Neely, O.S.A. hebdomadario. Gavisi autem sumus quia plures clerici ad sacrificium vespertinum adfuerunt, nempe rev. p. Paulus J. Shaughnessy, S.J. et clerici Russici quidam qui Thermis Carolinis (vulgo, Carlsbad) in California venerunt. Gratias omnibus habemus!

Thomas, David et pater Harrius Neely.

Nos omnes cum patre Harrio.

Cum patre Paulo J. Shaughnessy, S.J. et clericis Russicis.

Missa in honorem sancti Philippi Nerii

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Die sabbato 28a Maii, Chorus Breviarii ac fratres Parvi Oratorii ad s. Joannis ecclesiam convenerunt ubi sacrosanctum Missae sacrificium in honorem sancti Philippi Nerii oblatum est. Cum festum s. Philippi feria V jam celebratum sit, rev. p. Harrius Neely, O.S.A. autem Missam votivam cecinit, fratribus ei ministrantibus vel canentibus. Ecce nonnulla photogrammata quae frater Ronaldus fecit:

Vestimenta deaurata et sacrae imagines

Frater Georgius, thurifer noster

Calix, hostia super patena, etc.

Reliquiae s. Philippi Nerii

Omnia ad altare ferenda

Altare paratum

Fratres prolusiones faciunt.

Frater David missale amovet.

Parva at pulchra missalia ad usum fidelium

Cantores

Missale in cornu Evangelii per prolusiones.

Frater Thomas orat.

Frater Georgius thuribulum parat.

Pater Harrius vestimenta induit.

Schola

Chorus Breviarii et Fratres proprium Missae canunt.

Libellum cum cantibus diei festi.

Canon Missae.

Pater et ministrantes.

Nos omnes.

Pater vestimenta deponit.

Et ecce imagines mobiles:

Introitus et Kyrie

Gloria

Alleluia

Offertorium

Sanctus et Benedictus

Agnus Dei

Communio et Ave Verum

Imagines de officio Tenebrarum

2011-04-23T14:06:00.000-07:00

Die 20o Martii, convenimus in ecclesia s. Joanni evangelistae dicata ut preces quae Tenebrae dicuntur caneremus. Nam officium Matutini et Laudum in tribus diebus ante Pascha Tenebrae nominatur, quia, cantoribus canentibus, candelae extinguuntur donec ecclesia postremo tenebrosa fiat. Cum Chorus Breviarii conditus esset ut officium Tenebrarum caneret abhinc decem annis, primo preces illas effudit in ecclesia s. Maximiliani Kolbe sine hebdomadario. Hoc autem anno, hebdomadarius fuit a nobis dilectissimus rev. p. Henricus Neely, O.S.A.. In choro sedit etiam rev. dom. Georgius Sancta Anna, parochi auxiliator apud s. Joannem. Clericis gratias agimus sed et ministrantibus Davidi Lupo et Michaeli Grutae.

Omnia parata sunt

Audite nos breviter canentes

Precibus cantis, ecce nos in sacristia.

In castris militum classicorum.

2011-04-01T12:23:00.000-07:00

Die dominica, a.d. VI Kal. Apr. (30a Martii), fratres Parvi Oratorii ac psalmistae Chori Breviarii, a domina Carmela Pyle organum pulsatrice invitati, castra militum classicorum Miramarina introierunt. Ibi enim cantus gregorianos cecinerunt in Missa erga novum missale Romanum celebrata a reverendo patre Paulo Shaughnessy, S.J.

Sacro oblato, mensa nobis parata est ut crustula, olera, et fructus sumeremus atque potiones sorbiremus. Gratias agamus ob hospitalitatem!

Memento, homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris!

2011-03-10T18:23:00.000-08:00

Feria quarta Cinerum, a.d. VIII Id. Mar. (die nono Martii), psalmistae Chorus Breviarii et fratres Parvi Oratorii, a parocho rev. dom. Carolo Gismondi vocati, apud s. Annae ecclesiam, cantus sanctae Missae gregorianos cecinerunt. In die illa quadrigesimale jejunium incipit, et cineres benedictae fidelibus imponuntur, dum finis noster recolatur:

Memento, homo, quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris!

Tempus enim poenitentiae est, quo homo mentem suam a temporalibus bonis avertat ad aeterna bona amplectanda. In photogrammate supra imposito, quod post sacrum captum est, signum cinerum bene visibile in frontibus nostris est: Deo favente, sit et in cordibus nostris.

Dominica in Sexagesima

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Die dominica in Sexagesima, 27a Februarii (a.d. III Kal. Mar.), Chorus Breviarii et fratres Parvi Oratorii cecinerunt s. Missae proprium ordinariumque apud ecclesiam s. Mariae in oppido Abscondito (vulgo, Escondido), rev. patre Henrico Neely, O.S.A. sacrum celebrante. Deinde, cum Missa oblata esset, photogramma nostri captum est, quod supra videtis. Campana autem ante nos in imagine posita anno MCMXXIX fusa est, ut prima in oppido ad Dei cultum Christi fideles excitaret.

Missa de Sancta Maria in Sabbato

2011-01-17T17:16:00.000-08:00

Felicem annum novum! Nos bene incepimus A.D. MMXI. Die enim XV Januarii, XVIII Kal. Feb. more antiquo, Didacopoli apud ecclesiam sancti Joannis Evangelisti congregati sumus ut in honorem beatae Mariae Virginis caneremus. Pater autem Henricus Neely, O.S.A., fratre Davide ministrante, sacrum obtulit apud altare Matri Dei dicatum, sicut in imagine ista videtur:

Cum pulchra quidem Missa polyphonica a Gulielmo Byrd composita per scholam trium cantorum (nempe Joannis, Matthaei, Richardique) in ecclesia resonaret, reliqui autem fratres Parvi Oratorii cantus proprios Gregorianos cecinerunt. Istic Missam pro tribus vocibus audire potestis:

Kyrie, Missa ternis vocibus

Gloria, Missa ternis vocibus
Sanctus, Missa ternis vocibus
Benedictus, Missa ternis vocibus
Agnus, Missa ternis vocibus

Felicem Christi diem natalem!

2010-12-21T17:51:00.000-08:00

Psalmistae Chori Breviarii et Fratres Parvi Oratorii vobis ex imo corde optant felicem Christi diem natalem!

Missa pro candidato ad sacerdotium

2010-11-21T11:04:00.000-08:00

Feria sexta praeteritae hebdomadis, a.d. XIII Kal. Dec., apud campum Universitatis Joannis Pauli Magni, congregati sumus ut caneremus in Missa pro Stephano Marshall, ad sacerdotium candidato. Stephanus enim amicus noster est et pelliculam cinematographicam composuit illustrantem opus Chori Breviarii Fratrumque Parvi Oratorii, quod plurimi homines videant.

Nunc in Congregatione Jesu et Mariae ingressus est ubi, Deo volente, fiet sanctus sacerdos.

Missa quidem Anglice secundum Missale Romanum Pauli VI oblata est, nobis autem aliquos cantus Gregorianos canentibus, videlicet Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei. Post celebrationem, Stephanus omnibus gratias egit et, una cum matre, in photogrammate nobiscum pictus est.

Ad multos annos, Stephane!

Missa pro defuncto sacerdote

2010-10-24T16:56:00.000-07:00

Reverendus pater L. Dudley Day, O.S.A., qui obiit a.d. V Non. Oct., A.D. MMX, amicus nostri patris Henrici Neely fuit. Utri enim in eadem schola didicerunt. Desiderante patre Henrico sacrum in amici sui memoriam celebrare, a.d. IX Kal. Nov. reversi sumus ad sacellum monasterii s. Augustini ubi missae pro defunctis cantus gregorianos cecinimus. Cum Joannes abesset, Richardo nos bene dirigente, patris Dudley Day animam Deo misericordiarum commendavimus.

Missa in honorem beati Joannis Henrici Newman

2010-10-10T17:55:00.000-07:00

Dies nonus Octobris a domino nostro Papa Benedicto XVI festus in honorem beati Joannis Henrici Newman factus est. Quod magni momenti est omnibus oratorianis, cum beatus Joannis Henricus s. Philippi Nerii religionem in Anglia instituerit. Propterea sabbato a.d. VII Id. Oct., fratres Oratorii et psalmistae Chorus Breviarii reversi sunt ad ecclesiolam s. Augustini ut canerent et reverendo patri Henrico Neely, O.S.A. ministrarent in Sacro ad Anglici theologi honorem celebrato. Missa autem quae "Os justi" dicitur erga formam Missalis Romani extraordinariam oblata est, cantu quidem gregoriano adornata. Cum solemnia omnino Latine celebrata sint, duo tamen hymni Anglici a beato Joanne Henrico compositi canti sunt, qui nuncupantur "Humane duc, o Lux" atque "Laus Sanctissimo in excelsis". Beate Joannes Henrice, ora pro nobis ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.

In festo sancti Augustini

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Photogramma a Jonatha captum

Die vigesimo octavo Augusti (a.d. IV Kal. Sep.), magno cum gaudio, dies festus s. Augustini episcopi et confessoris a fratribus celebratus est.

Nam apud ecclesiolam monasterii s. Augustini, p. Henricus Neely missarum solemnia in honorem sancti patroni sui obtuli, fatribus et Chori Breviarii psalmistis in choro canentibus. Eremitae ordinis s. Augustini, ante mutationes deprecabiles quae post concilium vaticanum secundum factae sunt, suis cantibus utebantur ad proprios sanctos honorandos. Non solum in missa s. Augustini ab augustiniano sacerdote celebrata, orationes, lectiones, alleluia, et praefatium ab usu Romano differunt, sed et pulchra sequentia "De profundis tenebrarum" canitur, quae aliunde omnino abest. Putamus prima vice ab anno MCMLXIX missam erga usum augustinianum Didacopoli celebratam esse.

Post sacrum, una cum patre Henrico, cecinimus alteram sequentiam joculatoriam adversum Lutherum, sicut invenitur in capite XXXV historiae Ordinis s. Augustini a Nicolao Crusenio conscriptae.

Deo gratias!

Hic audire potestis nonnullos cantus:

Pluria et pulchra photogrammata a fratre Ronaldo capta:

Pulsate ligamen ut largiora photographemata videatis

Vesperae in Assumptione B.M.V.

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Assumpta est Maria in coelum!

Post plurimos menses, cum jam illic adfuissemus in vigilia Sanctorum Omnium, heri reversi sumus Sanctum Joannem Capistranum ad preces vespertinas effundendas in honorem beatae virginis Mariae in coelum assumptae. Nam, ex photographemate bene intuemini quam multi viri adfuerunt in parvo presbyterio! Et amicos, qui longius abfuerant, iterum vidimus et novos homines convenimus. Reverendus autem pater Victor Szczurek, O. Praem., benignissimus hominum, hebdomarius factus est. Gratias plurimas habemus amico Davidi, praesidi "Una Voce" societatis, qui omnia praeparavit. Utinam in basilica proxima vice canamus!

