Festal Eucharist

Sunday, December 14, 2014
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The Third Sunday Of Advent (Gaudete)

The Third Sunday Of Advent (Gaudete)

Stir up thy power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let thy bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with thee and the Holy Ghost, be honor and glory, world without end. Amen.


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Included in this Festal 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.

The music of the Swiss composer Frank Martin (1890-1974) first came to prominence through the festivals of the International Society for Contemporary Music. His output includes a number of orchestral and chamber works, but only one piece of unaccompanied sacred choral music, the Mass for Double Choir written in 1922. The piece was not premiered until 1963, a fact largely attributed to the composer’s deeply-felt Christian faith. At the time of the work’s first performance in Hamburg, Martin wrote ‚ÄúI did not want it to be performed‚Ķ I considered it as being a matter between God and myself. I felt then that an expression of religious feelings should remain secret and removed from public opinion.‚Äù There is no doubt that the setting is a profound statement of personal faith. In the Sanctus we hear the increasing persistence in the upper parts of the cry of the Cherubim and Seraphim, the Benedictus concludes with a vibrant ‘Hosanna’ and in the Agnus Dei, added in 1926, one choir sings a lyrical plainsong-like melody against the gently pulsating chords of the other, until the two unite in one of the most beautiful passages in all unaccompanied choral music, the final petition for peace.


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