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Qui manducat
Qui manducat carnem meam et bibit sanguinem meam, in me manet et ego in meo dicit Dominus. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him, says the Lord. John 6:57 L 239, 58 (66) E 121, 127 GT: pg 383 GN: pg 369 Perhaps one of the most…
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Beatam me dicent
Beatam me dicent omnes generationes, quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est. All generations shall call me blessed, for He who is mighty has done great things for me. Luke 1:48b-49a This short chant, setting only a couple lines of the Magnificat, leaves behind perplexing questions. The text originally corresponds to the Matins responsory for…
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Panis quem ego
Panis quem ego dedero, caro mea est pro saeculi vita. The bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world. The communion chant for this weekend, Panis quem ego, continues to reflect upon the Bread of Life Discourses in John 6. Like last weekend, the entire lectionary is Eucharistic. Elijah’s…
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Panem de caelo
E 121 Panem de caelo Panem de caelo dedisti nobis, Domine, habentem omne delectamentum, et omnem saporem suavitatis. You have given us, O Lord, bread of Heaven, having within it all delights and sweetness in every taste. Panem de caelo demonstrates the limitations of the octoechos classification system and points to a compositional period before…