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November 29: Vigil of St. Andrew, apostle

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Officium. Dominus secus mare Galilee (after Mat. 4:18 and Mark 1:16; Ps. 18:2.)

Prayer. Quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut beate Andreas

Memorial of Sts. Saturninus and Sisinius
Prayer. Deus qui nos beatum martyrum tuorum Saturnini atque Sisinii

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Lectio. Benedictio Domini super caput
From the Common.

Nimis honorati sunt.  This Gradual is taken from the Common for the Day of One Apostle.

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Secret. Sacrandum tibi Domine

Secret. Oblatum tibi Dominus
Said only if before the Vigil of Advent.

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Communion. Dixit Andreas Symoni (after John 1:41-42.)

Postcommunion. Preceptis salutaris sacramentis

Postcommunion. Ut hec communio
Said only if before the Vigil of Advent.

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November 30: Saint Andrew, apostle
Oratio. Majestatem tuam Domine supplices exoramus

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Alleluya. Dilexit Andream Dominus

Sequence. Sacrosancta hodierne festivitas
Translation © 2017 Matthew Carver. Used with permission.
If the sequence is transposed down a perfect fifth it can connect well with the Alleluya.

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Secret. Sacrificium nostrum tibi Domine

Communion. Venite post me (after Mat. 4:19-20.)

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Postcommunion. Sumpsimus Domine divina mysteria

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December 4: St. Osmund
Oratio. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus qui nos beati Osmundi

Sequence. Adest nobis.

Brownlow, William Robert.  ‘Notes on a Ms. Copy of the Sarum Missal’, The Downside Review XIII (July 1894): 133, indicates the proper sequence Gaudeamus in Messia here.

Secret. Propiciare Domine quesumus supplicationibus nostris

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Postcommunion. Presta quesumus Domine Deus noster : ut divinis mysteriis

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December 6: St. Nicholas
Prayer. Deus qui beatum Nicolaum pontificem

Sequence. Congaudentes exultemus
Trans. Wrangham, Liturgical Poetry of Adam of St. Victor I: 170.
The sequence connects well with the Alleluya without transposition.

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Secret. Sanctifica quesumus domine hec munera que in veneratione

Postcommunion. Sacrificia que sumpsimus Domine

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December 7: Octave of St. Andrew
Prayer. Protegat nos quesumus Domine sepius

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Secret. Indulgentiam nobis prebeant hec munera

Postcommunion. Prebeat nobis Domine quesumus beatus Andreas

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December 8: Conception of Blessed Mary
Frere (Graduale Sarisburiense, xxix.) places the general establishment of this Feast in the 11th century. This would align with the re-invigoration of the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin at Chartres in the same era. See Margot Fassler, ‘Mary’s Nativity, Fulbert of Chartres, and the Stirps Jesse: Liturgical Innovation circa 1000 and Its Afterlife’ Speculum LXXV (2000):389-434.
However, this Feast does not appear in the ‘Old Ordinal’ (The Use of Sarum II:106; 177), nor in the Arsenal or Bologna sources of The Sarum Missal Edited from Three Early Manuscripts: 235.  It appears in Rylands-24:370 only as an addition to the title of the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin.  In the Kalendar of The Sarum Missal (xxxii), the entry indicates ‘Conceptio sancte marie.  ix. lec.  Sarum nichil.’  Presumably the introduction of this Feast as a separate entity in the Sarum books coincided with the broader dissemination made possible through printing in the late 15th. century.
The texts, with the exception of the Sequence, are taken from the Feast of the Nativity of Blessed Mary, September 8.
The York Use borrows the same texts from the Nativity, including also the Sequence, ‘Alle celeste’.
The Roman missals generally have different texts, presumably reflecting the initiatives of Popes Sixtus IV, Pius V, and Pius IX.
The Dominican Missal (Venice: Herzog, 1494) omits this Feast entirely, perhaps due to the teachings of Thomas Aquinas, himself a Dominican.

Officium. Gaudeamus omnes in Domino

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Prayer. Supplicationem servorum tuorum.
Most Roman missals have ‘Deus qui per immaculatam Virginis’.
The Roman Missal (1744) has ‘Famulis tuis quesumus Domine’.

Alleluya. Conceptio gloriose virginis

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Sequence. Dies iste celebretur
Attr. Adam of St. Victor.
This Sequence replaced the earlier sequence ‘Alle celeste’, which was borrowed from the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin.
According to AH-54180. The three stanzas beginning ‘Quod’, ‘Triste’ and ‘Omnis’ appear to be a later addition to the text.  This is borne out by the variation in length of line here.
While the sequence is in the Victorine style, its layout of verses does not perfectly match any of the other Victorine sequences of the Sarum repertoire; no Sarum musical setting has been found thus far–but Chris MaAvoy provides the melody on Musica Sacra Forum, December, 2019.
Tr. Athanasius Diedrich Wakerbarth, Lyra Ecclesiastica II (London: J. Bohn, 1843): 29.  This version includes additional text after ‘vere plena gaudio’: ‘Quod precessit in figura,/Nube latet sub obscura,/ Hoc declarat genitura/Pie Matris.  Virgo pura/Pariendi vertit jura, Fusa, mirante natura,/Deitatis pluvia.’  A prose translation appears in Dom Prosper Gueranger, The Liturgical Year: Advent 2nd. ed. (Dublin: James Duffy, 1870):428.

The Alleluya and sequence can be transposed down a major second or minor third.

If the sequence ‘Alle celeste necnon’ is used, both the Alleluya and sequence can be transposed down a perfect fourth.

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Secret. Unigeniti tui Domine
The Roman Missal (1500 and 1543) has ‘Suscipe digneris per temetipsum’.
The Roman Missal (1744) has ‘Unigeniti tui Domine’.
The Liber Usualis and modern Roman Missal have ‘Salutarem hostiam’.

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Postcommunion. Sumpsimus Domine celebritatis
The Roman Missal (1500 and 1543) has ‘Odorem Domine sacrificii hujus’.
The Roman Missal (1744) has ‘Sumpsimus Domine celebritatis’.
The Liber Usualis and modern Roman Missal have ‘Sacramenta quae sumpsimus’.

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December 13: Saint Lucy
Prayer. Exaudi nos Deus salutaris noster : ut sicut de beate Lucie

Secret. Gratanter Domine quesumus
The Roman Missal (1500 and 1543) has ‘Accepta tibi sit’.

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Postcommunion. Lucie virginis et martyris
The Roman missals have ‘Satiasti Domine familiam tuam’.

December 20: Vigil of St. Thomas

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December 21: St. Thomas, apostle
Prayer. Da nobis quesumus Domine beati Thome

Communion. Mitte manum tuam (after John 20:25, 27.)

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Secret. Debitum Domine nostre redimus

Communion. Mitte manum tuam

Postcommunion. Prosit plebi tue
The Roman missals have ‘Adesto nobis misericors Deus’.

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January 14: St. Felix, bishop and martyr
While the Officium, Gradual and Alleluya are taken from the Common of One Confessor, the Offertory and Communion are taken from the Common of One Martyr.

Prayer. Concede quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut ad meliorem vitam

Secret. Hostias tibi Domine beati Felicis

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Postcommunion. Tua sancta sumentes Domine suppliciter deprecamur

Rubrics for the concurrence off feasts

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January 15: Saint Maur, abbot and confessor
The Officium and Communion are taken from the Common of One Martyr.

Prayer. Deus qui eterne gloria participem

Secret. Ecclesie tue Domine munera propiciatus sanctifica

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Postcommunion. Supplices te rogamus omnipotens Deus

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January 16: St. Marcellinus, pope and martyr
The propers chants and Gospel for this feast are taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Prayer. Preces populi tui quesumus Domine clementer exaudi : ut beati Marcelli

Secret. Ut nostre salute munera oblata

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Postcommunion. Presta quesumus Domine : ut sacramenti tui participatione

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January 17: St. Sulpice, bishop and confessor
Prayer. Da quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut qui beati Suplicii

Secret. Supplicationis nostris tibi Domine grata

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Postcommunion. Prestent nobis Domine tua sancta presidium

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January 18: St. Prisca, virgin and martyr
Prayer. Da quesumus omnipotens Deus : Ut qui beate Prisce

Secret. Munera nostra quesumus Domine gratanter assume

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Postcommunion. Adjuvent nos Domine quesumus et hec mysteria

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January 19: St. Wulfstan, bishop and confessor
Prayer. Spiritum nobis Domine tue caritatis infunde

Secret. Suscipe quesumus Domine supplicis familie tue

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Postcommunion. Salutaris tui Domine mysterio satiati

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January 20: Sts. Fabian and Sebastian, martyrs
Prayer. Deus qui beatos martyres tuos Fabianum et Sebastianum

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Secret. Accepta sit in conspectu tuo

Postcommunion. Sacramentorum tuorum Domine benedictione satiati

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January 21: St. Agnes, virgin and martyr

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus : qui infirma mundi elegis

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Secret. Suscipe quesumus Domine sacrificium

Postcommunion. Divino refecti libamine quesumus Domine noster

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January 22: St. Vincent, martyr
Prayer. Adesto Domine supplicationis nostris : ut qui ex iniquitate nostra

Sequence. Stola jocunditatis
This text, with alterations, is reworked from the sequence for St. Lawrence (August 10).
Trans. © 2015 by Matthew Carver. Used with permission
The Alleluya and sequence may be transposed down a minor third.

The York Use has the sequence ‘Christo canamus Dei’.

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Secret. Gloriosi martyris tui Vincentii

Postcommunion. Beati Vincentii martyris tui

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January 25: Conversion of Saint Paul
Officium. Letemur omnes in Domino.
This is by no means a common introit for this day. It is found in CANTUS only in one source, a Gradual from Sens, ca. 1400: P-Ln (Lisboa) Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro Iluminado 84:164v.
The ‘Psalm’ is a continuation of the text of the antiphon, and is not from the Psalter.

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Prayer. Sancti Prejecti martyris tui

Prayer. Sancti Prejecti martyris tui

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Gradual. Qui operatus est Petro

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Alleluya. Magnus sanctus Paulus

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Sequence. Solemnitas sancti Pauli
Trans. © 2017 by Matthew Carver. Used with permission.
This melody is also used for feasts of many martyrs.
The Alleluya and sequence may be sung without transposition.

The York Use has the sequence ‘Sancti Pauli conversio’.

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Tract. Tu es vas electionis

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Secret. Beati Pauli apostoli tui precibus

Secret. Suscipe Domine propitius orationem nostram

Communion. Amen dico vobis : quod vos

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Postcommunion. Salutari refecti misterio quesumus omnipotens Deus

Postcommunion. Da nobis quesumus Domine Deus noster : ut sicut beati Prejecti

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January 27: St. Julian, bishop and confessor
Prayer. Deus qui ecclesie tue beatum Julianum mirabilem

The Epistle is taken from the Common of One Confessor and Doctor.

Secret. Respice Domine quesumus super hec qui tibi offerimus

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Postcommunion. Divinis Domine repleti sacramentis

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January 28: St. Agnes, second feast
The Officium and Gospel are taken from the Common of Many Virgins.

Prayer. Deus qui nos annua beati Agnetis martyris tue

The Epistle is taken from the Common of One Virgin, not a Martyr.

