What do they sing to kick off Adoration?

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At the end of Mass, Father put the monstrance up for adoration, and everybody burst into song–something in Latin. Seems to be two verses, about eight lines each, I’d say.

Does anybody know what this is and where I could find a copy online?
 
Shasta-Rose said:
At the end of Mass, Father put the monstrance up for adoration, and everybody burst into song–something in Latin. Seems to be two verses, about eight lines each, I’d say.

Does anybody know what this is and where I could find a copy online?
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Possibly:

'Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui:
Præstet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.

‘Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et iubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio.
Amen.’

Try entering ‘Tantum ergo Sacramentum YouTube’
 
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Shasta-Rose said:
At the end of Mass, Father put the monstrance up for adoration, and everybody burst into song–something in Latin. Seems to be two verses, about eight lines each, I’d say.

Does anybody know what this is and where I could find a copy online?
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Or:

'O Salutaris Hostia
Quae caeli pandis ostium:
Bella premunt hostilia,
Da robur, fer auxilium.

‘Uni trinoque Domino
Sit sempiterna gloria,
Qui vitam sine termino
Nobis donet in patria.
Amen.’

These are the two I was most familiar with. Very beautiful in plainsong, especially this one.
 
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It’s likely one of the two above. Those are the standard hymns for the beginning of exposition.
At the end of exposition, it’s traditional to sing “Holy God We Praise Thy Name”.

Most parish Missalettes have the two above hymns, in Latin and in English, right inside the back cover.
 
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It could have been any of a number of chants, to be honest. As far as I know, there is no list from which the chant or hymn must be chosen, nor any rubric mandating that anything be sung at all.

If it was in Latin, O Salutaris Hostia and Tantum ergo are the two most likely. I have also heard Panis angelicus, Pange lingua gloriosi (of which Tantum ergo forms the final two strophes) and Adoro te devote at the Exposition or Repose, as well as a myriad of hymns in the vernacular. So really, without more clues it’s difficult to say.

I’m sure the other people present would be happy to tell you if you ask them 🙂
 
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O Salutaris when the Sacrament is first exposed. Tantum Ergo just before the collect and Benediction.

“Burst into song”? More like began chanting the traditional hymn. 😉
 
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This is correct. Based on the OP description it is almost certainly O Salutoris.

BTW Tatum Ergo, sung as a collect, is actually the last two verses of Pange Lingua. But since it used independently during Benediction, calling it Tantrum Ergo seems correct.

Beautiful hyms. Such a shame so many Catholics don’t recognize them by name immediately. A result if the wholesale abandonment of Adoration and Benediction that occurred in the 70s and 80s. When I was growing up, we had holy hour every week, I knew them by heart. Literally went 15 years without hearing them sung in Church. Went to a new parish in '93 when we started sending our kids to that school, showed up for Friday morning mass on a First Friday and they had Benediction with all the school kids after mass. I remember my wife afterwards asking ng me why I had tears in my eyes. One of the happiest moments of my life.
 
My bad, I did not mean for that comment to be directed at the OP. It was a general statement, and I certainly did not make that clear. Apologies to @Shasta-Rose.
 
Pretty sure that was it. Thanks, Niblo.

Yes, found it on YouTube. That was it.
 
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No problem, Tafan.

I have come to terms with the fact that there will always be little things about Catholicism that I didn’t know and have to catch up on, and also that I probably won’t live long enough to get entirely caught up!
 
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Shasta-Rose:
At the end of Mass, Father put the monstrance up for adoration, and everybody burst into song–something in Latin. Seems to be two verses, about eight lines each, I’d say.

Does anybody know what this is and where I could find a copy online?
Click to expand...
Or:

'O Salutaris Hostia
Quae caeli pandis ostium:
Bella premunt hostilia,
Da robur, fer auxilium.

‘Uni trinoque Domino
Sit sempiterna gloria,
Qui vitam sine termino
Nobis donet in patria.
Amen.’

These are the two I was most familiar with. Very beautiful in plainsong, especially this one.
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And we have a winner folks!!!
 
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Me, too. You both reminded me of the days when our school-wide email was relatively new, and someone inevitably inquired about our “roosters of students” 🤣
 
It seems to me that Catholic parishes expect people to know the Ordinary for Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei, Creed and a lot of hymns by heart in the vernacular language and also Greek/Latin. Most parishes around here don’t use a board (except on Sundays) for the hymn/ordinary numbers or let the people know what number to sing. There is a mix of the Ordinary in vernacular and Greek/Latin and for newcomers this is very confusing. There are no missalets in the pews but everything is in the hymnbook. With a lot of Catholics from all around the world, it does help if numbers are announced as it is possible to sing in the language if you can read it and also if you know the tune. For those who are not Catholics, it helps to know what is happening during Mass. Music and singing also remain in our minds longer than spoken words.
 
Right. For the most part, our church is pretty understandable, esp. on Sun. And the weekday Mass, except for special occasions. And we have several rotating priests, who are not totally consistent with each other. So, there’s about 50 people there, and the Father is putting out the body of Christ for adoration, and it was just kind of funny. There was apparently some secret signal, and three-fourths of the others started singing in Latin. This hadn’t happened before, in the couple of years I have been there. Just, a heads-up as to what was happening would have been appreciated.

The Salutaris Hostia is a beautiful song, and I will try to join in if the occasion arises again.
 
Call me hypersensitive, but “kick off”? Hardly a sporting event…which would make the offertory “half time” at the Mass? Not trying to start an argument, just sayin’!
 
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