The Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost
11:00 a.m.
Above: Christ on the Cross in the Confirmation Window of Saint Thomas Church. Holy Cross Day was September 14, and today’s Eucharist echoes that feast day in many ways. Notice the hymns, the motet at the Offertory, and most especially the Gospel lesson from Saint Mark.
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. Details of the service may be seen in the leaflet, which is posted at the bottom of this page, where you will also find links to the webcast during and after the service. 
Music notes: Andrea Gabrieli, uncle of Giovianni abrieli, was the first internationally renowned member of the Venetian school, spreading his influence throughout Italy and in Germany. In 1566, Gabrieli was appointed Maestro di capella of St. Mark’s in Venice. At St. Mark’s he developed the polychoral and concertato styles of music. By contrast, his Missa Brevis is not polychoral in nature, but a simple setting in four parts. Arguably the greatest composer to succeed Gabrieli at St. Mark’s was Claudio Monteverdi, who was appointed in 1613. Often credited for bringing Renaissance music into the Baroque era, Monteverdi may have had Palestrina’s O bone Jesu in mind when he composed Christe, adoramus te, a short, sumptuous motet for the Feast of the Holy Cross. On either side of the central imitative chromatic section are slow block chords, evoking a sense of the sinner’s supplication.
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