St Benedict's Church

The parish has had an active musical life over the past 150 years and its current direction is heavily shaped by this history. The choir specialises in Renaissance polyphony, chant and contemporary works.

St Benedict’s Choir sings mostly on alternate Sundays at the 11am Solemn Mass and at other important feasts throughout the liturgical year. They are joined by an orchestra and/or a visiting choir each year in July to celebrate St Benedict’s Feast Day and also in November for the Feast of Christ the King.

The choir consists of approximately sixteen regular members, and it welcomes new members who are interested in celebrating the liturgy through the rich tradition of Christian chant and polyphonic music. If you would like to join the choir or book them for a wedding, please contact the parish office or email [email protected]

The choir generally sings each fortnight at the 11am Mass, alternating with one of our cantors on the other Sunday. The organ postlude is usually an improvisation on a theme of the day’s music.

MUSIC DIARY

UPCOMING

PAST

Sunday 8 September – Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 32: Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme
• Mass setting: Messa a quattro voci – Grossi
• Motet: Ave Maria – Arcadelt & Franck
• Communion Hymn: AHB 56: Amazing Grace
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 25 August – Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 10: All people that on earth do dwell
• Introit: Inclina, Domine
• Mass setting: Missa Phrygia – Dalitz
• Motet: Decus Morum (v3&5) – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 337: Your words to me are life and health
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 11 August – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 598: By Your Priestly Power
• Introit: Respice Domine
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis- Howard
• Motet: Ecce panis angelorum – Jakobs
• Communion Hymn: AHB 493: O Thou, who at thy eucharist didst pray
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 28 July – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 3: All Creatures of Our God and King
• Introit: Deus en loco sancto suo
• Mass setting: Mass for Missing Voices – Howard
• Motet: Panis Angelicus – Franck
• Communion Hymn: AHB 83: O Praise Ye the Lord!
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 14 July – Patronal Feast of St Benedict (choir joined by Coro Innominata)

• Processional Hymn: Hymn to St Benedict
• Introit: Plainchant – Gaudeamus omnes in Domino
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – A Gabrielli
• Motet: Graduale/Os Justi – Bruckner
• Communion Hymn: AHB 537 – May the mind of Christ my Saviour
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 30 June – Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 569 – In Faith and Hope and Love
• Introit: Omnes gentes plaudite manibus
• Mass setting: Missa Orbis Factor – plainchant
• Motet: Omnes gentes – Isaac
• Communion Hymn: AHB 34 – Blest be the Everlasting God
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 16 June – Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

• Processional Hymn: AHB 569 – Praise and thanksgiving
• Introit: plainchant – Exaudi Domine
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Christus Resurgens – Lassus
• Communion Hymn: AHB 586 – From many grapes and grains
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 2 June – The Feast of Corpus Christi

• Processional Hymn: AHB 592ii – Sing, my tongue, the Saviour’s glory
• Introit: plainchant – Cibavit eos ex adipe frumenti
• Mass setting: Missa in honorem Beati Ambrosi – Perosi
• Motet: Ave Verum Corpus – Byrd
• Communion Hymn: AHB 589 -Draw nigh, and take the body of our Lord
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 19 May – The Feast of Pentecost

• Processional Hymn: AHB 309 – Come Holy Ghost
• Introit: plainchant – Spiritus Domini
• Mass setting: Missa Phrygia – Dalitz (world premiere)
• Sequence: Veni Sanctus Spiritus
• Motet: Veni Creator Spiritus – Victoria
• Communion Hymn: AHB 310 – Come Down of Love Divine
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 12 May – Feast of the Ascension

• Processional Hymn: AHB 290ii – Hail the day that sees him rise
• Introit – Viri Galilaei
• Mass Setting: Palestrina – Missa Brevis
• Offertory Motet: Palestrina – Ascendens Christus
• Communion Hymn: AHB 301 – The head that once was crowned with thorns
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 28April – Fifth Sunday of Easter

• Processional Hymn: AHB 623 – Easter Glory Fills the Sky
• Introit: Cantate Domino
• Mass Setting: Mass in A minor – Casciolini
• Psalm: I will praise you Lord in the assembly of your people
• Offertory Motet: Cantate Domino – Pitoni
• Communion Hymn: AHB 102 – Song of Cosmic Praise
• Recessional: organ postlud

Sunday 14 April – Third Sunday of Easter

• Processional Hymn: AHB 622 – Through the Red Sea
• Introit: Jubilate Deo
• Mass Setting: Missa Sine Nomine – Palestrina
• Psalm: Let us sing to the Lord
• Offertory Motet: Jubilate deo – Orlando de Lassus
• Communion Hymn: AHB 281 – O Sons and Daughters  let us sing
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 31 March – Easter Sunday 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 276 – Light’s glistening morn
• Introit: Resurrexi, et adhuc te cum sum
• Mass Setting: plainchant Missa de Angelus
• Easter Sequence – Plainchant
• Offertory Motet: Confitemini Domino – Costantini
• Communion Hymn: AHB 280 – Jesus Christ is risen today
• Recessional: organ postlude

Saturday  30 March – Easter Vigil 

• Exultet: plainchant
• Psalms 103, 50, 41: various settings for choir
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Easter Alleluia & organ extemporisation
• Liturgy of Baptism: plainchant Litany of the Saints & organ improvisations
• Offertory Motet: Christo Resurgenti – Couperin
• Thanksgiving: AHB 623 – Easter glory fills the sky
• Recessional: Organ postlude

Friday 29 March – Good Friday 

• Psalm: Father I put my life in your hands – Gelineau
• The Passion of St John: Plainchant with choral settings by Victoria and Bach Passion Chorale tropes
• Veneration of the Cross: By the waters of Babylon – David Drury,
• Taedet Animam meum – Victoria
• Crux Fidelis – plainchant
• Communion Hymns: AHB 261 – Were you there? AHB 258 – When I survey the wondrous cross

Thursday 28 March – Maundy Thursday

• Processional Hymn: AHB 598 – By Your Priestly Power
• Introit: Nos autem gloriari oportet
• Kyrie & Gloria: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Washing of the feet – Hymns: AHB 591 – Where there is charity and love & AHB 453 – An upper room
• Motet: Ubi caritas et amor – Ola Gjeilo
• Sanctus & Agnus Dei: plainchant – Missa De Agelus VIII
• Communion: Tristis est anima – Martini
• Procession to Altar of Repose – English plainchant: Sing my Tongue
• During the Adoration: Tantum ergo ( 3 parts)– Garau

Sunday 24 March – Palm Sunday 

• Processional – plainchant: Hosanna filio David
• Palm Blessing – plainchant: Pueri Hebraeorum
• Entrance –  Hymn: 250 All Glory, Praise and Honour
• Gospel trope – Connolly: O Jesus Crucified
• Offertory Motet – Pueri Hebraeorum – Victoria
• Sanctus – Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Agnus Dei – Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Thanksgiving – Hymn: 264 Ride on, ride on in majesty
• Organ Recession – Organ postlude

Sunday 10 March – 3rd Sunday in Lent, Year B:

• Processional Hymn: AHB 506 – Forty days and Forty nights
• Introit: Laetare Jerusalem
• Mass setting: Missa Sine Nomine – Palestrina
• Motet: Super Flumina Nomine – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 96 – God is Love
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 25 February – 2nd Sunday in Lent, Year B:

• Processional Hymn: AHB 396 – May this Lenten discipline
• Introit: Tibi dixit cor meum
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Motet: Sicut Cervus – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 390 – How good, Lord, to be here!
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 11 February – 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B:

• Processional Hymn: AHB 28 – Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
• Introit: Esto Mihi
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Esto Mihi – Isaac
• Communion Hymn: AHB 591 – Where there is Charity and Love
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 28 January – 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B:

• Processional Hymn: AHB 310 – Come Down O Love Divine
• Introit: Laetetur Cor Quaerentium Dominum
• Mass setting: Missa Aeterna Christi Munera – Palestrina
• Motet: O Bone Jesu – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 590 – Godhead Here In Hiding
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 7 January – Feast of the Epiphany:

• Processional Hymn: AHB 239 – As with gladness men of old
• Introit: Ecce advenit dominator Dominus
• Mass setting: Mass for Missing Voices – Howard
• Motet: Crudelis Herodes – Ravanello
• Communion Hymn: AHB 234 – Brightest and Best
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Monday 25 December – Christmas Day (10am)

• Processional Hymn: AHB 235 – Angels from the realms of glory
• Introit: Puer natus est nobis
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Motet: Myn Liking – Terry
• Communion Carol: AHB 240  – O Little Town of Bethlehem
• Recessional Carol: AHB 227 – Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Sunday 24 December – Midnight Mass (11pm)

• Processional Hymn: AHB 237 – Once in Royal David’s City
• Introit: Dominus Dixit ad me
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Motet: Sussex Carol – arr. Vaughan Williams
• Communion Carol: AHB 228 – O Come all ye Faithful
• Post-Communion Carol: Carol of the Bells – Leontovich
• Recessional Carol: AHB 226 – Joy to the World

