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Propers (Proprium de Tempore)

Ps. 107, 1. Parátum cor meum, Deus, parátum cor meum: * cantábo, et psallam in glória mea.

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Intr. = Introitus, Introit
Grad. = Graduale, Gradual
All. = Alleluia
Tract. = Tractus, Tract
Seq. = Sequentia, Sequence
Offert. = Offertorium, Offertory
Comm. = Communio, Communion

Ant. = Antiphona, Antiphon
Ps. = Psalmus, Psalm
Hymn. = Hymnum, Hymn
Cant. = Canticum, Canticle
Missa. = Missa, Mass

LU = The Liber Usualis 1961 - PDF
GR = Graduale Romanum 1961 - PDF
GV = Graduale Vatican 1908 - PDF
MV = Mass and Vespers 1957 - PDF
LB = Liber Brevior 1954 - PDF
OF = Offertoriale 1935 - PDF
VPC = Vers. Psalm. & Cant. 1962 - PDF
SOV = Simple Offert. Verses 2008 - PDF
AR = Antiphonale Romanum 1949 - PDF
LR = Liber Responsorialis 1895 - PDF
GB = GregoBase

Singing rules.

Mode	Final	Tenor		M	F	T
1	D	A	serious	1A	A	E
2	D	F	sad/content	2A	A	C
3	E	C	mystic	3B	B	G
4	E	A	harmonious	4B	B	E
5	F	C	glad	5C	C	G
6	F	A	devout	6C	C	E
7	G	D	angelic
8	G	C	perfect

(examples at the bottom of the page)

Proper	mode / tone	LU - MV LB	GR - AR OF - GB	Comments

Ash Wednesday (Quadragesima) Introibo Daoudal /21 Baron Johner
		LU519 MV452	GR84
Ant. Exaudi nos Ps. 68, 17. 2.	7	LU521 MV452	GR84 GB1081	D/E♭ Sung during the blessing of ashes.
Ant. Immutemur habitu Ioel. 2, 13.	1	LU523 MV454	GR85 GB313	G/G♯ Sung during the imposition of ashes. - At the half bar after in cinere it starts a fifth higher, visualise the interval before moving on. - Watch out the B flat on jejuneus. - Notice the change of B as well on antge Dominum: B natural twice then B flat three times. - Don't forget the "s" at the end of misericors. - There is a major third down AF on Deus, with an episema on A to visualise the interval before taking it.
Ant. Juxta vestibulum Ioel. 2, 17.	4	LU523 MV455	GR85 GB1208	F/F♯ Sung during the imposition of ashes. - Lots of sadness on the fourth down AE at the end of plorabunt sacerdotes (the priests shall weep). - Parce Domine is easy, put expression in it: plea for mercy. - But be very careful at parce populo tuo, you would expect it lands on D but it keeps coming back to F, ends on F. - dissipes might be tricky unless you sing the two torculus neumes on their own. - Lovely melodic phrase on ora clamantium.
Resp. Emendemus Esther 13 ; Ioel. 2. Ps. 78, 9.	2	LU524 MV455	GR86 GB743	C♯/D Sung during the imposition of ashes. - Do not break the phrase ne subito...: no pause before die mortis. - Beautiful fall on bottom A at paenitentiae. - Lovely refrain Attende Domine..., very dramatic and penitential. Avoid breathing at the quarter bar. - Hear the cry of misery at quia peccavimus tibi: "for we have sinned against thee."

Intr. Misereris omnium Sap, 11, 24, 25 et 27. Ps. 56, 2. Ps. 56, 3-4.	1	LU525 MV457	GR87 GB533 VPC50	F/F♯ - Notice the fourth up DG at quae fecisti. - Same fourth but down on peccata, be ready to come back to FGA (like Do-Re-Mi). And don't forget the B flat on top. - Another dramatic effect with the top notes of paenitentiam; by the way: anticipate "ti-am" by singing "tsi-am", otherwise it is too late when you come to "am".
Grad. Miserere mei Deus Ps. 56, 2 et 4.	1	LU526 MV458	GR88 GB754	D/E♭ - The second Miserere mei has large amplitudes and a long melism. Transition through the quarter bar is made by a little bouncing on F before climbing GA to C; a distropha on C prepares for the big drop CAF after that. - quoniam ends on G before the quarter bar, not necessarily easy to pause on G in mode 1, that's why it is better to move on without pausing. - Watch out the minor third GE + major third FA on the word confidit, a major third always needs a little push when it goes up. - Be careful at the word anima: it starts the same as quoniam and it is tempting to hit top C, but instead it goes back to the lowest notes of the scale. - The word caelo has a major third FA (4 semitones) followed by a B flat (1 semitone): one has to refrain his voice not to go higher than a semitone. - Again caelo has a long melism after the quarter bar and there is an important lengthening at the dotted A in the middle, the place where you regroup (without stopping) before going further. Because there is a minor third down CA followed by a fourth down CG; it is tempting to sing the third as a fourth, anticipating the fourth which comes only later. - The words dedit in follow a reversed major chord progression: CAF, and the A is the same note ending the previous word me, just something to remember.
Tract. Domine non secundum Ps. 102, 10. Ps. 78, 8-9.	2	LU527 MV459	GR89 GB425	F♯/G With Ash Wednesday starts a serie of tracts in mode 2, sad mode, penitential. See the tract Qui habitat on 1st Sunday of Lent for more explanation about this type of proper. Notice that: we all kneel at the verse Adjuva nos. - On the word nobis: I find difficult to come back to D after bottom A, the trick is to remember D from three notes before or sing the same porrectus DCD. - Try to go through without breathing at the quarter bar after iniquitatum nostrarum. - As well go through the quarter bar after et propter gloriam... - Make a pause after et propitius esto and enjoy the top notes of the melody at peccatis nostris.
Offert. Exaltabo te Ps. 29, 2-3. Ps. 29, 4.	2A	LU528 MV891	GR90 GB648 OF96 GB17550 SOV7	C♯/D Same as 11th Sunday after Pentecost (MV). - Try to go through the quarter bar without breathing between Domine and clamavi ad te. - The pattern on Domine recalls the Intr. Dominus dixit from Christmas Midnight Mass.
Comm. Qui meditabitur Ps. 1, 2 et 3. Ps. 1.	3	LU529 MV461	GR90 GB582 VPC51 MV2008	C♯/D - Jump a fourth between nocte and dabit, visualise it before. - If you are lost after suum remember it is a minor third down.

Lauds			AR358	Antiphons, psalms and hymn of Wednesday Lauds `II`.
Ant. Cum jejunatis Cant. Benedictus	7a	LU---	AR359 AR10

Vespers			AR358	Antiphons, psalms and hymn of Wednesday Vespers.
Ant. Thesaurizate vobis Cant. Magnificat	4A	LU--- MV---	AR359 AR52

Thursday after Ash Wednesday Introibo Daoudal /21
		LU---	GR91	Introit, Offertory and Communion are the same as 10th Sunday after Pentecost.
Intr. Dum clamarem Ps. 54, 17, 18, 20 et 23, 2. Ps. 54, 5 et 6.	3	LU1020 MV882	GR344 GB299 VPC51	C♯/D Same as 10th Sunday after Pentecost.
Grad. Jacta cogitatum Ps. 54, 23, 17 et 19.	7	LU982 MV844	GR328 GB423	D/E♭ Same as 3rd Sunday after Pentecost.
Offert. Ad te Domine Ps. 24, 1-3. Ps. 24, 5.	2	LU321 MV265	GR3 GB962 OF5 SOV1	C♯/D Same as 1st Sunday of Advent. Same as 10th Sunday after Pentecost.
Comm. Acceptabis Ps. 50, 21. Ps. 50, 3, 10, 12-15, 17, 19-20.	4	LU1023 MV886	GR347 GB1221 VPC51 MV2019	D/E♭ Same as 10th Sunday after Pentecost.

Lauds			AR360	Antiphons, psalms and hymn of Thursday Lauds `II`.
Ant. Domine puer meus Cant. Benedictus	1g2	LU---	AR360 AR10 GB12670

Vespers			AR360	Antiphons, psalms and hymn of Thursday Vespers.
Ant. Domine non sum dignus Cant. Magnificat	1g2	LU---	AR360 AR52 GB13044

Friday after Ash Wednesday Introibo Daoudal /21
		LU---	GR91
Intr. Audivit Dominus Ps. 29, 11. 2. Ps. 29, 4-5.	7	LU---	GR91 GB45 VPC52	D/E♭
Grad. Unam petii... ut videam Ps. 26, 4.	5	LU---	GR92 GB229	D/E♭ Melody similar to Grad. Unam petii from Holy Family.
Tract. Domine non secundum Ps. 102, 10. Ps. 78, 8-9.	2	LU527 MV459	GR89 GB425	F♯/G Same as Ash Wednesday.
Offert. Domine vivifica Ps. 118, 154 et 125.	3	LU---	GR92 GB109	A/B♭
Comm. Servite Domino Ps. 2, 11-12. Ps. 2, 1-5, 10, 13.	5	LU---	GR93 GB897 VPC52	F♯/G

Lauds			AR361	Antiphons, psalms and hymn of Friday Lauds `II`.
Ant. Cum facis eleemosynam Cant. Benedictus	1f	LU---	AR361 AR10 GB12736

Vespers			AR361	Antiphons, psalms and hymn of Friday Vespers.
Ant. Tu autem cum oraveris Cant. Magnificat	1f	LU---	AR361 AR52 GB13304

Saturday after Ash Wednesday Introibo Daoudal /21
Missa. Audivit Dominus		LU530	GR93 AR361	Same as Friday after Ash Wednesday (yesterday) except the Tract is not said.

