Religion:Veni Sancte Spiritus
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"Veni Sancte Spiritus", sometimes called the Golden Sequence, is a sequence prescribed in the Roman Liturgy for the Masses of Pentecost and/or its octave, exclusive of the following Sunday.[1] It is usually attributed to either the thirteenth-century Pope Innocent III or to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Stephen Langton, although it has been attributed to others as well.
"Veni Sancte Spiritus" is one of only four medieval Sequences which were incorporated into the Curial Rite before the Council of Trent (1545–63), and therefore found in the Roman Missal published in 1570. Before Trent, many feasts had their own sequences.[2] It is still sung today in some parishes on Pentecost Sunday.
Text
Original Latin text[3] | Literal English translation | ICEL English translation[4] | J. M. Neale's translation[5] |
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Veni, Sancte Spiritus, |
Come, Holy Spirit, |
Holy Spirit, Lord of light, |
Come, Thou holy Paraclete, |
Indulgence
The 2004 Enchiridion Indulgentiarum grants a partial indulgence to those who recite the hymn at sunrise or sunset; at the beginning or conclusion of one's workday; or before or after meals.[6]
Musical settings
The sequence was set to music by a number of composers, especially during the Renaissance, including Dufay, Josquin, Willaert, Palestrina, John Dunstaple, Lassus, Victoria, and Byrd. Marc-Antoine Charpentier wrote two settings, H.364, H.364 a, for 3 voices and bc (1690s) and H.366 for 3 voices and bc (1690s). Later composers who have set the text include Arvo Pärt, Morten Lauridsen, Frank La Rocca, George Fenton, and Samuel Webbe.[7]
References
- ↑ Liber Usualis, pp. 880-81. Solesmes 1961.
- ↑ David Hiley, Western Plainchant : A Handbook (OUP, 1993), II.22, pp.172-195
- ↑ "Veni, Sancte Spiritus". http://www.preces-latinae.org/thesaurus/Hymni/VSS-2.html.
- ↑ "Holy Spirit, Lord of light, From Thy clear celestial height (Caswall) › Representative Texts | Hymnary.org" (in en). https://hymnary.org/text/holy_spirit_lord_of_light_from_caswall/fulltexts.
- ↑ "Come, Thou Holy Paraclete › Representative Texts | Hymnary.org" (in en). https://hymnary.org/text/come_thou_holy_paraclete/fulltexts.
- ↑ Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, Concessiones, No. 26, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 4th edition, 2004, p. 71. ISBN:88-209-2785-3.
- ↑ Come, Thou Holy Spirit, Come, Cyber Hymnal.
External links
- H.T. Henry. Veni Sancte Spiritus, in the Catholic Encyclopedia (1917)
- John Caldwell: 'Veni Sancte Spiritus', Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed 28 June 2006), <http://www.grovemusic.com>
- Scores for Veni Sancte Spiritus at the Choral Public Domain Library
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