Secret. Grata tibi sint quesumus Domine munera nostra

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Postcommunion. Sumpta quesumus Domine sancta mysteria nos interius

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January 30: St. Bathild, queen
Prayer. Beate Batildis natalicia veneranda

The Gospel is taken from the Common of One Virgin.

The Offertory is from the Common of One Virgin and Martyr.

Secret. Ut hec munera Domine tibi accepta sint

Postcommunion. Refecti alimonia celesti omnipotens Pater

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February 1: St.  Brigid, virgin
The Officium and Communion are taken from the Common of Many Virgins; the Gradual, Alleluya and Offertory are taken from the Common of One Virgin and Martyr.

Prayer. Sancte Brigide virginis tue

Secret. Sacrificiis Domine placatus oblatis

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Postcommunion. Beate Brigide virginis tue

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February 2: Purification of Blessed Mary

Prayer. Benedic Domine Jesu Christe hanc creaturam cerei

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Prayer. Domine sancte pater omnipotens Deus : qui omnia ex nichilo creasti

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus qui hodierna die Unigenitum tuum

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V. Dominus vobiscum

Vere dignum et justum . . . Fons et origo totius luminis.

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Prayer. Domine sancte Pater omnipotens lumen indeficiens

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Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus : qui Unigenitum tuum ante tempora

Ant. Lumen ad revelationem

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Officium. Suscepimus Deus

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Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus majestatem tuam supplices exoramus

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Gradual. Suscepimus Deus

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Alleluya. Adorabo ad templum

Sequence. Hac clara die
10th. c.; Melody ‘Post partum’
Trans. © 2013 by Matthew Carver. Used with permission.
The York Use has the sequence ‘Ave preclara Maria’.
The Alleluya and sequence may be sung without transposition.

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Tract. Nunc dimittis
In the earlier Sarum practice the sequence was not sung in Septuagesimatide, but the tract was.  This practice was maintained in the Use of York.

[The tract may have been sung in the chapel services during Septuagesimatide]

In the York and Hereford Uses, the tract is Gaude Maria virgo. (See Sarum votive  mass of St. Gabriel).

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Offertory. Diffusa est gratia

Secret. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut sicut hodierna munera

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Communion. Responsum accepit Symeon

Postcommunion. Quesumus Domine Deus noster : ut sacrosancta mysteria

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February 3: St. Blaise, bishop and martyr
The Officium and Gradual are taken from the Common of One Confessor

Prayer. Beatus martyr tuus Blasius

Secret. Majestate tue Domine hostiarum oblationes

Postcommunion. Mysteria quesumus Domine que in sancti Blasii

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February 5: St. Agatha, virgin and martyr
Officium. Gaudeamus omnes

Prayer. Deus qui inter cetera potentie tue miracula

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Gradual. Adjuvabit eum Deus

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Secret. In commemoratione beate Agathe virginis tue

Communion. Qui me dignatus est

Postcommunion. Celestem refectam mysterio

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February 6: Sts. Vedast and Amandus, bishops

Prayer. Adesto Domine populo tuo cum sanctorum confessorum tuorum

Secret. Hostias laudis Domine tuis altaribus adhibemus

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Postcommunion. Sumentes domine divina mysteria quesumus

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February 10: St. Scholastica, virgin

Prayer. Deus qui beate virginis tue Scholastice

Secret. Suscipe quesumus Domine desideria supplicantium fidelium

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Postcommunion. Familiam tuam quesumus Domine spirituali cibo satiatam

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February 14: St. Valentine, bishop and martyr

Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut qui beati Valentini

Secret. Sacrificium quesumus Domine quod offerimus

Postcommunion. Quos celesti Domine substantia recreasti

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February 16: St. Juliana, virgin and martyr

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus qui infirma mundi elegis

Secret. In sancte martyris tue Juliane

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Postcommunion. Libantes Domine mense tue

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February 22: Cathedra St. Peter
The Officium is taken from the Common of One Confessor

Prayer. Deus qui beato Petro apostolo tuo

Gradual. Exaltent eum in ecclesia

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Tract. Tu es Petrus

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Secret. Ecclesie tue quesumus Domine preces et munera

Communion. Tu es Petrus

Pstcommunion. Letificet nos Domine quesumus sumptum

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February 24: St. Matthias, apostle

Prayer. Deus qui beatum Mathiam apostolorum tuorum

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Secret. Deus qui proditoris apostate ruinam

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Postcommunion. Presta quesumus omnipotens et misericors Deus : ut per hec sancta

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March 1: St. David, bishop and confessor

Prayer. Da quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut beate Davidis

Secret. Respice quesumus Domine munera populi tui

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Postcommunion. Quos tuis Domine reficis sacramentis

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March 2: St. Chad, bishop and confessor

While the 1531 Breviary contains the Office of the Feast of the Translation of St. Chad for Lichfield Catherdral (Psalter: A-15:[521]), the Mass for the Translation of St. Chad does not appear in the Missals.  For the Mass of the Translation of St. Chad it would be appropriate to use the Mass for the Feast of St. Chad, but with the prayer ‘Deus qui nobis translationem’ from the Breviary; the first Alleluya from pages [111]-[114] and the second Alleluya from 817-821.  In the absence of a proper sequence for St. Chad, one of those on [115]-[117] would be suitable.

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus : qui nos beati Cedde

Secret. Propiciare quesumus Domine supplicationibus nostris

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Postcommunion. Presta quesumus Dominus Deus noster : ut divinis mysteriis expiati

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March 7: Sts. Perpetua an Felicity, virgins and martyrs
Prayer. Da nobis quesumus Domine Deus noster : sanctarum martyrum Perpetue

Secret. Intende quesumus Domine munera altaribus

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Postcommunion. Sanctarum martyrum tuarum Perpetue et Felicitatis

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March 12: St. Gregory, pope and doctor
The Gospel is taken from the Common of One Confessor

Prayer. Deus qui anime famuli tui Gregorii

Secret. Intercessiono quesumus Domine beatisssimi Gregorii

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Postcommunion. Corporis sacri preciosque sanguinis

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March 17: St. Patrick, bishop and confessor

The fact that St. Patrick’s Mass appears out of order in most of the printed missals is a good indication that it was a later addition.  It may have been added in order to make the Sarum Rite more suitable for the Irish Church.   Hugh Jackson Lawlor ed., The Rosslyn Missal (London: Harrison and Sons, 1899): 153 ff.

Prayer. Da quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut beati Patricii

Secret. Respice quesumus Domine munera populi tui

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Postcommunion. Quos tuis Domine reficis sacramentis

St. Patrick, alternate mass
Prayer. Deus qui beatum Patricium Hibernie apostolorum

Secret. hanc hostiam omnipotens Deus et Pater

Postcommunion. Celestibus refecti sacramentis et gaudiis

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March 18: St. Edward, king and martyr

Prayer, Deus eterne triumphator imperii

Secret. Intuere quesumus eterne Deus

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Postcommunion. Sancta tua nos Domine sumpta purificent

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March 20: St. Cuthbert, bishop and confessor

Prayer. Deus qui per inestimabile munus

Secret. Suscipe quesumus Domine hostiam redemptionis humane

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Postcommunion. Sancta tua quesumus Domine que sumpsimus

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March 21: St. Benedict, abbot and confessor
The Communion is taken from the Common of One Confessor

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus qui hodierna die carnis

Secret. Oblatis Domine ad honorem beati Benedicti

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Postcommunion. Presta nobis Domine tui perceptio sacramenti

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March 25: The Annunciation of Blessed Mary
Officium. Rorate celi desuper
This Officium, Gradual, Offertory, and Communion also appear on Wednesday in the Ember Days of Advent.

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Prayer. Deus qui de beate Marie Virginis utero

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Gradual. Tollite portas principes

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Alleluya. Ave Maria

Sequence. Ave mundi spes Maria
Adam of St. Victor.
Trans. Wrangham, Liturgical Poetry of Adam of St. Victor III: 133.
The Alleluya and sequence can be sung well together if the Alleluya is transposed up a minor third and the sequence is transposed down a whole tone; the Alleluya will end on F and the sequence will begin C-F.

The Hereford Use has the sequence ‘Mittit ad virginem’; the York Use has ‘Virgini Marie’.

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Tract. Ave Maria

The Sequence does not appear in the earlier Sarum books; the Tract does not appear in the printed Graduals. It appears that the tract was originally sung (in Lent), but at a later stage the Sequence was sung in its place while the ministers recite the Tract privately. This follows the pattern for the Feast of the Purification (February 2).

The tract may have been sung in the chapel services during Septuagesimatide

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Offertory. Ave Maria

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Secret. In mentibus nostris quesumus Domine vere fidei

Communion. Ecce virgo concipiet

Postcommunion. Gratiam tuam quesumus Domine  mentibus nostris infunde

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April 3: St. Richard, bishop and confessor
Prayer. Deus qui ecclesiam tuam meritis beati Ricardi

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Secret. Concede quesumus misericors Deus : ut intercedente beato Ricardo

Postcommunion. Hec sacrosancta sumpta mysteria

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April 4: St. Ambrose, confessor and doctor
The Gospel (outside of Eastertide) is taken from the Common of One Confessor.  The Alleluya and Communion are taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Prayer. Deus qui populo tuo eterne salutis beatum Ambrosium

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Secret. Hed in nobis sacrificia Deus intercedente beatissimo confessore tuo Ambrosio

Postcommunion. Sancti Ambrosii nos quesumus Domine jugiter

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April 14: Sts. Tiburtius and Valerian, martyrs

Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus ut qui sanctorum martyrum tuorum

Secret. Presentibus Domine quesumus intende muneribus

Postcommunion. Sacramenti tui Domine quesumus sumpta benedictio

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April 19: St. Alphege, bishop and martyr
The Alleluya is taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Prayer. Deus qui beatum Alphegum pontificem tuum

Secret. Hec Domine altari tuo munera imposita

Postcommunion. Sumpto Domine sacramento, tuam suppliciter

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April 23: St. George, martyr

Prayer. Deus qui nos beati Georgii martyris tui

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Secret. Offerimus tibi Domine sollene sacrificium

Postcommunion. Mense celestis satiati dulcedine

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April 25: St. Mark, evangelist
The Officium,  Offertory, and Communion are taken from the Common of One Martyr.

Prayer. Deus qui beatum Marcum evangelistam tuum

Sequence. Laus devota
The York Use has the sequence ‘Plausu chorus’.

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Secret. Beati Marci evangeliste tui

Postcommunion. Refecti cibo spiritualis alimonie

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April 28: St. Vitalis, martyr
The Alleluya is taken from the Common of Many Martyrs.

Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut intercedente beato Vitale

Offertory. Repleti sumus mane
This Offertory also appears in the Common of Many Martyrs.

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Secret. Grata tibi Domine quesumus nostra sint munera

Postcommunion. Quesumus omnipotens Deus :ut munus divinum

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May 1: Philip and James
Officium. Exclamaverunt ad te Domine

Prayer. Deus qui nos annua apostolorum tuorum

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Alleluya. Stabunt justi in magna constantia

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The Offertory is taken from the Common of One Martyr.

Secret. Deus ecclesie tue redemptor

Communion. Tanto tempore

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Postcommunion. Paschale mysterium recensentes

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May 3: Invention of the Holy Cross
Officium. Nos autem gloriari oportet
This Officum appears also on Tuesday in Holy Week.