Lauds			AR361	Antiphons, psalms and hymn of Saturday Lauds `II`.
Ant. Me etenim de die Cant. Benedictus	2D	LU---	AR361 AR10 GB12180

Vespers			AR362
Hymn. Audi benigne conditor	2	LU539 MV473	AR362 GB1830	F
Ant. Tunc invocabis Cant. Magnificat	7a	LU530 LU211	AR363 AR52 GB2119

1st Sunday of Lent (or 1st Sunday in Quadragesima) Introibo /21 Daoudal /19 Baron Johner
		LU530 MV463	GR93	Note: on that day the tract and all the propers come from psalm 90 which is the second psalm of Sunday Compline ("Lord protect me from the terrors of the night").
Intr. Invocabit me Ps. 90, 15 et 16. 1. Ps. 90, 2 et 11.	8	LU532 MV463	GR93 GB327 VPC53	E/F - When you have the C clef on the second line expect a major third between the 3rd and 4th line; especially on the final porrectus of eripiam.
Grad. Angelis suis Ps. 90, 11-12.	2A	LU533 MV465	GR94 GB834	E/F Melody similar to Grad. Justus ut palma from the Mass `I` of a Confessor not a Bishop or the Grad. Requiem from the Requiem Mass. - Not particularly difficult if you are familiar with this family of Graduals. Dom Johner has a long explanation on the melody structure. - Maybe some attention at the last notes of portabunt te... - And do not forget the "n" at the end of offendas.
Tract. Qui habitat Ps. 90, 1-7 et 11-16.	2	LU533 MV466	GR95 GB889	F♯/G The tract is mode 2 with an F clef. Mode 2 is known to express sadness, as well as contentment and security. In mode 2 with F clef, final is D, tenor is F. One walks through guided by the double rail D-F; D-F is a minor 3rd. D-F are the two first notes of introit Dominus dixit (same mode) at Midnight Mass. This is a bit similar to mode 2 with C clef of Offertory 21st Sunday after Pentecost = Vir erat (in terra nomine Job); in this mode 2, final/tenor = A/C Detail of the 13 verses (1 antiphon + 12 verses): Most of the verses end with a soft landing pattern 'DEED.' (two long notes in the end), they all end on the final D of mode 2. Most of the verses have a pause in the middle (long bar) preceded by a similar lovely pattern 'DCEEDEFGDDC.\|' begin ___ middle ___ end 1.A DD __CDEDEEDEFGDDC.\| ___ DEED. 2.V FG ___ DCEEDEFGDDC.\| ___ DEED. with 'DEDEDEDEDEDE' (2) 3.V DC __CDEDEEDEFGDDC.\| ___ DEED. 4.V GF ___ DCEEDEFGDDC.\| ___ DEED. 5.V FF ___ DCEEDEFGDDC.\| ___ DEED. 6.V DF ___ DCEEDEFGDDC.\| ___ CDEDEEDEFGDDC.\| ___ DFDD. (6) 7.V FG ___ DCEEDEFGDDC.\| ___ DEED. 8.V DC ___ DCEEDEFGDDC.\| ___ DEED. 9.V FG ___ DCEEDEFGDDC.\| ___ DEED. 10.V DF ___ DFDDC.\| ___ DEE.D. (10) 11.V DD ___ DCEEDEFGDDC.\| ___ DEED. (11 and 13) 12.V DF ___ DCEEDEFGDDC.\| ___ DEED. 13.V FG ___ DCEEDEFGDDC.\| ___ DEED. (11 and 13) (13) 1. (Qui habitat) 2. (Dicet) interesting pattern 'DEDEDEDEDEDE' in the middle: "et refúúúúú - gi-i - u-um mé-é - u-um, Dé-é - u-us" = "my refuge: (my) God" this repeated 'DE' is like a heartbeat, repeated 6 times like that 6th day of Good Friday where Jesus' heart did beat for mankind more than ever. But you might want to take a very quick breath at the quarter bar... 3. (Quoniam) a) de láqueo venántium: first difficulty is to remember the climacus has 3 notes F-E-C on 'que' and then press the D on 'o', so to visualize the 3 notes E-F-G starting 'venántium'. Go slow for the first part 'de láqueo ve-' then the rest can fly. 4. (Scapulis) a) obumbrábit: the syllable 'brá' is a gentle minor 3rd down, not a 4th down. b) obumbrábit tibi: after F-E on 'bit', keep the F for 'tibi', remembering the liquescent E is just a passing note, it helps if one does not put too much emphasize on this liquescent. c) ejus: 3 descending notes G-F-E + 4 descending notes F-E-D-C on 'jus', it is tempting to descend too low with 4 notes at first, so hold your horses and keep it 3 notes. 5. (Scuto) a) véritas: once again a 3 notes climacus on 'ri', so go relatively slow on 'véritas', after that you can fly on 'ejus'. b) noctúrno: the second porrectus starts where the first porrectus ends, always good to remember that. 6. (A sagitta) a) perambulánte in: no need to breathe between the 2 words but maybe a little cut after the 4th drop G-D on 'te', to prepare for the next E-F-G on 'in'. After that, it goes on alright. b) daemónio meridiáno: have a little pause at the quarter bar if you don't feel going through. c) meridiáno: has a B natural, not a B flat, very important! Some recordings have a B flat instead of B natural. In this verse the ending is different: coming of the devil, troubling the harmony of the ending, daemonio meridiano = "noonday devil". Curiously this is the 6th phrase like the 6th day and "noonday" = sext = 6th hour, the hour of the darkness when Jesus was crucified. Plus in this verse there is an additional full bar and a pattern 'CDEDEEDEFGDDC.\|' ... as the verse is split in 3 parts. 7. (Cadent) a) tuo mille: brief pause at the quarter bar after 'tuo', before moving on to 'mille'. b) appropinquábit: here again the second porrectus starts where the first porrectus ends. 8. (Quoniam) a) mandávit: after a 4th up on 'man', the syllable 'dá' is a gentle minor 3rd down, and it is tempting to go down a 4th to bounce back the 4th up on 'man'... The good thing: there is an episema on the porrectus to give us time to visualize the minor 3rd down. b) mandávit de: the clivis F-E on 'vit' goes down (since it is a clivis...), it is tempting to make it go up and grab a few notes between F and A... 9. (In manibus) a) ne unquam: once again a 3 notes climacus on 'quam' but this one seems easier to go through, probably because the word 'unquam' finishes with the climacus... b) ad lápidem: once again 3 descending notes G-F-E + 4 descending notes F-E-D-C on 'dem'. 10. (Super) a) ambulábis: careful at the starting 4th D-G on 'ambu', there is only one note for each syllable of 'am-bu', so launch the 4th, then focus on 'lá'. The middle pattern 'DFDDC.\|' is different here, shorter; one's foot walks (ambulabis) over the lion, the serpent, the dragon... better be quick. Both last note and penultimate note are dotted, why? Maybe not important. Or maybe to give a rest after the confrontation with the lion, the serpent and the dragon... 11. (Quoniam) a) Quóniam in me: watch out the jump a minor 3rd D-F on 'in me'. Put a little cut between 'Quóniam' and 'in', which comes naturally after the 2 episemas. b) quóniam cognóvit: again a 3 notes climacus, might be worth going a bit slower here, then press the D on 'am', very brief pause, and continue on the same note for 'cognóvit', the rest goes on alright. Both verses 1 and 11 start the same way: double D lengthened / "episema-ed", possibly to put the two verses in parallel. Both verses 11 and 13 have a similar pattern 'DFEFD DFFFFF DCEEDEFGDDC' for: 11. liberabo eum = "I will deliver him" 13. glorificabo eum = "I will glorify him" 13. adimplebo eum = "I will fill him" (with length of days) Do you remember? The pattern 'DFEFD' can be heard twice as 'ACBCA' in Vir erat at the words in facultate et in carne. 12. (Invocabit) a) et ego: this time it is the other way round, 4 notes climacus + 3 notes climacus. b) exáudiam eum: again a 3 notes climacus, again slighty slower but no need to pause, instead regroup on the episema starting 'eum'. c) in tribulatióne: make sure to articulate all the syllables of this long word. There is always a risk when going through the last verses 10, 11, 12, etc. as we are getting close to the finish line, one might loose attention, so stay focused til the end. 13. (Eripiam) Once again we find the heartbeat 'DEDE' on '-dine' of longitudine "I will fill him with long days", a way of saying: and your heart will beat for a long time which is also expressed by the long distropha + tristropha of dierum (days). The end is divine, especially the "illi" of et ostendam illi salutare meum = "and I will show him my salvation". Look at the tract for Ash Wednesday, same mode 2 with F clef, and you will see a lot of similar patterns. Dom Daniel Saulnier in "Les modes grégoriens" says that mode 2 appears as the most human mode. The soul has this attitude made of a little bit of humility but a lot of realism and common sense; it is one of the states of mind of the trustful sinner. This climate is very spiritual and very human. ------------------------------------ Grabbed from the Web: http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2009/02/qui-habitat-tract-for-1-lent.html http://musicasacra.com/2009/02/25/the-first-sunday-of-lent-a-note-on-the-tract/ http://www.introibo.fr/1er-Dimanche-de-Careme (in French) http://liberreader.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/qui-habitat-mode-2-tract-analysis/ by Jonathan K. Dom Johner says: « In the temptation of Christ narrated in today's Gospel, the tempter quotes verses of Psalm 90. Now he must hear these verses, applied in their proper sense, of course, many a time during the Lenten season. A fine irony is revealed thereby. Today, in fact, the songs are taken exclusively from the ninetieth psalm. But there is another reason for the profuse employment of this psalm today: it is the song which best expresses confidence in God. Now that the great days of penance and mortification are at hand, and we give ourselves entirely to God, we are, according to the teaching of the current liturgy, justified in relying on the special protection of the Most High. He will guard His own against all the enemies of the soul, against sin and concupiscence and the evil spirit. » In this article from The Chant Café there is an interesting comment from a certain "Mahrt" (I wonder if he is the William Mahrt...), From time to eternity interlectionary. « We began to sing the long tracts that way, singing the first and last Gregorian verses and the rest in a psalm tone; after a while, we made it two Gregorian verses at the beginning and at the end. Eventually, like the building of the Southern Pacific Railway the two parts met in the middle. I think this gradua expansion over the years prepared the congregation for the whole tract. Now we include in the leaflet for the congregation a note on the tract: The Sunday which heads the Lenten season takes its theme from the paradigm of all Christian fasting: Jesus' forty-day fast in the desert and his temptation by the devil there. In tempting Jesus to show his divinity by casting himself down from the parapet of the temple, the devil quoted Psalm 90, "He hath given his angels charge over thee, and in their hands shall they bear thee up, lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone." This quotation is such a powerful memory of the event of the temptation that the psalm is the source of all the Propers of the Mass for this Sunday. Rarely are Mass Propers so unified; moreover, the place of this psalm is even more emphasized by the fact that the tract for the day comprises most of the verses of the psalm. The tract is direct psalmody – the singing of successive verses of a psalm without refrain, and it is sung in alternation by two halves of the choir. By replacing the alleluia sung in the normal seasons, it represents a kind of fasting from the wordless jubilation of the alleluia. While the tract normally comprises three to five verses of a psalm, the tract for this day has thirteen verses. Only two other days have these long tracts: Palm Sunday and Good Friday. On these days, the Passions are sung, and the tract serves as a long preparation for these extended Gospels. Today, however, the long tract simply stands by itself, and its function could be seen as an intense entry into the Lenten Season, a turning to God as refuge and protector. Throughout the Lenten season, the tracts can be the point of recollection in the liturgy and a meditative preparation for the hearing of the Gospel. » If difficulty or time forbids the singing of this proper, there is a psalm tone version of it: see below. The Liber Brevior page [1] = page 675 of the PDF has a section called "Graduals, Versicles of the Alleluia and Tracts, in the tones of simple or solemn psalmody". And the Tract for 1st Sunday of Lent is found page [17] = page 691 of the PDF, although it's got the music only for verses 1 and 2, the others verses have bold and italic to indicate the changes in the psalmody. Advantage: it takes 2 pages instead of 4. See below:
Tract. Qui habitat Ps. 90, 1-7 et 11-16. (in psalm tone)	2	LU8*	LB[17]	E/F If it is not possible to sing the whole Gregorian melody for the tract Qui habitat (difficulty, time, etc.), this is a psalm tone version found in the Liber Usualis page 8* and in the Liber Brevior page [17].
Tract. Qui habitat Ps. 90, 1-7 et 11-16. (mixed version)	2	LU533 LU8*	GR95 LB[17]	F♯/G A mixed version to make it shorter: - Gregorian melody for two verses at the beginning, two verses at the end, the rest in simple psalm tone (from the Liber Brevior). Duration: 4:49. - One difficulty is to switch from Gregorian melody to psalm tone, and vice-versa.
Tract. Qui habitat Ps. 90, 1-7 et 11-16. (another version)	2	LU533 MV466	GR95	F To make the tract shorter, this is an interesting and original creation in 2013 by Paul Kolb (from The Newman Consort). First verse is with full Gregorian melody. Then each of the following 11 verses are sung not as psalm tone but with a recitation note F for the main part, keeping the first and last few notes from the Gregorian melody. The last verse is a mix between recitation and Gregorian melody. In total it takes 4:36 instead of the usual 12 min.
Offert. Scapulis suis Ps. 90, 4-5. Ps. 90, 2, 5.	8	LU537 MV471	GR98 GB294 OF32 SOV8	F♯/G - Offertory and Communion share the same Latin text for the antiphon. One might confuse the melodies, both modes 8 and 3 have the recitation (tenor) on C. The difference can be sensed by the many times the note G (final) appears in this offertory in mode 8. - Now it might a good idea to play the note C for this offertory when playing the few notes for the incipit. - If you are lost at pitching the podatus AC on the word scuto, remember the same podatus from a few notes ago on sperabis. - Veritas starts on the same two notes FG heard just before the half bar; after that it is just a minor third to reach the B flat.
Comm. Scapulis suis Ps. 90, 4-5. Ps. 90, 1-3, 11-15.	3	LU537 MV472	GR99 GB1100 VPC53 MV2008	E/F - After what was said for the Offertory, here in this Communion proper you will find all the phrases end on E, mode 3 final. - Lovely melodic line on sub pennis ejus = "under His wings". - On the word scuto no need to lenghten all the notes under the long episema, just the first note of the clivis and the first note of the torculus. - The words veritas ejus have a ressembling structure to the same words from the Offertory, one can see the major third AF.

