The Second Sunday In Lent
The Second Sunday In Lent
O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from thy ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of thy Word, Jesus Christ thy Son; who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
Included in this Choral Eucharist are hymns sung by the congregation and choir, additional music sung exclusively by the choir, lessons, prayers, a sermon, and a Rite I Mass. All baptized Christians are welcome to receive Holy Communion.
Music Notes
As a composer, Latvian-born Uƒüis Prauli≈Ü≈ù draws from his formal conservatory training as well as past experiences of playing with rock bands and working as a sound engineer at Latvian Radio. Prauli≈Ü≈ù composed the Missa Rigensis in 2003. It was premiered that same year by the Riga Dom Boys’ Choir, a choir in which the composer himself sang as a boy. His intention was to compose a work in the spirit of the great Renaissance Masses, ‘without overwhelming force or volume’ resulting in a piece equally suited to concert or liturgical performance. The declamatory Kyrie explores the various states of supplication, but finally resolves with a sotto voce lament sung by a single voice. The ‘swung’ Hosannas of the Sanctus are a jolt to the hushed beginning, and the simple Agnus Dei, with its clarity of texture, includes an optional Post-Communion recitation, adding to the unique quality of this setting.
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