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Prayer. Deus qui in preclara salutifere

Memorial of Sts. Alexandro, Eventio and Theodolo
Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut qui sanctorum martyrum tuorum

Alleluya. Dulce lignum dulces clavos

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Sequence. Salve crux sancta, arbor digna
The melody, known as ‘Dulce lignum minor’, is based on the melody of the preceding Alleluya.  See David Hiley, ‘Dulce lignum maior et minor‘, in Daniel Saulnier et al, Lingua mea calamus scribe(Solesmes, 2009), 159-172.
The second alleluya and sequence can be sung together without transposition.

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Offertory. Protege Domine plebem tuam

Secret. Sacrificium Domine quod tibi immolamus

Secret. Super has hostias quesumus Domine

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Communion. Per lignum servi facti sumus

Postcommunion. Repleti alimonia celesti : et spiritali poculo

Postcommunion. Sumptus Domine muneribus sacris

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May 6: St. John before the Latin Gate
Prayer. Deus qui conspicis quia nos undique

Sequence. Laus devota
The Hereford Use has the sequence ‘Johannes Jesus Christo’; the York Use has ‘Virgo mater’.

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The Offertory is taken from the Common of One Martyr.
In the 1508 Gradual one ‘Alleluya’ is provided for Eastertide at the Feast of St. John (December 27), and a different ‘Alleluya’ here.

Secret. Sic nos [quesumus] Domine beati Johannis apostoli tui

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Postcommunion. Refecti Domine pane celesti

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May 7: St. John of Beverley, bishop and confessor
Prayer. Da quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut beati  Johannis confessoris tui
An alternate prayer appears in the Breviary; this prayer appears to be unique to the Sarum sources.

Secret. Respice quesumus Domine munera populi tui

Postcommunion. Quos tuis Domine reficis sacramentis

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May 10: Sts. Gordian and Epimachus, martrys

Prayer. Da quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut qui beatorum martyrum tuoruum Gordiani

Secret. Presta quesumus Domine Deus noster : ut sicut in conspetu tuo

Postcommunion. Refice quesumus Domine populum tuum

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May 12: Saints Nereus, Achillies, and Pancras
Officium. Ecce oculi Domini

Prayer. Semper nos Domine martyrum tuorum Nerei

Secret. Sanctorum martyrum tuorum Nerei

Postcommunion. Quesumus Domine Deus noster : ut beatorum martyrum tuorum Nerei

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May 19: St. Dunstan, bishop and confessor

Prayer. Deus qui beatum Dunstanum pontificem tuum

Memorial of St. Potentiana
Prayer. Concede nobis quesumus omnipotens Deus, sancte Potentiane

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Secret. Suscipe quesumus Domine munera supplicantis

Secret. Olocausta hec Domine tua benedictione

Postcommunion. Beati Dunstani confessoris tui

Postcommunion. Sumptis Domine salutis eterne mysteriis

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May 25: St. Aldhelm, bishop and confessor

Prayer. Deus qui hodierna die sanctum pontificem tuum Aldelmum

Memorial of St. Urban
Prayer. Da quesumus omnipotens deus ut : qui beate Urbani martyris tui
This version of the prayer is somewhat shorter than that found in the missal.

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Secret. His tibi precibus Domine nostra quesumus

Secret. Munera Domine quesumus tibi dicata sanctifica

Postcommunion. Solennitatem quesumus Domine sancti pontificis Aldelmi

Postcommunion. Sumentes Domine sacramenta celestia

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May 26: St. Augustine, bishop, apostle to the English

Prayer. Deus qui beatum Augustinum pontificem

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Secret. Grata tibi sint Domine quesumus oblata munera

Postcommunion. Sancta tua quesumus Domine que pro beati Augustini

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May 28: St. Germanus, bishop and confessor

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus qui nos beati Germani

Secret. Propiciare Domine quesumus supplicationibus nostris

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Postcommunion. Presta quesumus Domine Deus noster : ut divinis mysteriis expiati

May 31: St. Petronilla, Virgin
The Alleluya is taken from the Common of One Virgin and Martyr.

Prayer. Deus qui beate Petronille virginis tue animam

Secret. Sacrificum quod tue offerimus majestati

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Postcommunion. Perceptis Domine salutaribus alimentis

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June 1: St. Nichomede, Martyr
Prayer. Deus qui nos beate Nichomedis martyris

Secret. Munera Domine oblata sanctifica

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Postcommunion. Supplices te rogamus omnipotens Deus

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June 2: Sts. Marcellinus and Peter, martyrs

Prayer. Deus qui nos annua beatorum martyrum tuorum Marcellini

Secret. Votiva Domine dona deferentes

Postcommunion. Protegat Domine quesumus populus tuum

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June 5: St. Boniface and companions, martyrs

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus qui beato Bonifacio

Secret. Oblationem famulorum tuorum suscipe omnipotens Deus

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Postcommunion. Tua nos misericordia Deus per hec sacramenta

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June 8: St. Medard and Gildard, bishops

Prayer. Deus qui sanctam nobis hujus die solennitatem

Secret. Respice Domine quesumus populum tuum ad tua sacramenta currentem

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Postcommunion. Gratias tibi agimus Domine Deus noster.

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June 9: The Translation of Saint Edmund
Officium. Gaudeamus omnes in Domino

Prayer. Deus qui nos beate Edmundi confessoris tui atque pontificis
This prayer is also used for the Translation of St. Thomas.

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Memorial of Primus and Felicianus
Prayer. Fac nos quesumus Domine sanctorum martyrum tuorum

Alleluya. Hic Edmundus
The Alleluya is in rhyme.

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Secret. Deus qui panem et vinum in corpus tuum et sanguinem

Secret. Fiat tibi Domine queusmus hostia sacranda

Postcommunion. Deus qui beatum Edmundum confessorem tuum

Postcommunion. Queusmus omnipotens Deus : ut sanctorum martyrum tuorum

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June 11: St. Barnabas, apostle

Prayer. Ecclesiam tuam quesumus Domine beate Barnabe

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Secret. Placationis tibi Domine sacrificium

Postcommunion. Sacramenta celestia que pro beati Barnabe

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June 12: Saint Basilidis, Cirinus, Narbor, and Nazarius, martyrs

Prayer. Sanctorum martyrum tuorum Basilidis

Secret. Da nobis quesumus Domine pure devotionis affectum

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Postcommunion. Divinis sacramentis refecti quesumus

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June 14: St. Basil, bishop and confessor

Prayer. Deus qui beatum Basilium confessorem tuum

Secret. Sancti Basilli confessoris tui

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Postcommunion. Sumptum Domine celestis remedii sacramentum

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June 15: Sts. Vitus, Modestus, and Crescentia, martyrs

Prayer. Concede quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut sanctorum martyrum tuorum

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Secret. Propicius esto Domine supplicationibus nostri : et populi tui

Postcommunion. Salutaris alimonie participatione refectos

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June 16: Translation of St. Richard
This feast uses the same chant from the common as the Feast of St. Richard

Prayer. Deus qui nos translationem beatissimi confessoris tui

Memorial of Sts. Ciricus and Julitta
Prayer. Exaudi nos Domine Deus noster cum sanctorum martyrum tuorum

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Secret. Offerimus tibi Domine preces et munera

Secret. Offereimus tibi Domine fidelium tuorum

Postcommunion. Per hec sacramenta Domine que sumpsimus

Postcommunion. Plebs tua Domine per hec sancta que sumpsimus

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June 18: Sts. Marcus and Marcellianus

Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut qui sanctorum martyrum tuorum

Secret. Preveniat nos quesumus Domine gratia tua

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Communion. Amen dico vobis : quod uni
This Communion also appears in the Common of Many Martyrs.
In the Graduale Romanum 1908 this Communion appears on the Monday of Lent 1.

Postcommunion. Ut percepta nos Domine sancta vivificent

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June 19: Sts. Gervase and Prothase
Officium. Loquetur Dominus pacem

Prayer. Deus qui nos annua sanctorum martyrum tuorum Gervasii

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Secret. Hostias tibi Domine laudis offerimus

Postcommunion. Benediction tua Domine quesumus

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June 20: Translation of St. Edward, king and martyr

Prayer. Deus eterni triumphator imperii

Secret. Intuere quesumus Domine Deus ad nostre humilitatis

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Postcommunion. Sancta tua nos Domine sumpta purificent

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June 22: St. Alban
Prayer. Deus qui hunc diem beati Albani

Sequence: Eya gaudens caterva
Tran. Matthew Carver, © 2017. Used with permission.
This melody is also used for ‘Magnus Deus’, for the feast of St. Stephen.
The Alleluya and sequence can be sung a whole tone or minor third above the notated pitch.

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Secret. Sicut in beati martyris tui Albani veneratione

Postcommunion. Ut tua nos Domine sacramenta purgent a crimine

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June 23: Vigil of St. John the Baptist
Officium. Ne timeas Zacharia

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Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut familia tua

Memorial of St. Etheldreda
Prayer. Deus qui nos hodie beate Etheldrede virginis tue

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Gradual. Fuit homo missus a Deo

Alleluya. Tu puer propheta

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Secret. Da quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut sicut beatus Johannes baptista

Secret. Que in hoc altari Domine proposita oculis

Postcommunion. Beati Johannis baptiste nos Domine preclara

Postcommunion. Quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut quod de mensa celesti

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June 24: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Officium. De ventre matris mee

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Prayer. Deus qui presentem diem honorabilem nobis in beati Johannis

Gradual. Priusquam te formarem

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Alleluya. Inter natos

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Sequence Sancti baptiste Christi
Tran. Matthew Carver, © 2017. Used with permission.
The Alleluya and sequence can be sung together a major second lower than the notated pitch;alternatively the Alleluya can be sung a minor third higher and the sequence a major second lower; in this case the Alleluya ends on F and the sequence begins on B-flat.

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Offertory. Justus ut palma

Secret. Tua nos Domine muneribus altaria cumulamus

Communion. Tu puer propheta

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Postcommunion. Sumat ecclesia tua Deus

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June 26: Sts. John and Paul, martrys
Officium. Multe tribulationes justorum

Prayer. Quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut nos geminata leticia

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Alleluya. Isti sunt due olive
The Alleluya and sequence can be sung together without transposition.

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Secret. Hostias altaribus tuis Domine placationis

Postcommunion. Sumptis sacramentis plebs tua Domine

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Vigil of Sts. Peter and Paul, apostles
Officium. Dicit Dominus Petro

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Prayer. Deus qui nos beatorum apostolorum

Memorial of St. Leo
Prayer. Deus qui beatum Leonem pontificem

The Gradual, Alleluya, and Offertory are taken from the Day of one Apostle

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Secret. Munere Domine tue propitiationis deferimus

Secret. Annue nobis Domine ut per intercessione beati Leonis

Communion. Symon Johannis

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Postcommunion. Sumpsimus Domine divina mysteria beatorum apostolorum

Postcommunion. Sumentes domine divina mysteria sancti Leonis

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June 29: Saints Peter and Paul
Officium. Nunc scio vere

Prayer. Deus qui hodiernam diem  apostolorum tuorum

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Alleluya. Tu es Symon Barjona

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Sequence Lauda jocunda melos
Tran. Matthew Carver, © 2017. Used with permission.
The Alleluya and sequence can be sung together without transposition.