Lauds			AR365
1 Ant. Cor mundum crea Ps. 50. Miserere mei Deus secundum	1g	LU---	AR365 AR10 GB11969
2 Ant. O Domine salvum me Ps. 117. Confitemini... dicat	2D	LU---	AR365 AR11 GB12188
3 Ant. Sic benedicam te Ps. 62. Deus deus meus ad te	7a	LU---	AR365 AR3 GB12001
4 Ant. In spiritu humilitatis Cant. II. Puer. Benedictus es Domine Deus patrum	2D	LU---	AR365 AR12 GB11966
5 Ant. Laudate Deum caeli Ps. 148. Laudate Dominum de caelis	2D	LU---	AR366 AR5 GB11734
Hymn. O sol salutis intimis	8	LU---	AR366 GB12159
Hymn. O sol salutis intimis (2)	2	LU---	AR367 GB12937
Ant. Ductus est Jesus Cant. Benedictus	1D	LU---	AR369 AR10 GB11900

Prime		LU530	AR369
Ant. Jesus autem cum Ps. 53. Dominus regnavit Ps. 118i. Beati Immaculati in via Ps. 118ii. Retribue servo tuo	1f	LU530 LU226	AR369 AR16 GB2549

Terce		LU531	AR370
Hymn. Nunc Sancte nobis (Lent)	1	LU531	AR370 GB2044 GB12149
Ant. Tunc assumpsit eum Ps. 118iii. Legem pone Ps. 118iv. Memor esto verbi tui Ps. 118v. Bonitatem fecisti	2D	LU531 LU236	AR370 AR27 GB2506

Sext		LU538	AR371
Ant. Non in solo pane Ps. 118vi. Defecit in salutare Ps. 118vii. Quomodo dilexi Ps. 118viii. Iniquos odio habui	5a	LU538 LU241	AR371 AR33 GB2573

None		LU538	AR371
Ant. Dominum Deum Ps. 118ix. Mirabilia testimonia Ps. 118x. Clamavi in toto corde meo Ps. 118xi. Principes persecuti sunt	8G*	LU538 LU246	AR371 AR40 GB2799

Vespers		LU538 MV473	AR372	Antiphons and psalms of the Sunday.
Hymn. Audi benigne conditor	2	LU539 MV473	AR362 GB1830	F
Ant. Ecce nunc tempus Cant. Magnificat	8G*	LU540 LU212 MV474 MV217	AR372 AR52 GB2399

1st Week of Lent - Monday Introibo Daoudal
		LU---	GR99
Intr. Sicut oculi Ps. 122, 2. 1. Ps. 122, 3-4.	4	LU---	GR99 GB1330 VPC54
Grad. Protector noster Ps. 83, 10 et 9.	5	LU1003 MV855	GR108 GB1226	B/C Same as 5th Sunday after Pentecost (LU, MV). Same as Saturday in Ember week of Lent (GR).
Tract. Domine non secundum Ps. 102, 10. Ps. 78, 8-9.	2	LU527 MV459	GR89 GB425	F♯/G Same as Ash Wednesday.
Offert. Levabo oculos Ps. 118, 18, 26 et 73.	8	LU---	GR100 GB1060 OF34
Comm. Amen dico vobis quod uni Matth. 25, 40 et 34. Ps. 144, 1, 5, 10-13, 15-16.	4	LU---	GR101 GB623 VPC54

Lauds			AR372
Ant. Venite benedicti Cant. Benedictus	7a	LU---	AR373 AR10 GB11877

Vespers			AR372
Ant. Quod uni ex minimis Cant. Magnificat	1f	LU---	AR373 AR52 GB11778

1st Week of Lent - Tuesday Introibo
		LU---	GR101
Intr. Domine refugium Ps. 89, 1 et 2. 2. Ps. 89, 3 et 13.	5	LU---	GR101 GB549 VPC55
Grad. Dirigatur oratio mea Ps. 140, 2.	7	LU1060 MV935	GR109 GB44	C/C♯ Same as 19th Sunday after Pentecost (LU, MV). Same as Saturday in Ember week of Lent (GR).
Offert. In te speravi Ps. 30, 15-16. Ps. 30, 17, 18.	2	LU1035 MV905	GR356 GB967 OF101 SOV20	C♯/D Same as 13th Sunday after Pentecost.
Comm. Cum invocarem te Ps. 4, 2. Ps. 4, 4-8.	2	LU---	GR102 GB384 VPC55

Lauds			AR374
Ant. Intravit Jesus Cant. Benedictus	1g	LU---	AR374 AR10 GB13318

Vespers			AR374
Ant. Scriptum est enim Cant. Magnificat	8G	LU1019 LU212	AR374 AR52 GB2624	Same as 9th Sunday after Pentecost (LU).