Sunday 17 December – 3rd Sunday of Advent, Year B

• Processional Hymn: AHB 147ii – Rejoice, the Lord is King
• Introit: Gaudete in Domino semper
• Mass setting: Plainchant – Missa Stelliferi Conditor Orbis
• Motet: Rejoice in the Lord Alway – Purcell
• Communion Hymn: AHB 199 – On Jordan’s Bank
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 3 December – 1st Sunday of Advent, Year B

• Processional Hymn: AHB 193 – O come, O come Emmanuel
• Introit: Ad te levavi animam meam
• Mass setting: Mass for Missing Voices – Howard
• Motet: Conditor alme siderum – Anon 14th Cent.
• Communion Hymn: AHB 211 – Come O Jesus, come O Lord
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 26 November – Feast of Christ the King, Year A

• Processional Hymn: AHB 147ii – Rejoice, the Lord is King
• Introit: Dignus est Agnus
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Motet: O Rex Gloriae – Marenzio
• Communion Hymn: AHB 188 – Hail Redeemer, King Divine
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 19 November – Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 501 – Father, I know that all my life
• Introit: Decit Dominus – plainchant
• Mass setting: Missa Sine Nomine – Palestrina
• Motet: Domine Quinque Talenta – Gallus
• Communion Hymn: AHB 352 – Blessed Jesus, at your word
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 5 November – Thirty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 569 – Praise and thanksgiving, Father, we offer
• Introit: Ne derilinquas me – plainchant
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem – Mason
• Communion Hymn: AHB 568 – What does the Lord require?
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 22 October – Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 14 – Now thank we all our God
• Mass setting: Messa a quattro voci – Grossi
• Motet: Cantate Domino – D’Indy
• Communion Hymn: AHB 102 – Song of cosmic praise
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 8 October – Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 344 – Christ is our cornerstone
• Mass setting: Missa in honorem beati Ambrosii – Perosi
• Motet: Confitemini Domino – Costantini
• Communion Hymn: AHB 416i – Father, we give you thanks
• Recessional: organ postlud

Sunday 24 September – Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 582 – Father, we praise you
• Introit: Salus populi ego sum
• Mass setting: Missa de Angelus – plainchant
• Motet: It is good to trust in the Lord – Berthier
• Communion Hymn: AHB 397 – Seek, O seek the Lord
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 10 September – Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 93 – God is love
• Mass setting: Mass for Missing Voices – Howard
• Motet: A New Commandment – Mundy
• Communion Hymn: AHB 554 – The law of Christ alone can make us free
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 27 August – Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

Sunday 13 August – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 555 – In faith and hope and love
• Introit: Respice, Domine
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Domine, Salva Nos – Calvisius
• Communion Hymn: AHB 54 – God moves in a mysterious way
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 30 July – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 67 – O Worship the King
• Introit: Deus en loco sancto suo
• Mass setting: Messa de Quattro Voci – Grossi
• Motet: Exaltabo Te – Casali
• Communion Hymn: AHB 562ii – All who love and serve your city
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 16 July – Patronal Feast of St Benedict (choir joined by Coro Innominata)

• Processional Hymn: Hymn to St Benedict
• Introit: Plainchant – Gaudeamus omnes in Domino
• Mass setting: Missa O Quam Gloriosum – Victoria
• Motet: Graduale/Os Justi – Bruckner
• Communion Hymn: AHB 537 – May the mind of Christ my Saviour
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 2 July – Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 569 – Praise and thanksgiving
• Introit: Omnes gentes plaudite manibus
• Mass setting: Missa Orbis Factor – plainchant
• Motet: If Ye Love Me – Tallis
• Communion Hymn: AHB 510 – Father hear the prayer we offer
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 18 June – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr A

• Processional Hymn: AHB 92 – God has Spoken by His Prophets
• Introit: plainchant – Exaudi Dominie, voce meam
• Mass setting: Missa Stelliferi Conditor Orbis – plainchant
• Motet: Diligite Inimicos – Pierre de la Rue
• Communion Hymn: AHB 16 – The Lord’s my Shepherd
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 4 June – The Feast of Holy Trinity

• Processional Hymn: AHB 86 – Holy God, we praise thy name
• Introit: plainchant – Benedicta sit Sancta Trinitas
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Casciolini
• Motet: O Lux Beata Trinitas – Victoria
• Communion Hymn: AHB 65 – Holy, Holy, Holy
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 28 May – The Feast of Pentecost

• Processional Hymn: AHB 309 – Come Holy Ghost
• Introit: plainchant – Spiritus Domini
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Veni Creator Spiritus – Ravanello
• Communion Hymn: AHB 310 – Come Down of Love Divine
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 7 May – Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 343ii – Christ is made the sure foundation
• Introit: Cantate Domino
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Casciolini
• Motet: Cantate Domino – Pitoni
• Communion Hymn: AHB 287 – The strife is o’er
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 9 April – Easter Sunday 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 276 – Light’s glistening morn
• Introit: Resurrexi, et adhuc te cum sum
• Mass Setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Easter Sequence – Plainchant
• Offertory Motet: Confitemini Domino – Costantini
• Communion Hymn: AHB 280 – Jesus Christ is risen today
• Recessional: organ postlude

Saturday  8 April – Easter Vigil 

• Exultet: plainchant
• Psalms 103, 50, 41: various settings for choir
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Easter Alleluia & organ extemporisation
• Liturgy of Baptism: plainchant Litany of the Saints & organ improvisations
• Offertory Motet: Christo Resurgenti – Couperin
• Thanksgiving: AHB 623 – Easter glory fills the sky
• Recessional: Organ postlude

Friday 7 April – Good Friday 

• Psalm: Father I put my life in your hands – Gelineau
• The Passion of St John: Plainchant with choral settings by Victoria and Bach Passion Chorale tropes
• Veneration of the Cross: plainchant – The royal banners fly;  Christus Factus Est – Asola; Stabat Mater – Tartini; plainchant – Crucem tuam
• Communion Hymns: AHB 261 – Were you there? AHB 258 – When I survey the wondrous cross

Thursday 6 April – Maundy Thursday

• Processional Hymn: AHB 598 – By Your Priestly Power
• Introit: Nos autem gloriari oportet
• Kyrie & Gloria: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Washing of the feet – Hymns: AHB 591 – Where there is charity and love & AHB 453 – An upper room
• Motet: Ubi caritas et amor – Dalitz
• Sanctus & Agnus Dei: plainchant – Missa Orbis Factor
• Communion: Tristis est anima – Martini
• Procession to Altar of Repose – English plainchant: Sing my Tongue
• During the Adoration: Tantum ergo – Garau

Sunday 2 April – Palm Sunday

• Processional – plainchant: Hosanna filio David
• Palm Blessing – plainchant: Pueri Hebraeorum
• Entrance hymn: AHB 250 – All Glory, Praise and Honour
• Responsorio: plainchant – Ingrediente Domino
• Gospel trope: O Jesus Crucified – Connolly
• Offertory Motet: Improperium – André
• Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Thanksgiving hymn: AHB 264 Ride on, ride on in majesty
• Organ Recession: Organ postlude

Sunday 19 March – Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year A

• Processional Hymn: AHB 396 – May this Lenten discipline
• Introit: Laetare Jerusalem
• Mass setting: Messa a quattro voci – Grossi
• Motet: Laetare Jerusalem – Rota
• Communion Hymn: AHB 16 – The Lord’s my shepherd
• Recessional: Organ postlude

Sunday 5 March – Second Sunday in Lent, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 390 – How good, Lord to be here
• Introit: Tibi dixit cor meum
• Mass setting: Mass for Missing Voices – Howard
• Motet: Confitemini Domine – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 352 – Blessed Jesus, at your word
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 18 February – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 567 – Father, Lord of all creation
• Introit: Domine, in tua misericordia
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Motet: Diligete inimicos – Pierre de la Rue
• Communion Hymn: AHB 401 – This is my will
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 5 February – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 179 – Christ is the world’s true light
• Introit: Venite, adoremus Deum
• Mass setting: Mass for Four Voices – Byrd
• Motet: O Nata Lux – Tallis
• Communion Hymn: AHB 568 – What does the Lord require?
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 29 January – Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 3 – All creatures of our God and King
• Introit: Laetatur cor
• Mass setting: Missa Prima Domenicalis – Viadana
• Motet: Blessed is the man – Steggall
• Communion Hymn: AHB 376 – Blest are the pure in heart
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 8 January – Feast of the Epiphany:

• Processional Hymn: AHB 239 – As with gladness men of old
• Introit: Ecce advenit dominator Dominus
• Mass setting: Missa Tribus Vocibus – Dalitz
• Motet: Crudelis Herodes – Ravanello
• Communion Hymn: AHB 221 – The first nowell
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

