Music listings

Easter Sunday of the Lord's Resurrection

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: Surrexit Christus hodie (Scheidt, arr. O'Donnell); A Clare benediction (Rutter)

Hymns: Jesus Christ is risen today; This joyful Eastertide

Organ postlude: Prelude (Bédard)

Easter Vigil

Procession with Easter Candle: Lumen Christi (Roman Missal)

Exsultet: (Roman Missal)

Gloria: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

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

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motets: Surrexit Christus hodie (Scheidt, arr. O'Donnell); A Clare benediction (Rutter)

Hymn: This joyful Eastertide

Organ postlude: Prelude (Bédard)

Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord

During the reading of the Passion: Jerusalem, convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum (Bewerunge)

Procession with Cross: Behold the wood of the cross (Roman Missal)

Veneration of the Cross: The reproaches (O'Donnell)

Preparation of communion: Ecce quomodo (Handl)

Communion: Crux fidelis (plainchant); Psalm 41 (O'Donnell)

Mass of the Lord's Supper

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Washing of feet: Domine, tu mihi lavas pedes (plainchant); Faith, hope & love (McDonagh)

Motets: O sacrum convivium (Farrant); Deus meus adiuva me (arr. O'Donnell); O bone Jesu (Palestrina)

Procession to altar of repose: Pange lingua (plainchant)

Reposition: Tantum ergo sacramentum (Bruckner)

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion

Organ prelude: Herzlich tut mich verlangen, BWV 723 (Bach)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)

Motet: Sicut cervus (Palestrina)

Hymns: All glory, praise and honour; Glory be to Jesus; Hail redeemer king divine

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

Fifth Sunday of Lent

Organ prelude: Aria (Peeters)

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: O bone Jesu (Palestrina); Like as the hart (Howells)

Hymns: Attende Domine et miserere; Be thou my vision

Organ postlude: Fugue in B minor, BWV 544 (Bach)

Fourth Sunday of Lent

Organ prelude: Salutis humanae sator (De Klerk)

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: Glory be to Jesus; Ave verum corpus (Mozart)

Hymns: Dear Lord and father of mankind; Christ be near at either hand

Organ postlude: Prelude in B minor, BWV 544 (Bach)

Third Sunday of Lent

Organ prelude: Te lucis ante terminum (De Klerk)

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: Deus meus adiuva me (arr. O'Donnell); Like as the hart (Howells)

Hymns: Attende Domine et miserere; Be thou my vision

Organ postlude: Partita on Sei gregrüßet, Jesu gütig, BWV 768 (Bach)

Second Sunday of Lent

Organ prelude: Prelude in G, op. 105 no. 3 (Stanford)

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: O bone Jesu (Palestrina); Ave verum corpus (Mozart)

Hymns: Dear Lord and father of mankind; Christ be near at either hand

Organ postlude: Toccata in F (Buxtehude)

First Sunday of Lent

Organ prelude: Aria (Peeters)

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: O sanctissima; A Clare benediction (Rutter)

Hymns: Holy God we praise thy name; Hail redeemer king divine

Organ postlude: Choral in B minor (Franck)

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Prelude in E flat, op. 101 no. 6

Mass: Missa orbis factor (plainchant XI)

Motets: O sanctissima; O sacrum convivium (Farrant)

Hymns: The Lord's my shepherd; Christ be near at either hand

Organ postlude: Pièce héroïque (Franck)

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Cathedral Choir does not sing this morning, due to another event taking place.

St Brigid

Organ prelude: Lullaby (Ives)

Mass: Missa O quam gloriosum (Victoria); Missa cunctipotens genitor Deus (plainchant IV)

Motets: The beatitudes (Glenstal); O sacrum convivium (Farrant)

Hymns: Gabham molta Bhríde; Now thank we all our God

Organ postlude: Toccata in F (Buxtehude)

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Prelude in E flat, op. 101 no. 6 (Stanford)

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

Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); Magnificat (O'Donnell)

Hymns: Christ be beside me; The mass is ended, all go in peace

Organ postlude: Carillon de Westminster (Vierne)

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Organ prelude: Prelude in F, op. 101 no. 1 (Stanford)

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

Motets: Lead me, Lord (Wesley); O sacrum convivium (Farrant)

Hymns: Praise to the Lord; The mass is ended, all go in peace

Organ postlude: Carillon de Westminster (Vierne)

The Baptism of the Lord

Organ prelude: An Wasserflüssen Babylon (Bach)

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant)

Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); Ave verum corpus (Mozart)

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

Organ postlude: A fancy (Byrd)

Second Sunday of Christmas

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph

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

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant)

Carols: Adeste fideles; Gaudete (anon.); Torches (Joubert); Hark the herald angels sing

Organ postlude: Intrada (Ives)

The Nativity of the Lord: Mass during the Day

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

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant)

Carols: Adeste fideles; Gaudete (anon.); Oíche Nollaig (arr. O'Donnell); O men from the fields (Cooke); Hark the herald angels sing

Organ postlude: intrada (Ives)

The Nativity of the Lord: Mass during the Night

The Cathedral Choir sings Christmas carols for about 20 minutes before the mass begins.

Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant)

Carols: Adeste fideles; Silent night; Angelis ad virginem (arr. Willcocks); Oíche Nollaig (arr. O'Donnell); Hark the herald angels sing

Organ postlude: intrada (Ives)