Holy Week at Saint James
by Gary D. Penkala
The Church of Saint James the Greater in Charles Town, West Virginia, is a parish of 1300 families with a recently-dedicated neo-gothic church building.
Here is the music schedule for Holy Week.
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
- 8:00 am Mass — Cappella Magna & Schola Cantorum
- Organ Prelude- Valet ich der geben (J.S. Bach) arranged from Cantata #95
- Fanfare- Hosanna Filio David (Franz Schubert)
- Responsorial Psalm- Psalm 22 sung to Meinrad Modal Tone 3
- Gospel Acclamation- setting by Nicholas Doub OSB
- Passion- Read by priest, deacon and speaker; congregation reading crowd parts
- Offertory- O crux spes unica (Tomàs Luis de Victoria)
- Sanctus- from Missa XVIII (Gregorian chant) a cappella
- Mystery of Faith- adapted from tune Saint Flavian (Gary Penkala) organ accompaniment
- Amen- adapted from tune Saint Flavian (Gary Penkala) organ accompaniment
- Agnus Dei- from Missa XVIII (Gregorian chant) a cappella
- Communion Motet- Miserere mei (Orlando di Lasso)
- Communion Psalm- Parce Domine (chant) with verses of Psalm 22 from Communion Psalms for the Liturgical Year
- Recessional- all depart in silence
- 11:00 am Mass — Sacred Heart Choir, Saint Cecilia Choir & Saint Gregory Choir
- Organ prelude- Valet ich der geben (J.S. Bach) arranged from Cantata #95
- Fanfare- Hosianna (Christian Gregor)
- Responsorial Psalm- Psalm 22 sung to Meinrad Modal Tone 3
- Gospel Acclamation- setting by Nicholas Doub OSB
- Passion- Read by priest, deacon and speaker; congregation reading crowd parts
- Offertory- A Legend (P.I. Tchaikovsky)
- Sanctus- from Missa XVIII (Gregorian chant) a cappella
- Mystery of Faith- adapted from tune Saint Flavian (Gary Penkala) organ accompaniment
- Amen- adapted from tune Saint Flavian (Gary Penkala) organ accompaniment
- Agnus Dei- from Missa XVIII (Gregorian chant) a cappella
- Communion Motet- Benedictus from Mass in G (Franz Schubert) with violin
- Communion Psalm- Parce Domine (chant) with verses of Psalm 22 from Communion Psalms for the Liturgical Year
- Recessional- all depart in silence
Wednesday of Holy Week
- 10:00 am Morning Prayer [Lauds] — all music a cappella
- 7:00 pm Tenebræ: Service of Darkness — Cappella Magna & Schola Cantorum; all music a cappella
- Processional- Invocabit me (Gregorian chant)
- Choral Verse- Miserere mei (Antonio Lotti)
- Choral Responsory- God So Loved the World (John Stainer)
- Choral Responsory- O vos omnes (Giovanni Croce)
- Choral Responsory- Tenebræ factæ sunt (anonymous)
- Benedictus with Antiphon- chanted to proper tone from Universal Music for Morning Prayer
Holy Thursday
- 10:00 am Morning Prayer [Lauds] — all music a cappella
- 7:00 pm Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper — Cappella Magna & Schola Cantorum; all music a cappella after the Gloria
- Organ prelude- Variaitions on Adoro te devote (Dale Wood)
- Kyrie- from Missa XVII (Gregorian chant) organ accompaniment
- Gloria- from Missa VIII (Gregorian chant) organ accompaniment
- Responsorial Psalm- Psalm 116 (unison setting by Gary Penkala)
- Gospel Acclamation- setting by Nicholas Doub OSB
- Gospel- chanted by deacon from Book of Sung Gospels
- Mandatum- Ave verum (William Byrd) & Faith, Hope and Love (ref- Peloquin, vss- Ave verum chant)
- Offertory- Ubi caritas (Maurice Duruflé)
- Sanctus- from Missa XVIII (Gregorian chant)
- Mystery of Faith- adapted from tune Saint Flavian (Gary Penkala)
- Amen- adapted from tune Saint Flavian (Gary Penkala)
- Agnus Dei- from Missa XVIII (Gregorian chant)
- Communion Motet- Tantum ergo Sacramentum (Christopher Bord)
- Communion Hymn- Tantum ergo with Psalm 145 (Gary Penkala)
- Processional- Pange lingua gloriosi (Gregorian chant) verses sung alternately in Latin and English
- 11:45 pm Night Prayer [Compline] — all music a cappella
- Hymn- Lord Jesus Christ, Abide with Us
- Psalmody & Canticle- recited
- Closing Marian Antiphon- Ave Regina cælorum (Gregorian chant)
Good Friday
- 10:00 am Morning Prayer [Lauds] — all music a cappella
- 12:00 noon Way of the Cross [Stations] at Saint Peter Chapel — all music a cappella
- Hymn- At the Cross Her Station Keeping
- 3:00 pm Way of the Cross [Stations] at Saint James Church — all music a cappella
- Hymn- At the Cross Her Station Keeping
- 4:00 pm Living Station through downtown Charles Town — all music a cappella
- Hymn- Stabat Mater
- Station prayers and meditations in English and Spanish
- 7:00 pm Solemn Liturgy of the Lord's Passion — Cappella Magna & Schola Cantorum; all music a cappella after Gloria
- Responsorial Psalm- Psalm 31 (unison setting by Gary Penkala)
- Gospel Acclamation- setting by Nicholas Doub OSB
- Passion- chanted by tenor / baritone / bass, with 2-part choir, using Passion according to Saint John (Byrd / de Satgé)
- Offering for the Holy Land- Crux fidelis (Gregorian chant)
- Veneration of the Cross- Miserere (Gregoro Allegri) [video] — Cappella Magna & solo quartet including boy soprano
- Communion Motet- O crux spes unica (Tomàs Luis de Victoria)
- Communion Hymn- Were You There?