1st Week of Lent - Wednesday in Ember Week Introibo
		LU--- MV---	GR102	As Dom Johner explains, the Mass for the 2nd Sunday of Lent was first created for this Wednesday.
Intr. Reminiscere Ps. 24, 6, 3 et 22, 1-2. Ps. 24, 4 et 5.	4	LU545 MV475	GR111 GB1294 VPC57	D/E♭ Same as 2nd Sunday of Lent.
Grad. Tribulationes cordis Ps. 24, 17-18.	5	LU546 MV477	GR112 GB596	D/E♭ Same as 2nd Sunday of Lent.
Tract. De necessitatibus meis Ps. 24, 17, 18 et 1-4.	2	LU841A MV---	GR102 GB276	F♯/G From the Rogations Mass (LU).
Offert. Meditabor Ps. 118, 47 et 48. Ps. 118, 57, 58.	2A	LU548 MV480	GR114 GB810 OF109 SOV8	C♯/D Same as 2nd Sunday of Lent. Same as Wednesday in Ember week of September (Offertoriale).
Comm. Intellige clamorem Ps. 5, 2-4. Ps. 5, 5-8, 12-13.	5	LU549 MV480	GR114 GB373 VPC56 MV2008	D/E♭ Same as 2nd Sunday of Lent.

Lauds			AR375
Ant. Generatio haec prava Cant. Benedictus	8G	LU---	AR375 AR10 GB12492

Vespers			AR375
Ant. Sicut fuit Jonas Cant. Magnificat	4A*	LU---	AR375 AR52 GB12734

1st Week of Lent - Thursday Introibo Daoudal
		LU---	GR104
Intr. Confessio Ps. 95, 6. 1. Ps. 95, 2-3.	3	LU1593 MV1338	GR578 GB956 VPC56	From the Mass of St Lawrence.
Grad. Custodi me Ps. 16, 8 et 2.	1	LU1021 MV884	GR345 GB1088	C♯/E♭ Same as 10th Sunday after Pentecost.
Offert. Immittet Angelus Ps. 33, 8-9. Ps. 33, 1.	8	LU1039 MV910	GR359 GB747 OF102 SOV20	E/F Same as 14th Sunday after Pentecost.
Comm. Panis quem ego Ioann. 6, 52. Ps. 110, 1-10.	1	LU1043 MV917	GR362 GB782 VPC56 MV2020	D/E♭ Same as 15th Sunday after Pentecost.

Lauds			AR376
Ant. Egressus Jesus Cant. Benedictus	1D	LU---	AR376 AR10 GB12575

Vespers			AR376
Ant. O mulier magna est Cant. Magnificat	4A*	LU1084 LU210	AR377 AR52 GB12345

1st Week of Lent - Friday in Ember Week Introibo /25 Daoudal /21
		LU--- MV---	GR104
Intr. De necessitatibus Ps. 24, 17 et 18. 1-2. Ps. 24, 4 et 5.	4	LU--- MV---	GR104 GB100 VPC56
Grad. Salvum fac servum Ps. 85, 2 et 6.	1	LU--- MV---	GR105 GB1117
Tract. Domine non secundum Ps. 102, 10. Ps. 78, 8-9.	2	LU527 MV459	GR89 GB425	F♯/G Same as Ash Wednesday.
Offert. Benedic anima mea Ps. 102, 2 et 5.	5	LU--- MV---	GR105 GB1359 OF110
Comm. Erubescant et conturbentur Ps. 6, 11. Ps. 6, 2-7.	4	LU--- MV---	GR106 GB484 VPC56

Lauds			AR377
Ant. Angelus Domini descendebat Cant. Benedictus	4A	LU1084 LU223	AR377 AR10 GB2045

Vespers			AR377
Ant. Qui me sanum fecit Cant. Magnificat	1f	LU1084 LU207	AR377 AR52 GB2543

1st Week of Lent - Saturday in Ember Week Introibo / 2 Daoudal
		LU541 MV---	GR106	Particularity: four graduals are sung during this mass, between the five lessons. An hymn comes after the 5th lesson.
Intr. Intret oratio Ps. 87, 3. 2. Ps. 87, 14-15.	3	LU541 MV---	GR106 GB238 VPC56
1 Grad. Propitius esto Ps. 78, 9 et 10.	5	LU999 MV850	GR107 GB332	B/C Same as 4th Sunday after Pentecost (LU, MV).
2 Grad. Protector noster Ps. 83, 10 et 9.	5	LU1003 MV855	GR108 GB1226	B/C Same as 5th Sunday after Pentecost (LU, MV).
3 Grad. Convertere Domine Ps. 89, 13 et 1.	5	LU1007 MV862	GR108 GB1046	B/C Same as 6th Sunday after Pentecost (LU, MV).
4 Grad. Dirigatur oratio mea Ps. 140, 2.	7	LU1060 MV935	GR109 GB44	C/C♯ Same as 19th Sunday after Pentecost (LU, MV).
Hymn. Benedictus es Domine Deus Dan. 3, 52-53.	7	LU348 MV---	GR16 GB2166	Same as Saturday in Ember Week in Advent.
Tract. Laudate Ps. 116, 1-2.	8	LU776II MV639V	GR110 GB1247	E/F Same as Easter Vigil mass (LU, MV). There is a typo in the Liber Usualis: the tract is not on page 760 (as written on page 543) but 776II.
Offert. Domine Deus salutis Ps. 87, 2-3.	8	LU544 MV---	GR110 GB542 OF112
Comm. Domine Deus meus Ps. 7, 2. Ps. 7, 3, 7-8, 9, 11, 18.	2	LU544 MV---	GR111 GB131 VPC57

Lauds			AR378
Ant. Assumpsit Jesus discipulos Cant. Benedictus	2A	LU1085 LU223	AR380 AR10 GB2645

Vespers			AR378
Ant. Visionem quam vidistis Cant. Magnificat Matth. 17, 9.	1f	LU550 LU207 MV481 MV212	AR378 AR52 GB2283	D Also sung as Communion at the Transfiguration of the Lord, but with a little difference at the end.

2nd Sunday of Lent Introibo Daoudal Baron Johner
		LU545 MV475	GR111	As Dom Johner explains, this Mass was created for the previous Wednesday before it was reused for this day.
Intr. Reminiscere Ps. 24, 6, 3 et 22, 1-2. Ps. 24, 4 et 5.	4	LU545 MV475	GR111 GB1294 VPC57	D/E♭
Grad. Tribulationes cordis Ps. 24, 17-18.	5	LU546 MV477	GR112 GB596	D/E♭
Tract. Confitemini Ps. 105, 1-4.	2	LU547 MV478	GR113 GB455	F♯/G
Offert. Meditabor Ps. 118, 47 et 48. Ps. 118, 57, 58.	2A	LU548 MV480	GR114 GB810 OF109 SOV8	C♯/D Same as Wednesday in Ember week of September (Offertoriale).
Comm. Intellige clamorem Ps. 5, 2-4. Ps. 5, 5-8, 12-13.	5	LU549 MV480	GR114 GB373 VPC58 MV2008	D/E♭

Lauds		LU---	AR378
1 Ant. Domine labia mea Ps. 50. Miserere mei Deus secundum	7c	LU---	AR378 AR10
2 Ant. Dextera Domini fecit Ps. 117. Confitemini... dicat	8c	LU---	AR379 AR11
3 Ant. Factus est adjutor Ps. 62. Deus deus meus ad te	1g2	LU---	AR379 AR3
4 Ant. Trium puerorum Cant. II. Puer. Benedictus es Domine Deus patrum	8G	LU---	AR379 AR12
5 Ant. Statuit ea in aeternum Ps. 148. Laudate Dominum de caelis	7a	LU---	AR379 AR5
Hymn. O sol salutis intimis	8	LU---	AR366 GB12159	Same as 1st Sunday of Lent.

Prime		LU545	AR380
Ant. Domine bonum est Ps. 53. Dominus regnavit Ps. 118i. Beati Immaculati in via Ps. 118ii. Retribue servo tuo	1g2	LU545 LU226	AR380 AR16	Same antiphon as Terce.