Photogrammata a Ronaldo capta:

Pulsa hic ut intuearis largiora photographemata

De precibus vespertinis cum domino Christophoro Basden

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Reverendus dominus Christophorus Basden, parochus ecclesiae sancti Bedae, Londinii, his diebus in Civitatibus Foederatis moratur. Quem, cum in Anglia habitaret, Joannes noster cognovit. Propterea a Joanne dom. Christophorus invitatus est ut Didacopolin visitaret et preces vespertinas nobiscum celebraret. Ideo, die dominica undecima Julii (more antiquorum Romanorum, a.d. VI d. Jul.), congregati sumus apud sacellum s. Augustini ad preces vespertinas canendas.

In photographemate supra posito, dom. Chistophorus indutus est nostra nova cappa aurea quae in India facta est. Post celebrationem profecti domum Joannis, exercitiis Oratorii ibi peractis, recreati sumus. De dom. Christophori urbanitate et humanite valde delectati, ei exoptamus tutum iter et reditum in patriam. Utinam conveniamus iterum cum eo!

Pulsate ut majora photographemata videatis

Pulchra et plurima photographemata a Ronaldo capta sunt.

De solemni fratris Ronaldi professione

2010-06-19T18:26:00.000-07:00

Die sabbati duodecimo Junii, iterum reversi sumus ad monasterium s. Augustini, cum amicus noster frater Ronaldus Custorius, O.S.A. votum perpetuae oboedientiae, paupertatis et castitatis pronuntiaret.

Membra Chori Breviarii et fratres Parvi Oratorii invitati sunt ut aliquas Missae partes canerent.

Professione celebrata, ante ecclesiolae ostia convenimus ubi imago nostra cum fratre Ronaldo et patre Henricus pincta est:

Gratias Deo agamus quoniam alius s. Augustini filius mundo renuntiavit ut aeternae vitae potiretur!

Festum s. Philippi Nerii

2010-06-12T16:53:00.000-07:00

Hoc anno festum s. Philippi Neri Didacopoli celebratum est die quarto et quinto Junii, permissione a vicario episcopali habita. Feria VI, apud ecclesiam cathedralem s. Josepho dicatam, fratres Parvi Oratorii et Chori Breviarii psalmistae vesperas solemnes celebraverunt, hebdomadario rev. patre Justino Ramos, O. Praem., adsistentibus rev. p. Victore Szczurek O. Pream. et domino Jacobo Crittenden. Fratres et psamistae a Magistro caerimoniarum Ashleio directi sunt, qui Cincinnatis evolavit ut adesset. Joannes praecentor elegit pulcherrima musicae opera pro patrono nostro canenda, inter quae saltem memorandae sunt Vesperae solennes de confessore a Wolfgango Amadeo Mozart.

Die Sabbati, ad s. Josephi aedem reversi, fratres ministraverunt rev. patri Victori Szczurek, O. Praem., qui sacrum solenne obtulit, adjuvantibus eum rev. p. Justino Ramos, O. Praem. et domino Jacobo Crittenden. Pulchra Missa tribus vocibus a Guillelmo Byrd audita est.

Post Romane liturgiae mutationes quae annis praeteritis factae sunt, sacrificium Missae erga ritum Gregorianum iterum oblatum est in prima Didacopoleos ecclesia. Chorus Breviarii et Fratres Parvi Oratorii grati sunt vicario episcopali, patribus praemonstratensibus, parocho ecclesiae cathedralis sacristaeque, musicis, amicis, et benefactoribus.

Processio de Rosario apud campum Universitatis Sancti Didaci

2010-05-08T12:04:00.000-07:00

Die dominico II Maii, sive a.d. VI Nonas Maias more antiquo, hora XIV et dimidia, quinque fratres Parvi Oratorii necnon Chori Breviarii sodales convenerunt apud Universitatis Sancti Didaci campum ut processionem in honorem Mariae sanctissimae participarent. Per XXIV annos homines semel in mense illic congregati sunt ut per beatae Mariae virginis intercessionem ad veram fidem Universitas illa et aliae scholae nomine Catholicae tantum reverterent. Sed nunc abhinc processiones circa sanctae Annae ecclesiam fient, quod lamentabile nobis videtur, cum conversione paroecia illa certe non indigeat. Quindecim mariani Rosarii decades recitatae sunt cum hymnis in fine uniuscujusque. Fratres induti erant habitus confraternitatis Pretiosissimi Sanguinis, sicut eis oportet cum ad processiones adsint.

Preces Vespertinae, Dominica II post Pascham

2010-04-20T16:58:00.000-07:00

Die dominica XVIII Aprilis, Fratres Parvi Oratorii ac sodales Chori Breviarii iterum ad sancti Augustini monasterium reversi sunt ad verspertinas orationes canendas. Post tempus poenitantiae et passionis in quo nobis eum canere non licebat, cantus Alleluia pluries auditus est, qui animos ad paschale gaudium excitaret. Hebdomadarius fuit noster carissimus rev. p. Henricus Neely, O.S.A., qui semper nos benigne accipit. In photographia post eventum capta, frater Joannes apud organum adsistit et duo hospites sedent.

Tenebrae A.D. MMX

2010-04-04T13:41:00.000-07:00

Decem abhinc annos Chorus Breviarii et Fratres Parvi Oratorii officium Matutini et Laudum in Feria V Sanctae Hebdomadae, quod Tenebrae dicitur, canunt. Hoc quoque anno, pridie Kal. Apr., hora decima nona, ad sancti Joannis Evangelistae ecclesiam reversi sunt ubi jam prioribus annis cecinerant, cum quibus et Renascentiae Gemmenses Cantores pulchram polyphonicam musicam perhibentes adfuerunt. Hebdomadarius iterum nobis dilectissimus rev. p. Henricus Neely, O.S.A. factus est, qui suavi voce sua pacem auribus cordibusque nostris semper infundit. Imagines quas videtis Jonathas V. machinula photographica cepit. Cum motoriae quoque imagines nobis sint, hic posui illas de psalmo L (Miserere), qui in officii fine cantus est, tenebris in ecclesia factis:

In die Paschae A.D. MMX

2010-04-04T08:19:00.000-07:00

Surrexit Christus spes mea! Laetemur igitur quia victor est Christus super mortem vitam mortuis donans. Vobis omnibus felicem Pascham!

Invitatio ad Cenaculum Familiae Sancti Hieronymi

2010-03-21T13:17:00.000-07:00

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Missa Feriae VI post Dom. III et Vesperae Dominicae IV in Quadragesima

2010-03-15T17:34:00.000-07:00

Fratres Parvi Oratorii Didacopoli et Chori Breviarii sodales bis in tribus diebus apud Monasterium s. Augustini adfuerunt. Feria enim VI (die Veneris), 12mo Martii, rev. patre Henrico Neely, O.S.A. missarum solemnia celebrante, fratre Davide ei ministrante, alii gregorianos proprios et ordinarios cantus cecinerunt. Feriae in tempore Quadragesimae longas lectiones habent ex Antiquo Testamento electas quae praefigurant Novi Testamenti eventus. In photographia hic imposita, pater Henricus canit lectionem ex libro Numerorum de aqua quam per Moysen Deus Pater Israelitis dedit in deserto. In Evangelio autem audivimus de vitae aeternae aqua quam Dominus Jesus, Dei Filius, daturus est fidelibus suis. Si cantus proprii audire vultis, pulsate ligamen.

Die dominica reversi sunt fratres necnon sodales ut preces vespertinas per cantum effunderent. Ab urbe Franciscopoli evolavit Jacobus, quem jucundissime rividimus. Pater Henricus, cum novum pluviale (quod dicitur etiam cappa) induisset, pro celebratione hebdomadarius factus est. Photographia hic imposita nos ostendit post eventum. Sed Joannes et imagines mobiles impressit, a vobis utique videndas:

Preces Vespertinae, Die Dominico 28vo Februarii

2010-03-05T15:41:00.000-08:00

Post aliquot menses ex ultima vice, fratres Parvi Oratorii et psalmistae Chori Breviarii iterum preces vespertinas cecinerunt apud monasterium s. Augustini, Didacopoli. Hebdomadarius fuit rev. P. Henricus Neely, O.S.A. Inter psalmistas libenter accepimus Jacobum C., qui, Franciscopoli habitans et Sancti Andreae in Scotia studens, huc volavit ut nobiscum Vesperas celebraret. Antiphona ex Evangelio diei de transfiguratione Domini spiritus nostros ad contemplandam Veritatem elevavit necnon eos roboravit ad quadragesimale jejunium prosequendum. Precibus vespertinis expletis, Exercitia Oratorii recititata sunt. Deinde apud Joannis casam convenimus ubi parvum convivium habitum est.

Missa in Festo Ss. Septem Fundat. Ord. Servorum B. M. V.

2010-02-20T10:35:00.000-08:00

Die 12mo Februarii (sive prid. Id. Feb.), Fratres Parvi Oratorii Didacopoli et psalmistae Chori Breviarii Missae celebrationem curaverunt in die festo sanctorum septem fundatorum ordinis servorum Beatae Mariae Virginis. Rev. Pater Henricus Neely obtulit sacrosanctum Sacrificium, ministrante ei fatre Davide. Cantus gregoriani ex Missali Romano a ceteribus fratribus canti sunt, quos audire poteritis si pulsaveritis ligamen hoc.

Sacris celebratis, morati sumus aliquantulum in monasterii sacristia, ubi photographiae hae captae sunt.

Gratias habeamus Patri Henrico pro humanitate ejus et benefactoribus nostris.

Missa in Festo Sanctae Agnetis Romanae

2010-01-22T17:22:00.000-08:00

Didacopoli, apud s. Augustini monasterium, die vigesimo primo Januarii, more antiquo a.d. XII Kal. Feb., Missarum solemnia celebrata sunt in honorem s. Agnetis Romanae, virginis et martyris, necnon castitatis patronae. Sicut solent, fratres Parvi Oratorii et Chori Breviarii psalmistae convenerunt, cecinerunt, et pro reverendo patre Henrico Neely, O.S.A., sacrosanctum sacrificium celebrante ministraverunt. In photographia, ministri Jacobus (ad dexteram) et David adjuvant p. Henricum dum pretiosissimi Sanguinis calix elevetur.

