11th Sunday after Pentecost 2025
Processional Hymn: O Glorious Maid Exalted Far, 911
Recessional Hymn: Daily, Daily, Sing of Mary, 912
Kyriale: Mass XI, 740; Credo II, 772
Offertory Antiphon: Exaltabo Te, Rev. Giovanni Croce
Marian Hymn: Omni Die, Dic Mariae, Chant
The Offertory Antiphon this week is sung chorally set by Rev. Giovanni Croce. The text is from Psalm 29:2-3: I will magnify thee, O Lord, for thou hast set me up: and not made my foes to triumph over me.O Lord my God, I cried unto thee: and thou hast healed me. Croce’s sets each line of text in short sections with pairs or trios of voices that are followed soon by any remaining voices. He also makes use of the harmonic minor scale which creates a more brighter mood as the melodies rise and darker as they descend.
Rev. Giovanni Croce (c. 1558–1609) was an Italian priest and composer of the late Renaissance from Venice and contemporary of Monteverdi and Andrea Gabrieli. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1585. He was appointed to the prestigious position of maestro di cappella at the famous St. Mark’s cathedral from 1603 until his death.