Canon Anthony O Brien Dean Dr Christopher McElroy Director of Music James Luxton Assistant Director of Music All details are correct as at 1 For further information, contact the Cathedral Music Office Metropolitan Cathedral Mount Pleasant Liverpool L3 5TQ Tel: 0151 708 7283 Email: music@metcathedral.org.uk www.liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk
SERVICE TIMES The cathedral is open daily 7.30am-6.00pm Monday Friday 07.45 Morning Prayer (recited) Blessed Sacrament Chapel 08.00 Mass Blessed Sacrament Chapel 12.15 Mass Crypt 17.15 Mass Blessed Sacrament Chapel (sung on Monday and Tuesday) 17.45 Choral Evening Prayer In choir (except Monday and Tuesday) Saturday 08.45 Morning Prayer (recited) Blessed Sacrament Chapel 09.00 Mass Blessed Sacrament Chapel 18.30 Sunday Vigil Mass Crypt Sunday 08.30 Mass Blessed Sacrament Chapel 10.00 Family Mass Crypt 11.00 Solemn Choral Mass Cathedral 13.00 Polish Mass Crypt 15.00 Choral Evening Prayer In choir 19.00 Mass Crypt
Sunday 1 11.00 Solemn Mass Boys & Lay Clerks 13th Sunday of Missa O quam gloriosum (G, A) - Victoria Omnes gentes (297) I And I saw a new heaven - Bainton Immortal, invisible H Ave verum corpus - Mozart Your words are spirit, Lord G Sanctus XI - Gregorian Inclina aurem tuam (300) C Credo IV - Gregorian O God, beyond all praising H Processional - Ives 15.00 Choral Evening Prayer Boys & Lay Clerks Lift up your heads, O ye gates - Mathias O blest creator of the light H My beloved spake - Hadley Sunday Week I P Magnificat Short Service - Byrd Ave Maria - Parsons Lullaby - Ives Monday 2 17.15 Sung Mass Cantor Mass XVI (K, S, A) - Gregorian Cogitationes (384) E Unus militum (387) C Tuesday 3 17.15 Sung Mass Girls Messe Brève (G, A) - Delibes I will tell E St Thomas O for a closer walk with God - Caesar Give light to my eyes C O salutaris Hostia - Delibes Wednesday 4 There are no sung liturgies in the cathedral today Thursday 5 17.45 Choral Evening Prayer Boys & Lay Clerks Anima mea - de Rivaflecha The setting sun now dies away H Magnificat Short Service - Gibbons Thursday Week I P Alleluia, pro Virgine Maria - Aston Set 32 - Reid R Friday 6 17.45 Choral Evening Prayer Boys & Lay Clerks Te lucis ante terminum (Ferial) - Tallis Before the light of evening fades H Magnificat in E minor - Purcell Friday Week I P Ne timeas, Maria - Victoria Set 32 - Reid R Saturday 7 13.00 Priestly Ordinations Boys & Lay Clerks Jubilee Mass - Duffy Dominus fortitudo (294) I Laudate Dominum - Dupré Love divine H Panis angelicus - Franck I am the good shepherd G Fugue in D (BWV 532) - Bach Introibo ad altare Dei (274) C Be still for the presence H Hail, Redeemer! H
Sunday 8 11.00 Solemn Mass Boys & Lay Clerks 14th Sunday of Missa in honorem Sancti Dominici (G, A) - Rubbra Suscepimus (300) I Exsultate Deo - Palestrina We have a gospel to proclaim H Oculi omnium - Parnell The Word was made flesh G Sanctus XI - Gregorian Gustate et videte (303) C Credo I - Gregorian Thy hand, O God, has guided H Prelude in Eb (BWV 552) - Bach 15.00 Choral Evening Prayer Boys & Lay Clerks A Child s Prayer - MacMillan O God, the source H Te lucis ante terminum - Balfour Gardiner Sunday Week II P Magnificat Tone V - Praetorius Salve Regina - Poulenc No. 1 (Six Short Pieces for Organ) - Howells Monday 9 17.15 Sung Mass Cantor Simple Responsorial Mass - McElroy The Lord is my light E God is love C Tuesday 10 17.15 Sung Mass Girls Messe Basse (K, A) - Fauré The Lord is my light E Laudate Dominum - Perosi Bless the Lord, O my soul C Tantum ergo - Fauré Sanctus XVI - Gregorian Wednesday 11 17.45 Choral Evening Prayer Girls Benedictus - Gregson Lord Jesus, when you dwelt H St Benedict Magnificat Tone VIII - Mawby St Benedict P Salve Regina - Mawby Set 6 - Duffy R Thursday 12 17.45 Choral Evening Prayer Boys & Lay Clerks O nata lux - Tallis O God of truth, O Lord of might H Magnificat Tone VII - Lassus Thursday Week II P Hymne à la Vierge - Villette Set 3 - Johnson R Friday 13 17.45 Choral Evening Prayer Boys & Lay Clerks Set me as a seal - Walton The hours are passing H Magnificat - Andriessen Friday Week II P Salve Regina - Summers Set 3 - Johnson R
Sunday 15 11.00 Solemn Mass Boys, Girls & Lay Clerks 15th Sunday of Missa Brevis (G) - Dove Dum clamarem (303) I I was glad - Parry The Church s one foundation H Ave verum corpus - Mawby Your words are spirit, Lord G Sanctus & Agnus VIII - Gregorian Passer invenit (306) C Credo III - Gregorian Lead us, heavenly Father H An Occasional Trumpet Voluntary - Gowers 15.00 Choral Evening Prayer Boys, Girls & Lay Clerks Cantate - Mawby O blest creator, God most high H Zadok the priest - Handel Sunday Week III P Magnificat St Paul s - Howells A Hymn to the Mother of God - Tavener Fugue sur le nom d Alain - Duruflé