Sacrament of Confirmation (EF) • “Fully Notated Confirmation Prayers”

HE FOLLOWING PRAYERS—required for Confirmation in the Extraordinary Form—have never been written out … until today!

Toward the beginning:

* *  PDF Download • Versicles & Responses (“Part 1 of 3”)

When the bishop washes his hands:

* *  PDF Download • CONFIRMA HOC DEUS (“Part 2 of 3”)

Organ Accompaniment for “Confirma Hoc Deus”

Toward the end:

* *  PDF Download • Versicles & Responses (“Part 3 of 3”)

If you look in the Saint Gregory Hymnal, Mr. Montani attempted to notate some of these chants, but he made mistakes. Specifically, Mr. Montani seems not to realize that priests can choose from several tones. In fact, when the 2nd ferial tone is chosen, the beginning (“Ostende nobis, etc.”) should probably be sung recto tono—although very few priests seem to realize this. These issues were dealt with here:

* *  Tutorial For Priests: Various Tones Fully Notated

…but I probably should have done the beginning prayers in “Ferial Tone B” recto tono. This is not “traditional,” but it seems to be the “correct” way.