Mass of the Lord's Supper (Holy Thursday, 2015)

Thursday, 2 April 2015

Opening Hymn	The Glory of the Cross (John Ainslie)
Kyrie	Missa Orbis Factor
Gloria	Psallite
Responsorial Psalm	The Blessing Cup (Christopher Walker)
Gospel Acclamation	Glory and Praise (mcb)
Washing of Feet	If there is this love among you (Martin Barry & Diane Murden) listen
Preparation of the Gifts	Ubi Caritas (Maurice Duruflé, 1902-1986) listen
Sanctus	Missa Orbis Factor
Memorial Acclamation B	Missal Tone: When we eat this Bread
Agnus Dei	Missa Orbis Factor & Missa super Laudate Dominum (Orlande de Lassus, 1532-1594) listen
Communion	Take and Eat (Michael Joncas)
Procession	Pange Lingua (plainchant) Stay with me (Taizé)

 

The Altar of Repose tonight was situated in the Cathedral’s Blessed Sacrament Chapel in the south transept. To the best of my knowledge this was the first time this part of the building had been used as a liturgical space in many years, but it felt highly appropriate. We used the same space over the next two days for the Office of Readings and Morning Prayer, which made for a nice connection as we watched and waited in different ways over the course of the three days.

Earlier, Bishop John had followed Pope Francis’s lead in washing women’s feet as well as men’s. It wasn’t the first time at the Cathedral – I remember it from a dozen or so years ago when Fr John Dale was Dean – and it felt for all the world like it had always been done this way.

Choral scholar Seb Marshall conducted us in the Duruflé with sensitivity and skill.

The Mass of Chrism (2015)

Thursday, 2 April 2015

 

Opening Hymn	O praise ye the Lord listen
Kyrie	Kyrie 2 from A Community Mass (Richard Proulx)
Gloria	Glory to God (Peter Jones)
Responsorial Psalm	O Lord, I will sing of your constant love (Christopher Walker)
Gospel Acclamation	Glory and Praise (mcb)
Procession of the Oils	O Redeemer (Paul Ford/mcb)
Preparation of the Gifts	Crucifixus (Antonio Lotti, 1667-1740) listen
Sanctus, Acclamation C, Amen	Missal tone in English
Agnus Dei	Holy Family Mass (John Schiavone)
Communion	Where two or three are gathered (Liam Lawton) Ave Verum Corpus (William Byrd, c.1540-1623) listen
Recessional Hymn	Now thank we all our God listen

 

The sun shone on our processions along Chapel Street, as the priests and people of the Diocese gathered for the first time under Bishop John for our annual Holy Thursday celebration. Click on the links above to hear some of the music.

Palm Sunday (Year B, 2015)

29 March 2015

 

Entrance	(i) Hosanna to the Son of David (Chris Mueller) (ii) All Glory, Laud and Honour
Psalm	Ps 21 (John Ainslie)
Gospel Acclamation	Glory and Praise (mcb)
Prayers of Intercession	Stay with us, Lord (mcb)
Preparation of the Gifts	Crucifixus (Antonio Lotti, 1667-1740)
Sanctus, Acclamation, Amen	Missa Orbis Factor
Agnus Dei	Missa Orbis Factor
Communion	(i) In Monte Oliveti (Anton Bruckner, 1824-1896) (ii) Father, if this cup (Stephen Dean)
Postcommunion	(silence)
Recessional	My song is love unknown

 

Heavy rain meant having to assemble for the blessing of palms in the north transept. (‘Liturgical North’, that is; it’s actually on the west side of the building.) It made for a splendidly reverberant acoustic for Chris Mueller’s setting of the Entrance Antiphon, and the procession around the church interior recovered from temporary gridlock when some kind souls made way to let the choir get to their seats. Later, we were conducted in the Bruckner by choral scholar Richard Platt, making his (very competent) choral conducting debut.

5th Sunday of Lent (Year B, 2015)

Sunday, 22 March 2015

 

Entrance	Praise to the holiest
Kyrie	Missa Orbis Factor
Psalm	Ps 50 (Tony Barr)
Gospel Acclamation	Glory and Praise (mcb)
Prayers of Intercession	Stay with us, Lord (mcb)
Preparation of the Gifts	Averte faciem tuam from Miserere Mei (Antonio Lotti, 1667-1740)
Sanctus, Acclamation, Amen	Missa Orbis Factor
Agnus Dei	Missa Orbis Factor
Communion	Unless a grain of wheat (Bernadette Farrell)
Postcommunion	(silence)
Recessional	Lift high the cross

 

4th Sunday of Lent (Year B, 2015)

Sunday, 15 March 2015

 

Entrance	Rejoice, the Lord is King
Kyrie	Missa Orbis Factor
Psalm	Ps 136 (Julia Rowntree)
Gospel Acclamation	Glory and Praise (mcb)
Prayers of Intercession	Stay with us, Lord (mcb)
Preparation of the Gifts	God so loved the world (John Stainer, 1840-1901)
Sanctus, Acclamation, Amen	Missa Orbis Factor
Agnus Dei	Missa Orbis Factor
Communion	O Jerusalem (David Haas)
Postcommunion	(silence)
Recessional	Praise we our God with joy

 

3rd Sunday of Lent (Year B, 2015)

Sunday, 8 March 2015

 

Entrance	When I survey the wondrous cross
Kyrie	Missa Orbis Factor
Psalm	Ps 18 (Stephen Dean)
Gospel Acclamation	Glory and Praise (mcb)
Prayers of Intercession	Stay with us, Lord (mcb)
Preparation of the Gifts	O Vos Omnes (Giovanni Croce, 1557-1609)
Sanctus, Acclamation, Amen	Missa Orbis Factor
Agnus Dei	Missa Orbis Factor
Communion	Crucem tuam (Taizé)
Postcommunion	(silence)
Recessional	Christ triumphant

 

As three years ago, the main focus of our music today, prompted by the second reading and the Gospel, was the crucified Christ.

Vincent Raymond, 1932-2015

Vincent Raymond sang with the choir from 2000 to 2013, retiring at the astonishing age of 81 in order to conserve his energies for his orchestral playing, as deputy leader of the Manchester Beethoven Orchestra. It was his second stint in the choir, the first one stretching from about 1960 to about 1980. In all, then, he served the cathedral choir for over thirty years, and was a splendid example of enthusiastic dedication. His 80th birthday celebrations were perhaps something the choir had never had before, and never will again. Requiescat in pace.