Musical Settings of the Ordinary of the Mass

Latin Gregorian Settings

Resources for singing the Ordinary of the Mass in Latin are available at our Latin Settings page.

English-language Settings

The musical settings indicated here are for the Roman Missal Third Edition, which will go into use for Ordinary Form Masses in the United States in 2011.

All these settings are presented in accord with ICEL’s policy for the use of its approved texts.

Chant Melodies from the Roman Missal Third Edition

Here are some materials and resources for learning the chant melodies to be published in the new Missal. This music was provided by ICEL and adopted by the US Bishops Committee for the Liturgy. These settings will appear in the altar edition of the Missal and in worship aids.

Study materials

Congregational booklets for the ICEL chant setting

Practice audio and video recordings

Organ accompaniments for the ICEL chants

Accompaniments for some or all of the new Mass ordinary are available from the following sources:

Newly composed settings

And at the website of Corpus Christi Watershed:

Policy regarding the Use of ICEL Materials on Global Computer Networks

The above English settings of the Ordinary of the Mass use standard approved translations for the Roman Missal Third Edition, in accord with the policy of ICEL (the International Commission on English in the Liturgy) regarding the usage and dissemination of ICEL texts over the Internet. The policy is reproduced below and may also be found on the ICEL website:

Use of ICEL Materials on Global Computer Networks

ICEL texts and translations that have been approved by the Conferences of Bishops, have received the recognition of the Holy See, and have subsequently been promulgated for use on the date established by the Conferences of Bishops may be reproduced in a non-commercial site (“Site”) on the global computer network commonly known as the internet without obtaining written or oral permission, subject to the following conditions:

  1. there must be no fee charged to access the Site or any of the ICEL translations, texts, or music, thereon;
  2. The appropriate ICEL copyright acknowledgment must appear on the first and last pages and/or frames within the Site displaying the ICEL translation or text (see www.icelweb.org and click on “copyright policies“);
  3. The ICEL translations and texts must be followed exactly;
  4. These policies do not grant a license to publish texts in any other form or any other right in ICEL’s name and marks, and the Site may not display the ICEL translations or texts or otherwise use the ICEL name in any way that implies affiliation with, or sponsorship or endorsement by, ICEL;
  5. ICEL reserves the right to terminate or modify its permission to use its translations and texts;
  6. ICEL reserves the right to take action against any party that fails to conform to these policies, infringes any of its intellectual property rights, or otherwise violates applicable law.
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