Holy Saturday
- 8:00 am Morning Prayer [Lauds] & Blessing of Easter Foods — all music a cappella
- 8:00 pm The Great Easter Vigil — Cappella Magna & Schola Cantorum; all music a cappella before the Gloria
- Exsultet- sung by deacon using traditional melody in English
- First Psalm- Psalm 104 (Carl Schalk) congregation sings refrain
- Second Psalm- Canticle of Moses (Gary Penkala) congregation sings refrain
- Third Psalm- Isaiah 12 (Owen Alstott) congregation sings refrain
- Gloria Fanfare- Fantasia in g / BWV 542 (J.S. Bach) first section only
- Gloria- Melodic Gloria (Rev. James Chepponis) through-composed arrangement
- Alleluia Psalm- Renaissance Alleluia (Gary Penkala)
- Gospel- chanted by deacon from Book of Sung Gospels
- Litany- Litaniae sanctorum (arr. Gary Penkala)
- Blessing of Water- Easter Vigil Baptism Music (John Ignatowski)
- Baptisms- Easter Vigil Baptism Music (John Ignatowski)
- Sprinkling- I Saw Water Flowing (Alex Hill)
- Anointing- Veni Creator Spiritus (Gregorian chant)
- Offertory- The Heavens Are Telling from The Creation (Franz Josef Haydn)
- Sanctus- from Community Mass (Richard Proulx)
- Mystery of Faith- from Community Mass (Richard Proulx)
- Amen- from Community Mass (Richard Proulx)
- Agnus Dei- from Community Mass (Richard Proulx)
- Communion Motet- Sicut cervus (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina)
- Communion Hymn- Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
- Organ Recessional- Carillon-Sortie (Henri Mulet)
Easter Sunday
- 11:00 am Mass — Sacred Heart Choir, Saint Cecilia Choir & Saint Gregory Choir
- Organ Prelude- Prelude & Fugue in C / BWV 547 (J.S. Bach)
- Entrance Hymn- Jesus Christ Is Risen Today
- Gloria- Melodic Gloria (Rev. James Chepponis) through-composed arrangement
- Responsorial Psalm- Psalm 118 (Owen Alstott)
- Gospel Acclamation- Renaissance Alleluia (Gary Penkala)
- Gospel- chanted by deacon from Book of Sung Gospels
- Sprinkling- I Saw Water Flowing (Alex Hill)
- Offertory- Surrexit Dominus vere (Jacques Berthier)
- Sanctus- from Community Mass (Richard Proulx)
- Mystery of Faith- from Community Mass (Richard Proulx)
- Amen- from Community Mass (Richard Proulx)
- Agnus Dei- from Community Mass (Richard Proulx)
- Communion Motet- Alleluia from Exsultate jubilate (W.A. Mozart)
- Communion Hymn- The Day of Resurrection
- Organ Recessional- Carillon-Sortie (Henri Mulet)
- The choirs of Saint James Parish:
- Sacred Heart Choir — Mixed children's choir for Kindergarten through grade 2
- Saint Cecilia Choir — Girls' choir, grades 3 through 8
- Saint Gregory Choir — Boys' choir, grades 3 through 8
- Archangelus Chorale — High school SATB choir
- Cappella Magna — Adult SATB choir
- Schola Cantorum — Auditioned adult SATB chant and polyphony ensemble
- Joseph of Arimathea Choir — Funeral choir (SAB)
- Bells of Our Lady of Mercy — Handbell choir
- Concert Choir — Duets, trios and ensembles for Abendmusik Concerts
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