
Entrance Antiphon Hymns
Introits carefully adapted into hymns for literally every day of the year.
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Easter Season
Weekdays of Easter TEXT
Weekdays of Easter ORGAN (from Volume II!)
NEW Modern Style Options Click Here!
EASTER SUNDAY
Text Organ1 Organ1.2 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Melody1 Melody1.2 Melody2 Melody3 Melody/Text 4
EASTER 2
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
EASTER 3
Text Organ1 Organ2.1 Organ2.2 Melody1 Melody2.1 Melody2.2 (See also OT 2 and Easter 5 offertories)
EASTER 4
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4(NEW) Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4
EASTER 5
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4
EASTER 6
Text Organ1.1 Organ1.2 Organ2 Organ3New_Mother'sDay! Melody1.1 Melody1.2 Melody2 Melody3New_Mother'sDay!
ASCENSION
Text Organ1 Organ1.2 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4VIGIL(new2021!) Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 (more from this composer here) Melody4Vigil(new!)
EASTER 7
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3
PENTECOST
Text VigilOrgan1 Day(&vigil)Organ1 DayOrgan2 VigilMelody1 DayMelody1 DayMelody2
(For Vigil, see also Lent 3 Organ2: When I shall prove...)
MARY, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH
Monday after Pentecost. For text, See Easter Weekdays above
Organ1 Organ2
FUNERAL MASS FOR EASTER SEASON
Text Organ1 Organ2 May also use All Souls, Nov 2
Ordinary Time
1 OT
Text Organ (For weekdays after the Baptism of the Lord)
2 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
3 OT
Text OrganAB OrganC OrganABC1 OrganABC2 MelodyAB MelodyC MelodyABC1 MelodyABC2
4 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2 See Also OT 30
5 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
6 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
7 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
8 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
9 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
10 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2 Year B may use these or OT 28
11 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ2.1 Melody1 Melody2 Melody2.1
12 OT
Text Organ1 Organ1.2 Organ2 Melody1 Melody1.2 Melody2
13 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4NEW! Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4
14 OT
See Presentation, Feb. 2
15 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Text5 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4
16 OT
Text Organ1 Organ1.2 Organ2 Organ3 Organ3.2 Melody1 1alternate Melody1.2 Melody2 Melody 3 Melody3.2
17 OT
Text Organ1 Organ1.2 Organ2 Melody1 Melody1.2 Melody2 See also Holy Family 2&3
18 OT
Text Organ1 Organ1.2 Organ2A Melody1 Melody1.2 Melody2A
19 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
20 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3
21 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3
22 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ2.2 Melody1 Melody2 Melody2.2
23 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3
24 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ3.2 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody3.2
25 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3
26 OT
Text Organ1A A alternate Organ2 Organ3 Melody1A Melody2 Melody3
27 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3
28 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 (see offer. 33OT) Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4
29 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 V2 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 V2
30 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4 See OT 4, opt 1, vs 2
31 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 OrganYearC Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4 MelodyYearC See Ash Wed for Year C. Onelicense holders email for SEEK YE FIRST.
32 OT
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3
33 OT
Text Organ1 Org/Mel 1.2 Organ1.3 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody1.3 Melody2 Melody3
CHRIST THE KING
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
34 OT
Text Organ Melody (For weekdays after Christ the King)
Advent/Christmas Season
Weekdays of Advent TEXT
Weekdays of Advent ORGAN
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What is a "Rorate Caeli Mass" (by Jolene Nelson)
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All Advent set to O Come Emmanuel Here
ADVENT 1
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2 (see also Advent 1 Off. Ant. Hymn)
ADVENT 2
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
ADVENT 3
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4
ADVENT 4
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ2(with Incipit) Organ3 Melody1 Melody2 Melody2(Incipit) Melody3
CHRISTMAS
Text1 Organ MelodyVigil MelodyNight MelodyDawn MelodyDay
Text2 Organ Melody
Text3 Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3
HOLY FAMILY
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4
DEC 29-31 IN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS
Weekdays in the Octave of Christmas Text Organ
MOTHER OF GOD, JAN 1
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Organ5 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4 Melody5
EPIPHANY
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Melody1Vigil Melody1Day Melody2 Melody3 Melody4
WEEKDAYS FOLLOWING EPIPHANY
Organ: Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat
Melody: Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat
BAPTISM OF THE LORD
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
Lent and Holy Week
Weekdays of Lent and Holy Week TEXT
Weekdays of Lent and Holy Week ORGAN (From Volume II!)
