Here's an interesting post, from last week at MusicaSacra: The Sunday which heads the Lenten season takes its theme from the paradigm of all Christian fasting: Jesus’ forty-day fast in the desert and his temptation by the devil there. In tempting Jesus to show his divinity by casting himself down ...

From Hymn melodies for the whole year from the Sarum Service books : On the Feast of the Purification of the B. V. Mary (Feb. 2): 1st Evensong: Quod chorus vatum ... ... ... 56Mattins: Quem terra, pontus, ethera ... ... ... 63Lauds: O gloriosa femina ... ... ... 632nd Evensong: Letabundus ... ... Se...

It's called MuseScore, and it's open-source, and simple and easy to use. Here's the Wikipedia article about it. I created this file of one of the chants we will be singing this year: A Song of Our True Nature Julian of Norwich Christ revealed our frailty and our falling, * our trespasses and our hum...

Also known as "The Proclamation of the Date of Easter on Epiphany." This is generally sung at the end of the celebration of the Eucharist on Epiphany, using the same tune as is used for singing the Exsultet on Easter. It is explained that "This proclamation dates from a time when calendars were not ...

From Hymn melodies for the whole year from the Sarum service-books : On Christmas Day:1st Evensong: Veni, Redemptor gentium ... ... ... 25Matins: Christe, Redemptor omnium, De ... ... 26Lauds & 2nd Evensong: A solis ortus cardine ... ... ... 27 Here's the score to Hymn 25, listed as the song for Fir...

From Hymn melodies for the whole year from the Sarum service-books : On the 1st Sunday in Advent, and daily (when the Serviceis of the Season) until Christmas Day :- Evensong: Conditor alme siderum ... ... ... 23 Mattins: Verbum supernum prodiens A Patre ... 24Lauds: Vox clara ecce intonat ... ... ....

It's appropriate today to sing any of the hymns "For a Holy Man," "For a Confessor," "For a Monastic," or "For Bishops and Pastors," because Martin of Tours was all of these. The choice from the listing at Hymn Melodies for the whole year from the Sarum service books , though, is only "For a Confess...

The Feast of All Saints is one of my favorite days of the entire year. I'm not exactly sure why, except that the first time I went to a traditional Anglican All Saints' Day service, I heard some spectacular music and the wonderful readings on the day - and both things have stayed with me ever since....