Vespers and Benediction Chants
The choir Cantica has sung the Vespers and Benediction several times already:
- September 8, 2002 at Houthulst
- May 25, 2003 in Saint Nicholas Church at Diksmuide
- February 29, 2004 in Saint Nicholas Church at Diksmuide, placed in the general Lent event of the Diksmuide deanery
- September 6, 2009 at Houthulst, on the occasion of the ten years jubilee of the choir Cantica
- September 12, 2010 at Lo
On these occasions Cantica has sung the following chants:
| Vespers |
| Deus in adiutorium |
| Antiphon Nativitas gloriosae (8) + Psalm Ps. CIX Dixit Dominus (8G) |
| Antiphon Nativitas est hodie (7) + Psalm Ps. CXII Laudate pueri (7C) |
| Antiphon Regali ex progenie (6) + Psalm Ps. CXXI Laetatus sum (6F) |
| Antiphon Cum iucunditate (7) + Psalm Ps. CXLVII Lauda Ierusalem Dominum (7C) |
| Ave maris stella |
| Antiphon Nativitas tua + Canticle Magnificat (8G) |
| Benediction |
| Adoro te devote (5) |
| Tantum ergo (3) |
Gregorian chant and Liturgy
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