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Easter Sunday

Organ prelude: Improvisation

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: O filii et filiae (arr. O'Donnell); Most glorious Lord of life (Harris)

Hymns: Jesus Christ is risen today; Thine be the glory

Organ postlude: Intrada (Ives)

Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil

Exsultet: Roman Missal

Gloria: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Liturgy of baptism: Litany of the saints (Missal); Sicut cervus (Palestrina)

Motets: O filii et filiae (arr. O'Donnell); Most glorious Lord of life (Harris)

Hymn: Thine be the glory

Organ postlude: Intrada (Ives)

Good Friday: Commemoration of the Lord's Passion

Veneration of the Cross: Reproaches (O'Donnell)

Communion: Ecce quomodo moritur justus (Handl); Crux fidelis (plainchant); Psalm 41 (O'Donnell)

 

Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord's Supper

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: O sacrum convivium (Farrant); Deus meus adiuva me (traditional, arr. O'Donnell)

Hymn: Praise to the holiest in the height

Washing of feet: Faith, hope and love (McDonagh) / Ubi caritas (plainchant)

Procession to altar of repose: Pangle lingua gloriosi (plainchant); Tantum ergo (Bruckner)

Passion Sunday

Organ prelude: Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 727  (Bach

Mass: Mass for three voices (Byrd)

Motets: God so loved the world (Goss); Tantum ergo (Bruckner)

Hymns: All glory, praise and honour; Hail redeemer king divine

Organ postlude: Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 736 (Bach)

Fifth Sunday of Lent

Organ prelude: O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen, op. 122 no. 6 (Brahms)

Mass: Mass for three voices (Byrd)

Motets: Deus meus adiuva me (traditional, arr. O'Donnell), Ecce quomodo moritus justus (Handl)

Hymns: The king of love my shepherd is; Be thou my vision

Organ postlude: Herzlich tut mich verlangen, op. 122 no 10 (Brahms)

Fourth Sunday of Lent

Organ prelude: Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele (Brahms)

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: Hide not thou thy face (Farrant); Like as the hart (Howells)

Hymns: Praise to the holiest in the height; Christ be near at either hand

Organ postlude: Rhapsody no. 3 (Howells)

Third Sunday of Lent

Organ prelude: Récit en dialogue (De Grigny)

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); Ecce quomodo (Handl)

Hymns: Attende Domine et miserere; The mass is ended

Organ postlude: Passacaglia in C minor (Bach)

Second Sunday of Lent

Organ prelude: Vater unser (Buxtehude)

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: God so loved the world (Goss); Deus meuus adiuva me (arr. O'Donnell)

Hymns: Dear Lord and father of mankind; Lord of all hopefulness

Organ postlude: Veni creator (De Grigny)

First Sunday of Lent

Organ prelude: Verbum supernum (De Grigny)

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); Hide not thou thy face (Farrant)

Hymns: All people that on earth do dwell; The mass is ended

Organ postlude: Prelude in E minor (Bruhns)

Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Prélude sur l'Introït de l'Épiphanie (Duruflé)

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: O sacrum convivium (Farrant); Deus meuus adiuva me (arr. O'Donnell)

Hymns: Praise to the holiest in the height; Lord of all hopefulness

Organ postlude: Processional (Mathias)

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Cathedral Choir does not sing today.

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Duo (De Grigny)

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: The Beatitudes (Glenstal); Deus meus adiuva me (arr. O'Donnell)

Hymns: The Lord's my shepherd; Lord of all hopefulness

Organ postlude: Choral, from Symphony no. 2 (Vierne)

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Fugue (De Grigny)

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: Hail true body (Dykes Bower); Be still my soul (Sibelius)

Hymns: Holy God we praise thy name; O praise ye the Lord

Organ postlude: Toccata in B minor (Gigout)

The Presentation of the Lord

Organ prelude: Récit de Cromorne (De Grigny)

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria); Missa Dominator Deus (plainchant)

Motets: Canticle of Simeon (O'Donnell); Sanctus (Fauré)

Hymns: Now that the daylight fllls the sky; The mass is ended, all go in peace

Organ postlude: Veni creator Spiritus (De Grigny)

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Prelude sur l'introït d l'Éphiphanie (Duruflé)

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria)

Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); Hail true body (Dykes Bower)

Hymns: Christ is made our sure foundation; Christ be near at either hand

Organ postlude: Prelude in D minor (Stanford)

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Von Himmel hoch da komm' ich hier (Pachelbel)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: Alta Trinità beata (anon.); Sanctus (Fauré)

Hymns: All people that on earth do dwell; Now thank we all our God

Organ postlude: Choral in B minor (Franck)

The Baptism of the Lord

Organ prelude: Chant de paix (Langlais)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); Jesu rex admirabilis (Palestrina)

Hymns: Come down, O love divine; Tell out my soul the greatness of the Lord

Organ postlude: Veni creator Spiritus (Duruflé)

Second Sunday of Christmas

Organ prelude: Von Himmel hoch da komm' ich hier (Pachelbel)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: Alta Trinità beata (anon.); Magnificat (O'Donnell)

Hymns: Of the Father's heart begotten; The first nowell

Organ postlude: Toccata in B minor (Gigout)

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

Organ prelude: Von Himmel hoch da komm' ich hier (Pachelbel)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: Torches (Joubert); Oíche Nollaig (arr. O'Donnell)

Carols: Adeste fideles; The first nowell

Organ postlude: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 (Bach)