2022

Sunday 25 December – Christmas Day (10am)

• Processional Hymn: AHB 238 – Good christians all rejoice
• Introit: Puer natus est nobis
• Mass setting: Missa de Angelus – plainchant
• Offertory Carol: AHB 240  – O Little Town of Bethlehem
• Communion Carol: AHB 235 – Angels from the realms of glory
• Recessional Carol: AHB 227 – Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Saturday 24 December – Midnight Mass (11pm)

• Processional Hymn: AHB 237 – Once in Royal David’s City
• Introit: Dominus Dixit ad me
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Motet: O Magnum Mysterium – Victoria
• Communion Carol: AHB 228 – O Come all ye Faithful
• Post-Communion Carol: Carol of the Bells – Leontovich
• Recessional Carol: AHB 226 – Joy to the World

Sunday 3 December – Second Sunday in Advent, Year A

• Processional Hymn: AHB 199i – On Jordan’s Bank
• Introit: Populus Sion
• Mass setting: Messa a quattro voci – Grossi
• Motet: Jerusalem Surge – Martini
• Communion Hymn: AHB 211 – Come, O Jesu
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 27 November – First Sunday of Advent, Year A

• Processional Hymn: AHB 193 – O Come, O Come Emmanuel
• Introit: Ad te levavi – Johann Fux
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Motet: Dominus dabit benignitatem  – Johann Fux
• Communion Hymn: AHB 195 – Wake, awake, for night is Flying!
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 20 November – Feast of Christ the King, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 163 – Crown Him with many crowns
• Introit: Dignus est Agnus
• Mass setting: Missa Aeterna Christi Munera – Palestrina
• Motet: O Rex Gloriae – Marenzio
• Communion Hymn: AHB 147ii – Rejoice, the Lord is King
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 6 November – Thirty Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C

• Introit: Plainchant – Intret oratio mea
• Processional Hymn: AHB 7 – Praise to the living Lord
• Mass setting:  Requiem a4 (excerpts with ordinary text) – Victoria
• Motet: God so loved the world – Stainer
• Communion Hymn: AHB 370 – Let saints on earth in concert sing
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 23 October – Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr C

• Introit: Plainchant – Laetatur cor
• Processional Hymn: AHB 28 – Praise to the Lord
• Mass setting: Mass in a minor – Casciolini
• Motet: Domine vivifica me – Lassus
• Communion Hymn: AHB 455 – Be Thou my vision
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 9 October – Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr C

• Introit: Plainchant – Si iniquitates observavaris Domine
• Processional Hymn: AHB 552 – Have faith in God, my heart
• Mass setting: Mass for Four Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Recordare mei – Quick
• Communion Hymn: AHB 25 – Sing praise and thanksgiving
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 25 September – Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr C

• Introit: Plainchant – Omnia quae fecisti nobis
• Processional Hymn: AHB 158ii – How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
• Mass setting: Missa Sine Nomine – Palestrina
• Motet: Super flumina Babylonis – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 391ii – In Christ there is no east or west
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 11 September – Twenty Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr C

• Introit: Plainchant – Da pacem, Domine
• Processional Hymn: AHB 564 – Forgive our sins as we forgive
• Mass setting: Missa Aeterna Christi Munera – Palestrina
• Motet: Pater peccavi – Manchicourt
• Communion Hymn: AHB 519 – Dear Lord and Father of mankind
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 28 August – Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr C

• Introit: Plainchant – Miserere mihi Domine
• Processional Hymn: AHB 93 – God is love, let heaven adore him
• Mass setting: Mass in honour of St Angela – Rene Brecker
• Motet: Cantate Domino – Pitoni
• Communion Hymn: AHB 568 – What does the Lord require?
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 14 August – Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr C

• Introit: Plainchant – Protector Noster
• Processional Hymn: AHB 66 – God is love, his mercy brightens all the path
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Casciolini (with plainchant Gloria)
• Motet: Primum Quaerite – Isaac
• Communion Hymn: AHB 18 – I waited for the Lord my God
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 31 July – Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr C

• Introit: Plainchant – Sitientes venite ad aquas
• Processional Hymn: AHB 376 – Blest are the pure in heart
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Benedicam Dominum- Cima
• Communion Hymn: AHB 116 – How deep the riches of our God
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 17 July – Patronal Feast of St Benedict (together with guest choir, Coro Innominata)

• Introit: Plainchant – Gaudeamus omnes in Domino
• Processional Hymn: Hymn to Saint Benedict
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – A Gabrieli
• Motet: O Quam Gloriosum – Victoria
• Communion Hymn: AHB 537 – May the mind of Christ my Saviour
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 19 June – The Feast of Corpus Christi

• Processional Hymn: AHB 592 – Sing, my tongue, the Saviour’s glory
• Introit: plainchant – Cibavit eos ex adipe frumenti
• Mass setting: Missa Tribus Vocibus – Dalitz
• Motet: Ego sum pants vivus – Costantini
• Communion Hymn: AHB 590 – Godhead here in hiding
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 5 June – The Feast of Pentecost

• Processional Hymn: AHB 328 – Filled with the Spirit’s power
• Introit: plainchant – Spiritus Domini
• Mass setting: Mass in a minor – Casciolini
• Motet: Veni Creator Spiritus – Victoria
• Communion Hymn: AHB 310 – Come Down of Love Divine
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 29 May – Feast of the Ascension

• Processional Hymn: AHB 293 – God is gone up on high
• Introit – Viri Galilaei
• Mass Setting: Palestrina – Missa Brevis
• Offertory Motet: Palestrina – Ascendens Christus
• Communion Hymn: AHB 292 – Our Lord is risen from the dead
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 15 May – Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year C (Commemoration Mass for Fr John Neill OP – Past Parish Priest)

• Processional Hymn: AHB 303: Thine be the glory
• Introit – Cantate Domino
• Mass setting: Missa O Quam Gloriosum – Victoria
• Offertory Motet: A New Commandment – Tallis
• Communion Hymn: AHB 175: O Son of Man
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 1 May – Third Sunday of Easter, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 278: Come you faithful, raise the strain
• Introit – Jubilate Deo omnia terra, alleluia.
• Mass setting: Missa Aeterna Christi Munera – Palestrina
• Offertory Motet: O Bone Jesu – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 183: Lord of the Dance
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 17 April – Easter Sunday 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 276 – Light’s glistening morn
• Introit: Resurrexi, et adhuc te cum sum
• Mass Setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Easter Sequence – Plainchant with Notre Dame, Paris setting
• Offertory Motet: Confitemini Domino – Costantini
• Communion Hymn: AHB 280 – Jesus Christ is risen today
• Recessional: organ postlude

Saturday 16 April – Easter Vigil 

• Exultet: plainchant
• Psalms 103, 50, 41: various settings for choir
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Easter Alleluia & organ extemporisation
• Liturgy of Baptism: plainchant Litany of the Saints & organ improvisations
• Offertory Hymn: AHB 306 – By Your kingly power
• Thanksgiving: AHB 623 – Easter glory fills the sky
• Recessional: Organ postlude

Friday 15 April – Good Friday 

• Psalm: Father I put my life in your hands – Gelineau
• The Passion of St John: Plainchant with choral settings by Victoria and Bach Passion Chorale tropes
• Veneration of the Cross: AHB 258 – When I survey the wondrous cross; plainchant – The royal banners fly; Anerio – Christus Factus Est; plainchant – Crucem tuam;
• Communion Hymn: AHB 261 – Were you there?
• Communion Motet: Byrd – Ave Verum Corpus

Thursday 14 April – Maundy Thursday

• Processional Hymn: AHB 598 – By Your Priestly Power
• Mass Setting: Missa Orbis Factor – plainchant
• Washing of the feet – Hymns: AHB 591 – Where there is charity and love & AHB 453 – An upper room
• Offertory: Ubi caritas et amor – Gjeilo
• Communion: Tristis est anima – Martini
• Procession to Altar of Repose – English plainchant: Sing my Tongue
• During the Adoration: Tantum ergo – Sévérac

Sunday 10 April – Palm Sunday

• Processional – plainchant: Hosanna filio David
• Palm Blessing – plainchant: Pueri Hebraeorum
• Entrance hymn: AHB 250 – All Glory, Praise and Honour
• Gospel trope: O Jesus Crucified – Connolly
• Offertory Motet: Improperium Exspectavit – Ravanello
• Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Missa Prima Domenicalis – Viadana
• Thanksgiving hymn: AHB 264 Ride on, ride on in majesty
• Organ Recession: Organ postlude

