Morning Prayer said in the Lady Chapel

The crown of our weekly pattern of worship at St Matthew's is our Solemn Mass, a rich and elaborate celebration of the Eucharist, using the modern language of Common Worship, with hymns, choral music and a sermon.

Holy Cross Day

Our Cantor this morning is Susannah Groome

Mass Setting
Mass of St Cedd
Peter Nardone (b 1965)

Organ Prelude
Prelude in F
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

Introit
The royal banners forward go
Plainsong

Kyrie (Sung by the Cantor)

Metrical Gloria

Psalm 22 (23-28)

Agnus Dei (Sung by the Cantor)

Communion Anthem
Love Divine
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Organ Postlude
Chorale and Fugue
Healey Willan (1880-1968)

Choral Mattins

Responses
John Reading (1645-1692)

Venite

Psalm 119 (33-40)

1st Reading

Te Deum in B flat
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

2nd Reading

Jubilate in B flat
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

Creed

Responses and Collects

Anthem
Give us the wings of faith
Ernest Bullock (1890-1979)

Prayers

Hymn
Let the round world with songs rejoice
REH 287 (v 1, 2, 4, 6)

Organ Postlude
Rhosymedre
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
11am

Preacher - Very Rev Dr Mark Oakley, Dean of Southwark

St Matthew’s Day

Mass Setting
Mass in F
Herbert Sumsion 1899-1995)

Organ Prelude
Pastorale
Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995)

After the first reading
Let saints on earth in concert sing
Anthony Caesar (1924-2018)

During Communion
O quam gloriosum
Tomas Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

Organ Postlude
Postlude in D minor
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)

Led by members of our Community, Sung Compline takes place in the Lady Chapel on Tuesday at 18:30.

Please note Sung Compline will resume after the summer break on Tuesday 30th September.