New Modern Style Antiphons! Piano part for Option C here (melody pdfs for option C are below)
ASH WEDNESDAY
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody2 Melody2ALL Melody3 See also OT 31, Year C, above
LENT 1
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4
LENT 2
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4
LENT 3
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4
LENT 4
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Organ5 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4 Melody5
LENT 5
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4
PALM SUNDAY
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
HOLY THURSDAY
Same as Holy Cross, reposted here: Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Melody1 Melody3 Melody4
CHRISM MASS
Found this Antiphon hymn online: Melody1 Melody2 Melody3
Solemnities, Feasts, & Proper of Saints
Click here to see the original antiphons in the proper of saints section
TEXT FOR COMPLETE PROPER OF SAINTS
HOLY TRINITY
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3CycleC Melody1 Melody2 Melody3Cycle3
CORPUS CHRISTI
Text Organ1.1 Organ1.2 Piano1.2 Organ2 Melody1.1 Melody1.2 Melody2
SACRED HEART
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
BASIL AND GREG, JAN 2
HOLY NAME OF JESUS, JAN 3
ELIZABETH ANN SETON, USA, JAN 4
See Common of Holy Women, Religious (same as OT 30)
ANTHONY, JAN 17
See Common of Holy Men and Women: For an Abbot
DAY OF PRAYER FOR UNBORN, USA, JAN 22 (or 23)
CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL, JAN 25
TIM AND TITUS, JAN 26
PRESENTATION, FEB 2
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3NEW Melody1 Melody2 Melody3
CYRIL & METHODIUS, FEB 14
CHAIR OF PETE, FEB 22
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
PERPETUA & FELICITY, MARCH 7
SAINT JOE, MAR 19
Text Organ1.1 Organ1.2 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody1.2 Melody2 Melody3
ANNUNCIATION, MAR 25
Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2 (See Advent 4 for more options)
MARK, APRIL 25
CATHERINE OF SIENA, APRIL 29
See Common of Virgins: For One Virgin, options 3,4,& 5
JOE THE WORKER, MAY 1
ATHANASIUS, MAY 2
See Common of Doctors
PHIL AND JIM, MAY 3
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
MATTHIAS, APOSTLE MAY 14
PHILIP NERI, MAY 26
See Pentecost, God's Generous Love...
VISITATION OF BVM, MAY 31
MARY, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH, MONDAY AFTER PENT.
For text, See Easter Weekdays above
IMMACULATE HEART, SAT AFTER 2nd SUN AFTER PENT.
JUSTIN MARTYR, JUNE 1
CHARLES LWANGA, JUNE 3
BARNABAS, APOSTLE, JUNE 11
ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, JUNE 21
NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, JUNE 24
Text Organ1Vigil Organ2Vigil Organ3Day Melody1 Melody2 Melody3
IRENAEUS, JUNE 28
PETER AND PAUL, APOSTLES, JUNE 29
Text Organ1Vigil&Day Organ2Day Organ2DayfinalVS Organ3VIGIL Melody1Vigil&Day Melody2Day Melody2DayfinalVS Melody3VigilNEW!
THOMAS, APOSTLE, JULY 3
BENEDICT, JULY 11
MARY MAGDALENE, APOSTLE, JULY 22
BIG JAMES, JULY 25
JOACHIM AND ANNE, JULY 26
Organ Organ2 Melody1 Melody2NEW!
MARTHA, JULY 29
IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, JULY 31
See Holy Name, JAN 3
TRANSFIGURATION, AUG 6
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3
DOMINIC, AUG 8
See Common of Doctors
LAWRENCE, AUG 10
MAX. KOLBE, AUG 14
ASSUMPTION, AUG 15
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1VIGIL Melody1DAY Melody1BOTH Melody2VIGIL Melody2DAY Melody2BOTH (For Day see also OLO Guadalupe DEC 12)
(Note Organ 1 text has been altered 2021)
BERNARD, AUG 20
QUEENSHIP OF BVM, AUG 22
BARTHOLOMEW, AUG 24
MONICA, AUG 27
Organ Melody (See also common of Holy Women)
AUGUSTINE, AUG 28
See Common of Doctors
PASSION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, AUG 29
GREGORY, SEPT 3
NATIVITY OF BVM, SEPT 8
MOST HOLY NAME OF MARY, SEPT 12
JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, SEPT 13
HOLY CROSS, SEPT 14
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody3
(See also Holy Thursday)
OUR LADY OF SORROWS, SEPT 15
ANDREW KIM TAE-GON, SEPT 20
See Common of Martyrs, Outside Easter Time, Several Martyrs: Option4 (The Blood of Holy Martyrs...)
