At the Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham, Houston - We interrupted '-gesimatide' at Walsingham this morning with a festal solemn mass celebrating the Ordinariate's Feast of Title, namely, the Solemnity of the Chair of St Peter (transferred from the 22nd by Bishop Lopes). Our bishop was not with us this morning, but we had two visiting diocesan Roman seminarians from South Carolina in choir. They liked our liturgy 'very much'.
(As on all our Solemnities, all three readings were chanted.)
Organ Voluntary - Praeludium (in D-Major) - - - D. Buxtehude Hymn at the Entrance - 'The Church's One Foundation' - - - Aurelia
The Introit - Statuit ei Dominus - - - Tone VII (AUG)
The Offertory Antiphon - In omnem terram - - - Tone II (AUG) At the Offertory - Anthem, Ecce quam bonum et jocundum - - - Hans Leo Hassler
Sanctus - - - Healey Willan Agnus Dei - - - Healey Willan
The Communion Antiphon - Tu es Petrus - - - Tone I (AUG) At the Communion - Anthem, Tu es Petrus - - - Jacob Clemens non Papa Communion Hymn - 'The King of Love My Shepherd Is' - - - St Columba
(Following the Dismissal - Solemn Te Deum - - - Chants, E.G. Monk and W. Croft
Hymn - 'Praise to the Holiest in the Height' - - - Newman
Organ Voluntary - Toccata on Newman - - - Improvisation _________________________
So, next week we are back to purple for Quinquagesima!
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