Antea nota parabola de fatuis et prudentibus virginibus audita est. P. Henrici sermo a me Latine versus nunc sequitur:

Sponsae amicae in parabola hac, in textu Latino qui nuperrime audistis, virgines appellantur. Patres autem commentaverunt de hac evangelii sequentia significantes earum virginitatem, qua omnes fruerentur, aditum ad nuptias non spopondisse. Integritas earum, videlicet nostra in Ecclesia proprietas, satis per se non est. Sed oleum quod fatuis deest divinum amorem sive caritatem significat. Gratia enim gratum faciens, quae caritatis in nobis causa est, clavis est ut ad nuptias intremus. Media autem nocte, sponsi adventum omnino non expectantes, parati esse debemus. Cotidie nobis providendum est ut parati simus, ut aperti simus, ut in gratuito unionis cum Deo statu simus, qui est Dei donum pro nobis, videlicet gratia gratum faciens, sive coelestis vita hic in terra anticipata.

Utinam nos omnes simus semper parati sicut Agnes puella fuit!

Ligamen pulsate ut proprium Missae in cantu Gregoriano audiatis.

Optationes de Christi Natali Die

2009-12-19T11:57:00.000-08:00

Omnibus lectoribus ex imo corde felicem Christi natalem diem exoptamus. Prosperus quoque annus vobis sit in Christo Jesu Domino et Salvatore nostro.

Missarum solemnia in honorem beati Didaci, sancti patroni Didacopoleos

2009-11-14T11:58:00.000-08:00

Idibus Novembribus, apud monasterium s. Augustini, fratres Parvi Oratorii Didacopoli et psalmistae Chori Breviarii Missae celebrationem curaverunt in honorem sancti Didaci Complutensis, cujus nomine Urbs Praeclarissima Americae nuncupatur. P. Henricus Neely, O.S.A. Missam celebravit, ministrante ei fatre Davide. Sanctus Didacus, frater franciscanus laicus, natus est ca 1400 Sancto Nicolao in Baetica Provincia, obiit die 12 Novembris anno 1463 Compluto. Anno 1602, mense Novembri, Sebastianus Vizcainus, navi Sanctus Didacus cognominata, pervenit usque ad litora nostra, quae ad eundem sanctum virum commendavit. Deinde, cum nautae de navi descendissent, pridie Idus Novembres, die sancti Didaci festo secundum franciscanum calendarium, p. Antonius de Ascensione sacrum celebravit, quod prima vice in Alta California factum est.
Sanctus Didacus multis virtutibus claruit sed praecipue humilitate, sicut etiam oratio diei monet:

Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui dispositione mirabili infirma mundi eligis, ut fortia quaeque confundas: concede propitius humilitati nostrae; ut piis beati Didaci Confessoris tui precibus, ad perennem in caelis gloriam sublimari mereamur.

Numquam sat humilitas nobis est: sancte Didace, ora pro nobis!

Gratias agimus Jonathae qui duas photographias cepit:

Audite cantus gregorianos quos in Missa cecinimus:

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Ad vesperas omnium sanctorum

2009-11-08T17:09:00.000-08:00

Pridie Kalendas Novembres psalmistae Chori Breviarii et fratres Parvi Oratorii Didacopoli, a Davide Lanfranchi praeside cetus "Una Voce" invitati, Sanctum Joannem Capistranum processerunt ut ibi preces vespertinas in honorem sanctorum omnium canerent, in sacello Beato Juniperi Serrae dicato. Hebdomadarius rev. p. Victor Szczurek, O. Praem. factus est, sedule ei magistro caeremoniarum Aethio Selvaggi adjuvante. Inter musicos, laudamus fratrem Joannem, qui organum pulsavit, et membra Delinae familiae. Post solemnem celebrationem, chartulae inscriptionis ad Pretiosissimi Sanguinis fraternitatem, quae Londinio a fratre Jacobo missae erant, inter fratres distributae sunt. Deinde, libenter multi cenam sumpserunt apud tabernam.

De septem ecclesiarum peregrinatione

2009-11-01T17:47:00.000-08:00

Die vicesimo quarto Octobris, psalmistae Chori Breviarii et fratres Parvi Oratorii Didacopoli ambulaverunt secundam peregrinationem septem ecclesiarum ab ecclesia sanctae Annae usque ad ecclesiam Immaculatae Conceptionis. Prima peregrinatio anno praeterito facta est, sicut fortasse meministis. Mane sabbati, fratres convenerunt apud ecclesiam sanctae Annae, habitus fraternitatis Pretiosissimi Sanguinis induerunt, et, audito Missae sacrificio, iter inceperunt, ferentes secum simulacrum beatae virginis Mariae. Comitati sunt cum eis rev. pater Federicus Masutti, F.S.S.P. qui confessiones audivit, quattuor milites Christophori Columbi, et alii amici. Multae decades Rosarii mariani recitatae sunt et multi hymni canti pro multorum intentionibus. Adfuerunt inter membra Chori Breviarii Jacobus, et inter fratres Thomas, Richardus, Georgius, David, Robertus. Joannes tussi laborabat et non potuit adfuere. Pro eo quoque preces effusae sunt et gratias Deo agamus quod nunc bene se habet.

Proprium Missae in Honorem S. Eduardi Confessoris

2009-10-16T11:16:00.000-07:00

Sanctus Eduardus confessor et rex Angliae natus est circa annum 1004 et mortuus die 5 Januarii 1066. Edoardo regnante, pace et prosperitate Anglici fruebantur et, post ejus obitum, boni regis memoria longe servata est. Plus de sancto Eduardo legitur in Actis Sanctorum. Ideo libenter Fratres Parvi Oratorii necnon Chori Breviarii psalmistae Missarum solemnia in s. Eduardi honorem paraverunt, die decimo tertio Octobris apud Monasterium s. Augustini, Didacopoli. Missam bene celebravit rev. p. Henricus Neely. Ut proprium Missae, quod dicitur "Os Justi" ex primis verbis Introitus, qui est cantus canendus cum sacerdos presbyterium ingreditur, audiatis, hoc instrumento utimini:

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Missa in honorem sancti Wenceslai, Ducis Bohemiae et Martyris

2009-09-30T15:46:00.000-07:00

Die 28vo Septembris, fratres Parvi Oratorii Didacopoli et psalmistae Chori Breviarii celebrationem sanctae Missae curaverunt in honorem sancti Wenceslai. Missarum solemnia celebravit rev. pater Henricus Neely, O.S.A. , ministrante ei fratre Davide. Alii fratres a fratre Joanne directi cecinerunt Kyrie ad libitum "Clemens Rector", Gloria V, et reliqua ex ordinario nono. Electi autem cantores proprio Missae vocem dederunt. Vos quoque eos audire potestis hinc:

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Pater Henricus indutus est vestimenta quae urbanissime mutuo dederat rev. d. Federicus Masutti, F.S.S.P. Nam desunt nobis vestimenta rubra ad martyrum celebrandas festas dies et desunt etiam virida, violacea, rosacea, necnon aurea. Si nobis ea possitis donare, quaeso, epistulam electronicam mittatis.

Vesperae XVI Dominicae post Pentecosten cum Ronaldo

2009-09-26T14:26:00.001-07:00

Die vigesimo mensis Septembris, preces vespertinas publice cecinimus apud Monasterium sancti Augustini, Didacopoli. Hebdomadarius fuit rev. p. Henricus Neely, O.S.A. Deinde rev. p. Federicus Masutti, F.S.S.P. sanctissimum altaris Sacramentum exposuit ut fideles eum adorarentur et benedixit eis. Perlaeti sumus quia frater Ronaldus, qui in Afghania stipendium merebat, reversus est domum sanus corpore et mente. In imagine photographica illum potestis videre, secundum ex sinistra, canentem beatae Mariae virginis litaniam. Bene redivisti, Ronalde!

Missa in Festo Sanctae Joannae Franciscae Fremiot

2009-09-11T16:05:00.001-07:00

Die vigesimo primo Augusti psalmistae Chori Breviarii et fratres Parvi Oratorii Didacopolitani sanctam Missam in honorem s. Joannae Franciscae Fremiot paraverunt apud monasterium s. Augustini. Hoc legitur de s. Joanna Francisca in Martyrologio Romano:

Sanctæ Joánnæ-Francíscæ Frémiot de Chantal, Víduæ, quæ Ordinis Sanctimoniálium Visitatiónis sanctæ Maríæ fuit Institútrix, cujus dies natális recólitur Idibus Decémbris.

Plus legi potest de sancta muliere illa in lectionibus Divini Officii ad matutinum. Sacrosanctum sacrificium pulchriter celebravit reverendus p. Henricus Neely, O.S.A., optima voce praeditus, fratre nostro Davide bene ei ministrante. Aderat alter minister, amicus Davidis quidam, cujus nomen non memini. Post salutationes angelicas, p. Henricus Missam incepit, cum nos caneremus introitum. Ordinarium Missae quartum fuit. Vos quoque potestis voces nostras audire et praesertim vocem praecentoris nostri Joannis suavem, tamen doleo quia photographiae desunt.

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Quomodo Discatis Linguam Latinam.

2009-09-07T16:00:00.000-07:00

Patricius, Anglicus vir qui hic habet commentarium suum, scire vult quae exercitia de lingua Latina facienda sint. Puto necesse esse ut discamus linguam Latinam vivam. Nam facilius linguam vivam discere est quam mortuam et leviores animos habemus si possumus de quotidianis rebus loqui necnon ludere cum verbis. Pro Catholicis, optimus quisque est Cursus Lingua Latinae Vivae, scriptus a Patre Suitberto H. Seidl, a Sancto Johanne a Cruce, O.C.D. Cursus ille editus est a Familia Sancti Hieronymi, cujus sodalis ego quoque sum, quae favet linguam Latinam ut linguam Ecclesiae Catholicae vivam. Membra Familiae Magisterium Ecclesiae Catholicae sequuntur, diligunt Summum Pontificem, conantur sanctam vitam ducere et saepe linguae Latinae studere. Semel in anno convenimus in Cenaculum ut Latine oremus, acroases audiamus, et inter nos loquamur per unam hebdomadam.
Si invenire vultis auxilium gratuitum ad Latinum vivum discendum, Colloquia Cottidiana in situ Johannis Piazza vobis commendo.

In Primis Vesperis Assumptionis Beatae Mariae Virginis

2009-08-16T17:44:00.000-07:00

Psalmistae Chori Breviarii Didacopolatini, una cum Fratribus Parvi Oratorii Didacopoli, preces vespertinas in vigilia Assumptionis Beatae Mariae Virginis cecinerunt apud Monasterium Sancti Augustini.

Pater Federicus Masutti, F.S.S.P. hebdomadarius fuit, prima ei nobiscum canente vice. Utinam multoties hoc fiat!

Sex Fratres Parvi Oratorii in choro aderant, inter quos Georgius Pecorarius, Ricardus Dawes, Robertus Lionellus, Thomas Grisius, David Turris. Tamen Johannes Polhamus organum pulchriter cecinit. Inter membra Chori Breviarii bene cecinerunt Jonathas Velascus, Andreas Morales, necnon Jacobus Covaltus, qui prima vice magisterio ceremoniarum functus est.

