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Prayers

Hymns

  1. Te Deum The great thanksgiving hymn of the Latin Church — Te Deum laudamus, sung in solemn feasts since the 4th century.
  2. Veni Creator Spiritus Proper hymn of Pentecost — invocation of the Holy Spirit sung at the Church’s great celebrations.
  3. Vexilla Regis The great hymn of the Cross, composed by St Venantius Fortunatus in 569 — sung on Good Friday and the Feast of the Exaltation.
  4. Crux Fidelis The second hymn of the Cross by Venantius Fortunatus, with the Crux fidelis refrain — sung at the Adoration of the Cross on Good Friday.
  5. Veni Sancte Spiritus The Golden Sequence of Pentecost, sung at the Mass of the Day before the Gospel — attributed to Cardinal Stephen Langton.
  6. Lauda Sion Salvatorem The great sequence of Corpus Christi composed by St Thomas Aquinas — poetic synthesis of Eucharistic doctrine.
  7. Sacris Solemniis Matins hymn of Corpus Christi by St Thomas, containing the famous Panis Angelicus.
  8. O Come, All Ye Faithful The best-known hymn of the Catholic Christmas — O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant.
  9. Dies Iræ The great sequence of the funeral rites — medieval meditation on the Last Judgement attributed to Thomas of Celano.
  10. Iste Confessor Hymn of the Liturgy of the Hours for the feasts of holy confessors — sung at Vespers and Matins.