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Secret. Hostias Domine quas nomini tuo

Communion. Tu es Petrus

Postcommunion. Quos celesti Domine alimento satiasti

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June 30: Commemoration of St. Paul
Officium. Scio cui credidi

Prayer. Deus qui multitudinem gentium beati Pauli apostoli

Memorial of St. Peter
Prayer. Deus qui beato Petro apostolo tuo collatis

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Alleluya. Magnus sanctus Paulus

Secret. Oblationem tibi Domine votivam deferimus deprecantes

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Secret. Ecclesie tue quesumus Domine preces et munera

Postcommunion. Da quesumus omnipotens Deus, ut ecclesia tua

Postcommunion. Letificet nos Domine quesumus munsu oblatam

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July 1: Octave of St. John the Baptist

Prayer.

Secret.

Postcommunion.

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July 2: The visitation of Blessed Mary
The York Use omits this Feast.

Officium. Gaudeamus omnes in Domino

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Prayer. Deus qui sacratissimam virginem Mariam

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Alleluya V. Mater mirifica summa
The Alleluya is in thyme.

Sequence. Celebremus in hac die
‘probably composed at Salisbury {Daniel, v. 258), . . . and which has this strophe —

Visitatrlx in montanls,
Visitatrix in his planis,
Sis matris ecclesiae,

which seems to have been written after the removal of the cathedral to its present site.’ (Julian, A Dictionary of Hymnology, 649.)
Tran. Matthew Carver, © 2017. Used with permission.
This sequence uses the melody of ‘Lauda Syon’ for Corpus Christi.
The Alleluya and sequence can be performed together transposed down a whole tone; or the Alleluya can be transposed up a minor third and the sequence down a whole tone.

The Hereford Use has the sequence ‘Veni precelsa’.

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Offertory. Ave Maria

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Secret. Ecclesie tue quesumus Domine oblationem

Communion. Beata viscera

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Postcommunion. Deus qui mediante beate virgine Maria

During the octave:
Sequence. Veni mater gratie
Tran. Matthew Carver, © 2017. Used with permission.
This sequence can be sung together with the Alleluya with no transposition.

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July 2: Saints Processus and Martinianus, martyrs

Prayer. Deus qui nos sanctorum tuorum Processi

Memorial of St. Swithun
Prayer. Deus qui hodiernam diem sacratissimam nobis

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Secret. Suscipe Domine preces et munera oblata

Secret. Suscipe clementissime Deus munus quod majestati tue offerimus

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Postcommunion. Quesumus Domine divino refecti mysterio

Postcommunion. Deus qui nos a delictorum contagiis

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Within the Octave of Sts. Peter and Paul
Prayer. Deus qui hodierna diem apostolorum tuorum

Secret. Hostias Domine quas nomini tuo

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Postcommunion. Quos celesti Domine alimento saciasti

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July 4: Translation and Ordination of St. Martin
Prayer. Deus qui populo tuo eterne salutis

Sequence. Sacerdotem Christi Martinum
Anon.
Tran. Matthew Carver, © 2017. Used with permission.
The Alleluya and sequence can be sung together without transposition.

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Secret. Intercessio quesumus Domine beati Martini

Postcommunion. Prestent nobis Domine quesumus sumpta sacramenta

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July 6: The Octave of the Apostles Peter and Paul
The Officium, Gradual, Offertory, and Communion are taken from the Common of Many Martryrs.

Prayer. Deus cujus dextera beata Petrum apostolum

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Secret. Intende precamur altissime Deus vota

Postcommunion. Sumpta Domine sacramenta celestia

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July 7: The Translation of St. Thomas, martyr

Prayer. Deus qui nos beati Thome martyris tui
This prayer is also used for the Translation of St. Edumund, June 9.

Secret. Deus qui panem et vinum in corpus tuum

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Postcommunion. Deus qui beatum Thomam martyrem tuum

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The Feast of Relics
Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus ut sancte Dei genitricis

Sequence. Ecce pulchra
The York Use has the sequence ‘Mundi etate’.

Secret. Munera tua misericors Deus majestati oblata

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Postcommunion. Divina libantes mysteria quesumus Domine

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July 10: The Seven Holy Brothers
Officium. Laudate pueri Dominum

Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut qui gloriosos martyres

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Secret. Repsice Domine oblationes fidelium

Communion. Quicunque fecerit

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Postcommunion. Refecti Domine gratie tue vitalibbus alimentis

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July 11: The Translation of St. Benedict

Prayer. Intercessio nos quesumus Domine beati Benedicti

Secret. Sacris altaribus Domine hostias

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Postcommunion. Protegat nos Domine cum tui perceptione sacramenti

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July 15: The Translation of St. Swithun

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus qui hodiernam diem honorabilem nobis

Secret. Respice quesumus Domine populum tuum ad tua sacramenta

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Postcommunion. piggnus vite eterne capientes Domine humiliter imploramus

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July 16: Translation of St. Osmund
Officium. Gaudeamus omnes
The basis of this text is used for a number of Saints, especially Thomas Becket, and Feasts of the Virgin. The Sarum sources provide no music for this particular text, but it should obviously use the same music as provided for the Feast of the Assumption. This is provided in the Appendix.

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Prayer. Deus cujus antiqua miracula

Sequence. Gaudeamus [in] Messia
This Sequence is not provided with music in the Sarum sources. However, it adapts perfectly to the familiar melody of Lauda Syon, and is thus set in the Appendix.
The Alleluya and sequence can be sung together if the sequence is transposed down a whole tone.

Another sequence, on the octave day, appears in the Portiforium estivalis 1530.  This can be sung to the same melody.  See the Appendix.

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Secret. Munera nostra domine quesumus meritis et intercessionibus

Postcommunion. Sumptis Domine mueribus sacris

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July 15: St. Kenelm, king and martyr

Prayer. Omnipotens et misericors Deus, qui nobis preclaram

Secret. Presentibus Domine Deus intende muneribus

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Postcommunion. Percipiat quesumus Domine plebs tua

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July 18: St. Arnulph, bishop and martyr
As the Companion to the Kalendar indicates, two different saints seem to be confounded here, the first a martyr but not a bishop; the second a bishop but not a martyr.  Suggested emendations of the prayers appear below, adapting them as appropriate to the two saints.  (It seems most likely that the martyr was originally intended.)

Prayer. Adesto supplicationibus nostris omnipotens Deus
For St. Arnoul, the martyr: omit ‘atque pontifice’.
For St. Arnulph, the bishop: replace ‘martyre tuo atque pontifice’ with ‘pontifice tuo’.

Secret. Santi martyris tui atque pontificis
For St. Arnoul, the martyr: omit ‘atque pontificis’.
For St. Arnulph, the bishop: replace ‘martyris tui atque pontificis’ with ‘pontificis tui’.

Postcommunion. Ut nobis Domine tua sacrifica
For St. Arnoul, the martyr: omit ‘et pontifex’.
For St. Arnulph, the bishop: replace ‘martyr tuus Arnulphus et pontifex’ with ‘pontifex tuus Arnulphus’.

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July 20: St. Margaret, virgin and martyr

Prayer. Deus qui beatam virginem Margaretam

Secret. Hec victima quesumus Domine beate virginis Margarete

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Postcommunion. Percipiat quesumus Domine plebs tua beate Margarete

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July 21: St. Praxedis, Virgin
The Officium and Communion are taken from the Common of One Virgin and Martyr.

Prayer. Assit plebi tue omnipotens Deus beate Praxedis virginis

Secret. Suscipe quesumus Domine ob honorem

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Postcommunion. Sancta tua nos Domine quesumus sancte Praxedis virginis

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July 22: St. Mary Magdalene
Officium: Gaudeamus omnes

Prayer. Largire nobis clementissime Pater : quod sicut beata Maria Magdalena

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Memorial of St. Wandregesilo
Prayer. Deus cujus gratia beati Wandregesili

Alleluya. Optimam partem

This Alleluya does not appear in the Roman Missal.

The melody is a common one, found in Alleluya. Letabitur justus and Alleluya. Concussum est.

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Sequence. Mane prima sabbati
Trans. Hymn Melodies for the Whole Year (Plainsong and Medieval Music Society, 1896): vi.
This Sequence is also used on Saturday of Easter Week.
Another translation appears in Hymns From the Ancient English Service Books (1882): 112 (#122).
A partial translation by J. M. Neale appears in The Hymnal Noted, #80.
The York Use has the sequence ‘Laus tibi Christe’.

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Secret. Benedictionem tuam Domine his tibi oblatis

Secret. Piis intercessionibus Beati Wandregesili

The Communion is taken from the Common of Virgins.

Postcommunion. Prebeat nobis Domine salutarem beate Marie Magdalene

Postcommunion. Tua Domine sacramenta sumentes supplicter exoramus

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July 23: St. Apollinaris
The Officium, Gradual, Alleluya, and Offertory are taken from the Common of One Confessor.
The Gospel is taken from the Common of One Apostle.

Prayer. Votiva nos Domine beati Apollinaris

Secret. hostiam nostram quesumus Domine sancti Apollinaris

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Communion. Semel juravi

Postcommunion. Sumentes Domine pignus redemptionis eterne

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July 24: The Vigil of St. James, apostle

Memorial of St. Christina
Prayer. Indulgentiam nobis Domine Christina virgo

Secret. Quesumus omnipotens Deus, ut qui annua beate Christine

Postcommunion. Supplices te rogamus omnipotens Deus

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July 25: The day of St. James, apostle

Prayer. Esto Domine plebi tue sanctificator

Memorial of Sts. Christophero and Cucufato
Prayer. Deus mundi creator et rector : qui hunc diem

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Secret. Oblationes populi tui quesumus Domine beati Jacobi

Secret. Accipe Domine munera dignanter oblata

Postcommunion. Beati Jacobi apostoi tui

Postcommunion. Sumpsimus domine sanctorum martyrum tuorum

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July 26: Saint Anne
Officium. Gaudeamus omnes in Domino

Prayer. Deus qui beatam Annam dilectissime genitricis

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Alleluya V. Salve sancta mater Anna
The Alleluya is in meter and rhyme

Sequence. Testamento veteri Anna
AH-VIII: #125 (p. 101).
Trans. © 2017 Matthew Carver. Used with permission.
This sequence appears in a handful of late-medieval sources.
This melody is taken from ‘Mane prima sabbati’, Easter Saturday and the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, but does not use all of the verses.

The Hereford Use has the sequence ‘Anna stirpe generosa’.

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Secret. Sanctifica Redemptor mundi presentis munera sacrificii

The Communion is taken from the Common of One Virgin not a Martyr.

Postcommunion. votiva celestis mense percipientes

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July 27: The Seven Holy Sleepers, martyrs

Prayer. Deus qui gloriosos resurrectionis eterne precones

Secret. Deus in quo est omnium justorum requies

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Postcommunion. Sanctorum tuorum Domine victorias recolentes

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July 28: St. Sampson, bishop

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus : tribue nobis famulis tuis

Memorial of St. Panthaleone
Prayer. Deus qui hunc diem Panthaleonis consecrasti martyrio

Secret. Deus apostolorum : Deus martyrum  : Deus confessorum

Secret. Beatus Panthaleon martyr tuus

Postcommunion. Satiasti nos Domine in hac solennitate

Postcommunion. Redemptionis nostre sacro gustu satiati

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Another mass of St. Panthaleone, martyr
The prayers for this mass are the same as for the previous one; but here the chants for proper are provided, so that this mass can be made votively.

