Music listings
Easter Sunday
Mass: Missa l'hora passa (Viadana)
Motets: Regina cæli (Soriano); Exsultate justi (Viadana)
Hymns: Jesus Christ is risen today; Thine be the glory
Postlude: Toccata, from Symphony V (Widor)
Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil
Exsultet: Roman Missal
Liturgy of baptism: Sicut cervus (Palestrina); Jubilate Deo (Lassus)
Offertory: Regina cæli (Soriano)
Mass: Missa l'hora passa (Viadana)
Communion: Exsultate justi (Viadana)
Postlude: Toccata, from Symphony V (Widor)
Good Friday: Celebration of the Lord's Passion
Veneration of the cross: Popule meus (Victoria); O vos omnes (Victoria); When I behold the wondrous cross
Preparation for communion: Christus factus est (Anerio)
Communion: Salvum fac populum tuum (Bruckner); Ecce quomodo (Handl); Deus meus adiuva me
Conclusion: O sacred head (Bach)
Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord's Supper
Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant)
Motets: Peccantem me quotidie (Morales); Verily I say unto you (Tallis); Ecce quomodo (Handl)
Washing of the feet: Ubi caritas (plainchant) with Faith, hope and love (McDonagh)
Procession to the Altar of Repose: Pange lingua (plainchant); Tantum ergo (Bruckner)
Passion Sunday
Mass: Mass for three voices (Byrd)
Motets: Pueri Hebræorum (Victoria); Christus factus est (Anerio)
Hymns: All glory, praise and honour; O sacred head
Postlude: Valet will ich dir geben, BWV 736 (Bach)
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Mass: Mass for three voices (Byrd)
Motets: Ecce quomodo moritur justus (Handl); Peccantem me quotidie (Morales)
Hymns: God of mercy and compassion; Jesu, saviour (Sei gegrüßet Jesu gütig)
Postlude: Partita on Sei gegrüßet Jesu gütig, BWV 768 (Bach)
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Mass: Mass for three voices (Byrd)
Motets: O bone Jesu (Palestrina); Tantum ergo (Bruckner)
Hymns: Dear Lord and father of mankind; O sacred head
Postlude: Toccata & fugue in D minor, BWV 532 (Bach)
Third Sunday of Lent
Mass: Missa dominator Deus (plainchant XV)
Motets: Peccantem me quotidie (Morales)
Hymns: The Lord's my shepherd; Love divine, all loves excelling; The mass is ended
Postlude: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (Bach)
Second Sunday of Lent
The Cathedral Choir does not sing today, due to the Solemn Novena.
First Sunday of Lent
Mass: Missa dominator Deus (plainchant XV)
Motets: Verily, verily I say unto you (Tallis); Salvum fac populum tuum (Bruckner)
Hymns: Dear Lord and father of mankind; The mass is ended
Postlude: Herzlich tut mich verlangen (Brahms)
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass: Missa dominator Deus (plainchant XV)
Motets: O bone Jesu (Palestrina); Ave verum corpus (Elgar)
Hymns: Holy God, we praise thy name; Lord of all hopefulness
Postlude: Prelude in E flat, BWV 552 (Bach)
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass: Missa brevis (O'Donnell)
Motets: Jubilate Deo (Lassus); Salvum fac populum tuum (Bruckner)
Hymns: Praise to the Lord; Hail redeemer king divine
Postlude: Choral in E major (Franck)
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass: Missa brevis (O'Donnell)
Motets: If ye love me (Tallis); Sicut cervus (Palestrina)
Hymns: All creatures of our God and king; Christ be near at either hand
Postlude: Choral in B minor (Franck)
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass: Missa brevis (O'Donnell)
Motets: Jubilate Deo (Lassus); Sicut cervus (Palestrina)
Hymns: Praise to the Lord; Hail redeemer king divine
Postlude: Prelude & fugue in A minor, BWV 543 (Bach)
The Baptism of the Lord
Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)
Motets: Lead me, Lord (Wesley); Ave verum corpus (Mozart)
Hymns: Come down O love divine; Christ be near at either hand
Postlude: Toccata, from Symphony V (Widor)
Second Sunday of Christmas
Mass: Missa de angelis (plainchant VIII)
Motets: A tender shoot (Goldschmidt); Magi viderunt stellam (Victoria)
Hymns: The first nowell; We three kings of Orient
Postlude: Prelude & fugue in D (Schmidt)
Feast of the Holy Family
Mass: St Johannes de Deo (Haydn)
Motets: Ding dong merrily on high (arr. Wood); Magi viderunt stellam (Victoria)
Carols: Adeste fideles; Hark the herald angels sing
Postlude: In dulci jubilo (Bach)
The Nativity of the Lord: Mass during the Day
Mass: Missa brevis St Joannis De Deo (Haydn)
Carols: The first nowell; O little town of Bethlehem; Ding dong merrily on high; Hark the herald angels sing
Postlude: Toccata, from Symphony V (Widor)
The Nativity of the Lord: Mass during the Night
The Cathedral Choir willl sing carols before the mass, from about 21:30.
Mass: Missa brevis St Joannis De Deo (Haydn)
Carols: The first nowell; O little town of Bethlehem; Ding dong merrily on high; Hark the herald angels sing
Motet: Magi viderunt stellam (Victoria)
Postlude: Toccata, from Symphony V (Widor)
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Mass: Missa cum jubilo (plainchant IX)
Motets: Behold a virgin bearing him (McDonagh); Zion hears the watchmen's voices (Bach)
Hymns: O come Emmanuel; Alma redemptoris mater
Postlude: Prelude & fugue in D (Schmidt)