All Saints’ Sunday
11:00 a.m.
Above: representations of the saints fill the building of Saint Thomas, from the reredos, to the woodwork, to the windows, to the exterior. Saint James, Saint Andrew, and Saint Peter can be found at the Fifth Avenue entrance along the south rail. We hope you will join us on Sunday, so that the pews, in addition to the entrance and the walls of our great church, will be full of saints.
Included in this Solemn 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. Because it is a Solemn Eucharist, there is also plenty of incense (at the procession, the Gloria, the Gospel, and the Offertory). 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.
‚ñ∫The Rector speaks about the “harvest of souls” at this time of All Saints and All Souls, in his Weekly Audio Message.
‚ñ∫This is the sixth week of the 2012 Every Member Canvass, through which we raise the money to pay for the annual operating expenses of the Church and Choir School. Read more here and consider making a pledge online. We need everyone who worships with us, including the many thousands from around the globe who have listened to at least one webcast, to consider making a pledge in support of our mission.
‚ñ∫Thank you to everyone who made a “tile” for the EMC Tiles Project. All tiles are on display at a special EMC Coffee Hour, which immediately follows the 11am Eucharist. The Coffee Hour also features goodies made by Every Member Catering (our nickname for the many parishioner volunteers who have made savory and sweet yummies in gratitude to everyone who has participated in this year’s canvass).
Music notes: Tom√°s Luis de Victoria was born in Avila, Spain in 1548. He began his musical studies as a chorister at Avila Cathedral and moved to Rome in 1565. Having taken Holy Orders in 1575, Victoria continued to work as a musician, composer and priest in Rome until he returned to Spain as Chaplain to the Empress Maria in 1587. His work at the Empress’s Monasterio de las Descalzas de S. Clara in Madrid included the role of Maestro de Capilla, and many of the composer’s later masses were written for the choir of boys and priests that he directed there.
The Missa O quam gloriosum was published in 1583 and is based on the motet of the same name by Victoria. The text for the motet is taken from the Magnificat Antiphon for the Feast of All Saints and the themes for the Mass setting are derived from motifs in the motet. In the conventional style of the parody mass (a form particularly common in the 16th century), the composer selects motifs with a mind to the text of the various sections of the mass, and with his characteristic Spanish flair Victoria breathes new life and purpose into the pre-composed themes.
‚ñ∫If you enjoy the music of Victoria, as well as the music of this season of remembrance, you might enjoy the concert on Thursday, November 10. Read more and purchase tickets here.
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