Prayer. Deus qui hunc diem Panthaleonis consecrasti martyrio

Secret. Beatus Panthaleon martyr tuis

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Postcommunion. Redemptionis nostre sacro gustu satiati

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July 29: Saints Felix, Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrice, Martyrs
The Officium and Gradual are taken from the Common of Many Confessors.

Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut sicut populus

Secret. Hostias tibi Domine pro sanctorum martyrum tuorum

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Postcommunion. Benedictionis tue Domine plebs tibi

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July 30: Sts. Abdon and Sennen, Martyrs
The Epistle is taken from the Common of One Martyr.

Prayer. Deus qui sanctis martyribus tuis Abdon

Secret. Frequentata mysteria Domine pro sanctorum martyrum

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Postcommunion. Sumat Domine plebs fidelis celestis dona remedii

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July 31: St. Germanus, bishop and confessor

Prayer. Exaudi nos Deus salutaris noster : et quia nostre voces

Secret. Sacrificum tibi Domine pro beati Germani

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Postcommunion. Supplices te rogamus omnipotens Deus ut qui percepimus

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August 1: The Chains of St. Peter
Prayer. Deus qui beatum Petrum apostolum a vinculis absolutum

Memorial of the martyrs
Prayer. Fraterna nos Domine martyrum tuorum corona

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Alleluya. Solve jubente

Sequence. Nunc luce alma
Trans. © 2017 Matthew Carver. Used with permission.

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Secret. Offerimus tibi Domine placabile munus

Secret. Mysteria Domine pro sanctorum martyrum

Postcommunion. Muneris divini perceptio quesumus Domine

Postcommunion. presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut quorum memoriam

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August 2: St. Stephen, Pope and Martyr
The  chants are taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Prayer. Deus qui nos beati Stephani martyris tui atque pontificis

Secret. Hostias nostras quesumus Domine tibi reddat acceptas

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Postcommunion. Sumentes Domine divina mysteria quesumus

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August 3: The Invention of St. Stephen, Protomartyr

Prayer. Deus qui es sanctorum tuorum splendor mirabilis

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Secret. Sacrificium tibi Domine fidelium tuorum

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Postcommunion. Epularem tuarum alimento saginati

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August 5: St. Oswald, king and martyr

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus qui hujus die jocundam

Secret. Munera quesumus Domine que in sancti Oswaldi

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Postcommunion. Vitali alimonia recreati

Blessed Mary of the Snow.  While this late office appears in the Breviary, nothing of it appears in the missals.  Based on the collect, Concede nos famulos tuos, the most suitable choice for the mass of this feast would be Salva sancta parens [248], despite the rubric on that page, which states that it is not to be used on feasts–the reason of course is that all the other feasts of the Virgin have proper masses.  A sequence could be selected from among those for the blessed Virgin, such as Post partum virgo Maria, Ave Maria gratia plena, Hodierne lux diei, Ave preclara maris stella, or Alle celeste.

A collect for St. Dominic appears in the Breviary, but the feast itself is ‘non-Sarum’.  Typically a memorial would be made, depending upon the circumstances.  If a mass of St. Dominic were made according to the Use of Sarum, it would be from the Common of Confessors.  Of course propers for St. Dominic appear in Dominican books.

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August 6: The Transfiguration
As a late medieval feast (1457), this feast borrows its propers from elsewhere in the Gradual, mainly Christmas.  In the Roman Rite the selection of chants is completely different (see LU: 1585 for details).  Again, in the Dominican Rite only the Offertory is the same as in the Roman order.

Officium. Veni et ostende (Saturday in the Ember Days of Advent)

Officium. In excelso throno (Sunday after Octave of Epiphany.)

This is only instance of which I am aware in which  the Sarum sources provide different selections, the former in the Missal, the latter in the Gradual.

Prayer. Deus qui hodierna die unigenitum tuum mirabiliter transfiguratum

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Gradual. Tecum principium (Christmas first mass)

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Alleluya. Dies sanctificatus (Christmas third mass)

Sequence. Laudes Salvatori (Sunday in the Octave of Easter)

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Sequence. Benedicta semper sit beata Trinitas (Trinity Sunday)

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Offertory. Jesu enim firmabit (Christmas second mass)

Secret. Suscipe quesumus Domine sancte Pater omnipotens

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Communion. In splendoribus (Christmas first mass)

Postcommunion. Deus qui hunc diem incarnati verbi tui

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Sts. Sixtus, Felicissimus and Agapitus, Martyrs
The Epistle is taken from the Common of One Martyr.

Prayer. Dus qui nos concedis sanctorum martyrum tuorum

Secret. Munera Domine tue majestati oblata

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Postcommunion. Beatorum martyrum tuorum Sixti

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August 7: The Most Sweet Name of Jesus
See E. G. Cuthbert F. Atchley, ‘Jesus Mass and Anthem.’ Transactions of the St. Paul’s Ecclesiological Society V (1905): 163-169.

See Richard Pfaff, ‘The Feast of the Name of Jesus’, New Liturgical Feasts in Later Medieval England (London: Oxford University Press, 1970).

‘The Office and Mass composed by Bernardine dei Busti (d. 1500) were approved by Sixtus IV.’, (Holweck, Frederick. “Feast of the Holy Name.” The Catholic Encyclopedia. VII. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 8 Aug. 2017 <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07420a.htm>).

In a currently unknown manuscript missal is the following note: “Friday.  On the nineteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord Christ 1409, Robert the Bishop, in his own sacred Castle of Scireburn (Sherborne) granted to all who have truly confessed and are contrite, who say or hear on a Friday the Mass of the Name of Jesus Christ, forty days indulgence as often as they shall say or hear it.  This indulgence shall last through all time.’ William Robert Brownlow,  ‘Notes on a Ms. Copy of the Sarum Missal’, The Downside Review XIII (July 1894): 135.  On the other hand, in the York Missal  II (Surtees): 216, the following indulgence is indicated: ‘Quicunque hancmissam de Nomine Jesu devote celebraverit, vel celebrari fecerit, vel audierit, habebit pro qualibet missa tria millia annorum indulgentie a domino papa Bonifacio quarto (608-614); et Robert Hallam, episcopus Salsberiensis in castello suo de Scheruburn, XIX die mensis Julii anno Domini MCCCCXI., concessit omnibus vere contritis et confessis xl. dies indulgentie totiens quotiens, perpetuis termporibus duraturos.–MS. E.’  Robert Hallam was bishop of Salisbury 1407-1417; it does appear that Sheborne Castle did belong to the Bishop of Salisbury since the time of Robert de Caen (Roger of Salisbury, Roger le Poer, d. 1139.  (Not to be confused with Robert Sherborne, Bishop of Chichester 1508-36.  Sheborne Castle belonged to the Bishops of Salisbury since the time of Robert de Caen (Roger of Salisbury, Roger le Poer, d. 1139.

Officium. In nomine Jesu

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Prayer. Deus qui gloriosissimum nomen Domini nostri

Gradual. Constituit Deus Pater

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Alleluya. Dulce nomen nostri

Alleluya. Surgens Jesus Dominus noster

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Tract. Dulce nomen Jesu Christi
The Tract is versified.

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Sequence. Dulcis Jesus Nazarenus
Attributed to Bernardine dei Busti [Bernardion de’ Bustis, d. 1550, Melagnano, It.] (Holweck, Frederick. “Feast of the Holy Name.” The Catholic Encyclopedia. VII. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 8 Aug. 2017 <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07420a.htm>).  Richard Pfaff, however, notes that this sequence is English in origin:  New Liturgical Feasts in Later Medieval England (Oxford, 1970):67-68.

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Divisio. Jesus pulcher in decore

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Sequence. Dulcis Jesu memoria
Attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, this is a portion of the hymn, ‘Jesu dulcis memoria’, and known as the Rosy Sequence.  It comprises the first 7 and last 2 of the 42 stanzas of the complete poem.  The same poem is the basis of the hymn, Jesu dulcis memoria for this day (Brev.:{1055}), both of which share the first five stanzas–in slightly different versions.
This sequence is actually formed of Ambrosian stanzas, 8 8 8 8.
(See also F. Brittain, Mediaeval Latin and Romance Lyric to A. D. 1300 (Cambridge: at the University Press, 1951):109.)
Trans. J. M. Neale, The Hymnal Noted:#72.

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Offertory. In nomine meo

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Secret. In veneratione  nominis dilectissimi Filii tui

Communion. Vincenti dabo manna
The Communion is versified.

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Postcommunion. Sacrosancta mysteria que sumpsimus Domine

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St. Donatus, Bishop and Martyr
The Officium. Gradual, Alleluya, and Gospel are taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Prayer. Deus qui es tuorum gloria sacerdotum

Secret. Exaudi Domine preces nostras

Postcommunion. Devotioni nostre Domine quesumus clementer adesto

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August 8: St. Ciriacus and companions, martyrs

Prayer. Deus qui nos annua beatorum martyrum tuorum Ciriaci

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Secret. pro sanctorum martyrum tuorum Ciriaci

Communion. Signa eos

Postcommunion. Sanctorum martyrum tuorum Ciriaci

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August 9: Vigil of St. Lawrence, martyr
Officium. Dispersit dedit pauperibus

Prayer. Da quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut triumphum beati Laurentii

Memorial of St. Romanus
Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut qui beati Romani

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The Lesson also appears in the Common of One Virgin.

Gradual. Dispersit dedit pauperibus

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Alleluya. Levita Laurentius

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Offertory. Oratio mea munda est

Secret. Tanto placabiles tibi Domine

Secret. Muneribus nostris quesumus Domine precibusque

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Postcommunion. Conserva quesumus Domine  munus tuum

Postcommunion. Da quesumus Domine Deus noster ut sicut beati Romani

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August 10: St. Lawrence, martyr
Officium. Confessio et pulchritudo

Prayer. Da nobis quesumus omnipotens Deus vitiorum

{364}
Gradual. Probasti Domine cor meum

Alleluya. Levita Laurentius

{365}
Sequence. Stola jocunditatis
This text, with alterations, is reused for St. Vincent (January 22).
trans. © 2015 by Matthew Carver.

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Offertory. Confessio et pulchritudo

Secret. Ut tuis Domine mysteriis digni reddamur

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Postcommunion. Sacro munere satiati, supplices te Domine

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August 11: St. Tiburtius, martyr
The Epistle is taken from the Common of One Martyr and Bishop.

Prayer. Beati Tyburcii martyris tui

Secret. Grata tibi sint Domine hec sacrificia

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Postcommunion. Quesumus omnipotens Deus, ut interveniente beato Tyburtio

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August 13: St. Hipolitus and companions, martyrs

Prayer. Da quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut beati Ypoliti

Secret. Respice quesumus Domine munera populi tui

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Communion. Dico autem vobis amicis meis
This Communion also appears in the Common of Many Martyrs.

Postcommunion. Quos tuis Domine reficis sacramentis

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August 14: Vigil of the Assumption of Blessed Mary
Officium. Salve sancta Parens
This Officium is in hexameters.

Prayer. Deus qui virginalem aulam

Memorial of St. Eusebius
Prayer. Desu qui nos beati Eusebii

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Gradual. Benedicta et venerabilis

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Alleluya. Post partum virgo

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Offertory. Felix namque

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Offertory Verse. Beata es virgo Maria.

Frere lists an Offertory, Beata es, Mode VIII, for the B. V. M. apparently contained in Bodleian Rawl. Liturg. d 3, an early 13th c. Gradual.  (Frere, Graduales Sarisburiense:lxxxiv.).  This is most likely the same as this Offertory Verse.

