Music listings
Second Sunday of Christmas
Mass: Mass for three voices (Byrd)
Motets: Joy to the world; Gaudete (medieval)
Carols: Adeste fideles; We three kings of Orient
Postlude: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 (Bach)
Feast of the Holy Family
Mass: Missa Brevis (Palestrina)
Motets: Joy to the world; Ding dong merrily on high (arr. Wood)
Hymns: Adeste fideles; Hark the herald angels sing
Postlude: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 (Bach)
Nativity of the Lord: Mass during the Day
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)
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)