MATTHEW, APOSTLE, SEPT 21
VINCENT DE PAUL, SEPT 27
ARCHANGELS, SEPT 29
Text Organ Melody (also scroll to bottom of this page for O Glorious Saint Michael, Hymn)
JEROME, SEPT 30
THERESE OF LISEUX, OCT 1
GUARDIAN ANGELS, OCT 2
FRANCIS OF ASSISI, OCT 4
OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY, OCT 7
Organ also see Advent 4 Off. Ant.Hymn
THERESA OF AVILA, OCT 15
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, OCT 17
LUKE, OCT 18
PAUL OF THE CROSS, OCT 20
SIMON & JUDE, OCT 28
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
ALL SAINTS, NOV 1
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4
FUNERAL, ALL SOULS NOV 2
Organ1.1 Organ1.2 Organ1.3 Melody1.1 Melody1.2 Melody1.3
Organ3.1 Organ3.2 Melody3.1 Melody 3.2 Additional settings here by Adam Taylor
See also Easter Season Section Funeral Mass for settings of alternate text
LATERAN BASILICA, NOV 9
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 See also Holy Family 2&3
LEO THE GREAT, NOV 10
MARTIN OF TOURS, NOV 11
See Common of Pastors: For a Bishop
JOSAPHAT, NOV 12
Same as Common of Martyrs, Outside Easter, For Several Martyrs: Organ1 Organ2, Because of/with the Lord's covenant...)
DEDICATION OF BASILICAS OF PETER AND PAUL, NOV 18
ANDREW DUNG-LAC AND COMPANIONS, NOV 24
see common of Martyrs, for Several Missionary Martyrs
THANKSGIVING DAY, USA
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
ANDY, NOV 30
FRANCIS XAVIER, DEC 3
AMBROSE, DEC 7
See Common of Doctors
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, DEC 8
Text Organ1 Organ2 Melody1 Melody2
OLO GUADALUPE, DEC 12
Organ Melody (See also Assumption/Day AUG 15, or Common of BVM)
JOHN OF THE CROSS, DEC 14
STEVE, DEC 26
JOHN THE EVANGELIST, DEC 27
Text Organ See also Common of Doctors
HOLY INNOCENTS, DEC 28
Text Organ Organ2NEW! Organ3NEW
Commons
Click here for which common setting to use for each saint, or check your ORDO, or the USCCB readings.
COMMON OF THE DEDICATION OF A CHURCH
Text Organ (Inside the Church that was dedicated, See also Ordinary Time 17, Holy Family 2&3)
COMMON OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
OT: Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 (See Holy Mother of God Jan 1 for more settings)
Advent: (See also Advent 4)
Christmas: Organ
Easter: Organ1 Organ 2 Organ 3 NEW!
COMMON OF DOCTORS
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ 4 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody 4
COMMON OF VIRGINS
Several Virgins: Organ
One Virgin: Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 Organ5 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3 Melody4 Melody5
COMMON OF MARTYRS
Outside Easter, For Several Martyrs: Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Organ4 See Also March 7, Felicity and Perpetua
Outside Easter, For One Martyr: Organ Melody
During Easter, Several Martyrs: Organ1 Organ2a Organ2b NEW!
During Easter, One Martyr: Organ
Several Missionary Martyrs: Organ1 Organ2
One Missionary Martyr: Organ
Virgin Martyr: Organ1 Organ2NEW!
Holy Woman Martyr: Organ
COMMON OF PASTORS
Pope or Bishop: Organ
Bishop: Organ
Several Pastors: Organ
One Pastor: Organ
One Founder of Church: Organ
Several Founders of Church: Organ
Missionaries: Organ
COMMON OF HOLY MEN AND WOMEN
For Several Saints: Organ1 Organ2
For One Saint: Organ
An Abbot: Organ2
A Monk: Organ
A Nun: Organ
Religious: Organ (See OT 30 for more settings)
Those Who Practiced Works of Mercy: Organ1 Organ2
Educators: Organ
Holy Women: Organ (See also Aug 27)
RITUAL MASSES
Funeral, See All Souls, NOV 2.
For Funeral in Easter Time: Text Organ1 Organ2
Wedding, See OT 17
Ordination of a Bishop, See Vincent De Paul SEPT 27
Ordination of a Priest, See Common of Pastors, for Several Pastors
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Click here for MuseScore files of organ scores
To transpose any hymn (Solemnities and major feasts only) to a new key: 1. download Musescore here (It's free) 2. Open the desired file from this red link directly above 3. Within Musescore, click Tools, Transposition. 4. Choose the key 5. Go to File, Export (as a pdf)
O Glorious St. Michael (Prayer of St Michael) as a hymn
Text Organ1 Organ2 Organ3 Melody1 Melody2 Melody3