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Nativity of the Lord: Mass in the Night

The Cathedral Choir sings carols from 21:30

Mass: Missa Brevis (Palestrina); Mass for three voices (Byrd)

Gloria: Missa de angelis (plainchant)

Carols: Adeste fideles; Silent night; Ding dong merrily on high (arr. Wood); God rest ye merry gentlemen; Hark the herald angels sing

Postlude: Prelude in D (Schmidt)

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Mass: Missa Brevis (O'Donnell)

Motets: Canite tuba (Guerrero); Zion hears the watchmen's voices (Bach)

Hymns: O come Emmanuel; Alma redemptoris

Postlude: Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele, BWV 654 (Bach)

Third Sunday of Advent

Mass: Missa Brevis (O'Donnell)

Motets: Canite tuba (Guerrero); Zion hears the watchmen's voices (Bach)

Hymns: O come Emmanuel; Alma redemptoris

Postlude: Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele, BWV 654 (Bach)

Second Sunday of Advent

This morning's mass is broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 (252 kHz)

Mass: Missa Brevis (O'Donnell)

Motets: Lead me, Lord (Wesley); Blessed be the God and Father (O'Donnell)

Hymns: Lo he comes with clouds descending; Alma redemptoris

Postlude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (Buxtehude)

First Sunday of Advent

Mass: Missa brevis (O'Donnell)

Motets: Rorate cæli desuper (Tye); Magnificat in B flat (Stanford)

Hymns: O comfort my people; Hail redeemer king divine

Postlude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599 (Bach)

Feast of Christ the King

This morning's mass is broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 (252 kHz)

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: O quam gloriosum (Victoria); Magnificat in B flat (Stanford)

Hymns: Praise my soul the king of heaven; Hail redeemer king divine

Postlude: Passacaglia &  fugue in C minor (Bach)

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: In paradisum (plainchant); Kyrie, from Missa Brevis (Palestrina)

Hymns: Dear Lord and Father of mankind; Be thou my vision

Postlude: Pastorale (Guilmant)

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

This morning's mass is broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 (long wave, 252 kHz)

Mass: Missa pro defunctis (plainchant)

Motets: I heard a voice from heaven (Goss)

Hymn: The king of love my shepherd is; Love divine, all loves excelling; God is love, his the care

Postlude: Prelude & fugue in B minor, BWV 544 (Bach)

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass: Missa pro defunctis (plainchant)

Introit: Requiem æternam (plainchant)

Motets: I heard a voice from heaven (Goss); Canticle (O'Donnell)

Hymn: Praise to the holiest in the height

Postlude: Litanies (Alain)

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass: Missa dominator Deus (plainchant)

Motets: Sicut cervus (Palestrina); Canticle (O'Donnell)

Hymns: Christ is made our sure foundation; Now thank we all our God

Postlude: Prelude in D minor, op. 105 no. 6 (Stanford)

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass: Missa dominator Deus (plainchant)

Motets: Lead me, Lord (Wesley); Juravit Dominus (Perosi)

Hymns: The king of love my shepherd is; Praise to the holiest in the height

Postlude: Prelude in D minor, op. 105 no. 6 (Stanford)

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Introit: Si iniquitates observaveris Domine (plainchant)

Mass: Missa dominator Deus (plainchant)

Motets: Sicut servus (Palestrina); Ego sum panis vivus (Palestrina)

Hymn: Faith of our fathers

Postlude: Prelude & fugue in B minor, BWV 544 (Bach)

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass: Missa Dominator Deus (plainchant)

Motet: Exultate justi in Domino (Viadana)

Hymns: Praise my soul the king of heaven; Love divine, all loves excelling; Christ be near at either hand

Postlude: Prelude & fugue in A minor, BWV 543 (Bach)

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: O quam gloriosum (Victoria); Ego sum panis vivus (Palestrina); Alleluia (Schütz)

Hymn: God is love, his the care

Postlude: Rhapsody no. 3 (Howells)

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: Ave maris stella (chant/Monteverdi); My eyes for beauty pine (Howells); Magnificat (O'Donnell)

Hymn: Praise my soul the king of heaven

Postlude: Prelude & fugue in A minor, BWV 543 (Bach)

Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); O quam gloriosum (Victoria); Alleluia (Schütz)

Hymn: God is love, his the care;

Postlude: Toccata (Mushel)

Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: Lead me, Lord (Wesley); Ave verum (Mozart); Magnificat (O'Donnell)

Hymn: Praise to the Lord

Postlude: Prelude & fugue in G, op. 37 no. 2 (Mendelssohn)

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); O sacrum convivium (Farrant)

Hymns: The king of love my shepherd is; Christ be near at either hand

Postlude: Prelude & fugue in B minor, BWV 544 (Bach)

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass: Missa dixit Maria (Hassler)

Motets: Hear the voice and prayer (Tallis); Ego sum panix vivus (Palestrina)

Hymns: All people that on earth do dwell; Praise to the holiest in the height

Postlude: Rhapsody no. 3 (Howells)

Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass: Missa dixit Maria (Hassler)

Motets: Dixit Maria (Hassler); Juravit Dominus (Perosi)

Hymns: All creatures of our God and king; God is love, his the care

Postlude: Toccata in F (Bach)