Membra Chori Breviarii et Fratres Parvi Oratorii Didacopoli sub Beatae Mariae in caelum Assumptae praesidium se ponunt: ora pro nobis, Sancta Dei Genetrix, ut digni efficiamur promissionibus Christi.

10 Julii: In Festo SS. Septem Fratrum et Rufinae ac Secundae Virginum et Mart.

2009-07-17T13:13:00.000-07:00

Die hujus mensis decimo, fratres Parvi Oratorii Didacopolitani et psalmistae Chori Breviarii celebraverunt diem festum SS. Septem Fratrum et Rufinae ac Secundae Virginum et Martyrum apud monasterium S. Augustini, ubi Rev. P. Henricus Neely, O.S.A. Missam cecinit erga ritum antiquiorem. Frater David pro P. Henrico attente ministravit, cum alii Missae ordinarium ac proprium canerent. Secundum antiquum Martyrologium Romanum, fratres illi S. Felicitatis filii erant. Sed in recentiori ejusdem Martyrologii editione legitur eos spiritali fraternitate solum conjunctos esse. Proprium Missae pulcherrimum est et multas de fraternitate imagines oculis nostris praeponet. Deus concedat nobis caritatis augmentum ut his diebus imitemur Septem Fratres in testificanda Catholica fide et semper dirigamus aciem spei nostrae in Deum et non in hominem. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Potestis hic audire cantus Gregorianos quos cecinimus:

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In Festo Sancti Philippi Nerii, A.D. MMIX

2009-06-06T18:05:00.000-07:00

Quam jucundum fuit hoc anno diem sancti patroni nostri festum celebrare! Frater Esselega a Kentuckia evolavit ut caerimonias de Sancto Philippo Nerio dirigeret, frater Robertus a Kansia, frater Vagonius raedam gubernavit ab Arausicana provincia; adfuerunt etiam frater Christianus cum patre suo et amicus noster ac musicus illustris Gifreus, qui Sacramento venerat. Solus frater Ronaldus, cum stipendia mereat in Afghania, non adfuit corporaliter sed tantummodo spiritualiter. Nobis tamen misit pulcherrimam sacram Sancti Philippi imaginem ex qua carthulae ad fideles distribuendae multiplicatae sunt.

Die dominico, exercitia Oratorii cecinimus in ecclesia cathedrali, cum Domina Alison Leudecke pulcherrime organo caneret. Primum fratres canabant cantum Gregorianum, deinde domina Leudecke musicam a musicis Francogallicis compositam super melodias illas organo mirabiliter sonabat. Rev. Pater Carolus N. Gismondi, F.S.S.P. ferventi oratione animos amovuit.

Feria prima solemnes preces vespertinas Coronati in ecclesia Sacro Cordi Jesu dicata cecinimus. Hebdomadarius fuit Pater Carolus Gismondi, adsistentibus Rev. Dom. Josepho Zepeda, F.S.S.P. et Justino Ramos, Ord. Praem.

Postremo, feria secunda sed et die festo Patroni nostri, Missarum solemnia celebrata sunt ab eisdem clericis in ecclesia Sanctae Annae. Deo gratias. Sancte Philippe, protector noster, fac ut corda memoriam tuam servantium Sancti Spiritus caritatem quoque experiantur!

Aliae photographiae: hic, hic, hic, et hic.

Pater Coemgenus in Nova Paroecia

2009-05-19T20:56:00.000-07:00

Reverendus dominus Coemgenus, qui nos visitavit hebdomada praeterita et pro Parvi Oratorii fratribus ac Chori Breviarii membris Missarum solemnia celebravit necnon preces vespertinas, officium in nova paroecia accepit ab Episcopo suo, reverendissimo domino Paulo Josepho Swain. Episcopus Paulus Josephus ab ecclesia Spiritus Sancti ad illam Jesu Sacri Cordis patrem Coemgenum transtulit. Jesu Sacri Cordis ecclesia pulchra esse videtur, Gothico genere exstructa, et habens fenestras tinctas. Optamus amico nostro ut bene se habeat illic et possit reverenter celebrare ambobus Romani Ritus formis ad majorem Dei gloriam, pro bono suo, et ad Christi fidelium aedificationem sanctificationemque.

Pater Coemgenus Venturus Didacopolin

2009-05-02T12:54:00.000-07:00

Reverendus dominus Coemgenus Zilverberg a dioecese Siouxormensi Didacopolin venturus est die octavo hujus mensis. Pater Coemgenus optime loquitur Latine et vox ejus auditur in situ interretiali cui nomen est Voce Alta, ubi ille legit Catechismum Ecclesiae Catholicae et alia documenta Catholica. Cum adsit Didacopoli, pater Coemgenus celebrabit Missam erga missale Romanum novum apud monasterium s. Augustini, die nono, hora nona. Fratres Parvi Oratorii una cum membris Chori Breviarii Latine canabunt ordinarium necnon proprium Missae in honorem beatae Mariae virginis, sacerdote ad orientem celebrante. Postero die, hora 18 et 45 minutis, in ecclesia s. Mariae, Absconditi, fratribus iterum ministrantibus, reverendus dominus Coemgenus fiet hebdomadarius in celebratione precum vespertinarum secundum antiquiorem ordinem. Didacopolin tandem relinquet die decimo quarto. Optamus patri Coemgeni bonam vacationem in urbe pulcherrima nostra.

Semper et ubique...Felicem Pascham

2009-04-13T19:35:00.000-07:00

Chorus Breviarii Didacopolitanus omnibus solemne paschale gaudium exoptat. Gratias vobis agimus pro patrocinio vestro per annum praeteritum, desiderantes canere Christi laudes cantu, psalmis, et canticis per annum venientem nostrum octavum.

Pelliculae de precibus vespertinis

2009-03-24T18:22:00.000-07:00

Benignissima dominula Rachel Gray, quae Didacopolin venerat Angelopoli ad Vesperas audiendas, mihi misit aliquas pelliculas ab ea impressas per preces vespertinas. Hae sunt de novissimis Vesperis Dominica quarta Quadragesimae celebratis in ecclesia Sanctae Annae:

Hymnus Anglicus cantus est cum accederemus ad presbyterium.

Rev. Pater Carolus Gismondi, F.S.S.P. celebrationem incipit.

In fine precum vespertinarum canimus alterum hymnum Anglicum procedentes a sanctuario.

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Pelliculae haec impressae sunt die 23io Novembris, A.D. 2008, ultima Dominica post Pentecosten.

Miram ecclesiae sanctae Annae renovationem cernere potestis. Pluteus enim et pavimentum marmorei positi sunt in presbyterio.

De Audienda Latinitate Christiana (Pars III)

2009-03-08T17:22:00.000-07:00

Pater Félix Sanchez Vallejo, S.J. (1918 - 2004) professor fuit apud Pontificiam Universitatem Gregorianam. Ille sacerdos scripsit partim Latine partim Italice librum cui nomen est "Breviter sed Quotidie", ubi lectorem hortabatur ad discendam Linguam Latinam. Pro unoquoque die anni Pater Felix brevem Latini auctoris lectionem elegit, interspersis ejusdem Patris salsis commentariolis, ut lector disceret paulatim pulcherrimam linguam. Pater situm interretiale etiam creavit in quo liber ejus totus contineretur. Potes nunc invenire aliquas Patris Felicis lectiones in situ Vivarii Novi, quod est Academia ad studia litterarum Graecarum Latinarumque fovenda:

Lectio scriptorvm classicorvm

Non omnes lectiones pertinent ad rem Christianiam, sed etiam opera scripta ab optimis gentilibus auctoribus lecta sunt a Patre Felice. Grati simus Patri Felici et parvam precem pro ejus requie effundamus:

Deus, qui inter apostolicos sacerdotes famulum tuum Felicem sacerdotali fecisti dignitate vigere: praesta, quaesumus; ut eorum quoque perpetuo aggregetur consortium. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

Sanctus Franciscus Assisiensis de rebus pretiosis in cultu divino

2009-02-05T17:04:00.000-08:00

Homines quidam, tum cupidi rerum novarum cum ignari antiquarum, objurgant nos diligentes traditionalem liturgiam quia volunt Ecclesiam pauperem esse, cum talis esset temporibus Apostolorum. Saepe, cum aspexerint imagines ubi sint pulchra vestimenta, calices pretiosi, candelabra aurea, valde dolentes recolunt memoriam sancti Francisci Assisiensis, qui divitias repudiavit et dominam Paupertatem desponsavit. Re vera sanctus Franciscus voluit se pauperem esse, sed legamus quid scriptum sit ab eo de hoc argumento:

In Epistola ad Clericos I, Franciscus lamentat:

quam viles sint calices, corporales et linteamina, ubi sacrificatur corpus et sanguis ejusdem Et a multis in locis vilibus collocatur et relinquitur

Deinde praecepit ut remedium cito apponatur:

et ubicumque fuerit sanctissimum corpus Domini nostri Jesu Christi illicite collocatum et relictum, removeatur de loco illo et in loco pretioso ponatur et consignetur.

Et similiter in Epistola ad Clericos II,

quam viles sint calices, corporalia et linteamina, ubi sacrificatur corpus et sanguis Domini nostri. Et a multis in locis vilibus relinquitur,

et ubicumque fuerit sanctissimum corpus Domini nostri Jesu Christi illicite collocatum et relictum, removeatur de loco illo et in loco pretioso ponatur et consignetur

Ex hoc patet s. Franciscum magnam devotionem erga venerabile altaris sacramentum habuisse. Vir Dei tamen ad amorem Creatori significandum non erubuit uti rebus creatis pretiosis et pulchris.

Scripsit etiam in Epistola ad Custodes I:

Calices, corporalia, ornamenta altaris et omnia, quae pertinent ad sacrificium, pretiosa habere debeant. Et si in aliquo loco sanctissimum corpus Domini fuerit pauperrime collocatum, iuxta mandatum Ecclesiae in loco pretioso ab eis ponatur et consignetur et cum magna veneratione portetur et cum discretione aliis ministretur.

Deinde in Testamento ejus ista verba leguntur:

Et haec sanctissima mysteria super omnia volo honorari, venerari et in locis pretiosis collocari.

Per totum tempus vitae suae, vir Dei Franciscus hortatus est fratres suos ut abrenuntiarent divitias sed numquam voluit eos uti vilibus rebus ad colendum Deum.

