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 prayed 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. |
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Our choirmaster and singers welcome interest in the opportunity to sing to the glory of God at St John Henry’s. The choir, made up of paid and volunteer singers, rehearse on Wednesday evenings and sing for all Solemn Masses, Evensongs, and other special services within the life of our parochial community. For further information please contact our Director of Music, Mr Scott Vannan.
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Music List
5 FEBRUARY 2023 (SEPTUAGESIMA)
2.30 pm Solemn Mass
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: Ye servants of the Lord (Narenza) EH 518
Final: Love Divine, all loves excelling (Blaenwern) NEH 408
Setting: Missa Simplicior (Kyrie, Credo, Sanctus-Benedictus, Agnus Dei)
12 FEBRUARY 2023 (SEXAGESIMA)
2.30 pm Solemn Mass
Opening: Be thou my vision (Slane) NEH 339
Offertory: Angel-voices ever singing (Angel Voices) NEH 336
Communion: Sweet Sacrament divine (Divine Mysteries) NEH 307
Final: Jerusalem the golden (Ewing) EH 412
Setting: Missa Simplicior (Kyrie, Credo, Sanctus-Benedictus, Agnus Dei)
19 FEBRUARY 2023 (THE CHAIR OF ST PETER THE APOSTLE)
Solemnity of Title of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter
3.30 pm Solemn Mass
Opening: Christ is made the sure foundation (Westminster Abbey) NEH 205
Offertory: The Church’s one foundation (Aurelia) EH 489
Communion: Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee (Adoro Te) EH 331
Final: City of God, how broad and far (Richmond) EH 375
Setting: Missa Simplicior (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus-Benedictus, Agnus Dei)
22 FEBRUARY 2023 (ASH WEDNESDAY)
6.30 pm Imposition of Ashes & Solemn Mass
Opening: Forty days and forty nights (Aus Der Tiefe) EH 73
Offertory: My Song is love unknown (Love Unknown) NEH 86
Communion: Lord Jesus, think on me (Southwell) EH 77
Final: Take up thy cross, the Saviour said (Breslau) EH 484
Setting: Mass XVII (Kyrie, Sanctus-Benedictus, Agnus Dei)
26 FEBRUARY 2023 (LENT I)
2.30 pm The Litany & Solemn Mass
Opening: Forty days and forty nights (Aus Der Tiefe) EH 73
Offertory: My Song is love unknown (Love Unknown) NEH 86
Communion: O dearest Lord, thy sacred head (Belmont) NEH 89
Final: Take up thy cross, the Saviour said (Breslau) EH 484
Setting: Mass XVII (Kyrie, Sanctus-Benedictus, Agnus Dei), Missa Simplicior (Credo)
2.30 pm Solemn Mass
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: Ye servants of the Lord (Narenza) EH 518
Final: Love Divine, all loves excelling (Blaenwern) NEH 408
Setting: Missa Simplicior (Kyrie, Credo, Sanctus-Benedictus, Agnus Dei)
12 FEBRUARY 2023 (SEXAGESIMA)
2.30 pm Solemn Mass
Opening: Be thou my vision (Slane) NEH 339
Offertory: Angel-voices ever singing (Angel Voices) NEH 336
Communion: Sweet Sacrament divine (Divine Mysteries) NEH 307
Final: Jerusalem the golden (Ewing) EH 412
Setting: Missa Simplicior (Kyrie, Credo, Sanctus-Benedictus, Agnus Dei)
19 FEBRUARY 2023 (THE CHAIR OF ST PETER THE APOSTLE)
Solemnity of Title of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter
3.30 pm Solemn Mass
Opening: Christ is made the sure foundation (Westminster Abbey) NEH 205
Offertory: The Church’s one foundation (Aurelia) EH 489
Communion: Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee (Adoro Te) EH 331
Final: City of God, how broad and far (Richmond) EH 375
Setting: Missa Simplicior (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus-Benedictus, Agnus Dei)
22 FEBRUARY 2023 (ASH WEDNESDAY)
6.30 pm Imposition of Ashes & Solemn Mass
Opening: Forty days and forty nights (Aus Der Tiefe) EH 73
Offertory: My Song is love unknown (Love Unknown) NEH 86
Communion: Lord Jesus, think on me (Southwell) EH 77
Final: Take up thy cross, the Saviour said (Breslau) EH 484
Setting: Mass XVII (Kyrie, Sanctus-Benedictus, Agnus Dei)
26 FEBRUARY 2023 (LENT I)
2.30 pm The Litany & Solemn Mass
Opening: Forty days and forty nights (Aus Der Tiefe) EH 73
Offertory: My Song is love unknown (Love Unknown) NEH 86
Communion: O dearest Lord, thy sacred head (Belmont) NEH 89
Final: Take up thy cross, the Saviour said (Breslau) EH 484
Setting: Mass XVII (Kyrie, Sanctus-Benedictus, Agnus Dei), Missa Simplicior (Credo)