The Propers for the Mass for Pentecost include the beautiful Sequence Veni Sancte Spiritus. Sequences, once a regular part of the Church’s liturgies, now occur infrequently, being obligatory only twice a year: on Easter and Pentecost Sundays.
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Eastertide is a time of great joy in the church, and the exuberance expressed in much of the music is infectious, with motets being appended at every opportunity with catchy Alleluia refrains. The propers of the Mass are likewise peppered, and Alleluia takes over entirely after the first reading. Here, in the Graduale Romanum, the Gradual is replaced by a second Alleluia.
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