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The sanctoral clearly contains the greatest number of Masses with neo-Gregorian
chants: specifically, chants for thirty-three neo-Gregorian feasts as well as chants in fifty-
six Gregorian sanctoral Masses (Table 5-2b). The neo-Gregorian chants in the temporal
are principally located in the Masses of Lent, Holy Week, and Pentecost, as well as
Advent and the feasts of the Ascension. The neo-Gregorian chants of the ritual Masses
are found in Masses for the dead, for nuptials, and other special occasions. Table 5-3
summarizes the number Masses containing neo-Gregorian chants assigned to each of the
major categories of the gradual. Of the 240 Masses of Pa903, 150 Masses include at least
one neo-Gregorian Mass chant, i.e., approximately sixty-two percent of the total.
Table 5-3 Number of Masses in Pa903 with Neo-Gregorian Chants
Number Masses
Neo-
Pa903 Masses Gregorian Gregorian Total
Temporal 52 1
53
Sanctoral 56 33
89
Ritual
5 3
8
Total
113 37
150 (~62% of the total)
Total Masses in the Gradual
240
Of particular interest are the Masses in Pa903 that exclusively contain neo-
Gregorian chants in each of the Mass chant genres (Table 5-4). Overall, there are seven
Masses with neo-Gregorian chants in all genres, plus three additional Masses with only
one Gregorian chant in each Mass. The temporal includes the neo-Gregorian Mass for
the second Sunday of Lent; 4 the ritual Masses include a Mass for the Dead; and the
4 This Mass is further discussed in Section D below.
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