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Lent is over. Christ is Risen. Time to reclaim our Alleluia and sing it LOUD!
Feasts for the Week: The Easter Octave 2008, including Low (or Quasimodo) Sunday, Divine Mercy Sunday. For more information: New Advent Website.
CVA Suggestion Box: Second Sunday of Easter. For additional ideas: CanticaNOVA Planning Pages for 2 Easter A.

Music:
1. Ite Missa Est, Alleluia (Chant, Mode VIII)
2. Alleluia from The Strife Is O'er (tune: Victory)
3. All Creatures of Our God and King (tune: Lasst uns Erfreuen), sung by Johnny Proctor, brought to you courtesy of Soundclick.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Alleluia Edition, courtesy of The NEW Three Tenors
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And now, for something totally different! A special for Spy Wednesday! Jesus certainly DID have a spy. Also, Shamus has built a new weather machine, and he's testing it out, and finding victims! Listen and learn!
Feasts for the Week: Holy Week 2008. For information on great feasts and saints, check out the New Advent Website.
CVA Semi-Live with the Bitmap: On the high trails with the Bitmap while going through the music for the Extraordinary Form of Mass for Palm Sunday at St. Leo the Great Church in Pawtucket, RI.

Music:
1. All Glory, Laud, and Honor (tune: St. Theodulph)
2. Hosanna Filio David (Chant, Mode VII); 3. Pueri Hebraeorum (Chant, Mode I)
4. Gloria, Laus, et Honor (Chant, Mode I)
5. Adoramus Te, Christe (written by Theodore Dubois)
6. Pange, Lingua, Gloriosi (Chant, Mode III)
7. O Sacred Head, Surrounded (tune: Passion Chorale)
8. Contrapunctus VI, from The Art of Fugue, by J.S. Bach, performed by Jeffrey Hall.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Hosanna Edition, brought to you by the Palm Pilate. (Related link: Stephen Colbert's goofy dance to The King of Glory)
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2008 Catholic Blog Awards: Results are announced. Congratulations to winning blogs:
The Curt Jester, The New Liturgical Movement, What Does the Prayer Really Say.

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In this, our Holy Week Chants finale, we present one final chant for the crucifixion, and three chants for the Easter Vigil.
CVA Suggestion Box: Music suggestions for Holy Thursday. For more info: CanticaNOVA Planning Pages for Holy Thursday.

Music:
1. Our Blessing Cup (written by yours truly)
2. Vexilla Regis Prodeunt (Chant, Mode I) (related link: Translation of Vexilla Regis Prodeunt (.pdf))
3. Exsultet (in Latin/1970 Missale Romanum)
4. Vidi Aquam (Chant, Mode VIII)
5. Ite, Missa Est, Alleluia (Chant, Mode VIII)
6. Contrapunctus IV, from The Art of Fugue, by J.S. Bach, performed by Jeffrey Hall.

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#125 - A buck and a quarter! Is it really worth it?!

A little longer than normal today, since one of the chants is nearly 12-1/2 minutes long! Today we are presenting the chants sung on Good Friday at the Veneration of the Cross.
Feasts for the Week: March 10-16, brought to you by Baby Augustine.  For more information, check out the New Advent Website.
CVA Suggestion Box: Music suggestions for Palm Sunday.  For more information: CanticaNOVA Planning Pages for Palm Sunday.

Music:
1. My God, My God (clip/written by yours truly)
2. Ecce Lignum Crucis (Chant, Mode VI); 3. Crucem Tuam (Chant, Mode IV)
4. Improperia, Part I (Chant, from the Graduale Romanum); 5. Crux Fidelis (Chant, Mode I)
6. Contrapunctus III, from J.S. Bach's The Art of Fugue, performed by Jeffrey Hall

Hymnody in Inflationary Language, brought to you by Baby Benedict and Baby Haugend'aas: Today Shamus inflates All Glory, Laud, and Honor.

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On today's midweek special we finish off Holy Thursday by presenting chants for Communion and the Solemn Transferral of the Holy Eucharist.
Liturgy 911: While solving the mystery of stolen guitars in Anaheim, CA, this past weekend, you won't believe who Papa Joe Ratzi and Frank A. Rinze run into. Listen and learn!

Music:
1. Hoc Corpus (Chant, Mode VIII); 2. Ave Verum Corpus (Chant, Mode VI)
3. Pange Lingua Gloriosi (Chant, Mode III)
4. Contrapunctus II, from J.S. Bach's The Art of Fugue, performed by Jeffrey Hall

Additional Links:
Cathedral of the Madeleine (Salt Lake City, UT),
Radiating Christ CD at GIA Publications, In Memory of You at GIA Publications

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Blogger's Choice: Best Podcast; Catholic Blog Awards (Thank you for your support!)

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Today we continue our series on chants for Holy Week as we cover the antiphons during the Mandatum (or Levabo - the Washing of the Feet) and the Offertory.
Feasts for the Week:  March 3-9.  For more information: New Advent Website.
CVA Suggestion Box: Fifth Sunday of Lent music.  For more information: CanticaNOVA Publications Planning Pages.

Music:
1. Dominus Jesus (Chant, Mode II); 2. Mandatum Novum Do Vobis (Chant, Mode III)
3. Maneant in Vobis (Chant, Mode VII); 4. Ubi Caritas (Chant, Mode VI)
5. Contrapunctus I, from J.S. Bach's The Art of Fugue, performed by Jeffrey Hall

Shamus' Adventures in Classical Latin: Shamus wreckovates the Laetare (LYE-tare) Jerusalem, brought to you by the Flippin' Church of God.
Additional Links: Organ-ic Chemist, Choral Public Domain Library:  De Profundis

Awards to vote for:
Blogger's Choice Awards; Blogger's Choice: Best Religion Blog
Blogger's Choice: Best Podcast; Catholic Blog Awards (Thank you for your support!)

CVA Interactive Corner, which now includes a link to Facebook!