Latin Mass Homeschool Family

Day 25 of #100daysofchant Emitte spiritum tuum et creabuntur et renovabis faciem terrae. Alleluia. Send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created, and Thou shalt renew the face of the earth. Alleluia. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit vbrandt.substack.com

Day 24 of #100daysofchant This antiphon is handy for when the Offertory of Pentecost seems too hard. Or for Confirmations. Confirma hoc Deus, quod operatus es in nobis; A templo tuo quod est in Jerusalem, tibi offerent Reges munera. Alleluia. Stablish the thing, O God, that thou hast wrought in us, For thy temple's sake at Jerusalem: so shall kings bring presents unto thee. Alleluia. This is a pub...

Day 23 of #100daysofchant A Magnificat antiphon for the Ascension. O rex Gloriae, Domine virtutum, qui triumphator hodie super omnes coelos ascendisti, ne derelinquas nos orphanos, sed mitte promissum Patris in nos Spiritum Veritatis Alleluia. O King of glory, Lord of all goodness, who ascended to heaven on this day triumphant over all, do not leave us as orphans but send us the Father’s promise,...

Day 21 of #100daysofchant This one is a little different. I take a shortcut and psalm tone the introit. Exaudi Dómine, vocem meam, qua clamávi ad te, allelúia: tibi dixit cor meum, quæsívi vultum tuum, vultum tuum, Dómine, requíram: ne avértas fáciem tuam a me, allelúia, allelúia. Ps. 26. 1. Dóminus illuminátio mea, et salus mea: quem timébo? V. Glória Patri. Hear O Lord, my voice with which I hav...

Day 20 of #100daysofchant Today is the feast of Mary Help of Christians, so here's another Marian Hymn. Pope Urban VIII, way back in the 15th century, decided to fix all the hymns. ALL THE HYMNS. This is generally considered today to have been a BAD IDEA. One of the positive things to have come out of Vatican II was the restoration of some of the older hymns. Here is the pre-urbanite version of th...

Day 19 of #100daysofchant We sing Compline each night as a family. I made booklets and put them on the internet: https://compline.brandt.id.au Great one to ask God to keep away nightmares. The tune changes for each liturgical season. There are about a dozen tunes to learn.  This is the tune for the night before Ascension Thursday through to just before Pentecost Sunday. Te lucis ante terminum, Rer...

Day 18 of #100daysofchant This Sunday we have a sung Mass, so this is a good chance to get more practice with the propers. The Communion antiphon appeared on Day 13 (17 May 2022). The Introit on Day 16 (20 May). Benedícite, gentes, Dóminum Deum nostrum, et obaudíte vocem laudis ejus: qui pósuit ánimam meam ad vitam, et non dedit commovéri pedes meos: benedictus Dóminus, qui non amóvit deprecatióne...

Day 17 of #100daysofchant We sing Compline each night as a family. I made booklets and put them on the internet: https://compline.brandt.id.au Great one to ask God to keep away nightmares. The tune changes for each liturgical season. There are about a dozen tunes to learn.  This is the tune for Easter Sunday through to just before Ascension Thursday. Te lucis ante terminum, Rerum Creator poscimus,...

Day 16 of #100daysofchant This Sunday we have a sung Mass, so this is a good chance to get more practice with the propers. The Communion antiphon appeared on Day 13 (17 May 2022). The Offertory is in the pipeline - probably Day 18 (22 May). The Alleluia defeated me, so I might do a separate video on how to use Chant Tools to simplify any of the propers. Vocem jucunditátis annuntiáte, et audiátur,...

Day 15 of #100daysofchant This is the most common hymn in the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary. My kids know this one off by heart from singing Prime most mornings. It's also a redux of my most popular video on YouTube. I think because it was the first recording of that hymn on that platform. 1. Memento, rerum Conditor, Nostri quod olim corporis, Sacrata ab alvo Virginis Nascendo, formam s...

Day 14 of #100daysofchant This is a hymn my mother typed up from some scattered sources. https://www.repleatur.net/pdf/chant/christus-resurrexit.pdf It's not very well known, so it's a bit hard to find a translation, but here's my best shot off the top of my head, mostly: Christ is risen, he has covered our bad things, and those whom he has loved he has led to heaven, alleluia. Death is dead, Sata...

