Mass Settings

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Mass Settings

Mass Settings from OCP

Offering more than 60 different Mass settings, OCP has something for every assembly. Whether your church is filled with children from the parish school, multi-generational families or faithful of all ages; whether you worship in English, Spanish, Vietnamese or a combination thereof; whether you prefer chant and more traditional music or more modern and contemporary styles—OCP's variety of Mass settings ensures that you'll be able to find the right setting for your community.

Below is a comprehensive list of all the OCP Mass settings. In the Mass setting comparison table you can filter by instrumentation, language and resource by checking the boxes directly below. You can also sort the table by clicking on the column headings. For information on the specific Mass parts available or to read a full description of each Mass setting, just click on the Mass name.

At the bottom of the page you'll find the English ICEL Chant Mass, which you can download free of charge, with the kind cooperation and full approval of ICEL.

Also, don't miss out on our Mass settings blog series where Dr. Glenn Byer provides an in-depth look at the main Mass parts.

Mass Settings Comparison Table

Mass Name	Composer	Style	Voicing	Gtr	Solo Inst.	Brass	Language	Find it in:
A Christmas Mass	Paul Gibson	Traditional	SATB	(Gloria only)	(Trumpet in C, Strings – contact Customer Service)	(Gloria only)	English	Glory to God only in BB, CP4, HM, JS3, MI, UM
Belmont Mass	Christopher Walker	Chant	Unison				English	BB, HM, JS3, MI
Celtic Mass	Christopher Walker	Traditional	SATB		(Solo Instrument in C & B♭)		English	GP3
Coventry Acclamations	Paul Inwood	Traditional	Unison				English
Glastonbury Eucharistic Acclamations	Christopher Walker	Traditional	Unison optional descant				English
Gaelic Mass	Christopher Walker	Traditional	SATB Descant Cantor		(Solo Instrument I & II in C)	(Gloria only)	English	Ed. 30140073 for Brass Quartet + Timpani accompaniment
Heritage Mass	Owen Alstott	Traditional	SATB			(2 B♭ Trumpets, Gloria + Holy only )	English	BB, CP4, GP3, HM, JS3, MI, UM
Mass for Our Lady of Light	Jesse Manibusan, Remi Fonseca Bauer	Crossover	SATB				English
Mass for St. Teresa of Calcutta	Bob Fabing, SJ	Crossover	Unison				English
Mass of a Joyful Heart	Steve Angrisano, Tom Tomaszek	Contemporary	SAB				English	GP3, SS
Mass of Christ the Redeemer	Bernard Kirkpatrick	Traditional	SATB		(Bells, Harp, Timpani)	(2 B♭ Trumpets, 2 Trombones)	English
Mass of Christ the Savior / Misa Cristo Salvador	Dan Schutte	Crossover	SAB		(Solo Instrument in C & B♭)		English, Spanish, Bilingual (Eng/Span)	BB, CP4, GP3, HM, JS3, MI, UM
Mass of Freedom	Stephen Lee	Gospel Style	SAB Cantor				English
Mass of Glory	Ken Canedo, Bob Hurd	Gospel Style	SATB		(Solo Instrument in C + B♭, E♭ for Alleluia)		English	BB, CP4, GP3, HM, JS3, MI, UM
Mass of God's Promise	Dan Schutte	Crossover	SAB		(Solo Instrument in C)	(Trumpets I & II in B♭ and C)	English
Mass of Hope Eucharistic Acclamations	Bernadette Farrell	Crossover	Unison				English
Mass of New Life	Scott Soper	Crossover	SATB		(Solo Instrument in C & B♭, Timpani part)	(2 B♭ Trumpets, 2 Trombones)	English
Mass of Rebirth	John Michael Talbot	Traditional	SATB, Unison				English
Mass of Renewal	Curtis Stephan	Contemporary Crossover	SAB		(Solo Instrument in C & B♭)	(2 B♭ Trumpets, 2 Trombones)	Bilingual (Eng/Vie)	BB, CP4, CCM, GP3, HM, JS3, MI, UM
Mass of Restoration	Josh Blakesley, Grae McCullough	Contemporary	Three-part				English	CCM
Mass of Simplicity	Julie Hoy	Children's Traditional	Unison				English
Mass of Spirit and Grace	Ricky Manalo, CSP	Crossover	SATB		(Solo Instrument in C, Timpani part)		English	BB, CP4, JS3, MI
Mass of St. Frances Cabrini	Kevin Keil	Traditional Crossover	SATB		(Solo Instrument in C & B♭)		English
Mass of St. Gregory the Great	Luke Mayernik	Traditional	Unison				English
Mass of St. John	Bobby Fisher	Contemporary	SATB		(Solo Instrument in C, B♭ & E♭)		English
Mass of St. Kilian	Curtis Stephan	Contemporary	SATB			(Quartet)	English
Mass of St. Luke	Gerard Chiusano	Traditional	SATB			(Trumpets in B♭ I & II; Trombones I & II)	English
Mass of St. Mary Magdalene	Sarah Hart	Contemporary	SAB		(Solo Instrument in C & B♭)		English	BB, CCM, MI
Mass of St. Paul the Apostle	Christopher Walker	Traditional Crossover	SATB		(Solo Instrument in B♭ & C)		English	BB, MI
Mass of St. Timothy	Tom Booth, Matt Maher, Tim E. Smith	Contemporary	Unison		(Solo Instrument in C, B♭ & E♭)		English	SS
Mass of Thanks and Praise	Carey Landry	Children's	Two-part				English
Mass of the Compassionate Christ	Bob Hurd, Ken Canedo	Contemporary	SATB, Cantor				English
Mass of the Desert	Tom Booth	Contemporary	SAB		(Solo Instrument I & II in B♭, C, & E♭)		English	SS, CCM
Mass of the Goodness of the Lord	Tom Kendzia	Crossover	SATB, DSC				English
Mass of the Holy Angels	Gerard Chiusano	Traditional, Crossover	SATB		(Solo Instrument in C)	(Trumpets in B♭ I & II; Trombones I & II)	English
Mass of the Incarnate Word Eucharistic Acclamations	Bob Hurd	Crossover	SATB		(Solo Instrument in C)		English
Mass of Christ the Inner Light	Ricky Manalo, CSP	Crossover	SATB, Unison		(Solo Instrument in C I & II)		English
Mass of the Little Flower	Mark Friedman Janet Vogt	Children's	Unison Descant				English
Mass of the Most Holy Trinity	Ken Canedo	Traditional, Crossover	SATB		(Solo Instrument in C, B♭ & E♭)		English
Mass of the New Covenant	Gael Berberick, Barney Walker	Crossover	SATB		(Solo Instrument in C)		English
Mass of the Resurrection	Randall DeBruyn	Traditional	SATB, DSC				English	BB, CP4, HM, JS3, MI
Mass of the Sacred Heart	Timothy R. Smith	Contemporary Crossover	SAB		(Solo Instrument in C & Solo Instrument in B♭)		English	GP3
Misa a Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia	Carlos Manuel Santana Reyes	Latin flavored	Unison				Spanish	FYC3, FYC4
Misa Andina	Javier Leturia	Latin flavored	Unison				Spanish	FYC3, FYC4
Misa de la Aurora	Juan J. Sosa, Pbro.	Cuban	Unison				Spanish	FYC3, FYC4
Misa de la Misericordia	Christopher Walker	Latin Flavored	SAB, Unison		(2 Solo Instruments in C & 2 Solo Instruments in B♭)		Spanish
Misa del Pueblo Inmigrante	Bob Hurd	Traditional	SATB, Dsc		(Flute)		Bilingual (Eng/Span)	FYC3, FYC4, UM
Misa del Sagrado Corazón	Pedro Rubalcava	Mariachi	Three-part				Spanish	FYC4
Misa Dominicana	Various	Caribbean	Two-part				Spanish	FYC3, FYC4
Misa Juan Diego	Rufino Zaragoza, OFM	Latin flavored	Unison		(Timpani)		Spanish	FYC3
Misa Melódica	Alejandro Mejía	Latin flavored	Unison				Spanish	FYC3, FYC4
Misa Puertorriqueña	Various artists	Caribbean	Unison				Spanish	FYC3, FYC4
Misa Rosas del Tepeyac	Carlos Rosas	Mariachi	Unison				Spanish	FYC3
Misa San José	Mary Frances Reza	Latin flavored	Unison, Two-part				Spanish	FYC3, FYC4
Misa San Pablo	Jaime Cortez	Latin flavored	Unison				Spanish	FYC3
Misa Santa Cecilia/Mass of St. Cecilia	Estela García-López, Rodolfo López	Latin flavored	SATB			(Trumpet in C)	Bilingual (Eng/Span)	FYC4, UM
Misa Santa Fe	Mary Frances Reza	Latin flavored	SATB		(Solo Instrument in C & B♭)		Bilingual (Eng/Span)	BB, CP4, GP3, JS3, MI, UM
Misa Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús	Azeneth González	Contemporary	Three-part				Spanish	FYC4
Missa Magis	Christopher Willcock, SJ	Traditional	SATB		(Solo Instrument in c & B♭)		English
Missa Oecumenica	Richard Proulx	Chant	SATB				English
Missa Ubi Caritas	Bob Hurd	Chant	SATB		(Handbells, Glory to God only)		Bilingual (Eng/Lat, Spanish/Taglog/Vietnamese, Miserere Nobis only)
Nueva Misa Latinoamericana	Mauricio Centeno José Córdova	Latin flavored	SATB				Spanish	FYC3
Santa Clara Mass	Bob Hurd	Crossover	SAB		(Solo Instrument in C & B♭)		English
Wondrous Love Mass	Kevin Keil, Paul Hillebrand	Lenten/Traditional	SATB		(Oboe & Cello)		English

