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

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

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

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