JUBILATE DEO - SIMPLE GREGORIAN CHANTS FOR THE FAITHFUL TO LEARN AS RECOMMENDED IN THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL's CONSTITUTION ON THE SACRED LITURGY - Preface

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JUBILATE DEO presents a curated collection of simple Gregorian chants intended to help the faithful learn and sing together, especially those parts of the Mass in Latin that relate to the Ordinary. It frames the booklet’s purpose through guidance from the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy and the encouragement of Pope Paul VI for Gregorian chant to accompany Eucharistic celebrations. The preface explains the selection of easy melodies for congregational singing and emphasizes unity through diverse voices and languages.

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CategoryReligion & Spirituality

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Pages60

Reading Time2 h 31 min

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Contents

Ordinary of the Mass chants (selected)

Preface and introductory text

CTS/D494 Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2021 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation JUBILATE DEO JUBILATE DEO SIMPLE GREGORIAN CHANTS FOR THE FAITHFUL TO LEARN AS RECOMMENDED IN THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL'sCONSTITUTION ON THE SACRED LITURGY LONDON CATHOLIC TRUTH SOCIETYPUBLISHERS TO THE HOLY SEE CONTENTS Adoro te. ..28O salutaris ..27Agnus Dei XVIII 23Alleluia . . . I2Parce,Domine .32Ave maris stella .38Pater noster ..2I Pax Domini..23Bidding Prayer . 17Preface. .18Credo III. · I3Quia tuum est .22Da pacem ..·32Regina caæli..36Dominus vobiscum 12 Salve,Regina..36Sanctus XVIII .I9Gloria VIII . . 9Sign of Peace..22Ite,missa est . . 24Tantum ergo ·.30Kyrie XVI . . 9Te Deum..·42The Lord's Prayer 20Laudate...31Tu es Petrus . 41Laus tibi,Christe. I3Ubi caritas .·33Magnificat··40Veni Creator.·34Mysterium fidei .I9Verbum Domini .12 49 Ordo Missae Cum Populo # The Bond of T In the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy,theSecond Vatican Ecumenical Council urged thatvernacular languages should be given a fittingplace in the celebration of the liturgy.It thenadded this warning:'Provision should be made,however,to see that the faithful can also say orsing together in Latin those parts of the Ordinaryof the Mass that concern them."1 With the same intention and in the samevein,the Supreme Pontiff Paul VI has recentlyexpressed on several occasions²the desire thatGregorian chant's happy sound should accom-pany the Eucharistic celebrations of the People ofGod,lending them added warmth and vigour.He wants the voices of the faithful to ring out inGregorian chants as well as in vernacular hymnsand songs. 222 August 1973 at a General Audience;12 October 1973,to the Inter-national Congress for Sacred Music(CIMS).See also the letter from theSecretary of State,Cardinal Jean Villot,to the 2gth Italian Liturgical Weekin Piacenza 27-31 August 1973,published in the Osservatore Romano,27-28August 1973. 6 This booklet now offered to all the bishopsis an answer to the Holy Father's wishes.Init have been assembled a certain number of quiteeasy melodies which -especially in view of theHoly Year-will be found suitable for congre-gational singing. In this way,Gregorian chant will remainthe bond joining great numbers of peoples intoone single nation gathered together in the nameof Christ with one heart,one mind and one voice;for the movement towards unity,characterisedby a concert of voices in a variety of languages,rhythms and melodies,displays in a remarkableway the agreement in diversity of the one Church.'What an extraordinary bond of unity it is,'exclaims St Ambrose,'that a whole populationshould come and form one single choir!Thestrings of the harp are different but they producea single harmony.Among "its few strings thefingers of the harpist often make mistakes,but in the people of the Spirit it cannot be thatthe harpist should make a mistake.'3 God grant that what we all pray for may berealised:in this graceful and religious musicmay the heart of the Church at prayer resoundloud andjoyful throughout the whole world. 14 April 1974 Easter Sunday on the Lord's Resurrection # IMASS CHANTS

FAQs

What is the purpose of JUBILATE DEO?

It offers simple Gregorian chants so the faithful can learn and sing together, including appropriate Latin parts of the Ordinary of the Mass.

Which Vatican source is cited for using Latin in the liturgy?

The preface refers to the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy from the Second Vatican Council and its call to allow the faithful to sing in Latin those parts of the Mass that concern them.

Why does the booklet emphasize Gregorian chant for unity?

It argues that Gregorian chant helps gather people into one nation and expresses unity in diversity, since a single harmony can arise from varied voices, languages, rhythms, and melodies.

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