Sunday 27 March – Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year C 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 111 – Sing, all creation
• Introit – Laetare Jerusalem
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Casciolini
• Offertory Motet: Rorate Coeli – Titsek
• Communion Hymn: AHB 72ii: Souls of men, why do you scatter
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 13 March – Second Sunday in Lent, Year C 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 390 – How good, Lord, to be here!
• Introit – Tibi dixit cor meum
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Casciolini
• Offertory Motet: Confitemini Domino – Costantini
• Communion Hymn: AHB 168 – Immortal love for ever full
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 27 February – Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 27 – Sing praise to God
• Introit – Factus est Dominus
• Mass setting: Mass in a minor – Casciolini
• Offertory Motet: Cantabo Domino – Gargario
• Communion Hymn: AHB 352 – Blessed Jesus, at your word
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 13 February – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Yr C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 465ii – All my hope on God is founded
• Introit: plainchant – Esto mihi in Deum protectorat
• Mass setting: Missa Tribus Vocibus – Dalitz
• Motet: Isto mihi – Isaac
• Communion Hymn: AHB 376 – Blest are the pure in heart
• Recessional: organ postlud:e

2021

Saturday 25 December – Christmas Day 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 238 – Good christians all rejoice
• Introit: Puer natus est nobis
• Mass setting: Missa de Angelus – plainchant
• Offertory Carol: AHB 242 – Away in a manger
• Communion Carol: AHB 235 – Angels from the realms of glory
• Recessional Carol: AHB 227 – Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Friday 24 December – Midnight Mass 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 228 – O Come all ye Faithful
• Introit: Dominus Dixit ad me
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Motet: O Magnum Mysterium – Victoria
• Communion Carol: AHB 240  – O Little Town of Bethlehem
• Recessional Carol: AHB 226 – Joy to the World

Sunday 19 December – Fourth Sunday in Advent, Year C 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 617 – Immaculate Mary, we praise God in you
• Introit – Rorate caeli
• Mass setting: Mass for Missing Voices – Howard
• Offertory Motet: Ave Maria – Arcadelt
• Communion Hymn: AHB 195 – Sleepers, wake!
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 5 December – Second Sunday in Advent, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 199i – On Jordan’s Bank
• Introit: Populus Sion
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis  – Casciolini
• Motet: Jerusalem Surge – Martini
• Communion Hymn: AHB 200 – Come, thou long-expected Jesus

Sunday 21 November – Feast of Christ the King, Year B

• Introit: Dignus est Agnus, qui occisus est
• Processional Hymn: AHB 163 – Crown him with many crowns
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Jesu, Rex Admirabilis – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 188 – Hail Redeemer, King divine
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 7 November – Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

• Processional Hymn: AHB 44i – I’ll praise my maker while I’ve breath
• Mass setting: Missa Tribus Vocibus – Dalitz
• Motet: Confitemini Domino – Costantini
• Communion Hymn: AHB 48 – Be still, my soul
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 24 October – Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

• Processional Hymn: AHB 42 – From all who dwell below the skies
• Mass setting: Missa de Orbis Factor – plainchant
• Motet: Cantabo Domino – Gargario
• Communion Hymn: AHB 455 – Be thou my vision
• Recessional: organ postlude

Due to COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions in NSW, the church was closed and the choir could not perform between mid June and late October, 2021.

Sunday 13 June – Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

• Processional Hymn: AHB 569 – Praise and thanksgiving
• Introit: plainchant – Exaudi Domine
• Mass setting: Missa O quam gloriosum – Victoria
• Motet: Unam Petti – Aniero (choir setting)
• Communion Hymn: AHB 586 – From many grapes and grains
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 30 May – The Feast of The Holy Trinity

• Processional Hymn: AHB 92 – God has spoken by his prophets
• Introit: plainchant – Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Tres Sunt – Victoria
• Communion Hymn: AHB 86 – Holy God, we praise thy name
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 23 May – The Feast of Pentecost

• Processional Hymn: AHB 309 – Come Holy Ghost
• Introit: plainchant – Spiritus Domini
• Mass setting: Mass in a minor – Casciolini
• Motet: Veni Creator Spiritus – Victoria
• Communion Hymn: AHB 310 – Come Down of Love Divine
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 2 May – Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 14 – Now thank we all our God
• Introit: plainchant – Cantate Domino canticum novum
• Mass setting: Mass for Four Voices – Byrd
• Motet: I give you a new commandment – Tallis
• Communion Hymn: AHB 102 – Song of cosmic praise
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 25 April – Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year B (ANZAC Day)

• Processional Hymn: AHB 503 (526ii) – O brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother
• Introit: plainchant – Jubilate Deo, omnis terra
• Mass setting: Missa Tribus Vocibus – Dalitz
• Motet: Love is come again – Trad.
• Communion Hymn: AHB 16 – The Lord’s my shepherd
• ANZAC Remembrance: For the Fallen – Quesnel, The Last Post & Revelle
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 18 April – Third Sunday of Easter, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 279 – Ye choirs of new Jerusalem
• Introit: plainchant – Jubilate Deo, omnis terra
• Mass setting: Missa Aeterna Christi Munera – Palestrina
• Motet: Cantate Domino – Hassler
• Communion Hymn: AHB 278: Come, you faithful, raise the strain
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 3 January – Feast of the Epiphany:

• Introit: Ecce advenit dominator Dominus
• Mass setting: Mass of Our Lady Help of Christians – Connolly
• Motet: Crudelis Herodes – Ravanello
• Communion Hymn: As With Gladness
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

2020:

Thursday 24 December – Midnight Mass (NSW Covid-19 rules prohibit congregational singing – sorry!)

• Introit: Dominus Dixit ad me & AHB 228 – O Come all ye Faithful
• Mass setting: Mass for Missing Voices – Howard (with Christmas Gloria)
• Motet: Carol of the Bells – Leontovich
• Communion Carol: Silent Night
• Recessional Carol: Joy to the World

Friday 25 December – Christmas Day (NSW Covid-19 rules prohibit congregational singing – sorry!)

• Introit: Puer natus est nobis & AHB 238 – In Dulci Jubilo
• Mass setting: Mass for Missing Voices – Howard (with Christmas Gloria)
• Offertory Carol: What Child is this? – trad.
• Communion Carol: AHB 237 – Once in Royal David’s City
• Recessional Carol: AHB 227 – Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Sunday 13 December – Third Sunday in Advent, Year B – Gaudete!

• Introit: Gaudete in Domino semper
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd arr. Moore
• Motet: Rejoice in the Lord Alway – Anon.
• Communion Hymn: AHB 193 – O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Sunday 6 December – Second Sunday in Advent, Year B

• Introit: Populus Sion
• Mass setting: Mass for Missing Voices – Howard
• Motet: Veni redemptor genitum – Dalitz
• Communion Hymn: AHB 199i – On Jordan’s Bank

The choir was in recess for most of 2020 (from Lent in 2020 until Lent in 2021) due to COVID-19 restrictions on communal singing.

Sunday 12 July – Patronal Feast of St Benedict * a semi-chorus was formed for this one-off occasion. A recording of the Mass can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_StABJGebl4

• Introit: Plainchant – Gaudeamus omnes in Domino
• Mass setting: Missa Prima Domenicalis – Viadana
• Motet: Locus Iste – Bruckner
• Communion Hymn: Hymn to Saint Benedict
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 22 March – Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year A  

• Processional Hymn: AHB 504 – In heavenly love abiding
• Mass setting: Mass for Missing Voices – Howard
• Motet: Super Flumina – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 61 – Lord, your almighty word
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 8 March – Second Sunday in Lent, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 390 – How good, Lord, to be here
• Mass setting: Requiem a4 (excerpts with ordinary text) – Victoria
• Motet: Ad Preces Nostras Deitatis Aures – Victoria
• Communion Hymn: AHB 352 – Blessed Jesus, at your word
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 23 February – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 567 – Father, Lord of all creation
• Mass setting: Notre Dame Mass – Connolly
• Motet: Diligete inimicos – Pierre de la Rue
• Communion Hymn: AHB 401 – This is my will
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 9 February – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 179 – Christ is the world’s true light
• Mass setting: Missa O Magnum Mysterium – Victoria
• Motet: A New Commandment – Tallis
• Communion Hymn: AHB 568 – What does the Lord require?
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 2 February – Candlemas/Presentation of the Lord, Year A 

• Candlemas processional chants and psalms
• Processional Hymn: AHB 412 – Awake! Awake!
• Mass setting: Missa Aeterna Munera – Palestrina
• Motet: Nunc Dimittis -Victoria
• Communion Hymn: AHB 493 – I was overjoyed!
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 19 January – Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 423 – God, you are clothed with light
• Mass setting: Missa Orbis Factor – plainchant
• Motet: Confitemini Domino -Costantini
• Communion Hymn: AHB 513 – Eternal ruler of the ceaseless round
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 5 January – The Feast of the Epiphany, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 239 – As with gladness men of old
• Mass setting: Missa Tribus Vocibus – Dalitz
• Motet: Crudelis Herodes -Ravenollo with alternate plainchant verses
• Communion Hymn: AHB 218 – Unto us a boy is born
• Recessional: organ postlude

2019:

