Night Mass of the Nativity
Is 9:1-7; Titus 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 To you is born this day… a saviour, who is the Messiah, the Lord
Carols at 9pm before the Mass at 9:30pm: O Radiant Dawn; Once in Royal David’s City; Away in a manger; Angels we have heard on High – followed by the Proclamation of Christmas from the Roman Martyrology
- Introit: (Gregorian) Dominus dixit ad me, Filius meus es tu, ego hodie genui te. The lord said to me, You are my Son, this day I have begotten you
- Mass setting: Missa O magnum mysterium (Victoria)
- Motet: O magnum mysterium* (M. Lauridsen)
- Communio: (Gregorian, Ps 109) In splendoribus sanctorum, ex utero ante luciferum genui te. Amidst the splendours of the heavenly sanctuary, from the womb, before the morning star, I have begotten you
- Hymns: Hark the Herald Angels Sing; Silent Night; O Come All Ye Faithful
Organist: Christopher Brooks
Director of Music: Noel Debien
*O magnum mysterium* (M. Lauridsen)
Latin text | English translation |
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O magnum mysterium, |
O great mystery, |