Terce		LU545	AR381
Ant. Domine bonum est Ps. 118iii. Legem pone Ps. 118iv. Memor esto verbi tui Ps. 118v. Bonitatem fecisti	1g2	LU545 LU236	AR380 AR27	Same antiphon as Prime.

Sext		LU549	AR381
Ant. Faciamus Ps. 118vi. Defecit in salutare Ps. 118vii. Quomodo dilexi Ps. 118viii. Iniquos odio habui	4A*	LU549 LU241	AR381 AR33

None		LU550	AR381
Ant. Visionem quam vidistis Ps. 118ix. Mirabilia testimonia Ps. 118x. Clamavi in toto corde meo Ps. 118xi. Principes persecuti sunt Matth. 17, 9.	1f	LU550 LU246	AR378 AR40	Same antiphon as Vespers Magnificat.

Vespers		LU550 MV481	AR381	Antiphons and psalms of the Sunday.
Hymn. Audi benigne conditor	2	LU539 MV473	AR362 GB1830	F
Ant. Visionem quam vidistis Cant. Magnificat Matth. 17, 9.	1f	LU550 LU207 MV481 MV212	AR378 AR52	D Also sung as Communion at the Transfiguration of the Lord, with the exception of the little difference at the end.

2nd Week of Lent - Monday Introibo /25 Daoudal /21
		LU---	GR115
Intr. Redime me Ps. 25, 11-12. 1. Ps. 25, 9 et 11.	2	LU---	GR115 GB1314 VPC58
Grad. Adjutor meus Ps. 69,6 et 3.	2	LU---	GR115 GB851
Tract. Domine non secundum Ps. 102, 10. Ps. 78, 8-9.	2	LU527 MV459	GR89 GB425	F♯/G Same as Ash Wednesday.
Offert. Benedicam Dominum Ps. 15, 7 et 8. Ps. 15, 1, 2, 5.	1	LU1004 MV857	GR116 GB143 OF88 SOV17	C/C♯ Same as 5th Sunday after Pentecost (LU, MV).
Comm. Domine Dominus noster Ps. 8, 2. Ps. 8, 2-8.	2	LU---	GR117 GB998 VPC59

Lauds			AR382
Ant. Ego principium Cant. Benedictus	8c	LU1085 LU223	AR382 AR10

Vespers			AR382
Ant. Qui me misit Cant. Magnificat	1f	LU1085 LU207	AR382 AR52

2nd Week of Lent - Tuesday Introibo Daoudal
		LU---	GR117
Intr. Tibi dixit Ps. 26, 8 et 9. 1. Ps. 26, 1 et 9.	3	LU---	GR117 GB751 VPC59
Grad. Jacta cogitatum Ps. 54, 23, 17, 18 et 19.	7	LU982 MV844	GR328 GB423	D/E♭ Same as 3rd Sunday after Pentecost.
Offert. Miserere mihi Ps. 50, 1, 2. Ps. 50, 4, 5.	8	LU---	GR118 GB922 OF35
Comm. Narrabo omnia Ps. 9, 2-3. Ps. 9, 4, 11-13, 15.	2	LU---	GR118 GB639 VPC60

Lauds			AR382
Ant. Unus est enim Cant. Benedictus	2D	LU1086 LU223	AR382 AR10

Vespers			AR383
Ant. Omnes autem vos Cant. Magnificat	4E	LU1086 LU210	AR383 AR52

2nd Week of Lent - Wednesday Introibo
		LU---	GR118
Intr. Ne derelinquas me Ps. 37, 22-23. 2. Ps. 37, 16 et 20.	7	LU---	GR118 GB323 VPC60
Grad. Salvum fac populum Ps. 27, 9 et 1.	7	LU---	GR119 GB296
Tract. Domine non secundum Ps. 102, 10. Ps. 78, 8-9.	2	LU527 MV459	GR89 GB425	F♯/G Same as Ash Wednesday.
Offert. Ad te Domine Ps. 24, 1-3. Ps. 24, 5.	2	LU321 MV265	GR3 GB962 OF5 SOV1	C♯/D Same as 1st Sunday of Advent.
Comm. Justus Dominus Ps. 10, 8. Ps. 10, 2-7.	5	LU---	GR120 GB268 VPC61

Lauds			AR383
Ant. Ecce ascendimus... et Filius Cant. Benedictus	7a	LU1087 LU223	AR383 AR10

Vespers			AR384
Ant. Tradetur enim gentibus Cant. Magnificat	1f	LU1087 LU207	AR384 AR52

2nd Week of Lent - Thursday Introibo Daoudal
		LU---	GR120
Intr. Deus in adjutorium Ps. 69, 2-3, 4. Ps. 69, 6.	7	LU1027 MV893	GR350 GB501 VPC62	F♯/G Same as 12th Sunday after Pentecost.
Grad. Propitius esto Ps. 78, 9 et 10.	5	LU999 MV850	GR107 GB332	B/C Same as 4th Sunday after Pentecost (LU, MV). Same as Saturday in Ember Week in Lent (GR).
Offert. Precatus est Exodi 32, 11, 13 et 14. Exodi 33.	8	LU1030 MV897	GR352 GB325 OF97 SOV19	E/F Same as 12th Sunday after Pentecost.
Comm. Qui manducat Ioann. 6, 57. Ps. 118, 1-2, 11, 49-50, 72, 103, 105, 162.	6	LU1019 MV880	GR344 GB798 VPC62 MV2018	C/C♯ Same as 9th Sunday after Pentecost.

Lauds			AR384
Ant. Fili recordare Cant. Benedictus	8G	LU1087 LU223	AR384 AR10

Vespers			AR385
Ant. Dives ille guttam Cant. Magnificat	7c2	LU1087 LU211	AR363 AR52

2nd Week of Lent - Friday Introibo Daoudal
		LU---	GR121
Intr. Ego autem cum justitia Ps. 16, 15. 1. Ps. 16, 2 et 5.	1	LU---	GR121 GB830 VPC62
Grad. Ad Dominum Ps. 119, 1-2.	5	LU961 MV823	GR321 GB697	B/D Same as 2nd Sunday after Pentecost.
Tract. Domine non secundum Ps. 102, 10. Ps. 78, 8-9.	2	LU527 MV459	GR89 GB425	F♯/G Same as Ash Wednesday.
Offert. Domine in auxilium Ps. 39, 14 et 15. Ps. 39, 1.	6	LU1046 MV921	GR364 GB993 OF106 SOV21	F/G♯ Same as 16th Sunday after Pentecost.
Comm. Tu Domine servabis Ps. 11, 8. Ps. 11, 2-7.	3	LU---	GR121 GB1159 VPC62

Lauds			AR385
Ant. Malos male perdet Cant. Benedictus	3a	LU1088 LU223	AR385 AR10

Vespers			AR385
Ant. Quaerentes eum tenere Cant. Magnificat	3a	LU1088 LU208	AR385 AR52

2nd Week of Lent - Saturday Introibo / 2 Daoudal
		LU551	GR122
Intr. Lex Domini Ps. 18, 8. 2. Ps. 18, 2-7.	1	LU---	GR122 GB1216 VPC63
Grad. Bonum est confiteri Ps. 91, 2-3.	5	LU1041 MV914	GR360 GB1338	C/C♯ Same as 15th Sunday after Pentecost.
Offert. Illumina Ps. 12, 4-5. Ps. 12, 2 et 3.	4	LU1000 MV852	GR331 GB708 OF87 SOV17	F/F♯ Same as 4th Sunday after Pentecost.
Comm. Oportet te fili Luc. 15, 32. Ps. 31, 1-3, 5, 8, 10-11.	8	LU---	GR122 GB1066 VPC63	Interesting proper: it looks like an hymn, very syllabic.

Lauds			AR386
Ant. Vadam ad patrem Cant. Benedictus	1a3	LU1088 LU223	AR386 AR10	The Antiphonale Romanum has a typo: instead of « 1.3a » it should be read « 1.a3 ».

Vespers			AR386
Ant. Dixit autem pater ad servos Cant. Magnificat	8G	LU551 LU212	AR386 AR52