Tuesday 24 December – Midnight Mass

• Processional Hymn: AHB 237 – Once in Royal David’s city
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – A Gabrieli
• Offertory Hymn: AHB 240 – O little town of Bethlehem
• Credo: plainchant (with polyphonic sections – Victoria)
• Communion Hymn: AHB 236 – Silent night, holy night
• Communion Motet: O magnum mysterium – Victoria
• Recessional Hymn: AHB 224 – Joy to the world

Wednesday 25 December – Christmas Day

• Processional Hymn: AHB 228 – O Come, all ye faithful
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Motet: Myn Lyking – Terry
• Communion Hymn: AHB 233 – God rest you merry gentlemen
• Recessional: AHB 227: Hark the herald angels sing

Sunday 8 December – Second Sunday in Advent, Year A

• Processional Hymn: AHB 199i – On Jordan’s Bank
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Jesus Christ the Apple Tree – Poston
• Communion Hymn: AHB 211 – Come, O Jesus

Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 24 November – Feast of Christ the King, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 163 – Crown Him with many crowns
• Mass setting: Mass for Five Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Rex Christe Omnes – Praetorius
• Communion Hymn: AHB 147ii – Rejoice, the Lord is King
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 10 November – Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 7 – Praise to the living God
• Mass setting: Missa Sine Nomine – Palestrina
• Motet: Exultabo Te – Casali
• Communion Hymn: AHB 568 – What does the Lord require?
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 27 October – Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 28 – Praise to the Lord
• Mass setting: Missa de Orbis Factor – plainchant
• Motet: Sicut Cervus – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 455 – Be thou my vision
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 20 October – Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 4 – Father most holy, merciful and tender
• Mass setting: Mass for Byrd voices – Byrd
• Motet: Hear my prayer – Tompkins
• Communion Hymn: AHB 397 – Seek, O seek the Lord
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 6 October – Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C (including a belated celebration of the Feast of St Francis of Assisi)

• Processional Hymn: AHB 3 – All creatures of our God and King
• Mass setting: Missa Tribus Vocibus – Dalitz
• Motet: Adoramus Te Christe – Quesnel
• Communion Hymn: AHB 102 – Song of cosmic praise
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 22 September – Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 111 – Sing all creation
• Mass setting: Mass for Missing Voices – Howard
• Motet: Justi Tulerunt Spolia – Lassus
• Communion Hymn: AHB 568 – What does the Lord require?
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 8 September – Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 46 – O God our help
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Justus es Domine – Isaac
• Communion Hymn: AHB 496 – Take up your cross
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 25 August – Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 111 – Sing all creation
• Mass setting: Missa Tribus Vocibus – Dalitz
• Motet: Cantate Domino – Lassus
• Communion Hymn: AHB 562ii – All who love and serve your city
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 11 August – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 474 – Ye servants of the Lord
• Mass setting: Missa Sine Nomine – Palestrina
• Motet: Sicut Cervus – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 552 – Have faith in God, my heart
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 28 July – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 129 – King of Glory, King of Peace
• Mass setting: Missa O Quam Gloriosum – Victoria
• Motet: Exultabo te, Domini – A Scarlatti
• Communion Hymn: AHB 564 – Forgive our sins as we forgive
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 14 July – Patronal Feast of St Benedict (together with guest choir, Coro Innominata)

• Introit: Plainchant – Gaudeamus omnes in Domino
• Processional Hymn: Hymn to Saint Benedict
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – A Gabrieli
• Motet: Deus noster refugium – A Gabrieli
• Communion Hymn: AHB 537 – May the mind of Christ my Saviour
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 23 June – Corpus Christi/Body & Blood of Christ

• Processional Hymn – AHB 439 – Hallelujah! Sing to Jesus
• Mass setting: Mass for 3 Voices – Byrd
• Motet – Ego Sum Panis Vivus  – Byrd
• Communion Hymn – AHB 443 – O thou, who at thy eucharist didst pray
• Procession for Corpus Christi & Benediction

Sunday 9 June – Pentecost Sunday

• Processional Hymn – AHB 309 – Come, Holy Ghost, Creator come
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – A Gabrieli
• Motet – Veni Creator Spiritus – Victoria
• Communion Hymn – AHB 310 – Come down O Love Divine
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

Sunday 2 June – Feast of the Ascension

• Processional Hymn: AHB 293 – God is gone up on high
• Mass Setting: Palestrina – Missa Aeterna Christi Munera
• Offertory Motet: Palestrina – Ascendens Christus
• Communion Hymn: AHB 292 – Our Lord is risen from the dead
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 19 May – Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year C 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 93 – God is love
• Mass setting: Missa Tribus Vocibus – Dalitz
• Motet: I give you a new commandment – Dalitz
• Motet: A new commandment – Tallis
• Communion Hymn: AHB 554 – The law of Christ alone
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 5 May – Third Sunday of Easter, Year C 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 303 – Thine be the glory
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Confitemini Domino – Costantini
• Communion Hymn: AHB 623 – Easter Glory fills the sky
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 21 April – Easter Sunday 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 276 Light’s glittering morn
• Mass Setting: Missa de Angelus – Bartolucci & plainchant
• Psalm, Sequence and Alleluia – Plainchant
• Offertory Motet: Christo Resurgent – Couperin
• Communion Hymn: AHB 280 – Jesus Christ is risen today
• Recessional: Chorale Prelude – Nun Dunket All Gott – Karg Elert

Saturday 20 April – Easter Vigil 

• Exultet: plainchant
• Psalms 103, 50, 41: various settings for choir
• Mass setting: Missa de Angelis – Bartolucci & plainchant
• Easter Alleluia & organ extemporisation
• Liturgy of Baptism: plainchant Litany of the Saints & organ improvisation
• Offertory Hymn: AHB 306 – By Your kingly power
• Thanksgiving: The Trumpet Shall Sound – Handel
• Recessional: Organ postlude

Friday 19 April – Good Friday 

• Psalm: Father I put my life in your hands – Gelineau
• The Passion of St John: Plainchant with choral sections and Bach chorale tropes
• Veneration of the Cross: plainchant – Crucem Tuam; AHB 275 – See, Christ was wounded; Pitoni – Christus Factus Est; AHB 258 – When I survey the wondrous cross;  
• Communion Hymn: AHB 261 – Were you there?
• Communion Motet: Byrd – Ave Verum Corpus

Thursday 18 April – Maundy Thursday

• Processional Hymn: AHB 598 – By Your Priestly Power
• Kyrie & Gloria: Missa Sine Nomine – Palestrina
• Washing of the feet – Hymns: AHB 591 – Where there is charity and love & AHB 453 – An upper room
• Motet: Ubi caritas et amor – Gjeilo
• Sanctus: plainchant
• Agnus Dei: plainchant 
• Communion: Tristis est anima – Martini
• Procession to Altar of Repose – English plainchant: Sing my Tongue
• During the Adoration: Tantum ergo – Sévérac

Sunday 14 April – Palm Sunday

• Processional – plainchant: Hosanna filio David
• Palm Blessing – plainchant: Pueri Hebraeorum
• Entrance hymn: AHB 250 – All Glory, Praise and Honour
• Gospel trope: O Jesus Crucified – Connolly
• Offertory Motet: Pueri Hebraeorum – Victoria
• Sanctus: Missa Domenicalis – Victoria
• Agnus Dei: Missa Domenicalis – Victoria
• Thanksgiving hymn: AHB 264 Ride on, ride on in majesty
• Organ Recession: Organ postlude

Sunday 31 March – Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 111: Sing, all creation
• Mass setting: Mass for Missing Voices – Howard
• Motet: Gustate et vidente – Cima
• Communion Hymn: AHB 72ii: Souls of men, why do you scatter
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 17 March – Second Sunday in Lent, Year C (Feast of St Patrick)

• Processional Hymn: AHB 390 – How good, Lord, to be here
• Mass setting: Requiem a4 (excerpts with ordinary text) – Victoria
• Motet: The Lord Bless You and Keep You – Rutter
• Communion Hymn: AHB 455 – Be Thou, my vision
• Recessional: Organ Postlude on an Irish theme

Sunday 24 February – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 111 – Sing, all creation
• Mass setting: Mass for Four Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Call to Remembrance – Farrant
• Communion Hymn: AHB 554 – The law of Christ alone
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 10 February – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 1ii – We praise, we worship thee
• Mass setting: Missa O Rex Gloriae – Palestrina
• Motet: Cantate Domino – Pitoni
• Communion Hymn: AHB 417 – Strengthen for service, Lord
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 27 January – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 582 – Father, we praise you
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Motet: Dextera Domini – Martini
• Communion Hymn: AHB 595 – See us, Lord, about your altar
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 6 January – Feast of the Epiphany:

• Processional Hymn: AHB 239 – As with gladness men of old
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Palestrina
• Motet: Magi veniunt ab oriente – Clemens non Papa
• Communion Hymn: AHB 221 – The first nowell
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

2018:

Tuesday 25 December – 10.30am Mass for Christmas Day, Year C 

• Introit: Hodie Christus natus est
• Processional carol: AHB 231 – Christians awake, salute the happy morn
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Offertory Motet: Verbum caro fact set – Croce
• Communion carol: AHB 235 – Angels from the realms of glory
• Recessional carol: AHB 227 – Hark the Herald Angels

Monday 24 December – Carols (11.45pm) and Midnight Mass, Year C 

• A selection of favourite congregational carols will be sung from 11.45pm- midnight
• Introit and procession to the Nativity scene: Hodie Christus natus est
• Processional carol: AHB 228 – O Come all ye faithful
• Mass setting: Messe pour Minuit de Noel – Charpentier
• Credo: plainchant (with polyphonic sections)
• Offertory Motet: Verbum caro fact set – Croce
• Communion carol: AHB 240 – O little town of Bethlehem
• Post-Communion carol: AHB 236 – Silent night, Holy night
• Recessional carol: AHB 246 – The North Wind and extemporisation

Sunday 16 December – Third Sunday in Advent, Year C 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 199 – On Jordan’s Bank
• Mass setting: Mass for Missing Voices – Howard (Premiere)
• Offertory Motet: Rejoice in the Lord Alway – Anon.
• Communion Hymn: AHB 192 – Hark! a herald voice is calling
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 25 November – Feast of Christ the King, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 163 – Crown Him with many crowns
• Mass setting: Messe pour Minuit de Noel – Charpentier
• Offertory Motet: Rex Christe Omnes – Praetorius
• Communion Hymn: AHB 188 – Hail Redeemer, King Divine
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 11 November – Centenary of Armistice – Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 74 – Eternal Father, strong to save
• Mass setting: Requiem a4 – Victoria
• Offertory Hymn: Offertorium from Requiem a4 – Victoria
• Communion Hymn: AHB 502 – Abide with me
• Additional music: For the Fallen – Quesnel, Last Post, In Paradisum – chant, AHB 494 – Lead kindly light (tune: Melita)
• Recessional: Adagio – Albinoni (Giazotto)

Sunday 21 October – Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 392 – Lord of light, whose name shines brighter
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Cantate Domino – Pitoni
• Communion Hymn: AHB 180 – All praise to thee, for thou, O King divine
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 7 October – Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 148ii: Love divine, all loves excelling
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Palestrina
• Motet: Deus Abraham – Saint-Saens
• Communion Hymn: AHB 310: Come Down O Love Divine
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 23 September – Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 191: Christ is the world’s light
• Mass setting: Mass for Four Voices -Byrd
• Motet: Misericordia Domini – Pitoni
• Communion Hymn: AHB 391 (i): In Christ there is no east or west
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 9 September – Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 32: Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme
• Mass setting: Missa de Angelus -Bartolucci
• Motet: Erat Jesus – Vecchi
• Communion Hymn: AHB 56: Amazing Grace
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 26 August – Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 385: The church’s one foundation
• Mass setting: Missa Aeterna Christi Munera – Palestrina
• Motet: Qui manducat carne meum – Isaac
• Communion Hymn: AHB 328: Filled with the Spirit’s power
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 12 August – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 598: By your priestly power
• Mass setting: Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians – Connolly
• Motet: Gustate et vidente – Cima
• Communion Hymn: AHB 443: O Thou, who at thy eucharist didst pray
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 29 July – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 3: All Creatures of Our God and King
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Motet: Panis Angelicus – Franck
• Communion Hymn: AHB 83: O Praise Ye the Lord!
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 22 July – Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 345 – Lord of our Life and God of our salvation
• Mass setting: Missa O Quam Gloriosum – Victoria
• Motet: Ego Sum Pastor Bonus – Garau
• Communion Hymn: AHB 478 – Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah
• Recessional: organ postlude

2017:

Sunday 10 September – Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 93 – God is love
• Mass setting: Missa O Quam Gloriosum – Victoria
• Motet: Justus es Domine – Isaac
• Communion Hymn: AHB 554 – The law of Christ alone can make us free
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 27 August – Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 7 – Praise to the living God
• Mass setting: Missa Tribes Vocibus – Dalitz
• Motet: Tu es Petrus – Hassler
• Communion Hymn: AHB 116 – How deep the riches of our God
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 13 August – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 555 – O Worship the King
• Mass setting: Missa Iste Sanctus – Guerrero
• Motet: Domine, si tu es – Gombert
• Communion Hymn: AHB 54 – God moves in a mysterious way
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 30 July – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 67 – O Worship the King
• Mass setting: Missa O Magnum Mysterium – Victoria
• Motet: Exaltabo Te – Casali
• Communion Hymn: AHB 562ii – All who love and serve your city
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 16 July – Patronal Feast of St Benedict

• Introit: Plainchant – Gaudeamus omnes in Domino
• Processional Hymn: Hymn to St Benedict
• Mass setting: Mass for Five Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Graduale/Os Justi – Bruckner
• Communion Hymn: AHB 537 – May the mind of Christ my Saviour
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 2 July – Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 569 – Praise and thanksgiving
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Palestrina
• Motet: Sicut en holocaustis – Mozart
• Communion Hymn: AHB 510 – Father hear the prayer we offer
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 18 June – Corpus Christi

• Processional Hymn: AHB 424 – Deck thyself with gladness
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Ave Verum Corpus – Byrd
• Communion Hymn: Panis Angelicus – Franck
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 4 June – Pentecost Sunday

• Processional Hymn: AHB 317 – Lord God, the Holy Ghost
• Mass Setting: Missa Aeterna Christi Munera – Palestrina
• Offertory Motet: Veni Creator Spiritus – Victoria
• Communion Hymn: AHB 310 – Come down O Love Divine
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 28 May – Feast of the Ascension

• Processional Hymn: AHB 293 – God is gone up on high
• Mass Setting: Missa Sine Nomine – Palestrina
• Offertory Motet: Ascendens Christus – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 292 – Our Lord is risen from the dead
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 14 May – Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 282i – Christ the Lord is risen again
• Mass Setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Offertory Motet: Tanto tempore vobiscum sum (à 5) – Sweelink
• Communion Hymn: AHB 608 – Gentle Virgin Mother
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 30 April – Third Sunday of Easter, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 278 – Come, you faithful
• Mass Setting: Missa de Angelus – Bartolucci
• Offertory Motet: Alleluia, Cognovarunt – Byrd
• Communion Hymn: AHB 622 – Through the Red Sea
• Recessional: organ postlude

Sunday 16 April – Easter Sunday 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 276 Light’s glittering morn
• Mass Setting: Plainchant – Missa de Angelus
• Psalm, Sequence and Alleluia – Plainchant
• Offertory Motet: Dextera Domini – Franck
• Communion Hymn: AHB 280 – Jesus Christ is risen today
• Recessional: organ postlude

Saturday 15 April – Easter Vigil 

• Exultet: plainchant
• Psalms 103, 50, 41: various settings for choir
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Easter Alleluia & organ extemporisation
• Liturgy of Baptism: plainchant Litany of the Saints & organ improvisations
• Offertory Hymn: AHB 306 – By Your kingly power
• Thanksgiving: I know that my Redeemer liveth – Handel
• Recessional: Organ postlude

Friday 14 April – Good Friday 

• Psalm: Father I put my life in your hands – Gelineau
• The Passion of St John: Plainchant with choral sections and Bach chorale tropes
• Veneration of the Cross: AHB 258 When I survey the wondrous cross; plainchants: Crux Fidelis & Crucem Tuam; Tenebrae Factae Sunt – Brumby
• Communion Hymn: AHB 261 – Were you there?
• Communion Motet: Christus Factus Est – Asola

Thursday 13 April – Maundy Thursday

• Processional Hymn: AHB 598 – By Your Priestly Power
• Kyrie & Gloria: Missa Brevis – Palestrina
• Washing of the feet – Hymns: AHB 591 – Where there is charity and love & AHB 453 – An upper room
• Motet: Ubi caritas et amor – chant with polyphonic passages by Dalitz
• Sanctus: plainchant
• Agnus Dei: plainchant 
• Communion: Tristis est anima – Martini
• Procession to Altar of Repose – English plainchant: Sing my Tongue
• During the Adoration: Tantum ergo – Durufle

Sunday 9 April – Palm Sunday 

• Processional – plainchant: Hosanna filio David
• Palm Blessing – plainchant: Pueri Hebraeorum
• Entrance hymn: AHB 250 – All Glory, Praise and Honour
• Gospel trope: O Jesus Crucified – Connolly
• Offertory Motet: Pueri Hebraeorum – Victoria
• Sanctus: Missa O Quam Gloriosum – Victoria
• Agnus Dei: plainchant  & Missa O Quam Gloriosum – Victoria
• Thanksgiving hymn: AHB 264 Ride on, ride on in majesty
• Organ Recession: Organ postlude