Day 13 of #100daysofchant I love this one. Very upbeat and joyful. Cantate Domino, alleluia. Cantate Domino, benedicte nomen ejus: bene nuntiate de die in diem salutare ejus, alleluia, alleluia. Sing ye to the Lord, alleluia. Sing to the Lord, bless ye his Name: show forth His sal­vation from day to day, alleluia, alleluia. Here's the link to the sheet music: https://gregobase.selapa.net/chant.php...

Day 12 of #100daysofchant This one is new to me. See if you can hear my hesitation. Vado ad eum qui misit me: sed quia haec locutus sum vobis, tristitia implevit cor vestrum, alleluia. I go to him who sent me, but because I said this to you, sorrow has filled your heart, alleluia. I love the juxtaposition of sorrowful hearts and Alleluia! There's a De Profundis - Out of the depths I have cried to...

Day 11 / 100 day Gregorian chant challenge Back to Communion verses as an easy option, though this one has an accidental, so maybe not the easiest one this Sunday. CUM vénerit Paráclitus Spíritus veritátis, ille árguet mundum de peccáto, et de justítia, et de judício, allelúia, allelúia. When the Paraclete, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will convince the world of sin, and of justice and of judg...

Day 10 / #100daysofchant The Legion of Mary enjoins its members to pray the rosary and the Catena each day. Some parts really lend themselves to chanting. I've taken the Antiphon from a Communion Antiphon from the Mass of Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces. I wrote about this a while ago: https://www.ccwatershed.org/2017/09/16/catena-legionis-gregorian-chant/ The official Latin - I need to get into...

Day 9 / 100 Day Gregorian Chant Challenge A few years ago we had a priest keen to promote First Friday devotions. Now, the devotion to the Sacred Heart is fairly recent compared to most Gregorian chant. We can find references to Jesus heart being pierced with a lance and echoes in earlier music, but Sacred Heart hymns tend to be more recent. This one is from Cantus Selecti, and I'm not sure of its...

Day 8 of 100 day Gregorian chant challenge. I had the honour to sing at two funerals recently. The music for the Requiem Mass and burial and everything is so right. This chant is sung after Mass, either at the burial or if that is delayed, then it can be sung at the church. The words come from a conversation between Jesus and Martha before he raised her brother Lazarus from the dead. The canticle...

Day 7 / 100 day Gregorian Chant Challenge This the oldest known hymn to Mary. There is a slightly different Roman version, but we picked up the Monastic version at the Maternal Heart of Mary Church, Lewisham and it has stuck. Here are the words: Sub tuum praesídium confúgimus Sancta Dei Génitrix nostras deprecatiónes ne despícias in necessitátibus sed a periculus cunctis libera nos semper Virgo gl...

Day 6 / 100 day Gregorian chant challenge I'm already running short of time to prepare these short clips, so I'm taking this from a project to make another course to follow on from my Sing the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary course . This one will be on Roman Compline . The translation is : O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father and to the Son...

5 / 100 days of Gregorian Chant I've included an audio description on the end of the recording, where I describe the Brief Responsory or Responsorium Brevis. The translation is a well known one: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee (Alleluia, Alleluia) Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb (Alleluia, Alleluia) Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to th...

Today is the First Saturday of May. Some places will celebrate a Votive Mass of the Immaculate Heart of Mary today in accordance with Our Lady's request to Sr Lucia of Fatima. The Latin roughly translates as: Jesus said to his mother: Woman, behold thy son; and then he said to the disciple: Behold thy mother. And from that hour the disciple accepted her in his. Alleluia. 3/100 - 100 day challenge...

Today is the First Friday of May. Jesus asked St Margaret Mary Alacoque for reparation to the Sacred Heart on the first Friday of each month. This short chant is the Communion Antiphon for Votive Masses of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Paschaltide - Easter through to Trinity Sunday. The Latin translates as: If anyone thirst, let him come to Me and drink. Alleluia, Alleluia. 100 day challenge 2/100...

Today is the feast of Pope St Pius V, the Dominican Pope who started the tradition of Popes wearing white. The Latin translates as: Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church. Alleluia. Also, I had an idea to do a 100 day challenge and just recently noticed the ability to schedule posts, so maybe I can make 100 short posts like this over the next 100 days. This one is: Tu es Petrus...

Recordings from the Homeschoolers Retreat 2022. This is a choir for anyone who wanted to join in. We had very limited rehearsal time and very different backgrounds. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit vbrandt.substack.com

Recordings from the Homeschoolers Retreat 2022. This is a choir for anyone who wanted to join in. We had very limited rehearsal time and very different backgrounds. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit vbrandt.substack.com