3rd Sunday of Lent Introibo / 2 Daoudal Baron Johner
		LU551 MV482	GR123 AR387
Intr. Oculi mei Ps. 24, 15-16, 1-2. Ps. 24, 2-3, 17-21.	7	LU552 MV482	GR123 GB916 VPC64	D/E♭ Nice Introit in mode 7 = angelic. Lovely start on a 5th. "My eyes are constantly turned towards the Lord" (like the angels...). The epistle will remind us not to be buffoon, avoid jokes, etc. Some serious stuff when you think about it. - Difficult third down EC on semper, use the episema to mentally visualise the jump. - Before starting the word respice, visualise the three notes DCE. - Be careful at the words pauper sum ego: the "per sum" particularly has two major thirds, down and up. - Place the "u" of pauper on the liquescent, note G.
Grad. Exsurge... non praevaleat Ps. 9, 20 et 4.	3	LU553 MV483	GR123 GB1298	D/E♭ "Exsurge" = raise, stand up. - Mode 3 = mystic. Sing it with a steady pace to reflect this mystic mood. - There are a few similar groups of notes with two torculus: G-ABA-BCB, like Do-Re-Mi-Fa, coming back a few times: on praevaleat, judicentur, in conspectu. - Watch out the major third down AF on tuo, as well as tua in the end. - Do not pause between inimicum and tuum. - Read carefully the notes of retrorsum, especially around the porrectus at the top. - There is a long "peribuuuunt" and after that a longer "facieeeee" to be sung in one breath... if you can, or breathe at the first quarter bar. Good breathing exercise. Relax. Words are expressive: "You have made my enemy perish before Your face". So to make a point. God speaks to his people through the words, through His Word, and the Church expresses through the chant. - As Dom Gajard from Solesmes once said: "You see, Gregorian chant is the official commentary, given authentically by the Church, of liturgical texts". And it's obvious this proper reflects that. "Rise, O Lord, let not man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. V. Because my enemies are turned back, overthrown and destroyed before You." (source)
Tract. Ad te levavi Ps. 122, 1-3.	8	LU554 MV484	GR124 GB1329	B/C Easier and involves more helpful repetition. Interesting: doing a "horizontal" reading of all these tracts, we leave mode 2 (sad) with F clef from last week and we are back to Septuagesima tracts in mode 8 (= perfect), that we will find again next week with Laetare Sunday and the week after with Passion Sunday. We will come back to mode 2 on Palm Sunday and the responsories on Good Friday, two sad moments. * v1. Be careful at the incipit Ad te levavi, especially the "va" which pulls the notes up in preparation for the "vi". - Big breath before qui habitas in caelis. Keep some air for the final "lis". * v2. Go gently through the word oculi, articulate the torculus, and without delay move on to the next word ancillae. * v4. On the torculus resupinus of the word ita there is an episema: no need to lengthen everything it would be fastidious; lengthen the first and second notes, come back to speed on the third and sing the fourth note as normal. - Watch out the word Deum and the transitional note on B. Move swiftly towards nostrum, it is not comfortable to stay on B. * v5. The final is pretty classic for a Tract in mode 8.
Offert. Justitiae Domini Ps. 18, 9, 10, 11 et 12. Ps. 18, 9 et 10.	4	LU555 MV487	GR126 GB591 OF94 SOV9	D/F Will be sung again on 9th Sunday after Pentecost. Rather becalmed, melodically speaking. Mode 4 = harmonious. To be sung on a calm pace, most of the time on F and ending on E, mode 4 final. Not much to say except the words: "The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart, and His ordinances are sweeter than syrup or honey from the comb; therefore Your servant is careful of them." - Lovely melody on super mel et favum. Enjoy it. - There are three time the word et, think of distinctively pronounce the "t", on liquescent if any. - The same applies for the "et" in the word custodiet. Johner and Daoudal explain the offertory sounds like a mode 6 all along except the ending on E, mode 4 final. The first editions of Liber Gradualis 1883 and 1895 had a different ending, instead of A-G-F G-F-E E (mode 4, harmonious) the offertory would end by A-G-F A-G-F F (mode 6, devout).
Comm. Passer invenit Ps. 83, 4-5. Ps. 83, 2-3, 9-13.	1A	LU556 MV487	GR126 GB1090 VPC64 MV2009	F/F♯ As one friend said: « The Communion! Words fail me. It still "sounds" to me in most part like a Jackson Pollock art-work - some monk just dipped his quill in the ink and spattered it across the staves! » - Yes this Communion proper is very strange: mode 1 (= serious) but with final A. The C clef of mode 1 is usually on the top line but here it is on the 3rd line from the top. It should sound like a mode 1 as the final is on the bottom line and the recitation is on the second line from the top (see psalm verses). This proper is a bit technical and challenging but not that long. - I like the 'take-off' of the "passer" (sparrow / passereau in French) = a fourth CF and the wing flap of the "turtur" (swallow / tourterelle in French... which is a dove) = DE-CD-DE. See: the monk was an artist and, as you said rightly, used a quill. - Sing the whole invenit sibit domum, et turtur nidum in one breath and swiftly. - No pause between Rex meus and et Deus meus as well. Take a big breath before. - The melody on beati qui habitant can be bit tricky, stay focused. Practice and practice and it will become familiar. - Here too, no pause between beati qui habitant and in domo tua. Breathe plenty of air. - On the word laudabunt, sing the first "u" on the liquescent note E. - Suggestion for the verse number 5 of the psalm: cut it in half at the coma, like this: 5. Qui-a mélior est dies una in átriis tu-is, * su¹-per² míl³-li⁴-a⁵.

Lauds			AR386
1 Ant. Fac benigne in bona Ps. 50. Miserere mei Deus secundum	3g	LU---	AR387 AR10
2 Ant. Dominus mihi adjutor Ps. 117. Confitemini... dicat	8G*	LU---	AR387 AR11
3 Ant. Adhaesit anima Ps. 62. Deus deus meus ad te	8G	LU---	AR388 AR3
4 Ant. Vim virtutis suae Cant. II. Puer. Benedictus es Domine Deus patrum	1a3	LU---	AR388 AR12
5 Ant. Sol et luna Ps. 148. Laudate Dominum de caelis	1g2	LU---	AR388 AR5
Hymn. O sol salutis intimis	8	LU---	AR366 GB12159	Same as 1st Sunday of Lent.
Ant. Dum fortis armatus Cant. Benedictus	3a	LU1089 LU223	AR388 AR10

Prime		LU551	AR389
Ant. Et cum ejecisset Ps. 53. Dominus regnavit Ps. 118i. Beati Immaculati in via Ps. 118ii. Retribue servo tuo	1g	LU551 LU226	AR389 AR16

Terce		LU552	AR389
Ant. Si in digito Dei Ps. 118iii. Legem pone Ps. 118iv. Memor esto verbi tui Ps. 118v. Bonitatem fecisti	3a	LU552 LU236	AR389 AR27

Sext		LU556	AR389
Ant. Qui non colligit Ps. 118vi. Defecit in salutare Ps. 118vii. Quomodo dilexi Ps. 118viii. Iniquos odio habui	1f	LU556 LU241	AR389 AR33

None		LU557	AR390
Ant. Cum immundus spiritus Ps. 118ix. Mirabilia testimonia Ps. 118x. Clamavi in toto corde meo Ps. 118xi. Principes persecuti sunt	1f	LU557 LU246	AR390 AR40

Vespers		LU557 MV488	AR390	Antiphons and psalms of the Sunday.
Hymn. Audi benigne conditor	2	LU539 MV473	AR362 GB1830	F
Ant. Extollens quaedam mulier Cant. Magnificat	8G	LU557 LU212 MV488 MV217	AR390 AR52

3rd Week of Lent - Monday Introibo Daoudal
		LU---	GR127
Intr. In Deo laudabo Ps. 55, 5. 2. Ps. 55, 9 et 13.	3	LU---	GR127 GB839 VPC64
Grad. Deus vitam meam Ps. 55, 9 et 2.	8	LU---	GR128 GB118
Tract. Domine non secundum Ps. 102, 10. Ps. 78, 8-9.	2	LU527 MV459	GR89 GB425	F♯/G Same as Ash Wednesday.
Offert. Exaudi Deus Ps. 54, 2-3.	8	LU---	GR129 GB842 OF36
Comm. Quis dabit Ps. 13, 7. Ps. 13, 1-3, 6.	5	LU---	GR129 GB931 VPC65

Lauds			AR391
Ant. Amen dico vobis quia nemo Cant. Benedictus	1f	LU1089 LU223	AR391 AR10

Vespers			AR391
Ant. Jesus autem transiens Cant. Magnificat	1f	LU1089 LU207	AR391 AR52

3rd Week of Lent - Tuesday Introibo Daoudal
		LU---	GR130
Intr. Ego clamavi Ps. 16, 6 et 8. 1. Ps. 16, 1 et 15.	3	LU---	GR130 GB558 VPC66
Grad. Ab occultis meis Ps. 18, 13-14.	2A	LU---	GR130 GB1210
Offert. Dextera Domini Ps. 117, 16 et 17. Ps. 117, 5 et 7.	2A	LU677 MV558	GR72 GB47 OF25 SOV11	C♯/D From Maundy Thursday Solemn Mass. Same as 3th Sunday after Epiphany (GR).
Comm. Domine quis habitabit Ps. 14, 1-2. Ps. 14, 3-5.	6	LU---	GR131 GB1340 VPC66

Lauds			AR392
Ant. Si duo ex vobis Cant. Benedictus	1g	LU1090 LU223	AR392 AR10

Vespers			AR392
Ant. Ubi duo vel tres Cant. Magnificat	4A*	LU1090 LU210	AR392 AR52

3rd Week of Lent - Wednesday Introibo Daoudal
		LU---	GR132
Intr. Ego autem in... speravi Ps. 30, 7-8. 2. Ps. 30, 2-6, 7-9.	1	LU---	GR132 GB1049 VPC67	You will find similarities with Intr. Ego autem cum justitia.
Grad. Miserere mihi Ps. 6, 3-4.	7	LU---	GR133 GB562
Tract. Domine non secundum Ps. 102, 10. Ps. 78, 8-9.	2	LU527 MV459	GR89 GB425	F♯/G Same as Ash Wednesday.
Offert. Domine fac mecum Ps. 108, 21.	4	LU---	GR133 GB1369 OF37
Comm. Notas mihi fecisti Ps. 15, 10. Ps. 15, 1-2, 5-10.	7	LU---	GR134 GB531 VPC67

Lauds			AR393
Ant. Audite et intelligite Cant. Benedictus	8G	LU1090 LU223	AR393 AR10

Vespers			AR393
Ant. Non lotis manibus Cant. Magnificat	7a	LU1091 LU211	AR393 AR52

3rd Week of Lent - Thursday Introibo Daoudal
		LU---	GR134
Intr. Salus populi Ps. 77, 1. Ps. 77, 2-3.	4	LU1059 MV934	GR375 GB389 VPC67	F/F♯ Same as 19th Sunday after Pentecost.
Grad. Oculi omnium Ps. 144, 15-16.	7	LU944 MV793	GR314 GB1230	D/E♭ Same as Corpus Christi.
Offert. Si ambulavero Ps. 137, 7. Ps. 137, 3.	8	LU1061 MV937	GR376 GB616 OF118 SOV23	E/F Same as 19th Sunday after Pentecost.
Comm. Tu mandasti Ps. 118, 4-5. Ps. 118, 1-3, 8-9, 26, 59-60, 134, 168.	5	LU1062 MV938	GR377 GB479 VPC67	A/B♭ Same as 19th Sunday after Pentecost.

Lauds			AR393
Ant. Exibant autem daemonia Cant. Benedictus	8G	LU1091 LU223	AR393 AR10

Vespers			AR394
Ant. Omnes qui habebant Cant. Magnificat	1f	LU1091 LU207	AR394 AR52

3rd Week of Lent - Friday Introibo / 2 Daoudal
		LU---	GR134
Intr. Fac mecum Domine Ps. 85, 17. 1. Ps. 85, 2 et 6.	2	LU---	GR134 GB733 VPC68
Grad. In Deo speravit Ps. 27, 7 et 1.	5	LU1025 MV889	GR348 GB865	B/C Same as 11th Sunday after Pentecost.
Tract. Domine non secundum Ps. 102, 10. Ps. 78, 8-9.	2	LU527 MV459	GR89 GB425	F♯/G Same as Ash Wednesday.
Offert. Intende voci Ps. 5, 3-4.	5	LU---	GR135 GB293 OF83
Comm. Qui biberit Ioann. 4, 13 et 14. Is. 12, 1-6.	3	LU---	GR136 GB894 VPC68

Lauds			AR394
Ant. Aquam quam ego Cant. Benedictus	8c	LU1092 LU223	AR394 AR10

Vespers			AR395
Ant. Domine ut video Cant. Magnificat	3a	LU1092 LU208	AR395 AR52

3rd Week of Lent - Saturday Introibo / 2 Daoudal
		LU558	GR136
Intr. Verba mea Ps. 5, 2-3. 4. Ps. 5, 5-8, 12-13.	5	LU---	GR136 GB1248 VPC69
Grad. Si ambulem Ps. 22, 4.	1	LU---	GR137 GB1121
Offert. Gressus meos Ps. 118, 133.	8	LU---	GR137 GB1099
Offert. Gressus meos (verses) Ps. 118, 133.	8		OF39 GB18152 GB18153
Comm. Nemo te condemnavit Ioann. 8, 10 et 11. Ps. 31, 1-3, 5, 8, 10-11.	8	LU---	GR138 GB1010 VPC69

Lauds			AR395
Ant. Inclinavit se Jesus Cant. Benedictus	1f	LU1092 LU223	AR395 AR10

Vespers			AR395
Ant. Nemo te condemnavit Cant. Magnificat	3a	LU558 LU208	AR396 AR52

4th Sunday of Lent Introibo / 2 Daoudal Baron Johner
		LU559 MV489	GR138
Intr. Laetare Jerusalem Is. 66, 10 et 11. Ps. 121, 1. Ps. 121, 2 et 7.	5	LU559 MV489	GR138 GB653 VPC69	D/E♭ Lovely piece. - Be careful to F-Bb on the incipit, it is actually a perfect fourth (5 semitones). - Lovely progression of notes on the word Jerusalem: FGA-CC. You might want the choir to join quickly after the incipit. - Notice the many words where "ti" is pronounced "tsi" as followed by a wovel: laetitia, tristitia, satiemini, consolationis. - Jump a fourth GC on exsultetis followed by a major third, expressing the exultation. - Long and lengthened neumes on satiemini to express the fulfillment. ... I made a mistake when recording this word satiemini: I sang satie-mihi. Doh! Sorry for that.
Grad. Laetatus sum Ps. 121, 1 et 7.	7	LU560 MV491	GR139 GB1011	F/F♯ Sung again on 18th Sunday after Pentecost. Lovely piece too, familiar melody but a few things to remember. - The C clef is on the third line; expect the semitone EF between the second line and above, which appears first time on the word sum. - Mode 7 final G happens at the end of the antiphon and the verse, located at the bottom of the staff. But in this piece it also appears a few times at the top, first line, especially after a fourth DG; it is many times lengthened and looks like a tenor of a pseudo mode 8 with the couple final/tenor = D/G. - Do no pause at the quarter bar on the word mihi. - Be careful at the various intervals up and down on the word ibimus, remembering the semitone BC below the 3rd line. - Lovely expression of peace on the words Fiat pax, starting a fifth GD higher than the previous word ibimus, then jumping a fourth DG after the porrectus and peaking top A. - Long and lengthened neumes on the word abundantia, starting on a fifth GD, covering an octave, expressing abundance. - On the last word tuis remember to sing the "s" at the end, do not anticipate it at the quarter bar...
Tract. Qui confidunt Ps. 124, 1-2.	8	LU561 MV492	GR139 GB1377	E/F Classic Tract in mode 8 with its particularities. * v1. On the word Domino go easy on the descending notes A-GF of "mino". - Tricky melody on the words sicut mons Sion. It starts on a semitone BB-C, major third higher than Domino. After that, those using the Graduale Romanum have to turn the page early and be ready for the porrectus DBC on mons and the rest... If possible articulate the two "s" between mons and Sion. Finally do not say the "n" of Sion too early at the quarter bar but at the end before the full bar. - On the word commovebitur, go down a minor third at bi, it is tempting to go down a fourth. - In the word habitat count the four notes GF-GA (clivis-podatus) on "tat". * v2. Interesting melody on the word Montes = mountains. It starts on a double fourth which mimics the sound of an Alphorn (horn from the Alp mountains). And then it goes up and down and up and down, like the valleys and peaks of mountains. Who composed this piece must have lived in a mountain... Do not lengthen the ictus on the fourth DG, it will sound better like that. Just go light. And no pause at the quarter bar. - At the end of Dominus notice the second climacus has four notes CBAG when the first one has three EDC. - On the word circuitu count the five notes GA-CBC (podatus-porrectus). It might help to breathe next, at the apostophe. - Also breathe after usque to sing the end in one breath.
Offert. Laudate Dominum Ps. 134, 3 et 6.	2	LU562 MV494	GR140 GB899	F♯/G - Watch out the ending of benignus est: little push on C, then jump to E before landing on D. - The word psallite will remind you the Introit Dominus dixit at Christmas Midnight Mass. - Lovely "pes subpunctis" DG-FE happening twice on voluit and caelo. Go light on the climacus. - Sing omnia quacumque voluit in one breath, but take a breath at the comma before fecit. - If possible sing the end in caelo et in terra in one breath.
Offert. Laudate Dominum (verses) Ps. 134, 3 et 6. Ps. 134, 2 et 5.	2		OF40 GB14986 SOV9	F♯/G
Comm. Jerusalem quae Ps. 121, 3-4. Ps. 121, 1-2, 5-9.	4	LU563 MV494	GR141 GB1353 VPC69 MV2009	E/F - For the incipit play three notes EFD to get the tone right. - Be careful to the word participatio, in Church Latin it is pronounced par-ti-tchi-pa-tsi-o. And at the same time focus on the melody slowly going up. - Lovely melody on the descending notes of ejus in idipsum, somehow repeated at tribus, tribus Domini. Go light and gently on these notes.

Lauds		LU---	AR396
1 Ant. Tunc acceptabis Ps. 50. Miserere mei Deus secundum	7a	LU---	AR396 AR10
2 Ant. Bonum est sperare Ps. 117. Confitemini... dicat	8G*	LU---	AR396 AR11
3 Ant. Me suscepit Ps. 62. Deus deus meus ad te	7c	LU---	AR397 AR3
4 Ant. Potens es Domine Cant. II. Puer. Benedictus es Domine Deus patrum	8G*	LU---	AR397 AR12
5 Ant. Reges terrae et omnes Ps. 148. Laudate Dominum de caelis	1a2	LU---	AR397 AR5
Hymn. O sol salutis intimis	8	LU---	AR366 GB12159	Same as 1st Sunday of Lent.
Ant. Cum sublevasset Cant. Benedictus	1g	LU1093 LU223	AR397 AR10

Prime		LU559	AR398
Ant. Accepit ergo Ps. 53. Dominus regnavit Ps. 118i. Beati Immaculati in via Ps. 118ii. Retribue servo tuo	1f	LU559 LU226	AR398 AR16

Terce		LU559	AR399
Ant. De quinque panibus Ps. 118iii. Legem pone Ps. 118iv. Memor esto verbi tui Ps. 118v. Bonitatem fecisti	1f	LU559 LU236	AR399 AR27

Sext		LU563	AR399
Ant. Satiavit Dominus Ps. 118vi. Defecit in salutare Ps. 118vii. Quomodo dilexi Ps. 118viii. Iniquos odio habui	4A*	LU563 LU241	AR399 AR33