It should be noted that the Offertory g00277, which appears in only one source in CANTUS, P-Ln Iluminado 084 is likely the same chant as the Offertory Verse g01421a, which appears in two CANTUS sources, E-Sau Ms 2637:209v. and CH-P 28:329.   In fact g00277 is identified as ‘similar’ to g01421a in CANTUS.

Secret. Munera nostra Domine quesumus apud clementiam

Secret. Sancti Eusebii confessoris tui interventu

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Communion. Alma Dei genitrix

Postcommunion. Concede quesumus misericors Deus fragilitati

Postcommunion. Leti Domine sumpsimus sacramenta celestia

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August 15: Assumption of Blessed Mary

The image is of the death of the Virgin Mary with eleven apostles gathered around her bed. According to The Golden Legend, the one holding the palm branch would be John. Paul would be present among the apostles. Peter would presumably be the one in the centre holding the book. He appears to be sprinkling Mary with water; thus the image appears to reflect to some extent the medieval practice of the ‘last rites’. It appears that according to some traditions Thomas was not present, and that Paul was present rather than Mathias. There appears to be a candlestick in the upper left; women are observing from the doorway in the upper right.

Officium. Gaudeamus omnes in Domino

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Prayer. Veneranda nobis Domine hujus diei festivitas

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Gradual. Propter veritatem

Alleluya. Hodie Maria virgo

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Alleluya. Assumpta est Maria

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Sequence. Area virga prima matris
11th c.  Melody ‘Hodie Maria virgo’.–this title clearly comes from the first Alleluya above.
Trans. © 2013 by Matthew Carver. Used by permission.
This sequence can be sung with Alleluya. Hodie Maria virgo if both are transposed down a whole tone.

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Offertory. Diffusa est gratia

Prayer. Grata tibi Domine queumus munera nostra efficiat

Communion. Beata viscera

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Postcommunion. Mense celesti participes effecti imploramus

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Sequences within the Octave:

It would appear that in the older tradition the single sequence ‘Area virga’ was sung daily throughout the octave. (Rylands-24:365; Sherbrooke:560).  However, in the Rylands-24 Sequentiarium the following are given (494-497): Aug. 15: Area virga; Aug. 16: Ave mundi spes; Aug 17: Post partum; Aug 18: Ave Maria gratia; Aug 19?: Letabundus; Aug 21?: Hodierna lux; Aug. 22: Missus Gabriel.

As the following table shows, there three English Uses have a varied selection of sequences during the octave of the Assumption.

	Sarum	Hereford	York
August 15	Area virga	Area virga	Area virga
August 16	Post partum	Ave mundi spes	Ave Maria gratia
August 17	Ave Maria gratia	Ave Maria gratia	Ave mundi spes
August 18	Letabundus	Mittit ad virginem	Hac sacra die
August 19	Hac clara die	Hodierna lux diei	Hodierne lux
August 20	Ave mundi spes	Summi regis	Benedicta es celorum
August 21	Hodierne lux diei	Benedicta es celorum	Gaude Dei genitrix
August 22	Ave preclara	Area virga	Area virga

August 16: Second Day
Sequence. Post partum virgo Maria
Trans. © 2013 by Matthew Carver. Used by permission.
This sequence also appears (with Amen) in Cantus Marialis:31.

When this sequence is paired with Alleluya. Hodie Maria Virgo, the Alleluya can be transposed down a whole tone and the sequence a perfect fifth; the repetition of Alleluya will end on C and the sequence will begin on F.
When this sequence is paired with Alleluya. Assumpta est Maria, the sequence can be transposed down a perfect fifth; the repetition of Alleluya will end on E and the sequence will begin on F.

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August 17: Third Day
Sequence. Ave Maria gratia plena
Trans. © 2013 by Matthew Carver. Used by permission.

When this sequence is paired with Alleluya. Hodie Maria Virgo, it can be transposed down a perfect fourth; the repetition of Alleluya will end on D and the sequence will begin on G.
When this sequence is paired with Alleluya. Assumpta est Maria, it can be transposed down a perfect fourth; the repetition of Alleluya will end on E and the sequence will begin on G.

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August 18: Fourth Day
Sequence. Letabundus

This sequence also appears at Second Vespers of the Purification (Noted Breviary:{278}) and Second Vespers of the Assumption (Noted Breviary:{1191}).   The melody is also used during the octave of the Dedication, with text variants.

When this sequence is paired with Alleluya. Hodie Maria Virgo, it can be transposed down a perfect fourth; the repetition of Alleluya will end on D and the sequence will begin on G.
When this sequence is paired with Alleluya. Assumpta est Maria, it can be transposed down a perfect fourth; the repetition of Alleluya will end on E and the sequence will begin on G.

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August 19: Fifth Day
Sequence. Hac clara die turma

When this sequence is paired with Alleluya. Hodie Maria Virgo, no transposition is required.
When this sequence is paired with Alleluya. Assumpta est Maria, no transposition is required.

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August 20: Sixth Day
Sequence. Ave mundi spes Maria

When this sequence is paired with Alleluya. Hodie Maria Virgo, both can be transposed down a whole tone.
When this sequence is paired with Alleluya. Assumpta est Maria, both can be transposed down a whole tone.

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August 21: Seventh Day
Sequence. Hodierne lux diei
Adam of St. Victor
This sequence also appears in Cantus Marialis:83.

When this sequence is paired with Alleluya. Hodie Maria Virgo, both can be transposed up a whole tone.
When this sequence is paired with Alleluya. Assumpta est Maria, both can be transposed up a whole tone.

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August 17: Missa in capitulo de octavis sancti Laurentii.
Officium. Probasti Domine cor meum

In the Graduale Romanum 1908 this officium–essentially the same chant–is assigned to mode VII.

Prayer. Beati Laurentii martyris tui nos faciat

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Secret. Beati Laurentii martyris tui honorabilem

Postcommunion. Salutare nobis Domine quesumus intercessio beati Laurentii

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Memorial of St. Agapitus (August 18)
Prayer. Letetur ecclesia tuaDeus beati Agapiti

Secret. Pro beati Agapiti martyris tui passione

Postcommunion. Presta quesumus Domine Deus noster : ut sacramenti

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Memorial of St. Magnus (August 19)
Prayer. Adesto Domine supplicationibus nostris : et intercedente beato Magno

Secret. Oblatis tibi Domine quesumsus fidelium tuorum

Postcommunion. Tua sancta sumentes quesumus Domine

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August 22: Octave Day of the Assumption

Memorial of Sts. Thimotheo and Simphoriano
Prayer. Auxilium tuum nobis quesumus Domine placatus intende

Sequence. Ave preclara maris stella
trans. © 2013 by Matthew Carver. Used by permission.

When this sequence is sung together with the Alleluya. Hodie Maria Virgo, both can be transposed down a whole tone.

Secret. Accepta tibi sit Domine sacrate plebis oblatio

Postcommunion. Sacreo munere satiati quesumus omnipotens Deus

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August 23: Vigil of St. Bartholomew, apostle

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August 24: St. Bartholomew, apostle

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, qui hujus diei venerandum

Memorial of St. Audoeno
Prayer. Deus qui perennem gloriam sanctissimi confessoris

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Secret. Beati apostoli tui Bartholomei Domine solennia

Secret. Oblata quesumus Domine munera fidelis

Postcommunion. Sumptis Domine salutaribus sacramentis

Postcommunion. Mense celesti paticipatione vegetati supplices

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August 27: St. Ruphus, martyr

Prayer. Adesto Domine supplicationibus nostris ut beati Ruphi

Secret. Hostias tibi Domine ob honorem beati Ruphi

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Postcommunion. Celeste munere satiati quesumus Domine Deus noster

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August 28: St. Augustine, bishop and doctor
The Officium, Gradual, Alleluya,  Sequence, and Communion are taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Prayer. Deus qui beatum Augustinum ecclesie tue

Memorial of St.Hermete
Prayer. Deus qui beatum Hermetem martyrem tuum

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Secret. Sancti confessoris tui atque pontificis Augustini

Secret. Munera nostra quesumus Domine propiciatus assume

Postcommunion. Sumentes domine salutaria sacramenta

Postcommunion. Repleti Domine benedictione celesti quesumus

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August 29: Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Missa in capitulo de sancta Sabina
Officium. Cognovi Domine quia equitas

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Prayer. Beate Sabine virginis tue

Secret. Muneribus nostris Domine to magnificamus oblatis

Communion. Principes persecuti sunt me gratisAlleluya. Misso Herodes spiculatore

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Postcommunion. Redemptionis nostra mysteria celebrantes

At the High Mass
Prayer. Sancti Johannis baptiste et martyris tui

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Alleluya. Misso Herodes

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Sequence. Sancte Baptiste
The York Use has the sequence ‘Deo laudes gloriose’.

{425}
Secret. Munera tibi Domine pro sancti Johannis

Postcommunion. Conferat nobis Domine quesumus sancti Johannis baptiste

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August 30: Sts. Felix and Adauctus, martyrs

Prayer. Majestatem tuam Domine supplices deprecamur

Secret. Hostias quesumus Domine quas solemniter immolamus

{427}
Communion. Quod dico vobis

Postcommunion. Refedti Domine sacris muneribus quesumus

{428}
August 31: St. Cuthberga, virgin

Prayer. Deus qui eximie  castitatis privilegio

Secret. Altaria tua Domine mysticis muneribus

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Postcommunion. Celestis sacramentis refecti, majestatem

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September 1: St. Giles, abbot
The Communion ‘Beatus servus’ is taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Prayer. Deus qui hodierna die beatum Egidum

Memorial of St. Priscus
Prayer. Omniptens sempiterne Deus : fortitudo certancium

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Secret. Muneribus nostris Domine quesumus sancti Egidii

Secret. Altaribus tuis Domine munera pro commemoratione

Postcommunion. Protege Domine populum tuum de tua misericordia

Postcommunion. Refectam Domine sacre participationis mysterio

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September 4: Translation of St. Cuthbert, bishop

Prayer. Presta nobis quesumus omnipotens et misericors Deus : ut qui beati Cuthberti

Secret. Hec munera quesumus Domine beati Cuthberti

{434} Postcommunion. Ut hec communio nos Domine dignos efficiat

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September 5: Saint Bertin, abbot and confessor
The Alleluya is taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus qui mirabiliter fulges

Secret. Gratia Spiritus Sancti Domine quesumus hec munera

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Postcommunion. Tribuant nobis quesumus Domine continuum

September 7: Vigil of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin

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September 8: Nativity of Blessed Mary
Officium. Gaudeamus omnes in Domino

Prayer. Supplicationem servorum tuorum Deus miserator exaudi

{438}
Gradual. Audi filia et vide

Epistle. Ego quasi vitus frutctificavi
The KJV (vv. 17-22) differs here.

{439}
Alleluya. Nativitas gloriose virginis
The text of the Alleluya foreshadows the Gospel Lesson.

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Alleluya. Per te Dei genitrix

{441}
Sequence. Alle celeste necnon
Late 9th. c.  Melody ‘Mater sequentiarum’.
Translation © 2017 by Matthew Carver. Used with permission.
The Alleluya and sequence can be sung together, both transposed down a perfect fourth.
It will be observed that the opening melody of the sequence follows the outline of the Alleluya melody.  The opening and closing syllables of the first phrase form the word ‘Alleluya’.

