Sacred Music
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SACRED MUSIC plays a primary role in the worshipping and missionary life of St John Henry’s. As a community conscious of our role to preserve and promote the treasures of the Anglican musical patrimony within the Catholic Church, the vast treasury of English sacred and choral music and hymnody is maintained and nurtured alongside the older Roman usage of Gregorian chant and plainsong.
As a parish, we take seriously the Second Vatican Council’s clear reminder, that: The Church acknowledges Gregorian chant as specially suited to the Roman liturgy: therefore, other things being equal, it should be given pride of place in liturgical services. But other kinds of sacred music, especially polyphony, are by no means excluded from liturgical celebrations, so long as they accord with the spirit of the liturgical action. - Sacrosanctum Concilium 116 From Monday to Saturday the Church’s daily public morning prayer of Mattins - psalms, canticles, hymn, and lections - is chanted in traditional English, and on Sundays the Solemn Mass, which is the highlight of our week as a parish family, is enriched by congregational, plainsong, and polyphonic settings of the Mass in English and Latin, together with anthems, motets, and hymns from the Anglican and Catholic traditions. Our monthly music list below gives you something of the flavour of our deep commitment to the ministry of sacred music within the life of the Ordinariate.
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St John Henry’s is blessed to have in its possession a first-class relic of St Cecilia, early martyr of the Church, and patron saint of musicians.
He who sings well prays twice. |
Our choirmaster and singers welcome interest in the opportunity to sing at St John Henry’s. The choir rehearse on Wednesday evenings and sing for all Solemn Masses, Evensongs, and special services within the life of our community. For further information please contact Mr Scott Vannan.
Music List - February 2020
Please click on the links (i.e. on the title of the hymn) to listen to recordings
2 February (CANDLEMAS)
Blessing of Candles & Procession
Missa L'hora Passa (Kyrie, Sanctus-Benedictus, & Agnus Dei) (Viadana)
Missa de Angelis (Gloria & Credo)
Offertory Motet: Rise up, my love (Willan)
Communion Motet: Adorna Thalamum (Lassus)
Opening: Hail to the Lord who comes (Old 120th, EH 209)
Processional: Of the Father's heart begotten (Divinum Mysterium, EH 613)
Offertory: Sing of Mary, pure and lowly (Hermon, BCP 807)
Final: Alleluya, song of sweetness (Tantum Ergo, EH 63)
9 February (SEPTUAGESIMA)
Missa Simplicior (Merbecke)
Offertory Motet: Simile est Regnum Caelorum (Guerrero)
Communion Motet: Illumina Faciam Tuam (Isaac)
Opening: Praise, my soul, the King of heaven (Praise My Soul, EH 470)
Offertory: Just as I am, without one plea (Saffron Walden, EH 316)
Communion: Sweet Sacrament divine (Divine Mysteries, NEH 307)
Royal Anthem (in honour of Accession Day)
Final: Jerusalem the golden (Ewing, EH 412)
16 February (SEXAGESIMA)
Missa Simplicior (Merbecke)
Offertory Motet: Lord, let me know mine end (Greene)
Communion Motet: Introibo ad Altare (Isaac)
Opening: All people that on earth do dwell (Old Hundredth, EH 365)
Offertory: I heard the voice of Jesus say (Kingsfold, EH 574)
Communion: Bread of heaven, on thee we feed (Bread of Heaven, EH Appendix 43)
Final: Now thank we all our God (Nun Danket, EH 533)
23 February (CHAIR OF ST PETER)
Missa O Quam Gloriosum (Kyrie, Sanctus-Benedictus, & Agnus Dei) (Victoria)
Missa de Angelis (Gloria & Credo)
Offertory Motet: Tu es Petrus (Clemens)
Communion Motet: O Quam Gloriosum (Victoria)
Opening: Christ is made the sure foundation (Westminster Abbey, NEH 205)
Offertory: The Church's one foundation (Aurelia, EH 489)
Communion: Soul of my Saviour (Anima Christi, NEH 305)
Final: City of God, how broad and far (Richmond, EH 375)
26 February (ASH WEDNESDAY)
Imposition of Ashes & Solemn Mass at 6.30 pm
Opening: Forty days and forty nights (Aus Der Tiefe, EH 73)
Offertory: My song is love unknown (Love Unknown, BCP 596)
Offertory Motet: Miserere Mei (Lotti)
Communion Motet: Ave Verum (Byrd)
After Communion: The Lent Prose (EH 736)
Final: Take up thy cross, the Saviour said (Breslau, EH 484)
2 February (CANDLEMAS)
Blessing of Candles & Procession
Missa L'hora Passa (Kyrie, Sanctus-Benedictus, & Agnus Dei) (Viadana)
Missa de Angelis (Gloria & Credo)
Offertory Motet: Rise up, my love (Willan)
Communion Motet: Adorna Thalamum (Lassus)
Opening: Hail to the Lord who comes (Old 120th, EH 209)
Processional: Of the Father's heart begotten (Divinum Mysterium, EH 613)
Offertory: Sing of Mary, pure and lowly (Hermon, BCP 807)
Final: Alleluya, song of sweetness (Tantum Ergo, EH 63)
9 February (SEPTUAGESIMA)
Missa Simplicior (Merbecke)
Offertory Motet: Simile est Regnum Caelorum (Guerrero)
Communion Motet: Illumina Faciam Tuam (Isaac)
Opening: Praise, my soul, the King of heaven (Praise My Soul, EH 470)
Offertory: Just as I am, without one plea (Saffron Walden, EH 316)
Communion: Sweet Sacrament divine (Divine Mysteries, NEH 307)
Royal Anthem (in honour of Accession Day)
Final: Jerusalem the golden (Ewing, EH 412)
16 February (SEXAGESIMA)
Missa Simplicior (Merbecke)
Offertory Motet: Lord, let me know mine end (Greene)
Communion Motet: Introibo ad Altare (Isaac)
Opening: All people that on earth do dwell (Old Hundredth, EH 365)
Offertory: I heard the voice of Jesus say (Kingsfold, EH 574)
Communion: Bread of heaven, on thee we feed (Bread of Heaven, EH Appendix 43)
Final: Now thank we all our God (Nun Danket, EH 533)
23 February (CHAIR OF ST PETER)
Missa O Quam Gloriosum (Kyrie, Sanctus-Benedictus, & Agnus Dei) (Victoria)
Missa de Angelis (Gloria & Credo)
Offertory Motet: Tu es Petrus (Clemens)
Communion Motet: O Quam Gloriosum (Victoria)
Opening: Christ is made the sure foundation (Westminster Abbey, NEH 205)
Offertory: The Church's one foundation (Aurelia, EH 489)
Communion: Soul of my Saviour (Anima Christi, NEH 305)
Final: City of God, how broad and far (Richmond, EH 375)
26 February (ASH WEDNESDAY)
Imposition of Ashes & Solemn Mass at 6.30 pm
Opening: Forty days and forty nights (Aus Der Tiefe, EH 73)
Offertory: My song is love unknown (Love Unknown, BCP 596)
Offertory Motet: Miserere Mei (Lotti)
Communion Motet: Ave Verum (Byrd)
After Communion: The Lent Prose (EH 736)
Final: Take up thy cross, the Saviour said (Breslau, EH 484)