Traditional Observance of Holy Week – 2015
(See http://sthughofcluny.org/ for additions to locations)
Immaculate Conception Church, Sleepy Hollow, NY
Palm Sunday – March 29th 2nd Sunday in Passiontide and of the Passion
3PM Blessing and Distribution of Palms, Procession and Sung Mass with Chanting of the Passion of Our Lord
Easter Sunday,April 5,
3 pm, Sung Mass
St. Mary Church, Norwalk, CT (Direction: stmarysnorwalk.com )
PALM SUNDAY March 29, 9:30 a.m.
Videte manus meas (Hugh Aston)
Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Matthæum (Richard Davy)
Improperium (Palestrina)
O Jesu Christe (Jacquet de Berchem)
Miserere (George Malcolm)
TENEBRÆ,April 1, 8:00 p.m.
The complete plainsong office of Matins & Lauds for Holy Thursday
Lamentationes Jeremiæ (Lassus)
Tenebræ responsories (Victoria)
Miserere (Allegri)
MAUNDY THURSDAY, April 2, 7:00 p.m.
Missa Pange lingua (Josquin)
Domine, tu mihi lavas pedes? (Cardoso)
Ubi caritas (Duruflé)
Nos autem gloriari (Palestrina)
Ave verum corpus (Elgar)
Pange lingua (Byrd)
Adoration until Midnight
9:00 pm: Stripping of the altars, visit of the 7 churches
GOOD FRIDAY, April 3, 3:00 p.m.
Passio Domini Nostri Jesu Christi secundum Joannem (Byrd)
Crucifixus à 8 (Lotti)
Ecce lignum / Crux fidelis (Willaert)
Officium de Cruce (Compère)
Salvator mundi (Blow)
HOLY SATURDAY, April 4, 9:00 am
Matins/ Lauds
12:00 Blessing of Easter food
THE SOLEMN EASTER VIGIL, April 4, 8:00 p.m.
Missa pro Victoria for double choir (Victoria)
Surrexit a mortuis (Widor)
Regina cæli for double choir (Guerrero)
Dum transisset Sabbatum (Taverner)
Pascha jucundissimum (Hughes)
organ music of Widor
EASTER SUNDAY, April 5, 9:30 a.m.
Missa Pascale (La Rue)
Hæc dies (Léonin)
Christus resurgens (Byrd)
Congratulamini mihi omnes (Willaert)
organ music of Bach and Widor
Church of the Holy Innocents, Manhattan (Directions:www.innocents.com )
Palm Sunday – March 29th – 2nd Sunday in Passiontide and of The Passion
Sung Masses at 10:30 AM (Extraordinary Form); Confessions heard at 10AM and 12PM
2:30 PM Solemn Vespers and Benediction (Extraordinary Form)
Maundy Thursday – April 2nd
Mass of the Lord’s Supper: 7:30 P.M. (Extraordinary Form)
10:30 P.M. – Tenebrae (Extraordinary Form) – The Office of Matins and Lauds for Good Friday
Adoration at the Repository. The Watch Before the Blessed Sacrament.
Visita Iglesia – Visit to Churches after 7:30 PM Mass, concluding 11:30 – 12 Midnight at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Good Friday – April 3rd
Stations of the Cross: 11:15 AM
Sermons on The Seven Last Words of Christ from the Cross: 12:00 Noon–3:00 PM Preached by Fr. Leonard Villa, Administrator, Holy Innocents Church
Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion: 3:00 PM (Extraordinary Form)
Holy Saturday – April 4th
The Easter Vigil: 9 PM (Extraordinary Form)
Easter Sunday – April 5th – The Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Sung Masses: 10:30 AM (Extraordinary Form)
2:30 PM Vespers and Benediction (Extraordinary Form)