Something Beautiful for Advent and Lent: Missa Orbis Factor

Fr. Ernie Davis, a pastoral provision priest incardinated in the Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph, sends along the Missa Orbis Factor which his Anglican Use Community will be using during lent.

Beginning in the 19^th Century, Anglicans began recovering some of the ancient Masses for use in the Anglican liturgy.  Music composed by Merbecke for the 1549 Book of Common Prayer followed Archbishop Cranmer’s directive that each syllable should be sung to only one note. 

In the early 20^th Century, Charles Winifred Douglas adapted at least two of the ancient Masses for the Book of Common Prayer – Missa Marialis and Missa de Angelis. 

In the late 20^th Century, David Hurd adapted the Missa Orbis Factor for Rite II of the Book of Common Prayer.

(From "The Catholic Key Blog", http://catholickey.blogspot.com)