Sacred Music at St. Columban
Welcome to the St. Columban Choir!
If you are interested in singing or you play an instrument at an intermediate level or better, please email parishoffice@saintcolumbanyelm.org or speak with the Choir director or Organist after Mass.
Practice is every Thursday at 7pm in the church unless otherwise noted. Alternate practice times are available on a case by case basis.
Missals & Hymnal
Here at St. Columban we use the third edition of the Journeysongs hymnal from OCP (Green book). You will find the hymn numbers for those being sung during Mass listed on the hymn boards.
For the readings during Mass, we use the third edition of the Lumen Christi Missal from Illuminare Publications (Red book) and for our Spanish-speaking community we offer the Word & Eucharist (Palabra Y Eucaristia) from ILP. You can find the page number listed on the hymn boards as well.
For Mass Propers such as the Responsorial Psalm, the Gospel Acclamation, and the Entrance and Communion Antiphons, choir members use the Lumen Christi Series also by Illuminare Publications.
Singing the Mass
Worship aids can be found in the front of our pew missals. Below are recordings for you to familiarize yourself at home if you wish to do so.
Gregorian Chanted Mass Parts
(Easter And Christmas Seasons, Solemnities, & Holy Days of Obligation in Latin;
Advent and Lent in English)
Gloria-[Latin solo voice] [Latin with Choir]
Sanctus - [English], [Latin], [Latin with notation]
Memorial Acclamation: [English], [Latin, Male voice], [Latin, Female voice]
Amen [Latin]
Agnus Dei/Lamb of God: [English] [Latin]
Misse de Angelus
Siena Mass
(Ordinary Time)
November
Nov. 1st - 31st Sunday OTA (ALL SAINTS DAY)
Offer: What Wondrous Love is This 719
Comm: 173 v.3 (Sat 521)
Ress: They'll Know We are Christans 832
Nov. 8th - 32nd Sunday OTA
Offer: What Wondrous Love is This 719
Ress: Lord of All Hopefulness 647
Nov. 15th - 33rd Sunday OTA
Nov. 22nd - OLKotU
Ress: The King of Glory 470 (or 461)
Nov. 29th - 1st Sunday of Advent (B)
Offer: Creator of the Stars of Night 290
PCR: Alma Redemptoris Mater 471
Ress: O come O come Emanuel (v1-2) 274
Four Seasonal Marian Anthems
Typically sung after Communion has been distributed, known as the Post Communion Reflection.
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Listen to the Simple Tone chant in Latin
English Text:
Loving Mother of our Savior, who are forever the gate of heaven and star of the sea. Help all your children who through falling, seek to rise again. You brought forth your own Maker while all nature wondered. You were ever a virgin, before and after you received from Gabriel that first solemn "Ave". Have mercy on us sinners.
Sung from the 1st Sunday of Advent through the Presentation of the Lord
Ave Regina Caelorum
Listen to the Simple Tone chant in Latin
English Text:
Hail, O Queen of the heavens. Hail, O Lady of the angels. Hail, root of Jesse and the portal from which the world's true Light is risen. Rejoice, O glorious Virgin, O fairest of all creatures. Farewell, O most lovely one; pray for us to Christ, our Lord.
Sung from after the Presentation of the Lord up to the Easter Vigil
Sung from Easter through Pentecost
Listen to the Simple Tone chant in Latin
English Text:
Queen of heaven, be joyful, alleluia; because he whom you remitted to bear, alleluia; has risen as he said, alleluia; pray to God for us, alleluia.
Regina Caeli
Sung from after Pentecost up to the 1st Sunday of Advent.
Listen to the Simple Tone chant in Latin
English Text:
Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our Life, our Sweetness, and our Hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy towards us, and after this our exile, show unto us they blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O Clement, O Loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.