Music listings
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)