Feast of St. Verena

In the Analecta Hymnica, several Hymns in Honour of St. Verena can be found,

Vol 23.

Laudes canamus virginis  Brev. Praemontratense imp. Parisiis 1513.

Agne patris summi, Christe, Christe, Brev. Praemonstratense imp. Parisiis 1513.

Vol. 52.

O Verena Sponsa Christi, Hymn. ms. Turicense (Zurich) 14th/15th c. Cod. Sangallen

Lux mundi tenebris fulgida splenduit, Antiphon. ms. Murense saec. 15. Cod. Griesen.

Lateinische Hymnen des Mittelalters, 1853

Mens fidelis jocundetur, Hs. zu S. Paul in Karnten No. 13, 15 Jahrh.

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Feast of Corpus Christi

Resources in production!

Vigil of Pentecost

Latin English Propers booklet, Including the six prophecies and blessing of Baptismal Water,  Vigil of Pentecost

Shorter Propers sheet for use at Mass, Vigil of Pentecost short

Feast of St. Bede

We have yet to find Hymns in honour of St. Bede, but the Sarum use has a Proper Sequence for feasts of Confessors, we have slightly modified the text,

Adest nobis dies alma

 

Feast of St. Augustine

In England the feast of St. Augustine is on the day of his death, St. Philip is commemorated.

Latin English Propers sheet, St.Augustine Canterbury 26/5

Wolstani of Winchester 11th c. wrote the following hymns in honour of St. Augustine,

Caelestis Aulae Nobiles, Vespers Hymn

Summa Dei bonitas, Nocturnam

Aveto Placides praesul amabilis, Matins Hymn

Feast of St. Dunstan

This Hymn is a 12th century imitation of the Salve Festa Dies, originally a Processional hymn sung on Easter Sunday. The text of this hymn comes from a manuscript, in the collection of Corpus Christi College Cambridge.

Salve, sancta dies, celebri dignissima laude, Qua, Dunstane pater, caelica scandis ovans.

Salve Sancta Dies

Salve Festa Dies Dunstan

Second version, to be sung on the Feast day

We do not have a translation of this hymn.

The Annunciation

Transferred this year to the Monday after Low Sunday

1st Vespers with commemoration of Low Sunday

Mysterium Ecclesiae

Vespers and Matins hymn, for the Feasts of the Immaculate Conception, Purification and Annunciation of the B.V.M. from the Salzinnes Antiphonal 16th c.

 

St. Luke

A search of the Analecta Hymnica, brings very few hymns for St. Luke,

En Evangeliste Adest, Mozarabic Hymn

Deus Tuorum Militum, 11th century hymn from a Veronensis manuscript.

St. Wenceslas

Hymns for St. Wenceslas,

Dies Venit Victoriae, 14th century Prague manuscript

Office from a Prague manuscript of 1677

Ut celebs tuas rebore tyro, Vespers Hymn

Gubernatore spiritali carens, Compline Hymn

Mente praesaga divinitus actus, Matins Hymn

Temporis cursu jubet fratricida, Laudes Hymn

SS. Cosmas and Damian

Hymns for SS. Cosmas and Damian,

Christi fideles Milites 13/14 century Neapolitan hymn (set to Sarum melody)

Immensa Christi Praemia 14/15 century Ambrosian hymn (set to Ambrosian melody)

Conditor cosmic omniumque salus

Solemne tempus vertitur