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The Communion is the Gregorian chant
Gregorian chant

Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainsong, a form of monophony liturgy chant in Western Christianity that accompanied the celebration of Mass and other ritual services....
 sung during the distribution of the Eucharist
Eucharist (Catholic Church)

Eucharist in the Catholic Church refers to both the celebration of the Mass, that is the Eucharistic Christian liturgy, and the consecrated bread and wine which according to the faith become the body and blood of Christ....
 in the Roman Rite
Roman Rite

The liturgy of the Catholic Church of Rome is called the Roman Rite. The quite distinct term Latin Rite usually refers not to a liturgical rite but to the particular Church within the Roman Catholic Church that was sometimes referred to also as the Patriarchate of the West....
 Catholic Mass
Mass (liturgy)

The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. The term is used also of similar celebrations in Old Catholic Churches, in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of Anglicanism, and in some largely High Church Lutheranism Lutheranism regions, including the Scandinavian and Baltic states countries....
. It is one of the antiphonal chants of the Proper
Proper (liturgy)

The Proper is a part of the Christian liturgy that varies according to the date, either representing an observance within the Liturgical Year, or of a particular saint or significant event....
 of the Mass, and the final chant in the proper. It is followed by the Post-Communion.

Since it is part of the Proper of the Mass and changed according to the Mass, the most common musical settings of it are for special Masses such as Requiem Masses, where the chant has the incipit
Incipit

The incipit of a text, such as a poem, song, or book, is its first few words or opening line. In music it can also refer to the opening notes of a composition....
 Lux aeterna
Lux Aeterna (disambiguation)

Lux Aeterna can refer to the following:*The Latin term lux aeterna, which means "eternal light"*The communion for a Requiem Mass, named for its incipit....
.

The text is ordinarily from a psalm.








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The Communion is the Gregorian chant
Gregorian chant

Gregorian chant is the central tradition of Western plainsong, a form of monophony liturgy chant in Western Christianity that accompanied the celebration of Mass and other ritual services....
 sung during the distribution of the Eucharist
Eucharist (Catholic Church)

Eucharist in the Catholic Church refers to both the celebration of the Mass, that is the Eucharistic Christian liturgy, and the consecrated bread and wine which according to the faith become the body and blood of Christ....
 in the Roman Rite
Roman Rite

The liturgy of the Catholic Church of Rome is called the Roman Rite. The quite distinct term Latin Rite usually refers not to a liturgical rite but to the particular Church within the Roman Catholic Church that was sometimes referred to also as the Patriarchate of the West....
 Catholic Mass
Mass (liturgy)

The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. The term is used also of similar celebrations in Old Catholic Churches, in the Anglo-Catholic tradition of Anglicanism, and in some largely High Church Lutheranism Lutheranism regions, including the Scandinavian and Baltic states countries....
. It is one of the antiphonal chants of the Proper
Proper (liturgy)

The Proper is a part of the Christian liturgy that varies according to the date, either representing an observance within the Liturgical Year, or of a particular saint or significant event....
 of the Mass, and the final chant in the proper. It is followed by the Post-Communion.

Since it is part of the Proper of the Mass and changed according to the Mass, the most common musical settings of it are for special Masses such as Requiem Masses, where the chant has the incipit
Incipit

The incipit of a text, such as a poem, song, or book, is its first few words or opening line. In music it can also refer to the opening notes of a composition....
 Lux aeterna
Lux Aeterna (disambiguation)

Lux Aeterna can refer to the following:*The Latin term lux aeterna, which means "eternal light"*The communion for a Requiem Mass, named for its incipit....
.

The text is ordinarily from a psalm.

See also

  • Eucharist
    Eucharist

    The Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or Lord's Supper and other names, is a Christianity sacrament commemorating, by consecrating bread and wine, the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus Christ shared with his disciples before his arrest, and eventual crucifixion, when he gave them bread saying, "This is my body", and wine...