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Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Liturgical Music

Official texts

Entrance Antiphon [Introit]:
1. Justus ut palma florebit [Graduale Romanum, p.508]
2. Justus ut palma florebit [Gregorian Missal 1990, p.615]
3. Justus ut palma florebit [Gregorian Missal 2010, p.670]
4. Justus ut palma florebit (Francisco Valls)
5. Joseph fili David [Graduale simplex, p.267]
6. The righteous man shall flourish [Simple English Propers, p.357 (Adam Bartlett)]
7. The Lord has put his faithful servant [Simple Choral Gradual, p.269 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
8. Behold, a faithful and prudent steward [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year, p.99 / Mode 1 (Columba Kelly OSB) OCP]
9. Behold, a faithful and prudent steward [Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 5 versions, pp.788-790 / Ignatius Press]
10. Behold, a faithful and prudent steward [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.184, with Psalm 92 [91] / Liturgical Press]
11. The just will flourish [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #348, with Psalm 92 / Illuminare Publications]
12. Joseph, son of David [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.197, with Psalm 92 / Liturgical Press]
13. The Upright Thrive and Flourish [tune: Woodlands] from Introit Hymns 75 (Christoph Tietze)
Gradual (Responsorial Psalm):
1. Domine, prævenisti eum [Graduale Romanum, p.509]
2. Domine, prævenisti eum [Gregorian Missal 1990, p.616]
3. Domine, prævenisti eum [Gregorian Missal 2010, p.671]
4. Quam dilecta tabernacula tua [Graduale simplex, p.71]
5. Quam dilecta tabernacula tua (André Campra, Camille Saint-Saëns)
6. The son of David will live forever [Hymns, Psalms & Spiritual Canticles, #421 (Theodore Marier)
7. The son of David will live forever [Lumen Christi Missal, p.736 (Adam Bartlett) Illuminare Publications]
8. How lovely is your dwelling place [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.18, with Psalm 84 / Liturgical Press]
9. Chabanel Psalmody
10. Parish Book of Psalms (Arlene Oost-Zinner)
Tract (Gospel Acclamation):
1. Beatus vir qui timet [Graduale Romanum, p.481]
2. Beatus vir qui timet [Gregorian Missal 1990, p.617]
3. Beatus vir qui timet [Gregorian Missal 2010, p.672]
4. The [Graduale simplex does not offer an appropriate Tract.
Offertory:
1. Veritas mea et misericordia mea [Graduale Romanum, p.322]
2. Veritas mea et misericordia mea [Gregorian Missal 1990, p.619]
3. Veritas mea et misericordia mea [Gregorian Missal 2010, p.673]
4. Veritas mea et misericordia mea (Guillaume Dufay, Francesco Foggia, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Oreste Ravanello)
5. Descendit Iesus cum eis [Graduale simplex, p.268]
6. My fidelity and my mercy [Simple English Propers, p.358 (Adam Bartlett)]
7. My truth and my love [Simple Choral Gradual, p.270 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
8. My faithfulness and my kindness [Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 5 versions, pp.791-793 / Ignatius Press]
9. My truth and my mercy [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #349, with Psalm 89 / Illuminare Publications]
10. Jesus went down with Mary and Joseph [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.198, with Psalm 1 / Liturgical Press]
Communion:
1. Ioseph, fili David, noli timere [Graduale Romanum, p.552]
2. Ioseph, fili David, noli timere [Gregorian Missal 1990, p.620]
3. Ioseph, fili David, noli timere [Gregorian Missal 2010, p.675]
4. Joseph fili David (Michael Hermesdorff)
5. Joseph fili David (Nobuaki Izawa)
6. Fili, quod fecisti [Graduale Romanum, p.51]
7. Fili, quod fecisti [Gregorian Missal 1990, p.206]
8. Fili, quod fecisti [Gregorian Missal 2010, p.224]
9. Fili, quod fecisti (Orlando di Lasso)
10. Fili, quod fecisti (Tielman Susato)
11. Fili, quod fecisti (Bernardino Vannini)
12. Ioseph, fili David, noli timere [Communio, p.131 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
13. Ecce fidelis servus prudens [Graduale simplex, p.269]
14. Ecce fidelis servus prudens (Gabriel Fauré
15. Joseph, son of David [Simple English Propers, p.359 (Adam Bartlett)]
16. My son, why have you treated us so [Simple English Propers, p.360 (Adam Bartlett)]
17. Joseph, son of David [Choral Communio, p.198 (Richard Rice) Hostia Laudis Co]
18. Come, good and fiathful servant [Simple Choral Gradual, p.271 (Richard Rice) CMAA]
19. Well done, good and faithful servant [Saint Meinrad Antiphons for the Church Year, p.99 / Mode 7 (Columba Kelly OSB) OCP]
20. Well done, good and faithful servant [Proper of the Mass (Fr. Samuel F. Weber OSB) 4 versions, pp.794-796 / Ignatius Press]
21. Well done, good and faithful servant [English Proper Chants (John Ainslie) p.185, with Psalm 112 [111] / Liturgical Press]
22. Well done, good and faithful servant [Lumen Christi Simple Gradual (Adam Bartlett) #350, with Psalm 112 / Illuminare Publications]
23. Euge serve bone (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, José de Torres, Orazio Vecchi)
24. The Lord has put his faithful servant [By Flowing Waters (Paul Ford) p.199, with Psalm 21 / Liturgical Press]
Mass settings:
1. Latin Chant Masses VIII (De angelis) & XI (Orbis factor)
2. Latin Gregorian Chant Masses XI (Orbis factor) & VIII (De angelis)
3. Latin Missa sanctorum angelorum (Calvert Shenk)
4. Latin Mass of Saint Jerome (Christopher Bord)
5. Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians (Richard Connolly)
6. Mass of Saint Agnes (B. Andrew Mills)
7. Mass of the Angels (Richard J. Clark)
8. Mass of the Redemption (Calvert Shenk / Adam Taylor)
9. Modal Mass (Calvert Shenk / Adam Taylor)