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Secret. Unigeniti tui nobis Domine succurrat humanitas

Communion. Vera fides geniti

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Postcommunion. Sumpsimus Domine celebritatis annue votiva sacramenta

Sequences during the Octave of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin:

	Sarum	Hereford	York
Sept. 9	Post partum virgo	Jesse virgam humidavit
Sept. 10	Ave Maria gratia	Alma Dei genitrix
Sept. 11	Letabundus	Missus Gabriel
Sept. 12	Hac clara die	Gaude Dei genitrix
Sept. 13	Ave mundi spes	Summi regis
Sept. 14	Hodierne lux diei	Benedcita es celorum
Sept. 15	Ave preclara	Alle celeste	Alle celeste

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September 14: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

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Memorial of St. Gorgonius (September 9)
Prayer. Sanctus Gorgonius martyr tuus

Secret. Grata tibi sit Domine quesumus nostra servitutis oblatio

Postcommunion. Familiam tuam quesumus Domine Deus suavitas illa

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Memorial of Sts. Protus and Jacinctus (September 11)
Prayer. Beatorum martyrum tuorum Prothi et Jacincti

Secret. Pro sanctorum martyrum tuorum prothi et Jacincti

Postcommunion. Ut percepta nos Dominetua sancta purificent

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Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14)

See William Cowper Prime, Holy Cross: A History of the Invention, Preservation, and Disappearance of the Wood Known as the True Cross. (New York: Anson D. F. Randolph, 1877)

Prayer. Deus qui unigeniti filii tui Domini nostri

Memorial of Sts. Cornelius and Ciprianus
Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut sicut populus Christianus

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Alleluya. Nos autem gloriari

Sequence. Laudes crucis attollamus
Adam of St. Victor.
Translation © 2017 by Matthew Carver. Used with permission.
The final two verses translated by Digby S. Wrangham, The Liturgical Poetry of Adam of St. Victor (London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. 1881) II:53.
This sequence uses the melody of ‘Lauda Syon’ for Corpus Christi.
‘that which Dr. Neale has denominated “the masterpiece of Adam,”‘. (Julian, A Dictionary of Hymnology, 649.)]  Neale also translated this text, except for the final two verses.  See William Cowper Prime, Holy Cross: A History of the Invention, Preservation, and Disappearance of the Wood Known as the True Cross. (New York: Anson D. F. Randolph, 1877): 99-101.
When the sequence is sung with Alleluya. Dulce lignum, both chants can be transposed down a whole tone.
When the sequence is sung with Alleluya. Nos autem gloriari, both chants can be transposed down a whole tone.

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Secret. Devotas in hoc festo Domine humilitatis

Secret. Presta nobis omnipotens Deus : ut nostris humilitatis oblatio

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Postcommunion. Jesu Christi Domini nostri corpore saginati

Postcommunion. Pasce nos quesumus Domine tuorum gaudiis

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September 15: The Octave of the Nativity of Blessed Mary

Memorial of St. Nichomede
Prayer. Adesto Domine populo tuo ut beat Nichomedis

Secret. Suscipe Domine munera propicius oblata

Postcommunion. Purificent nos quesumus Domine sacramenta

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September 16: St. Edith, virgin

Prayer. Deus qui fidelibus tuis castitatis exempla

Memorial of Sts. Euphemia &c.
Prayer. Presta quesumus Domine precibus nostris cum exultatione provectum

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Secret. Super hanc oblationem nostram quesumus Domine

Secret. Munera populi tui Domine propiciatus intende

Postcommunion. Spiritualis mense Domine participatio nobis

Postcommunion. Sumptis Domine divinis mysteriis exaudi

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September 17: Saint Lambert, bishop and martyr
The Officium, Gradual and Alleluya are taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Prayer. Sancti lamberti martyris tui

Secret. Hostias tibi Domine pro commemoratione sancti Lamberti

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Postcommunion. Percepto Domine tui corporis et sanguinis sacramento

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September 20: Vigil of St. Matthew
The Alleluya is taken from the Common of One Apostle.

Prayer. Da quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut beati Mathei opostoli tui

{464}
Secret. Respice quesumus omnipotens et misericors Deus munera

Postcommunion. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus ut divino munere

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September 21: St. Matthew
Sequence. Laus devota
The York Use has the sequence ;Stans a longe’.

The Lesson, Gradual, Alleluya, Sequence, Offertory, and Communion are taken from the Common of One Evangelist.

Prayer. Beati Mathei apostoli tui et evangeliste

Memorial of St. Laudo
Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus ut qui beati Laudi

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Secret. Supplicationibus beati Mathei apostoli tui

Secret. Sicut beatum Laudum confessorum tuum

Postcommunion. Sumpsimus Domine venerabile sacramentum

Postcommunion. Refecti mense celestis collatione

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September 22: St. Maurice and companions, martyrs

Prayer. Annue quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut nos sanctorum martyrum

Secret. Presentas hostias Domine quesumus merita

{468}
Postcommunion. Sumptis Domine celestibus sacramentis quesumus

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September 23: Saint Tecla (Thecla), virgin, not a martyr
The Officium and Communion are taken from the Common of One Virgin and Martyr.

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus : auctor virtutis et amator virginitatis

Secret. Offerimus tibi Domine preces et munera

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Postcommunion. Prosint nobis Domine quesumus sumpta mysteria

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September 25: St. Firmin, bishop and Martyr
The chants are taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Prayer. Deus qui sanctam nobis hujus diei leticiam

Secret. intende propicius quesumus Domine oblata tibi

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Postcommunion. Sumpsimus Domine in sancti martyris tui

{473}
September 26: Sts. Cyprian, bishop and Justin, virgin, and martyrs

Prayer. Beatorum martyrum tuorum Cypriane et Justine

Secret. Sanctorum martyrum tuorum Cypriane et Justine

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Postcommunion. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus ut sanctorum martyrum tuorum

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September 27: Saints Cosmas and Damian, martyrs
The Epistle is taken from the Common of One Martyr.

Prayer. Magnificet te Domine sanctorum martyrum tuorum

Secret. In tuorum Domine preciosa morte justorum

{476}
Postcommunion. Sit nobis Domine libatio sacramenti tui

{477}
September 29: St. Michael the archangel
Officium. Benedicite Dominum omnes angeli ejus
(Ps. 102: 20, 1. Old Roman, except the word Domino in the verse, which is Vulgate.)

Prayer. Deus qui miro ordine angelorum

{478}
Gradual. Benedicite Dominum omnes angeli ejus
(Ps. 102: 20, 1. Old Roman, except the word Domino in the verse, which is Vulgate.)

{479}
Alleluya. In conspectu angelorum (after Ps. 137: 1)

{480}
Sequence. Ad celebres Rex celice
Trans. © 2017 by Matthew Carver. Used by permission.
When the Alleluya and sequence are performed together, the Alleluya can be transposed up a whole tone and the sequence can be transposed down a perfect fourth;  the repetition of Alleluya will end on E and the sequence will begin on D.

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Offertory. Stetit angelus (after Apoc. 8: 3-4)

Secret. Munus populi tui quesumus Domine dignanter assume

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Communion. Benedicite omnes angeli (after Dan. 3: 58; see Sexagesima Lauds Ant. 4)

Postcommunion. Beati archangeli tui Michaelis intercessione suffulti

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September 30: St. Jerome, priest and doctor
The Alleluya is taken from the Common of One Confessor and Abbot.

Prayer. Deus qui nobis per beatum Hieronymum

Sequence. Adest nobis
The Hereford Use has the sequence ‘Organicis’.

The Offertory and Communion are taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Secret. Clementia tua Domine quesumus munera nostra dignanter respiciat

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Postcommunion. Presta Domine quesumus ut ecclesiam tuam beatus sacerdos

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October 1: Sts. Remigius, Germanus, Vedast and Bavonis, bishops

Prayer. Exaudi quesumus Domine populum tuum cum sanctorum

Memorial of St. Melorus
Prayer. Adesto Domine supplicationibus nostris

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Secret. preces nostras quesumus Domine, et tuorum respice

Secret. presentia munera Domine quesumus serena

Postcommunion. Repleti sacramento reparationis humane

Postcommunion. Quos reficisti Domine celesti mysterio

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October 2: St. Leodegario (Leger), bishop and martyr
The chants are taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Prayer. Deus qui hodierna die beatum Leodegarium

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Secret. Presta quesumus Domine ut beati Leodegarii

Postcommunion. Refecti participatione muneris sacri quesumus

October 4: St. Francis, confessor
The Officium is taken from the Common of One Confessor and Abbot.
This Mass only appears in certain sources.

Prayer.

Secret.

Postcommunion.

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October 6: St. Faith, virgin and martyr

Prayer. Deus qui presentem diem  beate Fidis virginis tue

Secret. Suscipe Domine preces et hostias

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Postcommunion. Sacri altaris participatione refecti tuam

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October 7: Sts. Mark, Marcellus, and Apuleis, martyrs

Prayer. Sanctorum martyrum tuorum  Marci

Secret. Majestatem tuam nobis Domine

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Postcommunion. Sacramentis quesumus Domine muniamur acceptis

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October 9: St. Denis and companions, martyrs
Prayer. Deus qui hodierna die beatum Dionysium

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Sequence. Ecce pulchra
The Hereford Use has the sequence ‘Gaude prole grecia’.

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Secret. Offerendorum tibi munerem Deus

Postcommunion. Sumpsimus Domine votiva mysteria

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October 10: St. Gereon and companions, martyrs

Prayer. Presta quesumus Domine ut sicut sanctorum

Secret. Munera plebis tue Domine quesumus

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Postcommunion. Adesto Domine populo tuo cum sanctorum

October 11: Saint Nicasius and companions, martyrs
The chants are taken from the Common of Many Confessors.

Prayer. Deus qui sanctam nobis hujus diei

Secret. Preces Domine tuorum respice oblacionesque

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Postcommunion. Sanctorum martyrum tuorum Nicasii

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October 13: The Translation of Saint Edward, king and confessor
Officium. Gaudeamus omnes

Prayer. Deus qui beatam regem Edwardus

The Epistle and Gospel are taken from the Common of One Confessor and Abbot.

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The Offertory and Communion are taken from the Common of One Martyr.

