External Solemnity of Our Lady of the Rosary 2024
Processional hymn: O Sanctissima, 915
Recessional hymn: Immaculate Mary, 906
Kyriale: Mass IX, 731; Credo I, 776
Motet at the offertory: Omni die dic Mariae, Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki
Hymn at the communion: Te gestiéntem gáudiis, Chant
There are four hymns which were assigned for the Divine Office on the Feast of the Holy Rosary by Pope Leo XIII in 1888. Originally composed by Reverend Augustine Thomas Ricchini, OP (1695-1779) for the Dominican breviary, the subject of all four hymns are the fifteen mysteries of the Holy Rosary. The first three hymns deal with each set of Mysteries: the Joyous, the Sorrowful, and the Glorious. The fourth hymn which will be sung at Sunday’s Mass, Te gestiéntem gáudiis, is a short summary of the first three hymns. The melody for these hymns is also used for many different texts on feasts of the Blessed Virgin; one of the most famous texts being Maria Mater Gratiae.
Reverend Augustine Thomas Ricchini, OP (1695-1779) was a native of Cremona, Italy, he held several ecclesiastical offices and was a friend of Pope Benedict XIV. Father first held the office of the Secretary of the Congregation of the Index, and then was the Master of the Sacred Palace. He was also an adviser to the Master General of the Dominicans from 1759 to 1778.