Sunday 26 March – Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year A

• Processional Hymn: AHB 396 – May this Lenten discipline
• Mass setting: Missa O Magnum Mysterium – Victoria
• Motet: Bone Pastor – Tallis
• Communion Hymn: AHB 16 – The Lord’s my shepherd
• Recessional: Orhan postlude

Sunday 12 March – Second Sunday in Lent, Year A

• Processional Hymn: AHB 390 – How good Lord to be here
• Mass setting: Requiem a4 (excerpts with ordinary text) – Victoria
• Motet: Ad preces nostras Deitatis aures- Victoria
• Communion Hymn: AHB 352 – Blessed Jesus at your word
• Recessional: Chorale Prelude – Liebster Jesu – JS Bach

Sunday 26 February – Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 562ii – All who love and serve your city
• Mass setting: Missa Dominicalis – Victoria
• Motet: Justus es Domine – Isaac
• Communion Hymn: AHB 18 – I waited for the Lord my God
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 12 February – Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 385 – The church’s one foundation
• Mass setting: Missa Sine Nomine – Palestrina
• Motet: Benedictus Es Domine – Lassus
• Communion Hymn: AHB 554 – The Law of Christ alone can make us free
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 29 January – Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 3 – All creatures of our God and King
• Mass setting: Missa Aeterna Christi Munera – Palestrina
• Motet: Blessed is the man – Steggall
• Communion Hymn: AHB 376 – Blest are the pure in heart
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 1 January – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 612 – Hail Queen of Heaven
• Mass setting: Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians – Connolly
• Motet: Ave Maria – Arcadelt
• Communion Hymn: AHB 222 – The angel Gabriel from heaven came
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

2016:

Sunday 25 December – Christmas Day 10.30 Mass, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 228 – O come all ye faithful
• Mass setting: Missa de Angelus – plainchant
• Anthem: The North Wind – James
• Communion Hymn: AHB 235 – Angels from the realms of glory
• Recessional Hymn: AHB 227 – Hark the Herald Angels sing

Saturday 24 December – Midnight Mass (12am), Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 228 – O come all ye faithful
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Palestrina
• Anthem: Sussex Carol (On Christmas night) – arr. Vaughan Williams
• Communion Hymn: AHB 242 – Away in a manger
• Recessional Hymn: AHB 224 – Joy to the World

Sunday 18 December – Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 193 – O come, O come Emmanuel
• Mass setting: Missa Salve Regina – Dalitz
• Anthem: People Look East – Besançon/Farjeon
• Communion Hymn: AHB 200 – Come Thou long expected Jesus
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Thursday 8 December – Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Celebration of the 160th Anniversary of St Benedict’s Church Bell Tower) 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 617 – Immaculate Mary, we praise God in you
• Mass setting: Mass of Our Lady, Help of Christians – Connolly
• Anthem: Carol of the Bells – Leontovych  & I heard the bells – (to O Waly Waly) trad.
• Communion Hymn: AHB 616 – Virgin great and glorious
• Recessional: A pealing of the bells

Sunday 4 December – Second Sunday of Advent, Year A (Celebration of the external restoration of St Benedict’s Church) with guest choir: Coro Innominata

• Processional Hymn: AHB 199 – On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry
• Mass setting: Mass for Five Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Locus Iste – Bruckner
• Communion Hymn: AHB 344 (to 147ii) – Christ is our cornerstone
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 20 November – Feast of Christ the King, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 163 – Crown Him with many crowns
• Mass setting: Missa Aeterna Christi Munera – Palestrina
• Motet: O Rex Gloriae – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 147ii – Rejoice, the Lord is King
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 6 November – Thirty Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 7 – Praise to the living Lord
• Mass setting:  Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Hide not Thou Thy Face – Farrant
• Communion Hymn: AHB 568 – What does the Lord require?
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Wednesday 2 November – Feast of All Souls, Year C

• Processional Hymn: Introit – Missa Pro Defunctus (chant)
• Mass setting:  Missa Pro Defunctus (Requiem plainchant)
• Motet: Lux Aeterna from Requiem Mass – Pitoni
• Communion Hymn: AHB 48 – Be still my soul
• Recessional: Hymn: AHB621 – Remember those, O Lord

Sunday 23 October – Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 28 – Praise to the Lord
• Mass setting:  Missa Iste Sanctus – Guerrero
• Motet: Laetatus Sum – A Scarlatti
• Communion Hymn: AHB 455 – Be thou my vision
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 9 October – Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 148ii – Love Divine, all loves excelling
• Mass setting: Plainchant – Missa de Angelis
• Offertory: O Bone Jesu – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 555 – In faith and hope and love
• Recessional – organ postlude

Sunday 18 September – Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 111 – Sing, all creation
• Mass setting: Mass for Four Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Rejoice in the Lord Alway- Anon.
• Communion Hymn: AHB 568 – What does the Lord require?
• Recessional: Organ postlude

Sunday 4 September – Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 48 – O God, our help
• Mass setting: Missa Dominicalis – Victoria
• Motet: Justus es Domine – Heinrich Isaac
• Communion Hymn: AHB 601 – Love is His word
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 21 August – Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 111 – Sing, all creation
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Palestrina
• Motet: Cantate Domino – Pitoni
• Communion Hymn: AHB 562ii – All who love and serve your city
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 7 August – Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 474 – Ye servants of the Lord
• Mass setting: Missa Sine Nomine – Palestrina
• Motet: Sicut Cervus – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 552 – Have faith in God, my heart
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 24 July – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 129 – King of Glory, King of Peace
• Mass setting: Missa O Quam Gloriosum – Victoria
• Motet: Pater Noster – Orlando de Lassus
• Communion Hymn: AHB 564 – Forgive our sins as we forgive
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 10 July – Patronal Feast of St Benedict

• Introit: Plainchant – Gaudeamus omnes in Domino
• Processional Hymn: AHB 26 – Ye holy angels bright
• Mass setting: Messe de Minuit pour Noël – Charpentier
• Motet: Graduale/Os Justi – Bruckner
• Communion Hymn: AHB 87 – Ye watchers and ye holy ones
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 26 June – Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 496 – “Take up your cross,” the Saviour said
• Mass setting:  Plainchant – Missa De Angelus
• Motet: Sicut in holocaustis – Mozart (arr. Lutz)
• Communion Hymn: AHB 337 – Your words to me are life and strength
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 12 June – Eleventh Sunday of Easter, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 7 – Praise to the Living Lord
• Mass setting:  Missa Iste Sanctus – Guerrero
• Motet: Ad Dominum sum Tribularer – A Scarlatti
• Communion Hymn: AHB 554 – The law of Christ can make us free
• Recessional: organ improvisation

Sunday 29 May – Corpus Christi (including an external procession and Benediction)

• Processional Hymn: AHB 439 – Hallelujah! Sing to Jesus
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Andrea Gabrieli
• Motet: Lauda Sion – Monteverdi
• Communion Hymn: AHB 443 – O thou, at they eucharist didst pray
• Processional and Benediction hymns

Sunday 15 May – Pentecost 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 309 – Come, Holy Ghost, Creator come
• Mass setting: Missa Aeterna Christi Munera – Palestrina
• Motet: Loquebantur variis linguis Apostoli – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 310 – Come Down, O Love divine
• Recessional: AHB 328 – Filled with the Spirit’s power

Sunday 1 May – Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 68 – Praise, my soul
• Mass setting: Mass for Four Voices – Byrd
• Motet: If ye love me- Tallis
• Communion Hymn: AHB 337 – Your words to me are life and health
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 17 April – Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 189 – We have a gospel to proclaim
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Howard
• Motet: Sicut Cervus – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 555 – With faith and hope and love
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 3 April – Second Sunday of Easter

• Processional Hymn: AHB 287 – The strife is o’er
• Mass setting: Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Christus Resurgens – Orlande de Lassus
• Communion Hymn: AHB 281 – O filii et filiae
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 27 March – Easter Sunday 

• Processional Hymn: AHB 276 Light’s glittering morn
• Kyrie & Gloria – Plainchant: Missa de Angelus
• Psalm, Sequence and Alleluia – Plainchant
• Offertory – Franck: Dextera Domini
• Sanctus – Plainchant: Missa de Angelis
• Agnus Dei – Plainchant: Missa de Angelis
• Communion – Hymn: AHB 280 Jesus Christ is risen today
• Recessional – organ

Saturday 26 March – Easter Vigil 

• Exultet – solo plainchant
• Psalms – 103, 50, 41 unaccompanied choir
• Gloria – Howard: Missa Brevis
• Alleluia – Easter Alleluia, organ interlude and psalm
• Liturgy of Baptism – plainchant: Litany & organ improvisations
• Offertory – Hymn: AHB 282 Christ the Lord is risen again
• Sanctus – Byrd: Mass for three voices
• Agnus Dei – Byrd: Mass for three voices
• Communion – Hymn: AHB 306 By Your kingly power
• Thanksgiving – Byrd: Alleluia. Vespere autem Sabbathi
• Recessional – organ

