Music for High Masses

Mater Misericordiae and

St. Edward the Confessor

Unless noted otherwise, all Sunday selections are for the 11:00 a.m. High Mass at St. Edward's.

Please refer to the parish website for current Mass times and locations.

Our choral repertory list (PDF) is available here.


KSBA = Kyrie, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei

Chant is sung according to the Solesmes edition unless noted otherwise.


Public audio recordings (Google Drive)

Patrick Williams’s YouTube

Congregational chant recordings


We currently have openings for mixed choir (soprano, alto, and bass) and men's schola.

Choir Registration Form (Google Form) & Audition Requirements (PDF)


December 22, 2024, Fourth Sunday of Advent

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (veni, veni emmanuel)

Asperges (ad libitum tone) - chant

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Missa brevis - Casciolini

Credo IV - chant

Veni, veni Emmanuel

Rorate caeli desuper - chant

Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant


Tuesday, December 24, 2024, Christmas Prelude Music

The Truth Sent from Above (Herefordshire Carol) - Vaughan Williams

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree - Poston

In the Bleak Mid-Winter - Darke

   Selections from the following carols:

Angels We Have Heard on High

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

Once in Royal David's City

The First Nowell

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming


Wednesday, December 25, 2024, Christmas Midnight Mass

Adeste fideles

Silent Night (stille nacht)

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Missa “O magnum mysterium” - Victoria

O magnum mysterium - Victoria

organ: Nun freut euch, liebe Christen g’mein - Bach

organ: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen - Brahms

organ: Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen - Drischner

Pueri concinite - Herbeck

Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant

organ: “Echo” Noel (Noël X, Grand jeu et duo) - Daquin


Wednesday, December 25, 2024, Christmas Day Mass

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Mass VIII - chant

Credo III - chant

Personent hodie - arr. Holst

organ: In dulci jubilo - Drischner

organ: In dulci jubilo (trio) - J. M. Bach

Puer natus in Bethlehem - chant

Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant

organ: In dulci jubilo,  BWV 729 - Bach


December 29, 2024, Sunday within the Octave of Christmas

Joy to the World (antioch)

Asperges - chant

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Mass VIII - chant

Credo III - chant

Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant


Wedensday, January 1, 2025, Octave of Christmas (Morning Mass)

organ: Komm Gott Schöpfer, Heiliger Geist - Pachelbel

Veni Creator Spiritus - Ravanello, with chant

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Missa “O magnum mysterium” - Victoria

Tollite hostias - Saint-Saëns

organ: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich - Drischner

organ: Das alte Jahr vergangen ist - Bach

organ: Das alte Jahr vergangen ist - Distler

Sancta et immaculata - Wilton

Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant

organ: In dir ist Freude - Drischner


Friday, January 3, 2025, Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Mass III - chant

Auctor beate saeculi - chant

organ: Herzlich tut mich verlangen - Brahms

En ut superba - chant

Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant

organ: Psalm 124 (123) - Mulder


Sunday, January 5, 2025, Holy Name of Jesus

Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (grosser gott)

Asperges - chant

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Mass VIII - chant

Credo III - chant

Laudate nomen Domini - Tye

organ: Nun danket all und bringet Ehr - Liardon

Panis angelicus - Meurers

Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant


Monday, January 6, 2025, Epiphany

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Mass VIII - chant

Credo III - chant

Reges de Saba (from Puer natus in Bethlehem) - chant

organ: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern - Distler

organ: Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich - Bach

Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant

organ: March of the Kings - arr. Simone/Clément


Sunday, January 12, 2025, Holy Family

What Child Is This? (greensleeves)
Asperges - chant

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Missa “O magnum mysterium” - Victoria

Alma Redemptoris Mater - Palestrina

organ: O laufet, ihr Hirten - Drischner

Jesu, dulcis memoria - attrib. Victoria

Te Joseph celebrent - chant

Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant

organ: In dir ist Freude - Bach


January 19, 2025, Second Sunday after Epiphany

Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (st. george's windsor)

Asperges - chant

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Mass XI - chant

Credo I - chant

organ: The Prince of Denmark’s March - Clarke

organ: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier - Bach

organ: Andante tranquillo from Sonata No. 3 - Mendelssohn

Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant

organ: Prelude to the Te Deum - Charpentier


January 26, 2025, Third Sunday after Epiphany

All Creatures of Our God and King (lasst uns erfreuen)

Asperges - chant

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Missa “O magnum mysterium” - Victoria

Gloria from Mass XI - chant

Credo I - chant

Laudate pueri (from Sunday Vespers, K. 321) - Mozart

organ: Adagio in F - Bennett

Tantum ergo No. 4 in A-Flat - Bruckner

Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant

organ: Fugue sur les jeux d’anches (Kyrie from Messe solemnelle à l’usage des paroisses) - Couperin


Sunday, February 2, 2025, Candlemas

Lauda Jerusalem - Darros

Proper of the Blessing of Candles, Procession, and Mass - chant

Ordinary: Mass VIII - chant

Credo III - chant

Alma Redemptoris Mater - C. Rossini

organ: Sortie sur l’antienne “Lumen ad revelationem gentium” - Guilmant

organ: Offertoire sur l’antienne “Lumen ad revelationem gentium” - Guilmant

organ: The Canticle of Simeon - Bourgeouis

O salutaris hostia - Rheinberger

Alma Redemptoris Mater (simple tone) - chant

organ: Lobe den Herren - Drischner


Friday, February 4, 2022, Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Mass III - chant

Auctor beate saeculi - chant

organ: Herzlich tut mich verlangen - Brahms

En ut superba - chant

Ave Regina caelorum (simple tone) - chant

organ: Psalm 124 (123) - Mulder


February 9, 2025, Fifth Sunday after Epiphany

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (hyfrydol)

Asperges - chant

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Missa brevis - Palestrina

Gloria from Mass XI - chant

Credo I - chant

Jubilate Deo - Mozart

organ: Voluntary in G - Purcell

organ: Largo from Sonata No. 2 in C Minor - Bach

Operatus est salutem - Tschesnokoff

Ave Regina caelorum (simple tone) - chant

organ: Hornpipe - Handel


February 16, 2025, Septuagesima Sunday

O God, Our Help in Ages Past (st. anne)

Asperges - chant

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Mass XI - chant

Credo I - chant

organ: Wo soll ich fliehen hin - Bach

organ: O Mensch, bewein dein’ Sünde groß - Bach

Ave Regina caelorum (simple tone) - chant

organ: Ach Gott und Herr - attrib. Bach


February 23, 2025, Sexagesima Sunday

O Jesus, We Adore Thee (fulda melody)

Asperges - chant

Proper of the Mass - chant

Ordinary: Missa brevis - Palestrina

Gloria from Mass XI - chant

Credo I - chant

Media vita in morte sumus - Rheinberger

organ: Alle Menschen müssen sterben - Bach

organ: Andante from Sonata No. 4 in E Minor - Bach

Ave verum corpus - Bach

Ave Regina caelorum (simple tone) - chant

organ: Prelude in A Minor - Bach


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