I drove down for this today but issues with parking meant I left at the sign of peace and watched the rest when I got home. There was a lot of two hour parking for some distance around the cathedral and I noticed the parking inspector doing the rounds so I hope no-one got a parking ticket.
I wanted to hear the new Archbishop and his homily was hopeful. It was nice to be in a full singing church, even if my seat was behind a very large pillar.
I enjoyed the music and I note Chris Wroblewski got a thankyou in the program so well done, Chris. I can’t just call him Chris W because Christopher Willcock was there as well.
I see Maeve Haeney was with the choir and Paul Taylor was meant to be there but was unwell.
The mass setting was Taylor’s, Mass of St Francis, which is well known and was well sung by the assembly.
The other music was:
Prelude/Motet Sicut Cervus (Palestrina)
Entrance:
Laudate Dominum (TAIZE)
Laudate Dominum (Walker)
Psalm 89 (Willcock)
I didn’t know the Alleluia, but not many in the assembly knew it either – the program had the melody which helped and was very pastoral.
Gifts: A Upper Room
Communion:
Gift of Finest Wheat
Ego Sum Panis Vivas (Esquivel)
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Recessional: Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow.
My involvement wasn’t large; just music engraving for the booklet. Mind you, the Alleluia wasn’t one of the items I did, so the music for that came from elsewhere!