Planned music for the 2026-27 liturgical year can ​be found below. Please consider a donation to support our growing commitment to sacred music! Sponsorship is available for music at many of the special liturgies this year, ranging from $1,000-3,000. This enables occasional professional support to expand the capacity of our parish choir. As a sacrificial gift in service of the sacred liturgy, such sponsorships may be given as a memorial or thanksgiving for a person or occasion. 

While our top priority is the growth of the regular choir, we do welcome visitors and friends who like to join the choir on an occasional basis for these special celebrations. Contact the choirmaster directly if you would like to step in as a special volunteer. 

SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS 
AND MUSICAL SELECTIONS 
FOR THE 2026-27 LITURGICAL CYCLE

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2026  |  7:00 P.M.
Feast of St. John Henry Newman
Solemn Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul
Herbert Howells, Communion Service in E Flat
Anton Bruckner, Os justi
Thomas Tallis, O sacrum convivium

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026  |  4:00 P.M. 
Votive Evensong of the Dedication 
William Smith, Preces and Responses
Bryan Kelly, Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C
John Stainer, “Hail, gladdening light”
Jonathan Dove, “Seek him that maketh the seven stars”

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2026  |  7:00 P.M.
Solemn Requiem for All Souls
Duarte Lôbo, Missa pro defunctis a 6
Manuel Cardoso, Libera me

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2026  |  10:00 & 10:30 P.M.
The Nativity of the Lord
Short Lessons and Carols, followed by Solemn Mass
George Oldroyd, Mass of the Quiet Hour
Morten Lauridsen, O Magnum Mysterium
Philip Stopford, “There Is No Rose”
John Tavener, “The Lamb”

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2027  |  7:00 P.M.
The Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas)
Solemn Mass with the Blessing of Candles and Procession
Herbert Howells, Communion Service in E Flat
Charles Villiers Stanford, Beati quorum via
Johannes Eccard, “When to the Temple Mary Went”

HOLY WEEK & EASTER 2027
Palm Sunday, March 21 | 10:00 a.m.  
Solemn Pontifical Mass (with Bishop Lopes)
Herbert Howells, Communion Service in E Flat
Orlando Gibbons, “Hosanna to the Son of David”
Anton Bruckner, Christus factus est
B.E. Boykin, "John 3:16"

Maundy Thursday, March 25 | 7:00 p.m.
Mass of the Lord's Supper
William Byrd, Mass for Five Voices
Ola Gjeilo, Ubi caritas

Good Friday , March 26 | Noon
Solemn Liturgy of the Passion
John Sanders, "Reproaches"
Thomas Tallis, Miserere nostri, Domine

Holy Saturday, March 27 | 8:00 p.m.
The Easter Vigil
Harold Darke, Communion Service in F
Herbert Howells, “Like as the hart”
Thomas Tallis, “If ye love me”

Easter Sunday, March 27 | 10:00 a.m.
Solemn Mass
Harold Darke, Communion Service in F
Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina, Terra tremuit
Charles Villiers Stanford, “If ye then be risen with Christ”

**All selections are tentative. While the parish budget includes some supplemental music support, the full realization of this program will require additional sponsors, and plans will be altered as necessary by budget constraints.