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Matthew 11:25 [Italian] – Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom.

Ti rendo lode, Padre, Signore del cielo e della terra, perché ai piccoli hai rivelato i misteri del Regno. 

Statue of Jesus seated in the middle of two children
Statue of Jesus seated in the middle of two children. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

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Alleluia. Ti rendo lode, for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A), composed by Massimo Scapin (b. 1968)

Massimo Scapin - Alleluia. Ti rendo lode

Sung by the Sistine Chapel Choir, conducted by Msgr. Marcos Pavan, in the Vatican Basilica on July 23, 2023.

Psalm 116:12-13 [Latin] – 12 How can I repay the LORD for all the great good done for me? 13 I will raise the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.

Quid retribuam Domino pro omnibus, quæ retribuit mihi? Calicem salutaris accipiam et nomen Domini invocabo.

This chalice, or cup, held the wine of the Eucharist
This chalice, or cup, held the wine of the Eucharist (Walters Art Museum via Wikimedia Commons)

“Quid retribuam Domino,” composed by Massimo Scapin (b. 1968) for SATB choir, strings and organ

Massimo Scapin - Quid retribuam Domino

First performed at St. John Cantius Church in Chicago, Sunday, May 14, 2023, by The Resurrection Choir and Orchestra; Massimo Scapin, conductor

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Luke 1:46-47 [Latin] – 46 And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord. 

47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

Magnificat anima mea Dominum, et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salvatore meo.

The Magnificat (Le magnificat) - James Tissot
The Magnificat (Le magnificat) – James Tissot

Alleluia. Magnificat II, for TTB choir and organ, composed by Massimo Scapin (b. 1968)

Massimo Scapin - Alleluia. Magnificat II

Sung by Sistine Chapel Choir, Msgr. Marcos Pavan conducting at the Vatican Basilica, December 12, 2022

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Luke 1:28 [Latin] – And the angel came in, and said unto her: Hail [Mary], full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women [music text adds: “and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus”]

Ave, María, gratia plena; Dominus tecum: benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee (Ave Maria)
The Annunciation by Fra Angelico, 1433–34

Ave Maria, Offertory for Advent and Feasts of BVM, for SSATB choir, composed by Massimo Scapin (b. 1968)

Massimo Scapin - Ave Maria

Sung by St. Cecilia Choir, with conductor Massimo Scapin, at St. John Cantius Church in Chicago

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John 10:14 [Italian] – I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me.

Io sono il buon pastore, dice il Signore, conosco le mie pecore e le mie pecore conoscono me.

Jesus: "I am the good shepherd" - from stained-glass window in Ballymena St. Patrick's Church
Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd.” Detail from stained-glass window in Ballymena St. Patrick’s Church. Photo by Andreas F. Borchert / CC BY-SA 4.0

Io sono il buon pastore, Alleluia verse for the Memorial of St. John XXIII, pope, composed by Massimo Scapin (b. 1968)

Massimo Scapin - Alleluia. Io sono il buon pastore

Sung by the Sistine Chapel Choir, conducted by Msgr. Marcos Pavan, during the Papal Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on October 11, 2022

Free sheet music available with a Creative Commons license at Petrucci Music Library

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1 Thessalonians 5:18 [Latin] – In all circumstances, give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.

In omnibus gratias agite: hæc enim voluntas Dei est in Christo Iesu erga vos. 

In all things give thanks - 1 Thessalonians
In all things give thanks – 1 Thessalonians 5:18

In omnibus, Alleluia verse for the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C), composed by Massimo Scapin (b. 1968)

Massimo Scapin - Alleluia. In omnibus

Sung by the Sistine Chapel Choir, conducted by Msgr. Marcos Pavan during the Papal Mass in St. Peter’s Square on October 9, 2022

Heart, shaped with Bible pages, opened to Psalm 119
Heart, shaped with Bible pages, opened to Psalm 119. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Psalm 119:135 [Italian]

135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.

Fa’ risplendere il tuo volto sul tuo servo e insegnami i tuoi decreti.

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Alleluia. Fa’ risplendere (2022), for the Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time, composed by Massimo Scapin (b. 1968)

Massimo Scapin - Alleluia. Fa' risplendere

Sung by the Sistine Chapel Choir during the Papal Mass in St. Peter’s Square on September 4, 2022

Free sheet music available at Petrucci Music Library (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0)

The baroque interior of St. John Cantius [Roman Catholic] Church, in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The baroque interior of St. John Cantius Church in Chicago. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)
Psalm 43:1-5 (Psalmi 42)
This metrical version of the text was used for the music:

I will go to the altar of God, the God of my gladness and joy.

God, plead my cause and judge me the nations ’round me press:
save me from deceitful men,O send to me redress.

In you I take my refuge; why cast me off distressed?
Why must I walk mourn- fully by th’ enemy oppressed?

Send out your light, your truth, Lord; let them be guides to me;
bring me to your holy hill; To where your dwelling be.

My soul, why are you downcast and within me complain?
Wait for God, my savior and help, whom I shall praise again.

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I will go to the altar of God, composed by Massimo Scapin (b. 1968)

Massimo Scapin - I will go to the altar of God

Sung by St. Cecilia Choir at St. John Cantius Church in Chicago

 

Interior of the Church of St Peter & St Paul, Old Bolingbroke
Dave Hitchborne / Interior of the Church of St Peter & St Paul, Old Bolingbroke / CC BY-SA 2.0

Psalm 47:1-2,7 [Latin: Psalmi 46:2,3,8]

1 O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

2 For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.

7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

Iubilate Deo in voce exsultationis quoniam magnus rex super omnem terram psallite sapienter

Iubilate Deo, composed by Massimo Scapin (b. 1968)

Massimo Scapin - Iubilate Deo

^Performed by Sacred Music Project Choir at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University

FREE SHEET MUSIC at Petrucci Music Library

 

Hyssopus officinalis (Hyssop.) - From Wikimedia Commons
Hyssopus officinalis (Hyssop.) – From Wikimedia Commons

Psalm 51:7,1a [Latin: Psalm 50:9,3a]

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

1 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Asperges me hyssopo, et mundabor; lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor. 

Miserere mei, Deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam

Asperges me, composed by Massimo Scapin (b. 1968)

The “Ançã-ble” Vocal Group from Portugal, conducted by Rev. Pedro Miranda, rehearsing Asperges me by Massimo Scapin