at the Cathedral and at St George's
4th Sunday Advent /
La Nativity of our Lord
Fra Angelico, The Annunciation, Convento di San Marco, Florence, 1430s
Then Mary said, "Here am I,
the servant of the Lord;
let it be with me according to your word
[NRSV, Luke 1:38a].
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
10:00 am Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers
Setting: Missa XVII Adventus et
Quadragesimae [YouTube],
Plainsong, 11th century
Introit: Rorate caeli [text] [YouTube],
plainsong, tone 1
Motet: Alleluia, Veni Domine [text] [YouTube],
Plainsong, tone 3
Postlude: Postlude: How the world longs,
BWV 661 [listen],
Johann Sebastian Bach
Master of Flémalle, Nativity, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, 1420
And she gave birth to her firstborn son
and wrapped him in bands of cloth,
and laid him in a manger,
because there was no place
for them in the inn
(NRSV, Luke 2:7).
La Nativité du Seigneur
4:00 pm Family Eucharist
with Nativity Pageant
Prelude: Whence is that Goodly
Fragrance
Postlude: Joy to the
World,
19h00 Eucharistie chantée
Le Quatuor des chanteurs
de la cathédrale
Prélude : In dulci jubilo, Karl Marr
Introït : Chantez à haute voix [texte],
Allemand, 14è siècle
Midnight Mass
11:00 pm Choral Eucharist
The Cathedral Singers
Christmas Day
Festival Festival Eucharist
10:00 am
The Cathedral Singers
Motet: O magnum mysterium [texte] [YouTube],
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Postlude: Von Himmel hoch [listen], Johann Pachelbel