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n. - A short poem said or sung by a priest or minister in public worship and followed by a response from the congregation.

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  • The Hymn "Ave Maris Stella" is then sung (see No. 201) after which the following versicle and response is sung:
  • It was from this antiphonal song, this alternation of versicle and respond, that the religious drama of the Middle Ages took its rise.
  • One back in the chancel, the clerks sing more ployphonic acclamations, a versicle and a further prayer, ending with a final Benedicamus.
  • The cantor is using the tune from the Gradual at Easter Day mass: "A versicle for Easter Day, the Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord."
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