Other liturgical music

Te Deum: We Praise You, O God (J. William Greene)
You Are God: Te Deum set to Slavonic chant [The Collegeville Hymnal #595]

Hymns

By All Your Saints Still Striving (WIII #706, HH #284)
Come Now, Praise the Humble Saint (WIII #694)
Did You See the Eyes of Jesus (Kathleen Pluth) from Hymns for the Liturgical Year
For All the Saints (WIII #705, ICEL #189, HPSC #157, AH #590, HH #287, CBW #617, PMB #187, CH #336, CHB #166, SMH #523, EH #126, VII #263, LCH #153)
Hail, Holy Joseph, Hail (CHB #171)
Hail, Saint Joseph, Spouse of Mary
How Can I Keep from Singing
Joseph, Be Our Guide and Pattern (WIII #693)
O Blessed Saint Joseph (SMH #646)
O Joseph, Mighty Patron
O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be (CHB #169, EH #589)
Saint Joseph Was A Quiet Man (SMH #736)
Those Who Love and Those Who Labor (WIII #632, CH #481)
We Praise You, Father, for That Man (HH #261)

AH = The Adoremus Hymnal, Ignatius Press

CBW = Catholic Book of Worship II / Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

CD = Cantate Domino / Hymnal Supplement, GIA Publications, Inc.

CH = The Collegeville Hymnal, The Liturgical Press

CHB = The Catholic Hymn Book [London Oratory], Gracewing Publishers

EH = The Hymnal 1940 (Episcopal), used by many Anglican Use Roman Catholic parishes

HH = Hymnal of the Hours, GIA Publications, Inc.

HPSC = Hymns, Psalms & Spiritual Canticles, out of print but excellent

ICEL = ICEL Resource Collection, GIA Publications, Inc.

LCH = Lumen Christi Hymnal, Illuminare Publications

PMB = People's Mass Book, World Library Publications, Inc.

SMH = The Saint Michael Hymnal – 4th Edition 2011, Saint Boniface Church, Lafayette IN

VII = Vatican II Hymnal, Corpus Christi Watershed

WIII = Worship, 3rd Edition, GIA Publications, Inc.

Choral Music

Beatus vir qui timet (Ruggiero Giovannelli, Orlando di Lasso, Claudio Monteverdi, W.A. Mozart, Giorgio Pacchioni, Tomás Luis de Victoria)
Euge serve bone (Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, José de Torres, Orazio Vecchi)
How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings Fair (Colin Brumby)
How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place from A German Requiem (Johannes Brahms)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (J.S. Bach)
Jesus, Sun of Life, My Splendor (G.F. Handel)
Joseph, du Sohn David, SWV 323 (Heinrich Schütz)
O How Amiable Are Thy Dwellings (Thomas Tompkins, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Thomas Weelkes)
O Jesus, My Savior (André Campra, arr. Raymond Clark)
Quam dilecta (Camille Saint-Saëns)
Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (Andreas Hammerschmidt, Josef Rheinberger, Heinrich Schütz)

Organ Music

Beatitudes (Stephen McManus)
Fantasy on the Hymn Tune Sine nomine (Edward G. Mead) [Flammer]
For All the Saints (G. Winston Cassler) [This Is the Victory - Augsburg 11-9497]
For All the Saints (Hugo Gehrke) [Parish Organist XII - Concordia]
For All the Saints (Charles Ore) [Eleven Compositions for Organ Bk 2 - Concordia 97-5385]
Music for A Festive Occasion (Tim Knight)
Prelude on Aurelia (James Pethel) [Consoliere V-2]
Versets on Aurelia (Randolph Currie) [Organist's Companion, September 1994]

Liturgical Hints & Ideas

This beautiful celebration, dating back to the 10th century, most often occurs during Lent. A Gloria and Credo are prescribed, but no Alleluia. If this solemnity falls on a Sunday of Lent, it is transfered to the next day (Monday). If it falls on Palm Sunday, it is observed on the day before (Saturday, March 18). If it falls during Holy Week, it is transfered to the first available date: Monday after the Second Sunday of Easter.

Music Suggestions Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary