The chants listed below for the Proper of Saints are found a bit more than halfway through The Roman Missal.  Please note that these chants are provided for study purposes only, and are not authorized for liturgical use in the United States before November 27, 2011.

All of the prefaces listed here are for specific solemnities and feasts.  The prefaces for the commons are found in the Order of Mass.  The only other chants in this section are for the entrance rites on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord (February 2).

Excerpts from the English translation and chants of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Recordings of chants from The Roman Missal © 2010, National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM).  All rights reserved.

 

February 2, The Presentation of the Lord

The Blessing of the Candles and the Procession

 

Preface: The mystery of the Presentation of the Lord


March 19, Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Preface: The mission of Saint Joseph


March 25, The Annunciation of the Lord

Preface: The mystery of the Incarnation


May 1, Saint Joseph the Worker

Preface: The mission of Saint Joseph


June 24, The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Preface: The mission of the Precursor


June 29, Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles

Preface: The twofold mission of Peter and Paul in the Church


August 6, The Transfiguration of the Lord

Preface: The mystery of the Transfiguration


August 15, The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Preface: The glory of Mary assumed into heaven


September 14: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Preface: The victory of the glorious Cross


September 29: Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels

Preface: God glorified through the Angels


November 1: All Saints

Preface: The glory of Jerusalem, our mother


November 9, The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

Preface: The mystery of the Church, the Bride of Christ and Temple of the Spirit


December 8, The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Preface: The mystery of Mary and the Church

 

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