Secret. Sacris altaribus assistentes nos

Postcommunion. vitalis alimonie convivio saginati

Mass at the translation of St. Edward
Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus : qui beatum regem

Secreta. Quos beatis regis Edwardi translatio

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Postcommunion. Ut nobis salutem conferant sacramenta

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October 14: Saint Callixtus, pope and martyr
The chants and the Gospel are taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Prayer. Deus qui nos conspicis ex nostra infirmitate

Secret. Mystica nobis Domine prosit oblatio

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Postcommunion. Presta Domine quesumus : ut cujus passionis memoriam

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October 15: St. Wulfran, bishop and confessor

Prayer. Da quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut beati Wulfranni confessoris tui

Secret. Respice quesumus munera populi tui

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Postcommunion. Quos tuis reficis sacramentis sancti Wulfranni

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October 16: St. Michael in Mount Tumba
Prayer. Deus qui miro ordine angelorum

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Alleluya. Concussum est mare

Secret. Munus populi tui quesumus Domine dignanter assume

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Postcommunion. Beati archangeli tui  Michaelis interventione

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October 17: St. Etheldreda, virgin

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus : auctorem virtutis

Secret. Offerimus tibi Domine preces et munera

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Postcommunion. Prosint nobis Domine quesumus sumpta mysteria

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October 18: St. Luke, evangelist
Prayer. interveniat pro nobis Domine quesumus

Memorial of St. Justus
Prayer. Deus qui beato Justo

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Secret. Donis celestibus da nobis quesumus Domine

Secret. Sicut divine potentie gloriam munera

Postcommunion. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut id quod de sancto

Postcommunion. Refecti Dominus benedictione celesti quesumus

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October 19: St. Frideswide, virgin
Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus : auctorem virtutis

Secret. Offerimus tibi Domine preces et munera

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Postcommunion. Prosint nobis Domine quesumus mumpta mysteria

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October 21: Eleven Thousand Holy Virgins and Martyrs
Prayer. Deus qui sanctam nobis hujus diei

Secret. Presnentia munera quesumus Domine ita serena

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Postcommunion. Sumpsimus Domine sanctarum virginum

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October 23: St. Romanus, bishop and confessor
Prayer. Deus cui beatus Romanus pontifex

Secret. Sacrificium devotionis nostre quesumus

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Postcommunion. Concede quesumus Domine Deus noster

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October 25: Saints Crispin and Crispinian, martyrs
Prayer. Deus qui sanctis martyribus tusi Crispino

Memorial of the translation of St. John of Beverley
Prayer. Deus qui hunc diem sanctissimi Johannes

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Secret. Concede nobis omnipotens Deus : ut his muneribus

Secret. Respice quesumus Domine propicius ad humilitatis

Postcommunion. Sanctorum martyrum tuorum Crispini

Postcommunion. Presta nobis Domine quesumus beati Johannis

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October 27: Vigil of Saints Simon and Jude, apostles
The chants and the Epistle are taken from the Common of Many Martyrs.  The Gospel is taken from the Vigil of One Apostle.

Prayer. Concede quesumus onmipotens Deus : ut sicut apostolorum

Secret. Accepta tibi sit Domine nostre devotionis oblatio

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Postcommunion. Quesumus Domine salutaribus repleti mysteriis

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October 28: Saints Simon and Jude, apostles
The Sarum Use has no Common of Many Apostles; the common elements are taken from the Common of One Apostle.

Prayer. Deus qui nos per beatos apostolos tuos

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Secret. gloriam Domine sanctorum tuorum apostolorum

Postcommunion. Sanctificato divino mysterio quesumus

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October 31: Vigil of All Saints
The chants are taken from the Common of Many Martyrs.

Prayer. Domine Deus noster : multiplica super nos gratiam tuam

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Secret. Altare tuum Domine muneribus cumulamus

Postcommunion. Sacramentis Domine et gaudiis optate celebritatis

October 31. St. Quentin
Prayer. Deus qui ecclesiam tuam annua beati Quintini

Secret. In veneratione beati Quintini

Postcommunion. Percipiat Donine quesumus plebs tua : intercedente

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November 1 All Saints
Officium. Gaudeamus omnes in Domino

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus : qui nos omnium sanctorum

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The Gradual, Gospel, Offertory and Communion are taken from the Common of Many Martyrs.

Alleluya. Judicagbunt sancti

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Sequence. Christo inclyto candida nostra
Translation © 2017 by Matthew Carver. Used with permission.
Each couplet describes a separate class of the blessed: 1) Mary, 2) Angels, 3) Prophets, 4) Apostles, 5) Martyrs, 6) Confessors, 7) Virgins, 8) Religious. In many cases, the chief within the class is named or otherwise described.
‘Tu propheta’ presumably refers to Moses, who is often considered the greatest of the prophets of the Old Testament.
‘Apostolorum princeps’ refers to St. Peter.
‘Martine inclyte’ refers to St. Martin of Tours (it is interesting that Martin is chosen as the chief representative among the Confessors.
The Alleluya and sequence can be performed together transposed down a whole tone.

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Secret. Munera tibi Domine nostre devotionis

Postcommunion. Da quesumus Domine fidelibus populis

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November 2: The Commemoration of Souls

Prayer. Fidelium Deus omnium Creator et Redemptor

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Secret. Hostias quesumus Domine quas tibi

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Postcommunion. Animabus quesumus Domine omnium fidelium defunctorum

Memorial of St. Eustache &c.
Prayer. Da nobis quesumus Domine sanctorum martyrum tuorum

Secret. Assume quesumus omnipotens Deus in honore

Postcommunion. Sumpsimus Domine divina mysteria

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November 3: St. Wenefrede, virgin and martyr

Prayer. Exaudi nos Deus salutari nostri

Secret. Hostia Domine quas tibi offerimus

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Postcommunion. Placeant tibi quesumus misericors Deus

Another mass of St. Wenefrede
Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus qui  beatam Wenefredam

Sequence. Virgo vernans velud rosa

The following translation, which does not follow the original metre, appears in I. F., The Admirable Life of Saint VVenefride, 1635.

As a sweet Rose in pleasant spring,
Of heaven Lambe Spouse lovely faire
And Martyr deare of Christ our King
S. Wenefrede did flourish heere.

Descended well of Brittish race,
In Fayth now firme, and Hope secure,
With workes Holy, and Soule in Grace,
From worldly filth persevered pure.

This sacred Mayd did Cradocke kill,
And him Hell swallowed presently,
Where scares in vayne do run downe still
And Sathan burnes incessantly.

A Token sure of this strang thing,
Bespotted all with blouddy red,
A Well by Gods command doth spring
Where Tyrant fierce cut off her head.

Heere wonders great Gods hand doth worke
The blind do see, the dumbe do speake ,
Diseases which in bodies lurke
Are cured, when Fayth is not weake.

O glorious Virgin Wenefrede,
To us the raging sea appease,
And free us so from Sathans dread
That he on us may never seize.  Amen.

Another sequence, Gaude virgo Venefreda, appears in the Arbuthnott Missal of St. Andrew’s, Scotland

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Secret. Oblata quesumus Domine munera tue majestatis

Postcommunion. Perceptis Domine sacramentis te suppliciter imploramus

A proper Alleluya, Gaudeat Salopia, appears in the Arbuthnott Missal of St. Andrew’s, Scotland

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November 6: Saint Leonard, abbot and confessor
The Offertory is taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Prayer. Preces nostras quesumus Domine celesti dono

Secret. Suscipe Domine munera tue pietate

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Postcommunion. Purificet nos Domine quesumus tui perceptio sacramenti

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November 8: The Four Holy Crowned Martyrs

Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut qui gloriosos martyres tuos

Secret. Benedictio tua quesumus Domine larga descendat

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Postcommunion. Celestibus refecti sacramentis et gaudiis

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November 9: St. Theodore, martyr

If the Feast of the Icon of the Saviour were to be celebrated this day, as indicated in the appendix of the Breviary, a suitable mass would be a mass of the Cross (May 3 or September 14), or a votive mass of the Cross.

Prayer. Deus qui nos beati Theodori

Secret. Muneribus obblatis Domine beati Theorodi

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Postcommunion. Sancta tua nos Domine sumpta purificent

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November 11: St. Martin, bishop and confessor

Prayer. Deus qui conspicis quia ex nulla

Memorial of St. Menna
Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut qui beate Menne

Alleluya. Hic Martinus

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Secret. Deus qui omne bonum in tui sacri corporis

Secret. Sacrifica ista tibi vero eterneque

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Postcommunion. Auxiliare domine quesumus populo tuo

Postcommunion. Hec in nobis quesumus Domine gratia tua

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November 13: Saint Brice, bishop and confessor

Prayer. Conserva quesumus Domine populum tuum

Secret. Sancti Bricii confessoris tui

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Postcommunion. Mysteriis refectis divinis quesumus Domine

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November 15: Saint Machutus (Malo), bishop and confessor
The Gospel is taken from the Common of One Martyr and Bishop.

Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus populi tui preces exaudi

Secret. Oblationes nostras quesumus Domine propiciatus intende

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Postcommunion. Quos donis celestibus Domine satiasti

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November 16: St. Edmund, archbishop

Prayer. Deus qui largiflue bonitatis

Secret. Beati Edmundi confessoris tui

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Postcommunion. Mentes nostras quesumus Domine susceptis robora

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November 17: St. Hugh, bishop and confessor

A sequence for St. Hugh (Lincoln Cathedral), Sonent mundi mentis vota, appears in Christopher Wordsworth, ed, The Tracts of Clement Maydston (London: HBS, 1894): 172.

Prayer. Deus qui beatum Hugonem

Memorial of St. Anianus
Prayer. Deus qui sanctam nobis hujus diei celebritatem

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Secret. Oblata tibi munera quesumus Domine beatus Hugo

Secret. Preces nostras quesumus Domine propiciatus admitte

Postcommunion. Nostre servitutis obsequia quesumus Domine

Postcommunion. Omnipotens et misericors Deus : qui nos sacramentorum

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November 18: On the Octave of St. Martin

Prayer. concede quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut beati Martini

Secret. Hec oblatio Domine quesumus quam iterata

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Postcommunion. Sacramenta Domine quesumus sumpsimus

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November 20: St. Edmund, king and martyr
Prayer. Deus ineffabilis misericordie : qui beatissimum

Sequence. Organicis
The Hereford Use has the sequence ‘Omnes fidelium ecclesia’.

Secret. Hoc sacrificium redemptionis nostre

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Postcommunion. Sint tibi omnipotens Deus grata nostre

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November 22: St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr
Prayer. Deus qui nos annua beate Cecilie

Secret. Presta quesumus omnipotens et misericors Deus, ut sicut divina

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Communion. Confundantur superbi

Postcommunion.  Sacramentorum tuorum Domine participes effecti

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November 23: St. Clement, pope and martyr
Officium. Dicit Dominus sermones mei

Prayer. Deus qui nos annua beati Clementis

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Memorial of St. Felicity
Prayer. Presta quesumus omnipotens Deus : ut beate Felicitatis

The Gradual, Offertory, and Communion are taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Secret. Pro passione beati Clementis

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Secret. Munera tibi Domine pro sacte Felicitatis

Postcommunion. Purificent nos Domine quesumus et divinii perceptio

Postcommunion. Hec Domine sacramenta sumentes

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November 24: Saint Grisogonus (Chrysogonus), martyr
The Epistle is taken from the Vigil of an Apostle or Evangelist.

Prayer. Adesto nobis supplicationibus nostris

Secret. Munera nostra quesumus Domine sereno vultu

Postcommunion. Annue quesumus Domine : ut mysteriis tuis

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November 25: St. Katherine, virgin and martyr
Prayer. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus qui corpus gloriose

Sequence. Odas hac in die letas
Trans. © 2017 Matthew Carver. Used with permission.
The Alleluya and sequence can be performed together with both chants transposed up a whole tone.

The Hereford use has the sequence ‘dilecto regi’.

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Secret. Suscimus quesumus Domine propicius oblationes tuorum

Postcommunion. Da quesumus Domine per hec sancta

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November 26: Saint Linus, pope and martyr
The chants are taken from the Common of One Confessor.

Officium. Sacerdotes tui Domine induant justiciam
‘In tempore paschali‘.:  There seems to be no call for this rubric unless either a votive mass or commemoration of St. Linus were held in Eastertide.

Prayer. Deus qui sanctam nobis hujus diei leticiam

Secret. Intende propicius quesumus Domine oblata

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Postcommunion. Sumpsimus Domine in sancti Lini

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