Introductory song in latin

[Rhuarc]

Hello everyone, I am a new Catholic to be baptized this Easter. This first + second Sunday of Lent instead of the normal introductory hymn we sang a hymn in latin. I am not quite sure what this song was and wondered if anyone could tell me. Now I am not sure if this song is sung universally throughout the church or not, if not then don’t bother going in depth I will just ask a fellow parishioner another time when I get the chance.

I don’t know how to spell the words as it is latin but it sounded like “Cerea leso, cerea leso, cerea leso, Christe leso” I assume the Christe part being “Christ”. Any help is greatly appreciated everyone have a great Lenten season.

 

[YoungTradCath]

By chance, do you attend St. Martin’s?

 

[AJV]

Hello everyone, I am a new Catholic to be baptized this Easter. This first + second Sunday of Lent instead of the normal introductory hymn we sang a hymn in latin. I am not quite sure what this song was and wondered if anyone could tell me. Now I am not sure if this song is sung universally throughout the church or not, if not then don’t bother going in depth I will just ask a fellow parishioner another time when I get the chance.

I don’t know how to spell the words as it is latin but it sounded like “Cerea leso, cerea leso, cerea leso, Christe leso” I assume the Christe part being “Christ”. Any help is greatly appreciated everyone have a great Lenten season.

Was it the Kyrie? Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison? It is the “Lord have mercy” in Greek. It is a bit strange to sing it instead of the opening hymn, but perhaps it was part of the Latin hymn or part of a litany or something?

 

[Peggy_in_Burien]

Was it the Kyrie? Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison? It is the “Lord have mercy” in Greek. It is a bit strange to sing it instead of the opening hymn, but perhaps it was part of the Latin hymn or part of a litany or something?

You beat me to it. Sounds like the Kyrie to me.

Maybe, since it is Lent, there was no entrance hymn, so the Kyrie might have been the first part of the Mass to be sung. It was at my parish.

 

[Deo_Gratias42]

Was it the Litany of the Saints by chance?

 

[promethius]

Was it the Kyrie? Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison? It is the “Lord have mercy” in Greek. It is a bit strange to sing it instead of the opening hymn, but perhaps it was part of the Latin hymn or part of a litany or something?

perhaps good to write it out phonetically, the (greek) Kyrie Eleison would be pronounced thus:

Key-Ree-Ay El-ay-ee-zon
Chris-tay El-ay-ee-zon
Key-Ree-Ay El-ay-ee-zon

And perhaps the OP mistook it for the opening hymn, since the Kyrie DOES take place at the beginning of the mass… Then again, there are “hymn” versions built around the kyrie that repeat the kyrie eleison portion multiple times before going to Christe Eleison, though those are more traditionally used by eastern rite catholics…

 

[liturgyluver]

Hello everyone, I am a new Catholic to be baptized this Easter. This first + second Sunday of Lent instead of the normal introductory hymn we sang a hymn in latin. I am not quite sure what this song was and wondered if anyone could tell me. Now I am not sure if this song is sung universally throughout the church or not, if not then don’t bother going in depth I will just ask a fellow parishioner another time when I get the chance.

I don’t know how to spell the words as it is latin but it sounded like “Cerea leso, cerea leso, cerea leso, Christe leso” I assume the Christe part being “Christ”. Any help is greatly appreciated everyone have a great Lenten season.

Could it have been the Lent Prose: Attende Domine
chantblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/attende-domine-lent-prose.html