Singing the Mass

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The Second Vatican Council encouraged the Mass to be sung, according to the simple, beautiful and timeless melodies of the Roman Rite.  They are contained in the Missale Romanum of Pope Paul VI.  In the new Roman Missal in English (2010), we see the excellent adaption of these chants from the original Latin into the vernacular.

To coincide with the new English translation of the Missal, Solesmes has published a new book – Singing the Mass – containing all the chants of the Order of Mass in English and Latin on facing pages. Singing the Mass is for use by the people, and serves to encourage sung celebrations of the Vatican II Mass.


  Features of Singing the Mass

English and Latin on facing pages, to accommodate Vatican II Masses celebrated entirely English, entirely in Latin, or in English interspersed with Latin
All the dialogues and acclamations in which the people are called to participate
Both solemn tone and simple tone
English Mass Setting from the Roman Missal
Shorter Kyriale with 9 complete Mass Settings in Greek/Latin
Chants in English and Latin for the sprinkling of Holy Water
Various alternative settings of the Lord’s Prayer, including well-known settings in the US (Snow), the UK (Rimsky-Korsakov) and Australia
Clear typesetting in the Solesmes style
Text of Eucharistic Prayers I-IV