Pascha nostrum immolatus est Christus...

Terra trémuit, et quiévit, dum resúrgeret in judício Deus, allelúja.

Statio ad S.Mariam majorem

Today is the day quam fecit Dominus, Solemnitas solemnitatum, et Pascha nostrum: a blessed and peaceful Easter to any who might read here. 

Holy Mass at Saint-Eugène (the libellum is here) will begin with the Pavane (trumpets! trombones!) of Jean-Baptiste de Lully and the Vidi aquam of Louis-Lazare Perruchot (1852-1931). 

The troped Introit (c 10th century via the 13th century books of Paris) follows. The polyphonic verses are by Claudin de Sermisy (1490-1562) This appears to be the first year the Schola has chanted this troped Introit.

Angelus: Quem quæritis in sepulchro, O christicole?

Mulieres: Jesum Nazarenum crucifixum, O cœlicole.

Angelus: Non est hic; surréxit sicut prædíxerat. Ite nunciáte, quia surréxit.

Introitus. Ps. 1 38, 18 et 5-6. Resurréxi, et adhuc tecum sum, allelúja: posuísti super me manum tuam, allelúja: mirábilis facta est sciéntia tua, allelúja, allelúja. Ps. ibid., 1-2. Dómine, probásti me et cognovísti me: tu cognovísti sessiónem meam et resurrectionem meam. ℣. Glória Patri.

 

 

The ordinarium of the Mass (the Kyrie, Gloria, etc, with the exception of the Credo) is André Campra's Mass Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam. The Credo is from Henry du Mont's Messe royale du Ier ton.

Oratio. Deus, qui hodiérna die per Unigénitum tuum æternitátis nobis áditum, devícta morte, reserásti: vota nostra, quæ præveniéndo aspíras, étiam adjuvándo proséquere. Per eúndem Dóminum.

Léctio Epístolæ beáti Pauli Apóstoli ad Corinthios.
1. Cor. 5, 7-8.
Fratres: Expurgáte vetus ferméntum, ut sitis nova conspérsio, sicut estis ázymi. Etenim Pascha nostrum immolátus est Christus. Itaque epulémur: non in ferménto véteri, neque in ferménto malítiae et nequitiæ: sed in ázymis sinceritátis et veritátis.

Graduale. Ps. 117, 24 et 1. Hæc dies, quam fecit Dóminus: exsultémus et lætémur in ea. ℣. Confitémini Dómino, quóniam bonus: quóniam in sǽculum misericórdia ejus.

The Schola sang also the version of Ludovico Grossi da Viadana (1564-1627).

Allelúja, allelúja. ℣. 1. Cor. 5, 7. Pascha nostrum immolátus est Christus.

Sequéntia.

Victimae paschali laudes

immolent Christiani. 

Agnus redemit oves:

Christus innocens Patri

reconciliavit peccatores. 

Mors et vita duello

conflixere mirando:

dux vitae mortuus,

regnat vivus. 

Dic nobis Maria,

quid vidisti in via? 

Sepulcrum Christi viventis,

et gloriam vidi resurgentis. 

Angelicos testes,

sudarium, et vestes. 

Surrexit Christus spes mea:

praecedet vos in Galilaeam. 

Scimus Christum surrexisse

a mortuis vere: tu nobis, victor Rex, miserere. 

Amen. Alleluia.

 

The Schola sang the version of Mons Jehan Revert (1920-2015), maître de chapelle émérite of Notre-Dame de Paris. There is a special Gospel tone for today and alas the poor deacon is not quite up to it. This would be when I myself would choose to abandon the special tone but, eh: we hear what he is chanting. It isn't a terrible thing to be reminded amidst the splendor that even on this day of days the Cross remains. The relief in his voice when he began the repetition of the lesson in French was almost palpable, ha. 

✠ Sequéntia sancti Evangélii secúndum Marcum. 
Marc. 16, 1-7.
In illo témpore: María Magdaléne et María Jacóbi et Salóme emérunt arómata, ut venientes úngerent Jesum. Et valde mane una sabbatórum, veniunt ad monuméntum, orto jam sole. Et dicébant ad ínvicem: Quis revólvet nobis lápidem ab óstio monuménti? Et respiciéntes vidérunt revolútum lápidem. Erat quippe magnus valde. Et introëúntes in monuméntum vidérunt júvenem sedéntem in dextris, coopértum stola cándida, et obstupuérunt. Qui dicit illis: Nolíte expavéscere: Jesum quǽritis Nazarénum, crucifíxum: surréxit, non est hic, ecce locus, ubi posuérunt eum. Sed ite, dícite discípulis ejus et Petro, quia præcédit vos in Galilǽam: ibi eum vidébitis, sicut dixit vobis.

Offertorium. Ps. 75, 9-10. Terra trémuit, et quiévit, dum resúrgeret in judício Deus, allelúja.

At the incensation of the altar, from his Cantica sacra (1652), Henry du Mont's motet Alleluia, Hæc dies.

Secreta. Súscipe, quǽsumus, Dómine, preces pópuli tui cum oblatiónibus hostiárum: ut, paschálibus initiáta mystériis, ad æternitátis nobis medélam, te operánte, profíciant. Per Dóminum.

Communio. 1. Cor. 5, 7-8. Pascha nostrum immolátus est Christus, allelúja: itaque epulémur in ázymis sinceritátis et veritátis, allelúja, allelúja, allelúja.

At the Communion, César Franck's motet for Easter, Dextera Domini-- beautiful indeed. 

Postcommunio. Spíritum nobis, Dómine, tuæ caritátis infúnde: ut, quos sacraméntis paschálibus satiásti, tua fácias pietáte concordes. Per Dóminum . . . in unitáte ejusdem.

After that splendid Mass, I'll go out for the first walk of the day; will see for how much of it the rain holds off. It's likely that there will be flooding in parts of Oregon due to the sustained rains of these past several days. I know that when I took the week's garbage in its trash bins out Thursday evening my feet sunk perceptibly into the sodden lawn.

Am following the Stational Vespers at Saint-E. The Victimae paschali laudes is now concluded, and the antiphon Jesum quem quaeritis of the first Magnificat is being sung. The libellum is here. 

The antiphon In die resurrectionis meae is sung whilst the procession goes to the baptismal font, followed by Psalm 112 with its proper antiphons, Christus resurgens ex mortuis and Dicant nunc Judaei.  

The antiphon of the second Magnificat, at the Font, is Euntes in mundum docete omnes gentes, baptizantes eos, alleluia, in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti, alleluia.

I didn't prepare here for Vespers and Benediction so am going to attend, without the distraction of trying to keep up noting this or that. 

LDVM

André Campra, César Franck, Saint-Eugène-Sainte-Cécile, Henry du Mont, Claudin de Sermisy, Jean-Baptiste de Lully, Ludovico Grossi da Viadana, Handel