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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.

Sanctuary of Saint James Church

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion

  • 8:00 am MassCappella 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 MassSacred 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 DarknessCappella 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 SupperCappella 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 PassionCappella 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 VigilCappella 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 MassSacred 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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