Sanctus Franciscus amplectat simulacrum Pueri Jesu mirabiliter in vitam ductum. Sanctus pretiosa dalmatica vestitus est, cum antea diaconus factus sit. Sacerdos et subdiaconus similibus vestimentis vestiti adsistunt apud altare, ubi calix aureus visibilis est.
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De Christi Die Natali

2008-12-13T13:17:00.000-08:00

Sodalis sum fori interretialis cui nomen est SCHOLA. Cum in tempore Adventus simus, domina quaedam rogavit quaestionem de Christi die natali. Responsum meum sequitur:

Si quis plantam eradicaverit a solo, fortasse ea aliquando viridis manebit sed tandem exsiccetur. Mihi videtur amorem pacemque sonare nobis non posse quia ex eorum fonte homines non hauriunt. Majores nostri in Christi die natali celebrabant ipsum Regem pacis amorisque, verum Deum et verum hominem, qui ad regnum suum in cordibus nostris et in universo mundo condendum venisset. Dona dabant pueris quia credebant Deum puerum factum esse, omnipotentem in cuna constrictum, increatum ex Virgine natum. Expectabant diem natalem Ejus vigilantes et jejunantes quia expectatio eorum imago erat illius adventus in fine saeculi, qui Graece dicitur παρουσία. Sed cum in temporibus nostris dies Christi natalis sine Christo sit amorem et pacem homines in eo non invenient.

Opto vobis tribus lectoribus felicem diem Christi natalem cum Christo!

Vesperae Ultimae Dominicae post Pentecosten

2008-11-26T11:53:00.000-08:00

Die 23 Novembris, fratres Parvi Oratorii Didacopoli preces vespertinas effunderunt in ecclesia s. Annae. Ultima dominica post Pentecosten erat secundum ritum Romanum classicum. Hebdomadarius fuit rev. dom. Carolus Gismondi, F.S.S.P., parochus paroeciae illae. In choro aderat etiam rev. pater Joannes Lyons, O.M.V.

Sex fratres Parvi Oratorii in presbyterio psalmos cecinerunt, ducti a magistro caerimoniae Esselega Paver, cum septimus frater, magister musicae Joannes Polhamus, organum caneret. Gratias agimus dominulae Rachel Gray quae nobis photographias humanissime misit.

Missa Pontificalis pro Defuncto Sacerdote

2008-11-24T11:09:00.000-08:00

Feria sexta, die 21 in mense Novembris, Absconditi ("Escondido" Anglice immo vero Hispanice) in California, in ecclesia sanctae Mariae, reverendissimus dominus Episcopus auxiliarius dioeceseos Sancti Didaci Salvator Cordileone missarum solemnia celebravit pro nuper defuncto sacerdote amico suo cui nomen erat dominus Antonius Thomas Ferrero. Episcopus adjuvatus est a rev. dom. Carolus Gismondi, F.S.S.P., parochus s. Annae, a rev. patre Justino Ramos, O. Praem., qui functus est ut diaconus, et a rev. patre Victore Szczurek, O. Praem., qui functus est ut subdiaconus. Fratres et postulantes parvi Oratorii Didacopoli ministraverunt pro clericis, ducti a priore caerimonario Esselega Paver, cui opitulatus est alter caerimonarius Joannes Polhamus. Cantores Bach Collegii Didacopoli cecinerunt musicam scriptam ab Orlando Lasso et Joanne Polhamo.

Dominus Antonius Thomas Miles Sancti Sepulchri fuit et album mantelum cum cruce Hierosolymitana habebat.

Pater Justinus mitram simplicem inponit super caput Episcopi

Episcopus sedet in faldisterio (sella)

Episcopus elevat calicem pretiosissimi sanguinis Domini nostri Jesu Christi

Primae Vesperae in Festo Sanctorum Omnium

2008-10-21T13:33:00.000-07:00

Pridie Kalendas Novembri (die 31 Octobri), hora XIX, Fratres Parvi Oratorii Didacopoli una cum membris Chori Breviarii canent Vesperas in ecclesia sanctae Annae cum benedictione SS. Sacramenti. Hebdomadarius erit reverendus dominus Carolus Gismondi, F.S.S.P., cui nuperrime paroeciae illae cura data est ab Episcopo nostro, reverendissimo domino nostro Roberto Brom. Post celebrationem sacrificii vespertini, litania sanctorum cantabitur, omnibus fidelibus procedentibus ex ecclesia candelas tenentibus in manibus. Cum Fratres in sanctuario cantum Gregorianum canturi sint, nonnulli periti cantores ex Bach Collegio Didacopolitano aderunt ad musicam polyphonicam afferendam. Re vera, in vigilia Sanctorum Omnium, quidam sunt qui daemones ex ignorantia colunt vel detestabiles mores exhibent. Ideo ex imo cordis invitamus vos omnes, o lectores, ad hanc caeremoniam per quam volumus reclamare Vesperas Sanctorum Omnium ad cultum Catholicum. Gratias agimus domino Carolo Gismondi qui ecclesiam suam nobis aperuit et praeerit ad celebrandum opus Dei.

Rev. dominus Carolus Gismondi, F.S.S.P.

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San Diego, CA 92113

De Audienda Latinitate Christiana (Pars II)

2008-10-14T17:44:00.000-07:00

Celeberrimus Rev. Pater Reginaldus Foster, qui vivit in Civitate Vaticana ubi in linguam Latinam vertit scripta amati Papae nostri Benedicti XVI, olim recitavit omnes sermones sancti Leonis Magni I Papae. In V saeculo post Christum natum, sanctus Leo Magnus sermones suos dicebat in festis Ecclesiae, verbi gratia in sancta Pascha, in die natali Domini, in Pentecoste, et in temporibus specialis, sicut in Quadragesima, in jejuniis Quattuor Temporum, etc. Magni momenti erat Papae Leoni debellare haereses quae minabantur fidei integritatem et unitatem Ecclesiae. Ariani negabant divinitatem Christi, monophysitae humanitatem Ejus, macedoniani blasphemabant in Spiritum Sanctum, et multi alii sequebantur falsas et detestabiles opiniones. Nihil sub sole novi! Sanctus Pater Leo Magnus non solum docebat fideles dogmata quae tenenda essent secundum veram fidem Catholicam, sed etiam hortabatur oves suas ut doctrinam confiterentur praesertim in bonis moribus, dando eleemosynas pro pauperibus, colendo virtutes et fugiendo vitia. O Latinitatis amatores, gratias agamus Rev. Domino Gario Coulter qui in situ interretiali suo collegit lectiones Patris Reginaldi pro omnibus cultoribus linguae Latinae! Ite istunc, et audite: Sancti Leonis Magni Tractatus. Pater Reginaldus optime legit sermones, adjuvans ictu vocis suae tirones ad comprehendendos textus. Cum tamen aliquae partes XCVI sermonum absint (nempe sermonis XXXIV, LIII, necnon LXXXI), ego, misellus lector, legi eas, et posui in Interrete ut omnes tractatus lecti sint pro omnibus hominibus linguam Latinam diligentibus.

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Imago sancti Papae Leonis Magni a Carolo Urbino, in sacello Sancti Aquilini, in basilica Sancti Laurentii Majore, Mediolani.

Vita Beati P. Philippi Neri

2008-10-10T17:59:00.000-07:00

Nuperrime inveni in bibliotecha electronica Google librum scriptum ab Antonio Gallonio de vita sancti patroni nostri Philippi Nerii: Vita Beati P. Philippi Neri Florentini. Nunc necesse est me legere Latine praeclara Apostoli Romanorum gesta. Re vera editio antiqua est et non facillime legitur, sed guadeo quia nondum inveneram in Interrete. Fortasse melius exemplar aliquando invenietur, sed sufficiat hodie quod habemus.

Nova et Vetera

2008-09-29T15:36:00.000-07:00

Fratres Parvi Oratorii Didacopolitani parati sunt ministrare s. Missam et secundum novum et secundum veterem ordinem Missalis Romani. Per Cenaculum Familiae Sancti Hieronymi quod occurrit mense Augusti in urbe Mobile, AL, ministravi pro rev. patre Valentino Young, O.F.M.:

Pater Valentinus benedicit fidelibus in fine celebrationis s. Missae lectae secundum formam extraordinariam Missalis Romani.

Pater Valentinus recitat Latine preces post Missam lectam.
Reverendus dominus Coemgenus Zilverberg autem secundum novum ordinem celebravit Missam votivam de Sancta Cruce, eum adjuvante rev. dom. Thoma Krupich:

Dominus Coemgenus imponit tus in turibulum:

De Audienda Latinitate Christiana (Pars I)

2008-09-21T17:15:00.000-07:00

Magni momenti est praesertim Catholicis Christianis non solum legere et intelligere linguam Latinam sed etiam audire et loqui (vide constitutionem apostolicam "Veterum Sapientia"). In Interrete possibile est audire nonnullos sermones, preces, vel textus de re Catholica alta voce recitatos. In hac serie certiores volo vos facere, o lectores pauci sed dilectissimi, de sitibus illis. Libenter incipio a situ "Voce Alta" reverendi domini Coemgeni Zilverberg, qui est optimus sacerdos dioeceseos Siouxormensis. In situ suo, Pater Coemgenus alta voce recitat textus Novi Catechismi et meditationes de documentis Concilii Vaticani Secundi. Auditores suos invitat tamen ut petant nova lectiones de quolibet Catholico argumento. Quid cunctaris? I ad situm Patris Coemgeni et audi vocem ejus!

De admissione mea ad Parvum Oratorium Londinii

2008-09-10T20:47:00.000-07:00

Die 7 Januarii (vel a.d. VII ID. JAN.) A.D. MMVII, Londinii, factus sum frater Parvi Oratorii per caeremoniam quam videre potes deorsum:

Illa die, cum fierent exercitia Oratorii, quae constant ex precibus, hymnis, et sermone ad fovendam caritatem, candidati introducti sunt in fraternitatem a reverendo Patre Ronaldo Creighton-Jobe, cui adsistebat frater Jacobus Cross. Gratias ago Federico, amico meo Italico qui venerat mecum Londinium et moventes laeti eventi imagines cepit.

Domina Ulmi

2008-09-03T17:48:00.000-07:00

In vico Portu majori, quem habitabam priusquam venirem ad Civitates Foederatas, exstitit sacellum dicatum Beatae Mariae Virgini conditum anno MDCLX. Illo tempore erat magna fames in vico sed sacerdos Apollonius Boarius frequenter precabatur una cum puella quadam juxta gypseam imaginem Matris Dei fixam ulmo arbori. Plebs pia quoque sequebatur pastorem bonum et preces suas fundebat ut calamitas finiret per intercessionem Sanctae Mariae. Mira celeritate fami terminus fuit et laeti necnon grati Portuenses ecclesiolam ubi imago contineretur aedificaverunt. Arbor caesa est et in fragmenta divisa quae familiae Portus haberent.
Fratres Oratorii discerunt hymnum Portuensem cui titulum est Italice "Madonna dell'Olmo" (Domina Ulmi, Latine) ut canerent eum per peregrinationem septem ecclesiarum de qua scripsi. Tu quoque potes eos audire et videre et, fortasse, discere hymnum:

Peregrinatio Septem Ecclesiarum Didacopolitana

2008-08-25T17:30:00.000-07:00

Sanctus pater noster Philippus Nerius traditionem instituit ambulandi per septem ecclesias Romanas in spiritu jucundae poenitentiae. Septem Romanae ecclesiae electae a patrono nostro sunt: S. Petrus in Vaticano, S. Paulus extra muros, S. Joannes in Laterano, S. Crux in Jerusalem, S. Laurentius extra muros, S. Sebastianus extra muros et S. Maria Major. Die 24 Augusti (more antiquo a.d. IX Kal. Sept.) fratres et postulantes Parvi Oratorii Didacopolitani secuti sunt vestigia majorum et peregrinati sunt per septem ecclesias in urbe Didacopole. Frater Rhodanus Lillard, F.S.S.P. et Domina Veronica Castro, gratissimi hospites, iter fecerunt et portaverunt nobiscum pondus diei et aestus. Fratres offerunt hoc parvum sacrificium in reparationem sacrilegii quod factum est in Sanctissimum Sacramentum in Oratorio Londinii ab Americano quodam. Quod magni doloris causa fuit apud patres, fratres et fideles omnes Oratorii Londinii. Fortasse tamen sacrilegus homo ille propinquior Deo est quam aestimet. Sicut scripsit Sanctus Augustinus in libro XII Confessionum (14. 17): Odi hostes ejus vehementer: o si occidas eos de gladio bis acuto et non sint hostes ejus! Sic enim amo eos occidi sibi, ut vivant tibi.
Prima statio, ubi incepimus iter, fuit ad Sanctam Crucem. Hora 10 et 15 minutis, Rev. Pater Joannes Caronan, Ord. Praet., post celebrationem Missae, nobis dedit paternam benedictionem suam.

Hic pertransimus necropolin Sanctae Crucis

Secunda statio: ad Sanctum Judam Thaddeum

Rev. Dominus Emmetus Farrel, pastor illae paroeciae, et totus grex ejus benignissime nos receperunt et mercedem suam non amiserunt.

Tertia statio: ad ecclesiam Christi Regis

Hic dederunt nobis calices aquae fridigae in nomine discipuli

Statio quarta: ad Sanctam Annam

Cum Missa celebraretur, potuimus loqui cum nullo homine sed sub umbra turris campanariae locum refrigerii invenimus.

Parvum jentaculum

Statio quinta: ad Sanctam Mariam Dominam Angelorum

Non invenimus populum, sed cecinimus hymnum Beatae Mariae Virgini

Sexta statio: ad Sanctam Mariam Dominam Rosarii, in parva Italia.

Advesperascebat et manuimus ut canerent preces vespertinas juxta ecclesiam.

Septima Statio: ad Sanctum Josephum (ecclesiam cathedralem didacopolitanam).

Fratres, fatigati at felices, gratias agunt Deo, Sanctae Mariae, et Sancto Josepho, ejus castissimo sponso.

Ubi sunt haeretici?

2008-08-23T18:42:00.000-07:00

De Cenaculo Familiae Sancti Hieronymi

2008-08-23T18:02:00.000-07:00

Hinc porro volo scribere Latine! Cum sermo meus non sit ciceronianus, tamen spero te, lector, intellecturum esse quod scripserim et non multas mendas adesse.
A die quinto usque ad undecimum hujus mensis eram in urbe Mobile, in Alabama, ubi fiebat Cenaculum Familiae Sancti Hieronymi. Habuimus jucundissimam hebdomadam per quam orare, loqui, ludere Latine potuimus. In prima photographia, vides coetum nostrum. Sunt juvenes et

senes, sacerdotes et laici, doctissimi cultores latinitatis et humiles tirones. De die in diem audiebamus acroaeses de theologia, de historia Ecclesiae, de sanctis, etc. Liturgia et recitatio sancti Rosarii magni momenti sunt in Cenaculo. Cum sim frater Oratorii, paratus sum ministrare et canere in ambobus ritibus. Prima mane ministrabam Missam privatam erga ritum antiquiorem quam celebrabat Pater Valentinus Young, O.F.M.:

In sacello tamen Missa celebrabatur in utroque ritu, secundum animum sacerdotis celebrantis.

Reverendus dominus Coemgenus Zilverberg diligit bene celebrare suam Missam secundum novum ordinem. Mihi placuit eum quoque adjuvare. Dominus Coemgenus nunc legit precem quamdam ex missale. Alter sacerdos est Rev. Dom. Thomas Krupich, qui celebravit cum eo novam Missam sed et dicit veterem ordinem.

Lego lectionem ex Vetere Testamento et psalmum responsoriale:

Si invenero alias photographias, certiores vos faciam. Si inveneritis mendas, quaeso scribete mihi. Valete!

Video of Solemn Vespers

2008-07-16T11:36:00.000-07:00

From Deus in adjutorium to the end of Psalm 110.

Psalm 111 and 112

Psalm 113 and Little Chapter

Hymn: Lucis Creator optime (by Tomás Luis de Victoria)

Magnificat (by Hernando Franco): 1st part

Magnificat by Hernando Franco: 2nd part

Benediction: 1st part Ave verum corpus by William Byrd

Benediction: 2nd part Tantum Ergo for organ and unison soprani by John Polhamus (2006)

Procession to the altar of Our Lady and Salve Regina.

Sunday Vespers July 13, 2008

2008-07-15T11:21:00.000-07:00

Chorus Breviarii psalmists joined forces with the Brothers of the Little Oratory on Sunday to sing Sunday Vespers at St. Joseph's Cathedral. H.E. Bishop Salvatore Cordileone attended in choir. This was the climax of an intense week during which we were honored by the visit of Fr. Sean Finnegan. Miss Elise Ann V. (daughter of brother James V.) took beautiful photographs of the event (or see them as a slideshow).

Change of Schedule

2008-07-09T09:20:00.000-07:00

Due to unforeseen difficulties in securing a venue, we were forced to change the schedule of events this week: the Wednesday and Thursday evening masses at St. John the Evangelist have had to be rescheduled to 9:30am Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and the following Monday. The masses will be offered according to the Extraordinary Form at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Sicard St.

The Saturday Morning Mass will now be a Mass of Our Lady, sung in the Novus Ordo ad Orientem, using latin and Gregorian Chant.

The Saturday evening Musical Oratory will go ahead at St. John's as planned, as will the Sunday Afternoon Vespers in St. Joseph's Cathedral, downtown.

Thank you for your kind support!

Oratory Week in San Diego

2008-06-30T11:17:00.000-07:00

The Brothers of the Little Oratory in San Diego

& CHORUS BREVIARII SAN DIEGO

JULY 2008 EVENTS: Oratory Week in San Diego

The Brothers of the Little Oratory are pleased to welcome Fr. Sean Finnegan, author of the “Valle Adurni” weblog, for a week of Oratorian liturgy and spirituality.

CAVEAT: Be sure to check our websites listed below for a full itenerary of liturgical activities and POSSIBLE UPDATES.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, 9 JULY 19:00: LADIEMASS

“Salve Sancta parens”

(Ordinary Form, Latin, ad Orientem, Gregorian Chant)

THURSDAY EVENING, 10 JULY, 19:00: “Month’s Mind” REQUIEM MASS

In Memoriam Fr. Arthur Malloche

(Extraordinary Form according to the 1962 Rite)

Location for the above events: To be defined

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SATURDAY MORNING, 12 JULY 10:00am: Votive Mass of the HOLY SPIRIT

For the Intentions of our Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI

(Ordinary Form, Latin, ad Orientem, Gregorian Chant)

SATURDAY EVENING, 12 JULY 19:30: THE MUSICAL ORATORY

Oratorian spiritual exercizes and SACRED CONCERT featuring John Polhamus,

Anne Marie Dicce, Sandra Flores, and Ruben Valenzuela, Organist.

Music of Cabanilles, Mozart, Vivaldi, and more.

~ FREE ADMISSION to this concert spirituelle ~

Location for the above events: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church,

Park Blvd. and Polk Ave., Normal Heights

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 13 JULY 14:30: SOLEMN SUNDAY VESPERS

of the 9th Sunday Post Pentecosten

’62 Breviary, followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Location for this event: St. Joseph Cathedral, 3rd & Beech,

Downtown San Diego

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~ Fr. Sean Finnegan, Celebrant and Hebdomadary ~

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For further information see our blogsite at:

http://sandiegooratorians.blogspot.com

Or visit our website at: www.chorusbreviarii.org

Or call Director John Polhamus at: 858 997 8636

A Glorious 2008 Philiptide!

2008-05-28T09:38:00.000-07:00

What a glorious time! We had splendid Vespers and Mass in honor of our holy patron, St. Philip Neri. Check all the photos that Fratellino posted at the Brother's Blog:

Vespers and recreation on May 25
After Mass on May 26

Attendance to the events was increased thank to the publicity in the Union Tribune, which kindly mentioned our group in this article on Gregorian chant on Saturday, May 24.

Vespers and Mass of Saint Philip Neri

2008-05-19T11:07:00.000-07:00

On Sunday 25 May 2008 at 16:30, 1st Vespers of the Feast of St. Philip Neri will be sung in the Church of St. Anne, 621 Sicard Street, San Diego 92113.

The following morning, Monday 26 May at 8:00, there will be a special Missa Cantata in the Extraordinary Form for the Feast of St. Philip Neri also in St. Anne's Church.

Fr Reginald DeFour, C.S.S.P. will be Hebdomadary for vespers, and will celebrate the mass. Music will be provided by the Brothers of the Little Oratory and Chorus Breviarii.

The Brothers are most grateful to Fr. DeFour, and the board of TLM San Diego for the use of St. Anne's for this our first Philiptide Mass in the Traditional Roman Rite.

The Public is cordially invited to both celebrations.

Speaking in Latin!

2008-05-07T15:48:00.000-07:00

I'll be in Mobile, AL from August 5 to August 11 at the Cenaculum Familiae Sancti Hieronymi. I wish to extend the invitation to come to all of you. During the Cenaculum the Latin language is not only the official language of worship but also of conversation. Don't let that scare you! Everybody is welcome, there are several families with little children, and the level of Latin goes from minimal to excellent. Yes, it's a very family-friendly event. Last year it was in Tampa, FL and here is a slide show:

Boy, we had such a great time! Every day we had Mass (1962 Missal), Office, Rosary, etc. We even had a couple of sung Masses! We had lessons about various topics of Catholic interest, we solved puzzles, played word games, and had interesting conversations! We went on a trip to visit Tampa and St. Petersburg!

This year the Cenaculum is going to be in a wonderful place: the Visitation Monastery of Mobile and here's photo of the chapel, dedicated to the Sacred Heart:

Cost is only $295, which includes room and board. Can you believe it? Cur cunctaris? Veni ad Cenaculum! (What are you waiting for? Come to the Cenaculum!)

Video of Tenebrae 2008

2008-04-24T14:39:00.000-07:00

Here is a video of Tenebrae of Maundy Thursday

I made the video by editing with Cinelerra the tracks kindly provided by George and James. This is my first attempt with a software that seems to have innumerable features!

