• January 19th, 2025

    Miserere mihi, Domine — William Byrd (1540-1623)

    Hymn: Te lucis ante terminum — Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

    Nunc dimittis: The Short Service – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

    Lord’s Prayer — Balthasar Resinarius (1483-1544)

    Deo Gratias — Byrd

    Votive antiphon: Alma Redemptoris Mater — plainsong

    Mother of Christ! hear thou thy people’s cry,
    Star of the deep, and portal of the sky!
    Mother of him who thee from nothing made,
    Sinking we strive, and call to thee for aid:
    Oh, by that joy which Gabriel brought to thee,
    Thou Virgin first and last, let us thy mercy see.

  • April 21st, 2024

    Hymn: Te lucis ante terminum — Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

    Nunc dimittis: The Short Service – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

    Deo Gratias — William Byrd (1540-1623)

    Votive antiphon: Libera nos, salva nos — Sheppard

    Free us, keep us safe and do justly with us, O blessed Trinity.

  • April 14th, 2024

    Hymn: Te lucis ante terminum — Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

    Nunc dimittis: The Short Service – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

    Deo Gratias — William Byrd (1540-1623)

    Votive antiphon: Regina coeli — Orlando di Lasso (1530/32-1594)

    Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia. The Son you merited to bear, alleluia, Has risen as he said, alleluia. Pray to God for us, alleluia.

  • April 7th, 2024

    Hymn: Te lucis ante terminum — Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

    Nunc dimittis: The Short Service – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

    Lord’s Prayer — John Sheppard (1515-1558)

    Deo Gratias — William Byrd (1540-1623)

    Votive antiphon: Libera nos, salva nos — Sheppard

    Free us, keep us safe and do justly with us, O blessed Trinity.

  • March 31st, 2024

    Hymn: Te lucis ante terminum — Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

    Nunc dimittis: The Short Service – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

    Lord’s Prayer — John Sheppard (1515-1558)

    Deo Gratias — William Byrd (1540-1623)

    Votive antiphon: Regina caeli — plainsong

    Queen of heaven, rejoice, alleluia. The Son you merited to bear, alleluia, Has risen as he said, alleluia. Pray to God for us, alleluia.

  • March 24th, 2024

    Miserere mihi Domine — William Byrd (1540-1623)

    Hymn: Te lucis ante terminum — Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

    Nunc dimittis: The Short Service — Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

    Deo gratias — Byrd

    Motet: Absalon fili mi — Josquin des Prez (1450-1521)

    Absalon fili mi, quis det ut moriar pro te, Absalon? Non vivam ultra, sed descendam in infernum plorans.

    (Absalon my son, if only I had died instead of you, Absalon! I shall live no more, but go down to hell, weeping.)

  • March 17th, 2024

    Hymn: Te lucis ante terminum — Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

    Nunc dimittis: The Short Service — Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

    Deo gratias — William Byrd (1543-1623)

    Motet: Absalon fili mi— Josquin des Prez (1450-1521)

    Absalon fili mi, quis det ut moriar pro te, Absalon? Non vivam ultra, sed descendam in infernum plorans.

    (Absalon my son, if only I had died instead of you, Absalon! I shall live no more, but go down to hell, weeping.)

  • March 10th, 2024

    Hymn: Te lucis ante terminum — Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

    Nunc dimittis: The Short Service — Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

    Deo Gratias — William Byrd (1543-1623)

    Motet: Sic Deus dilexit mundum — Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)

  • March 3rd, 2024

    Hymn: Te lucis ante terminum — Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

    Nunc dimittis: The Short Service – Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

    Deo Gratias — Byrd

    Votive antiphon: Ave Regina caelorum— plainsong

  • February 25th, 2024

    Miserere mihi Domine — William Byrd (1540-1623)

    Hymn: Te lucis ante terminum — Thomas Tallis (1505-1585)

    Deo Gratias — Byrd

    Anthem: Drop, drop, slow tears— Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)

    Drop, drop, slow tears,
    And bathe those beauteous feet
    Which brought from Heaven
    The news and Prince of Peace.

    Cease not, wet eyes,
    His mercy to entreat;
    To cry for vengeance
    Sin doth never cease.

    In your deep floods
    Drown all my faults and fears;
    Nor let His eye
    See sin, but through my tears.