BB Breaking Bread
CCM Choose Christ Missal
HM Heritage Missal
MD Misal del Día
MI Today's Music Music Issue
UM Unidos en Cristo/United in Christ Music Resource
CP4 Choral Praise, Fourth Edition
FYC3 Flor y Canto Tercera Edición
FYC4 Flor y Canto Cuarta Edición
GP3 Glory & Praise, Third Edition
JS3 Journeysongs, Third Edition
SS Spirit & Song

Mass Settings Blog Series

In this infomative blog series, Dr. Glenn CJ Byer provides an in-depth look at the various sung parts of the Mass—their origin, history, liturgical usage and more.

Introductory Rite

1) Gloria in Excelsis Deo: The Glory to God
2) Kyrie Eleison: Lord, Have Mercy

Gospel Acclamation

Liturgy of the Word

1) Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia
2) Lenten Gospel Acclamation

Eucharistic Acclamation

Liturgy of the Eucharist

1) Sanctus: The Holy Holy Holy
2) The Mystery of Faith: Mysterium Fidei
3) The Doxology & Amen: The Great Amen
4) Agnus Dei: Lamb of God

International Commission on English in the Liturgy Chant Mass

With the kind cooperation and full approval of ICEL, we are pleased to offer, without charge, official recordings and sheet music for the ICEL English-language Chant Mass. IMPORTANT NOTE: When reprinting these ICEL accompaniments, please take care that the copyright lines are always shown.

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