Video of Vespers of All Saints

2008-04-10T15:33:00.000-07:00

Here's a video of Vespers of All Saints 2007 uploaded on our YouTube page:

Gregorian Easter Vespers

2008-04-04T15:06:00.000-07:00

The Brothers of the Little Oratory

&
CHORUS BREVIARII SAN DIEGO

SUNDAY, 20 APRIL, 2008
15:00

GREGORIAN EASTER VESPERS

Fr. Reginald Defour, C.S.S.P., Hebdomadary

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St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
1638 Polk Ave. San Diego, CA 92103

(Intersection of Park Blvd and Washington St.,
Normal Heights, San Diego
Off-street parking beside church)

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For further information see our blogs at:

sandiegooratorians.blogspot.com
chorusbreviarii.blogspot.com

Or call John Polhamus at: 858 997 8636

Video of the November Pontifical Requiem

2008-03-21T14:09:00.000-07:00

The first, preliminary video of the November Pontifical Requiem the Brothers of the Little Oratory and Chorus Breviarii served for is out on YouTube

8th Annual Tenebrae a Great Success

2008-03-21T13:28:00.000-07:00

The 8th Annual Tenebrae was a great success, with somewhere between 50 and 100 in attendance. The ad hoc Tomas Luis de Victoria Choir sang that composer's first Lamentation of Jeremias, then the second and third in settings by Tudor era composer Robert White (d.1574). In addition they offered the antiphon "Christus factus est" by Mexican baroque composer Francisco Lopez Capillas, and the "Miserere" of Hernando Franco, both chapelmasters at the Cathedral in Mexico City. The "fragor et strepitus" or beating of the choirbooks (and anything else to hand) in the darkened church, and in simulation of the earthquake which marked the moment of our Lord's death on the Cross, provided an always alien and unexpected dramatic note to conclude the proceedings.

Read it all at The Brothers of the Little Oratory blog.

8th Annual Gregorian Tenebrae

2008-03-17T12:36:00.000-07:00

~ The Brothers of the Little Oratory ~

~ & CHORUS BREVIARII SAN DIEGO ~

WEDNESDAY, 19 MARCH, 2008
19:00

8th ANNUAL
GREGORIAN TENEBRAE
Office of Matins and Lauds (First Office hours)
of Holy Thursday
Fr. Reginald Defour, C.S.S.P., Hebdomadary

Polyphonic music to include:
``Lamentations of Jeremias''
by T.L. Victoria (i), and Robert White (II & III) (d. 1574)
Antiphon “Christus factus est”
by Francisco Lopez Capillas (1608-1674),
& Psalm 50 “Miserere mei, Deus”
by Hernando Franco (1532–1585)

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St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
1638 Polk Ave. San Diego, CA 92103

(Intersection of Park Blvd and Washington St.,
Normal Heights, San Diego
Off-street parking beside church)

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For further information see our blogs at:

www.sandiegooratorians.blogspot.com
www.chorusbreviarii.blogspot.com

Or call John Polhamus at: 858 997 8636

UVOC Lenten Pilgrimage

2008-03-12T22:06:00.000-07:00

Brothers Wayne and Roberto traveled 14 miles from Saint Michael's Abbey to Mission San Juan Capristrano in the 8th Annual pilgrimage hosted by Una Voce of Orange County. This time around Brother Roberto brought along the Papal flag to be carried to the Mission which was incredible. After the long penitential pilgrimage both brothers were seated in the Sanctuary where Blessed Serra once celebrated the Traditional Latin Mass. California is definitely Catholic haunted and one day I hope California will return to the full True Faith.

Viva il Papa!!
Viva Cristo Rey!!

Psalmists and Little Brothers Observe Rubrics of Passion-tide

2008-03-11T07:43:00.000-07:00

The Brothers of the Oratory in San Diego together with Psalmists of Chorus Breviarii mark Passion-tide by the singing of the Passion-tide tone for the Compline hymn “Te lucis ante términum”.

To Thee, before the close of day
Creator of the world, we pray
that with Thy wonted favor,
Thou wouldst be our Guard and Keeper now.

From all ill dreams defend our eyes,
from nightly fears and fantasies:
tread under foot our ghostly foe,
that no pollution we may know.

O Father, that we ask be done
through Jesus Christ Thine only Son,
who, with the Holy Ghost and Thee,
shall live and reign æternally. Amen.

~ From the Roman Breviary, translation by J. M. Neale (1818-1866).

The Passion-tide tone is used until the Wednesday of Holy Week (Spy Wednesday), unless the contrary is indicated in the Rubric. Hymn tones vary from liturgical season to season.

Also in the Office of the Time, from the First Sunday of the Passion until Spy Wednesday, the versicle Gloria Patri is not said in the Short Response of Compline, but the Responsory In manus is repeated.

Missa Cantata Requiem for Mary Rains

2008-03-02T14:11:00.001-08:00

I Want You for Chorus Breviarii!

2008-02-12T21:20:00.000-08:00

Would you like to join Chorus Breviarii? Contact us! All men of good will are welcome to rehearsal, where you'll learn how to sing Gregorian chant. It is easy and no previous musical knowledge is assumed.
We generally meet for rehearsal on Monday night at 19: please contact us beforehand to be sure about the place.
Although only Catholic (i.e. in communion with H.H. Pope Benedict XVI) males are allowed to perform liturgically and to sing in the sanctuary, all others are invited to sing antiphonally from the choir loft or from the pews.
As soon as you can, you should acquire a copy of the Liber Usualis, which is the most complete collection of chants for the Mass and the Office. The reprint of the 1953 edition from St. Bonaventure Press is sold, for example, at this site. The 1962 edition, with the reformed Holy Week, is more valuable but considerably more expensive.
You will also need a cassock and a cotta (a.k.a. surplice). I bought mine from from Catholic Supply: I chose the Toomey brand cassock, which turned out to be adequate. One of us bought the Abbey brand cassock and he's not pleased with it because the snaps tore the fabric. It doesn't make sense to buy a more expensive cassock. Bottom line, I recommend the following:

Item #600 Black Cassock

Item #890 Square Neck Surplice

Choose the size according to your height. Catholic Supplies shows the length of the garment: measure yourself from the base of the neck to the floor and subtract three inches.

Liturgical Stool

2008-01-21T09:25:00.000-08:00

This nice stool is called ODDVAR and it is made by IKEA. We use this stool when we chant the Office in choir in a church that does not have adequate seats for us. Too bad that IKEA does not sell it online, but it can be bought at some local stores.

Sounds from a Wedding

2008-01-14T18:20:00.000-08:00

Saturday we sang for a wedding in Coronado. Here are two samples of how we sounded (please consider that it is a live recording):

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If you would like Chorus Breviarii to sing for your wedding, please contact us.

Group Shot

2008-01-07T14:44:00.000-08:00

This was taken after Vespers of All Saints (10/30/2007) at Our Lady of the Rosary in downtown. It appears in the Winter 2007 OLR Newsletter. The hebdomadary was Fr. Joseph M. Tabague, C.R.S.P.

St. Philip's 1st Church to become home of TLM in Rome

2007-12-17T14:20:00.000-08:00

From early January the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite will have a new home in Rome in the form of a Personal Parish given over exclusively for the use of the old rite. The church selected for this distinction is the church of the Ss. Trinita dei Pellegrini. For Oratorians this church has a very special meaning, as it was first associated with the Archconfraternity of the Holy Trinity, founded in 1548 by the young Philip Neri and dedicated to helping the pilgrime or "pellegrini" who were about to flood Rome in advance of the Holy Year of 1550. This work was the beginning of the Oratory, and the return of this church to the rite so beloved by St. Philip is the cause of profound Oratorian Joy...and a little smugitas that a church so closely associated with "our Saint" is the first to make so broad a home for the traditional mass in the Eternal City.

This is truly a joyful "Gaudete" week then, for Oratorians, traditional Catholics, and orthodox Roman Catholics everywhere. The news report supplied by the FSSP Melbourne, says that the Holy Father wishes this to be understood as a model for the entire church. Under such circumstances, it is that much easier to live out St. Philip's famous motto, "Allegramente! Allegramente!" or, "Be cheerful! Be cheerful!"

The Mexico City Oratory of St. Philip Neri - The Historic Church of La Profesa, site of recent Ex. Form Mass by Msgr. Schmitz. ICKSP

2007-12-03T11:50:00.001-08:00

Here are some pictures (best I could do on a flying visit) of the Church of La Profesa, the former Jesuit Church, now the Mexico Oratory (since 1767). The Oratorians had been in Mexico City since about 1660, but had had two churches knocked down or damaged by earthquakes. And when the earth quakes in Mexico City, it really quakes, so it is a miracle that the Profesa is still standing today.

Last week, Msgr. Schmitz of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP), celebrated his first mass (while in the city on this trip) at the Church of the Profesa, the Mexico City Oratory. I don't know yet whether he used the respectable looking table altar, but I noted on a recent visit that the high altar remains undisturbed, as do all the eight side altars. Promising indeed. Enjoy the photos.

Sounds from the Requiem

2007-11-30T10:57:00.000-08:00

Here are two live recordings of Chorus Breviarii singing for the Pontifical Requiem of November 17. Although the Bach Collegium sang most of the Mass, the composer left out the Gradual and Tract, which had to be sung in Gregorian chant.

Gradual:

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Tract:

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On the Bishop's Mantelletta

2007-11-30T09:29:00.000-08:00

Some self-appointed expert on the blogosphere criticized Bp. Cordileone for wearing the mantelletta as part of the ceremonies preceding the pontifical Requiem he graciously celebrated on Nov. 17 (the mantelletta was abolished for cardinals and bishops in 1969). Fr. Burt Boudoin spoke with His Excellency and here's what he wrote in a comment box:

After speaking to Bishop Cordileone, I can report that he makes the following points:

1) the Pontifical Mass of the traditional rite requires the solemn vesting of the bishop before the altar as part of the pre-ceremonies of the liturgy, to which the bishop arrives at the church or chapel in proper choir dress...
2) the proper choir dress for an auxiliary bishop (1962 rubrics) -- Bishop Cordileone's present status -- includes the mantelletta rather than the mozzetta, which was considered to indicate the jurisdiction of an ordinary.

Obviously, we do not have here an instance of disobedience to current rules of eccl. vesture. Rather, until and if, the Commission of Eccl. Dei makes comment on the question, we have perfect adherence to a principle of the Motu Proprio of the Holy Father, that the old and present rites are not to be mixed...

Most importantly, the Mass was a beautiful example of the liturgical restoration underway... with Gregorian chant that bespoke of the glory of God and the legacy of the Roman tradition.

Thank you, Fr. Burt!

H.E. sporting the mantelletta.

John Polhamus on Vespers

2007-11-28T10:36:00.000-08:00

Here's a short speech by our fearless director about the service of Vespers. It was given at St. Margaret's in Oceanside on November 15.