None		LU564	AR399
Ant. Illi ergo homines Ps. 118ix. Mirabilia testimonia Ps. 118x. Clamavi in toto corde meo Ps. 118xi. Principes persecuti sunt	1D	LU564 LU246	AR399 AR40

Vespers		LU564 MV495	AR400	Antiphons and psalms of the Sunday.
Hymn. Audi benigne conditor	2	LU539 MV473	AR362 GB1830	F
Ant. Subiit ergo Cant. Magnificat	1g	LU564 LU207 MV495 MV212	AR400 AR52

4th Week of Lent - Monday Introibo / 2 Daoudal
		LU---	GR141
Intr. Deus in nomine tuo Ps. 53, 3-4. 5. Ps. 53, 7-8.	4	LU---	GR141 GB458 VPC70
Grad. Esto mihi Ps. 30, 3. Ps. 70, 1.	5	LU1013 MV872	GR339 GB886	D/E♭ Same as 8th Sunday after Pentecost.
Tract. Domine non secundum Ps. 102, 10. Ps. 78, 8-9.	2	LU527 MV459	GR89 GB425	F♯/G Same as Ash Wednesday.
Offert. Jubilate Deo omnis Ps. 99, 1-2.	5	LU480	GR66 GB718 OF23	Same as Sunday within the Octave of the Epiphany.
Comm. Ab occultis meis Ps. 18, 13 et 14. Ps. 18, 2-5, 8, 15.	4	LU---	GR142 GB1316 VPC70

Lauds		LU1093	AR400
Ant. Auferte ista hinc Cant. Benedictus Ioann. 2, 16.	3a	LU1093 LU223	AR400 AR10

Vespers		LU1094	AR401
Ant. Solvite templum hoc Cant. Magnificat Ioann. 2, 19, 21.	5a	LU1094 LU210	AR401 AR52

4th Week of Lent - Tuesday Introibo Daoudal
		LU---	GR143
Intr. Exaudi Deus Ps. 54, 2-3. 3-4. Ps. 54, 17-18.	5		GR143 GB904 VPC71
Grad. Exsurge... fer opem Ps. 43, 26 et 2.	3		GR143 GB152
Offert. Exspectans Ps. 39, 2, 3 et 4. Ps. 39, 3.	5	LU1043 MV916	GR362 GB182 OF104 SOV21	F/G Same as 15th Sunday after Pentecost.
Comm. Laetabimur Ps. 19, 6. Ps. 19, 2-5, 7-8.	2		GR144 GB1296 VPC71

Lauds		LU1094	AR401
Ant. Quid me queritis Cant. Benedictus Ioann. 7, 19.	7c2	LU1094 LU223	AR401 AR10

Vespers		LU1094	AR402
Ant. Nemo in eum misit Cant. Magnificat Ioann. 7, 30.	1g	LU1094 LU207	AR402 AR52

4th Week of Lent - Wednesday Introibo Daoudal
		LU---	GR145	Notice there are two Graduals, following the lesson and the epistle.
Intr. Dum sanctificatus Ezech. 36, 23-26. Ps. 33, 2. Ps. 33.	3	LU859 MV752	GR145 GB418 VPC72	C♯ From the Vigil of Pentecost (LU, MV). The Alleluia is not sung.
`I` Grad. Venite filii Ps. 33, 12 et 6.	5	LU1010 MV867	GR336 GB1022	B/C Same as 7th Sunday after Pentecost.
`II` Grad. Beata gens Ps. 32, 12 et 6.	1	LU1048 MV924	GR366 GB1044	D/E♭ Same as 17th Sunday after Pentecost.
Tract. Domine non secundum Ps. 102, 10. Ps. 78, 8-9.	2	LU527 MV459	GR89 GB425	F♯/G Same as Ash Wednesday.
Offert. Benedicite gentes Ps. 65, 8-9 et 20. Ps. 65, 1 et 2.	2	LU832 MV719	GR272 GB860 OF71 SOV14	D Same as 5th Sunday after Easter.
Comm. Lutum fecit Ioann. 9, 11. Ps. 33, 1, 3-6, 8.	6	LU---	GR146 GB989 VPC72	F

Lauds		LU1095	AR402
Ant. Rabbi Cant. Benedictus Ioann. 9, 2-3.	8G*	LU1095 LU223	AR402 AR10

Vespers		LU1095	AR403
Ant. Ille homo Cant. Magnificat Ioann. 9, 11.	1a	LU1095 LU207	AR403 AR52

4th Week of Lent - Thursday Introibo Daoudal
		LU---	GR146
Intr. Laetetur cor Ps. 104, 3-4. 1. Ps. 104, 1-5, 43-45.	2	LU---	GR146 GB864 VPC72
Grad. Respice Domine Ps. 73, 20, 19 et 22.	5	LU1033 MV903	GR354 GB1232	C♯/E♭ Same as 13th Sunday after Pentecost.
Offert. Domine ad adjuvandum Ps. 69, 2, 3 et 4.	6	LU---	GR147 GB731
Offert. Domine ad adiuvandum (verses) Ps. 69, 2, 3 et 4.	6		OF42 GB18154
Comm. Domine memorabor Ps. 70, 16-17 et 18. Ps. 70, 1-2, 3, 5-6, 9, 12, 14, 23.	8	LU1046 MV922	GR365 GB1318 VPC72	D/E♭ Same as 16th Sunday after Pentecost.

Lauds		LU1095	AR403
Ant. Ibat Jesus Cant. Benedictus Luc. 7, 11-12.	8G*	LU1095 LU223	AR403 AR10

Vespers		LU1096	AR403
Ant. Propheta magnus Cant. Magnificat Luc. 7, 16.	4A	LU1096 LU210	AR403 AR52

4th Week of Lent - Friday Introibo Daoudal
		LU---	GR148
Intr. Meditatio Ps. 18, 15. 2. Ps. 18, 2-7.	1	LU---	GR148 GB572 VPC72
Grad. Bonum est confidere Ps. 117, 8-9.	5	LU1037 MV908	GR358 GB547	C♯/E♭ Same as 14th Sunday after Pentecost.
Tract. Domine non secundum Ps. 102, 10. Ps. 78, 8-9.	2	LU527 MV459	GR89 GB425	F♯/G Same as Ash Wednesday.
Offert. Populum humilem Ps. 17, 28 et 32. Ps. 17, 7.	5	LU1015 MV875	GR341 GB1080 OF93 SOV18	D/E♭ Same as 8th Sunday after Pentecost.
Comm. Videns Dominus Ioann. 11, 33, 35, 43, 44 et 39. Ps. 21, 2-3, 22-25.	1	LU---	GR148 GB704 VPC72

4th Week of Lent - Saturday (Saturday before the 1st Sunday of the Passion) Introibo Daoudal
		LU565	GR149
Intr. Sitientes Is. 55, 1. Ps. 77, 1. Ps. 77, 2 et 3.	2A	LU565	GR149 GB776 VPC73
Grad. Tibi Domine Ps. 9, 14 et 1-2.	3	LU566	GR149 GB818	The melody on the word Domine in the verse can be found on the Grad. Adjutor from Septuagesima.
Offert. Factus est Dominus Ps. 17, 3.	4	LU567	GR150 GB223
Offert. Factus est Dominus (verses) Ps. 17, 3.	4		OF42 GB18155
Comm. Dominus regit me Ps. 22, 1-2. Ps. 22, 3 et seq.	2	LU567	GR151 GB278 VPC73	The VPC says "psalm 33 with verses 3 and next", which probably means starting on verse 2, the initial verses are part of the antiphon, no need to be repeated.

Lauds		LU1097	AR405
Ant. Qui sequitur me Cant. Benedictus	3a	LU1097 LU223	AR405 AR10

Vespers			AR405
Hymn. Vexilla Regis	1	LU575 MV504	AR405 PBC152	F
Ant. Ego sum qui testimonium Cant. Magnificat	8G	LU568 LU212	AR407 AR52

Mode	Final	Tenor		examples	M	F	T
1	D	A	serious	Kyrie `XI`, Jesu dulcis, Ave maris stella, Gaudeamus, Inclina, Veni Sancte Spiritus, Dies irae	1A	A	E
2	D	F	sad/content	Dominus dixit, Qui habitat, Jerusalem surge, Vir erat, De profundis, Justus ut palma	2A	A	C
3	E	C	mystic	Pange lingua, Exsurge, Eripe me, Omnia, Gaudens, Dignus, Benedicite	3B	B	G
4	E	A	harmonious	Credo `I`, Creator alme siderum, Resurrexi, Laetentur, Confirma, Various Alle luias	4B	B	E
5	F	C	glad	Credo `III`, Adoro te, Salve Regina, Attende Domine, Cogitationes, Tribulationes, Timebunt	5C	C	G
6	F	A	devout	Ave verum, Ave Regina, Regina caeli, Ubi caritas, In splendoribus, Pascha nostrum, Requiem	6C	C	E
7	G	D	angelic	Asperges, Hosanna, Oculi mei, Factus est repente, Ecce panis, Signum, In paradisum
8	G	C	perfect	Ad te levavi, Veni Creator, O salutaris Hostia, Introibo, Jubilate Deo, Pater, Lux aeterna