Western Rite Culture and Chant

I.  Art, Architecture, Iconography

Various graphic files illustrating Western-rite liturgical, architectural, and iconographic culture:

            Part I         Part II        Part III        

II.  Liturgical Chant

A.  Small Western rite parish choir sings ancient Western chant in English, directed by Fr. Aidan (Keller):

Sarum Chant - Officium or  Introit for Nativity.mp3

Sarum Chant - Gloria I from the SJCP Chant Ordinarium.mp3

Sarum Chant - Officium or Introit for Pascha.mp3

Sarum Chant - Alleluya on Pascha.mp3

Sarum Chant - Kyrie XVIII from the SJCP Chant Ordinarium.mp3

Sarum Chant - Royal Acclamations for Nativity Pascha Pentecost.mp3

Sarum Chant - Sanctus III from the SJCP Chant Ordinarium.mp3

Sarum Chant - Sanctus X from the SJCP Chant Ordinarium.mp3

Sarum Chant - Antiphon for Maundy Thurs.mp3

Sarum Chant - Agios o Theos for Good Friday.mp3

Sarum Chant - hymn Kind Ruler for Holy Saturday.mp3

Sarum Chant - The Te Deum at Matins.mp3

Sarum Chant - Hymn for Nativity Matins.mp3

Sarum Chant - Procession Salve Festa Dies for Pascha.mp3

B.  Michael Astley, member of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, sings Sarum chant:

Exultet1-Preamble   (.mp3 file)

Exultet2-Part of the Consecration   (.mp3 file)

III.  Monastic Life

Rule of St. Columban of Ireland

Rule of St. Columba, 6th c.

IV.  Glossary

Glossary: Older English Churches

V.  The Holy Scriptures

   Douay-Rheims Bible     Traditional Western Orthodox Bible, put into English (a .doc file--note that it contains a large number of troublesome errors and should not be used liturgically without prior error-checking)