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Before and After the Requiem

2007-11-26T13:19:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos that Wayne sent me. You can find them all in this album.
On the evening before the brothers met to prepare things in the sacristy of St. John's:

Before singing Vespers and Matins, they went out for dinner.

Frater David lights the candles before service.

It was quite a night!

In the morning we returned to sing Lauds:

Wayne mastering the details of the ceremony:

The ceremonieri: Ashley the Impeccable and John the Maestro:

Cope and maniples:

The altar:

His Excellency arrives:

H.E. with Fr. Archimandrite Nicholas (left), Br. John, and Fr. Deacon Moses of Holy Resurrection Monastery during the reception after Mass.

Sub tuum praesidium:

The Most Beautiful Thing This Side of Heaven

2007-11-26T10:57:00.000-08:00

November 17 was a memorable day for Chorus Breviarii and for San Diego: a Pontifical Requiem in the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite was celebrated by H.E. the Most Rev.d Mons. Salvatore Cordileone for the repose of the soul of Fr. Sir Hugh Barrett-Lennard, Cong. Orat. Lond. , Bart. (1917-2007).
The first photos of this event have begun to reach me and I'll be posting more as they come. These are from the video taken by Mr. Dave Lanfranchi, the President of Una Voce Orange County. Slightly larger photos can be seen in this album.

In case you wonder, we were honored by the presence in choir of three monks from Holy Resurrection Monastery, a traditional Byzantine monastic community in communion with Rome.

Nov. 17: Pontifical Requiem

2007-11-10T15:44:00.000-08:00

SATURDAY Aft., 17 NOVEMBER 2007 , 12:00 (NOON)

SOLEMN PONTIFICAL REQUIEM MASS

~ In the Traditional Roman Rite – Extraordinary Form ~

Celebrated by H.E. Salvatore Cordileone,

Auxiliary of the Diocese of San Diego

Choir of the Bach Collegium San Diego

Ruben Valenzuela, Dir.

Music to include: San Diego Premier Performance of the Requiem Mass for 4 voices

by Giovanni Francesco Anerio (1567-1630)

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH

1638 Polk Avenue

(Intersection of Park Blvd. and Polk Ave., University Heights)

The Mass will be celebrated for the repose of the soul of Fr. Sir Hugh Barrett-Lennard, Cong. Orat. Lond. , Bart. (1917-2007).

Nov. 15: 1st Vespers of St. Margaret

2007-11-09T13:26:00.000-08:00

THURSDAY Eve., 15 NOVEMBER 2007 7:00pm (19:00)

Solemn First Vespers

of the Feast of St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland

with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

~ First Extraordinary Form Vesper Service in the New Church! ~

St. MARGARET’S CATHOLIC CHURCH

4300 Oceanside Blvd, Oceanside CA.

(Directions: 5 North or South to Oceanside Blvd.,

then East 5.0 miles, church is on left past College Blvd.)

Vespers at Good Shepherd's

2007-11-01T14:06:00.000-07:00

SUNDAY Aft., 4 NOVEMBER 2007 3:30p.m. (15:00)

Gregorian Sunday Vespers

followed by

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC CHURCH

8200 Gold Coast Dr., Mira Mesa, San Diego, CA.

MUSIC TO INCLUDE: Solemn Tone Salve Regina

Reclaim All Hallows' Eve for Christ!

2007-10-25T18:15:00.000-07:00

WEDNESDAY EVENING, 31 OCTOBER 2007 , 7:00P.M.

RECLAIM ALL HALLOWS' EVE FOR CHRIST!

SOLEMN 1st VESPERS OF THE

FEAST OF ALL SAINTS

OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH

It has become a tradition for us of Chorus Breviarii to celebrate first Vespers of All Saints: this will be the fourth year! For the first time it will be at Our Lady of the Rosary, the jewel of Little Italy, in downtown San Diego. Time: 19:00 or 7:00 P.M.
Hallowe'en is not an innocent play time for children any more. Therefore we want to bring it back to Christ. It will be a good opportunity to pray, when so many people in our county are suffering because of the fires.

Fr. Joseph Tabigue, C.R.S.P., will be Hebdomadary. Parking advisory: arrive early because due to the number of parish events there is no parking available in the church lot. You have to park on the street. Even better: take the trolley.
Prizes will be awarded to the best children's saint's costume!

Another Vespers Went By

2007-10-21T18:44:00.000-07:00

Unfortunately we could not find a priest and therefore we did not have Benediction. Moreover Hebdomadary arrived late because of his job, which kept him busy at another event elsewhere in the Diocese. So we did laymen's Vespers and I think it went well. Now we are looking forward to Vespers of All Hallows' Eve at Our Lady of the Rosary!

Vespers This Coming Sunday, Oct. 21st

2007-10-18T14:00:00.000-07:00

Vespers with Benediction is confirmed for this coming Sunday, October 21st, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 1638 Polk Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103, at 4:30 P.M. (16:30).

You may want to use Google Map to obtain directions. If you take pictures, please email them to us (bedwere at yahoo dot com) and we'll post them on the blog.

How Many Oratorians Does It Take To Change a Lightbulb?

2007-10-09T10:05:00.000-07:00

Priest, deacon and cleric (dressed as subdeacon) with assistant priest in cope and acolytes and thurifer, with choir and other ministers, assemble at the foot of a step ladder. The priest sotto voce says:
Priest: Fratres, renovemus. Brethren, let us change.
Ministers: Sancte Pater, cur renovemus? Holy Father, why should we change?
Having reverenced the step ladder all depart, with lighted candles, singing Lux Aeterna accompanied by musicians on period instruments.

Schedule Updates: October 21st and November 4th

2007-10-08T10:30:00.000-07:00

Please notice that Sunday Vespers of October 21st will be at 16:30 (4:30 P.M.) and not at 15:00 (3:00 P.M.) as previously announced. The venue remains

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH

1638 Polk Avenue, San Diego, CA 92103

Another schedule update: Vespers of Sunday, November 4th have been postponed to 15:30 (3:30 P.M.). The venue remains

GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC CHURCH

8200 Gold Coast Dr., Mira Mesa, San Diego, CA.

Brothers in Arms

2007-10-04T13:34:00.000-07:00

A message from Frater Ron, who is in the Army Reserve:

Fratres,

Greetings from Fr. Leonard Wood! Some of the skills and adventures I've had so far are: Trained to shoot on an M16 A2 rifle; learned how to administer an IV, suffered in a CS (Tear gas) chamber, hiked a 2km, 7km, and 8km road march bearing 50 lbs of gear and equipment, ran several obstacle courses, repelled from a 3 story (45') structure, killed a bunch of rubber manequinns with my bayonet, and TKO'ed a guy from another platoon in Pugi Sticks (ask Bill Parker about this). And Basic Training is only half way through. Boy, am I sore.

In St. Philip,
Ron S. Clemente

In memoria aeterna erit justus

2007-10-01T17:55:00.000-07:00

On November 17 Chorus Breviarii will serve for a Solemn Pontifical Requiem Mass celebrated for the repose of the soul of Fr. Sir Hugh Barrett-Lennard, Cong. Orat. Lond. (1917-2007). The official obituary of the Brompton Oratory can be found here.
However, I found that the obituary published on the Daily Telegraph better captures the strong Philippine charisma of this remarkable priest. May Fr. Hugh rest in peace.

Fall 2007 Events

2007-09-30T16:37:00.000-07:00

OCTOBER 2007:

SUNDAY Aft., 21 OCTOBER 2007 4:30P.M.

Gregorian Sunday Vespers

followed by

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH

1638 Polk Avenue

(Intersection of Park Blvd. and Polk Ave., University Heights)

MUSIC TO INCLUDE: Solemn Tone Salve Regina

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~ WEDNESDAY EVENING, 31 OCTOBER 2007 , 7:00P.M. ~

“!RECLAIM ALL HALLOWS' EVE FOR CHRIST!”

CATHOLIC HERITAGE EVENT

SOLEMN 1st VESPERS OF THE

FEAST OF ALL SAINTS

(1st Evening Prayer of the Feast)

OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH

State and Date Streets

Little Italy, Downtown San Diego.

There will be some parking available in the lot, accessible from Columbia Street.

FOLLOWED BY THE LITANY OF THE SAINTS

SUNG IN OUTDOOR CANDLELIGHT PROCESSION

NOVEMBER 2007:

FRIDAY Eve., 2 NOVEMBER 2007 7:00PM

SUNG REQUIEM MASS

For the Feast of All Souls

St. MARGARET’S CATHOLIC CHURCH

4300 Oceanside Blvd, Oceanside CA.

(Directions: 5 North or South to Oceanside Blvd.,

then East 5.0 miles, church is on left past College Blvd.)

CANCELED

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SUNDAY Aft., 4 NOVEMBER 2007 3:30p.m.

Gregorian Sunday Vespers

followed by

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC CHURCH

8200 Gold Coast Dr., Mira Mesa, San Diego, CA.

MUSIC TO INCLUDE: Solemn Tone Salve Regina

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THURSDAY Eve., 15 NOVEMBER 2007 7:00pm

Solemn First Vespers

of the Feast of St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland

with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

~ First Extraordinary Form Vesper Service in the Spectacular New Church! ~

St. MARGARET’S CATHOLIC CHURCH

~ See Above Directions ~

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SATURDAY Aft., 17 NOVEMBER 2007 , 12:00 (NOON)

SOLEMN PONTIFICAL REQUIEM MASS

~ In the Traditional Roman Rite – Extraordinary Form ~

Celebrated by H.E. Salvatore Cordileone,

Auxiliary of the Diocese of San Diego

Choir of the Bach Collegium San Diego

Ruben Valenzuela, Dir.

Music to include: San Diego Premier Performance of the Requiem Mass for 4 voices

by Giovanni Francesco Anerio (1567-1630)

ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH

~ See Above Directions ~

DECEMBER 2007:

FRIDAY Eve., 7 DECEMBER 2007 6:30p.m.

Solemn 1st Vespers of the

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

~followed by ~

- Veni, veni, Emmanuel! -

An gift of Sacred Classical Music for the Season of Advent

St. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH

795 S. La Brucherie, El Centro, CA.

MUSIC TO INCLUDE: Solemn Tone Salve Regina, Bach organ music, and more!

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~ SUNDAY Aft., 16 DECEMBER 2007, 3:00P.M. ~

SOLEMN VESPERS of “Gaudete Sunday”

3rd (Rose) Sunday in Advent and

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

~ followed by ~

~ The Musical Oratory for Advent ~

(Spiritual Exercises of St. Philip Neri,

with Seasonal Sacred Music and Fervorino)

Special Musical Guests: TBA

Location: TBA

Don’t miss this - mark your Kalendarium!

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For further information call organizer

John Polhamus at: 858 220 4072