Friday 25 March – Good Friday 

• Psalm – Gelineau: Father I put my life in your hands
• The Passion – Plainchant with Victoria’s choral settings (in english) and Bach chorale tropes
• Veneration of the Cross – Hymn: 258 When I survey the wondrous cross & Victoria motets: Vexilla Regis prudent & Popule Meus
• Communion – Hymn: 261 Were you there?
• After Communion –  Anerio: Christus Factus Est

Thursday 24 March – Maundy Thursday

• Processional – Hymn: 598 By Your Priestly Power
• Kyrie & Gloria – Guerrero: Missa Iste Sanctus
• Washing of the feet – Hymns: 591 Where there is charity and love & 453 An upper room
• Offertory – Chant: Ubi Caritas (with polyphonic passages by Dalitz)
• Sanctus – plainchant
• Agnus Dei – plainchant & Guerrero: Missa Iste Sanctus
• Communion –  Martini: Tristis est anima
• Procession to Altar of Repose – English plainchant: Sing my Tongue
• During the Adoration – Durufle: Tantum ergo

Sunday 20 March – Palm Sunday 

• Processional – plainchant: Hosanna filio David
• Palm Blessing – plainchant: Pueri Hebraeorum
• Entrance –  Hymn: 250 All Glory, Praise and Honour
• Gospel trope – Connolly: O Jesus Crucified
• Offertory Motet – Guerrero: O Domine Jesu Christe
• Sanctus – Guerrero: Missa Iste Sanctus
• Agnus Dei – plainchant  &  Guerrero: Missa Iste Sanctus
• Thanksgiving – Hymn: 264 Ride on, ride on in majesty
• Organ Recession – Extemporisation

Sunday 28 February – Third Sunday in Lent, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 260 – God of unexampled grace
• Mass setting: Missa Sine Nomine – Palestrina
• Motet: Super Flumina Babylonis – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 29 – As pants the hearts for cooling streams
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 21 February – Second Sunday in Lent, Year C (and celebration with the Domincian Conference held at UNDA)

• Processional Hymn: AHB 390 – How good Lord to be here
• Mass setting: Requiem a4 (excerpts with ordinary text) – Victoria
• Motet: Ad Dominum sum Tribularer – A Scarlatti
• Communion Hymn: AHB 590 – Godhead here in hiding
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 14 February – First Sunday in Lent, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 509 – Forty days and forty nights
• Mass setting: Requiem a4 (excerpts with ordinary text) – Victoria
• Motet: Angelis suis mandavit de ti – Cardoso
• Communion Hymn: AHB 396 – May this Lenten discipline
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 31 January – Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 148ii – Love Divine, all loves excelling
• Mass setting: Mass for Four Voices – Byrd
• Motet: Bonum est confiteri – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 591 – Where there is charity and love
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 17 January – Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

• Processional Hymn: AHB 83 – O praise ye the Lord
• Mass setting: Missa Aeterna Christi Munera – Palestrina
• Motet: Tribus Miraculis – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn: AHB 337 – Your words to me are life and health
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

Sunday 3 January – Feast of the Epiphany:

• Processional Hymn: As with gladness men of old
• Mass setting: Missa Brevis – Palestrina
• Motet: Magi veniunt ab oriente – Clemens non Papa
• Communion Hymn: The first nowell
• Recessional: Organ Postlude

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FROM THE OLDER ARCHIVES:

2nd SUNDAY OF LENT (1 Mar 2015)

• Processional Hymn – May this Lenten Discipline (LINDFIELD, Richard Connolly 1927-)
• Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei – Messa, Cima (Renaissance period)
• Motet – Ad Dominum dum tribularer, Alessandro Scarlatti 1660 – 1725
• Communion Hymn – How good Lord to be here! (CARLISLE, Charles Lockart 1745-1815)
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

6th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YR B (15 Feb 2015)

• Processional Hymn – Praise to the Lord the Almighty, the King of Salvation (LOBE DEN HERREN)
• Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei – Mass for Four Voices, William Byrd
• Motet – Gaudent in Coelis, Tomas Luis De Victoria
• Communion Hymn – Where there is Charity and Love (JEREMY, Richard Connolly)
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

4th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME, YR B (1 Feb 2015)

• Processional Hymn – Hallelujah! sing to Jesus (HYFRYDOL, Rowland Huw Pritchard)
• Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei – Missa O Quam Gloriosum, Tomas Luis De Victoria
• Motet – Sicut Cervus, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
• Communion Hymn – This is my will, my one command (SUANTRAI, Trad. Irish melody, T.H. Weaving)
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY, YR C (12 September 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 148ii – Love Divine, all loves excelling
• Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei – Missa Brevis, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
• Motet – Hide Not Thou Thy Face, Farrant
• Communion Hymn – AHB 519ii Dear Lord and Father of mankind
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

22nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY, YR C (29 August 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 352 – Blessed Jesus at your word
• Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei – Mass for Four Voices – Byrd
• Motet – Super Flumina Babylonis – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn – AHB 568 – What does the Lord require?
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

22nd FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION, YR C (15 August 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 109 – Tell out,my soul
• Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei – Missa Oculi Virginis – Quick
• Motet – Ave Maria – Arcadelt
• Communion Hymn – AHB 616 – Virgin great and glorious
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

17th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY, YR C (25th July 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 149 – Jesus comes with all his grace
• Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei – Missa O Quam Gloriosum – Victoria
• Motet – Sicut Cervus – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn – AHB 397 – Seek, O seek the Lord
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

PATRONAL FEAST OF ST BENEDICT, YR C (11th July 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 384 – For all the saints
• Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei – Mass for Three Voices – Byrd
• Motet –
• Communion Hymn –
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

13th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY, YR C (27th June 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 3 – All creatures of our God and King
• Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei – Missa Aeterna Christi Munera – Palestrina
• Motet – Cantate Domino – Pitoni
• Communion Hymn – AHB 598 – By Your Priestly Power
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI, YR C (6th June 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 592ii – Sing, my tongue, the Saviour’s glory
• Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei – Missa Brevis – Palestrina
• Motet – Ave Verum – Mozart, O Sacrum Convivium – Aitchison
• Communion Hymn – AHB 598 – By Your Priestly Power
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

PENTECOST SUNDAY, YR C (25th May 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 309 – Come, Holy Ghost, Creator come
• Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei – Plainchant – Missa de Angelis
• Motet – Veni Creator Spiritus – Victoria
• Communion Hymn – AHB 310 – Come down O Love Divine
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

FEAST OF THE ASCENSION VIGIL, YR C (16th May 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 349 – O come, let us sing to the Lord
• Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei – Missa O Quam Gloriosum – Victoria
• Motet – Confetimini Domino – Constantini
• Communion Hymn –
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

5th SUNDAY OF EASTER, YR C (2nd May 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 93 – God is love
• Mass –
• Motet – I give you a new commandment – Farmer
• Communion Hymn – AHB 554 – The law of Christ alone can make us free
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

3rd SUNDAY OF EASTER, YR C (18th April 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 287 – The strife is o’er
• Mass –
• Motet – Confetimini Domino – Constantini
• Communion Hymn – AHB 281 – O filii et filiae
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

GOOD FRIDAY, YR C (2nd April 2010)

• Processional Hymn – sung Gospel
• Mass –
• Motet – Misere – Allegri
• Communion Hymn –
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

MAUNDY THURSDAY, YR C (1st April 2010)

• Processional Hymn –
• Mass – Missa O Quam Gloriosum – Victoria
• Motet – Ubi Caritas & Tantum ergo – Durufle
• Communion Hymn –
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

PALM SUNDAY, YR C (28th March 2010)

• Processional Hymn –
• Mass – Agnus, Missa Papa Marcellae – Palestrina
• Motet – Pueri Hebraeorum – Victoria
  
• Communion Hymn –
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

4th SUNDAY OF LENT, YR C (14th March 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 111 – Sing, all creation
• Mass – chant
• Motet – Sicut Cervus – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn – AHB 81ii – The king of love
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

2nd SUNDAY OF LENT, YR C (28th February 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 390 – How good Lord to be here
• Mass – chant
• Motet – Super Flumina – Palestrina
• Communion Hymn – AHB 397 – Seek, O seek the Lord
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

6th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME, YR C (14th February 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 120 – To you, my Lord, will I sing
• Mass – Missa O Quam Gloriosum – Victoria
• Motet – O Quam Gloriosum – Victoria
• Communion Hymn – AHB 503i – O brother man
• Recessional – Organ Postlude

4th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME, YR C (31st January 2010)

• Processional Hymn – AHB 555 – O Worship the King
• Mass – Missa Brevis – Palestrina
• Motet – If ye love me- Tallis
• Communion Hymn – AHB 591 – Where there is charity and love & AHB 453 – An upper room
• Recessional – Organ Postlude