Holy Week at Saint Mark's

Palm Sunday, March 29

8 a.m. - Low Mass

9 a.m. - Family Mass
The music for Mass is:
Stabat Mater - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)

11 a.m. - Choral High Mass
The music for Mass is:
Missa Brevis - Jackson Hill (b. 1941)
Ingrediente Domino - George Malcom (1917-1998)
Solus ad victimam - Kenneth Leighton (1929-1988) 
O Mortal Man - trad. English, arr. John Scott (1956-2015)

Wednesday in Holy Week: Tenebrae, April 1 at 7 p.m.

A service of Psalms, shadows, and singing

The music for Mass is:
Tenebrae Responsories - Tomás Luis de Victoria (c.1548-1611)

 Maundy Thursday, April 2 at 7 p.m.

Choral High Mass with Foot-washing, Procession of the Blessed Sacrament, Stripping of the Altars, and Vigil before the Blessed Sacrament

The music for Mass is:
Communion Service in C (Kyrie & Gloria) - John Ireland (1879-1962)
Missa Cantuariensis, Op. 59 (Sanctus & Benedictus, Agnus Dei) - Edmund Rubbra (1901-1986)
Anthems at the Mandatum - Nicholas White (b. 1967)
Ubi caritas - Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)
A Litany - William Walton (1902-1983)
Tantum ergo - Déodat de Séverac (1873-1921)

Good Friday, April 3 at 12 Noon

Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday and Mass of the Pre-Sanctified

The music for Mass is:
The Passion According to Saint John - Plainsong & Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
Christus factus est - Felice Anerio (1560-1614)
Reproaches - Victoria
Crux fidelis - John IV, King of Portugal (1604-1656)
Crucifixus à 6 - Antonio Lotti (1667-1740)

Easter Eve, Saturday, April 4 at 8 p.m.

The Great Vigil of Easter and First Mass of Easter
Festal Reception to follow

The music for Mass is:
Messe Salve Regina - Yves Castagnet (b.1964)
Sing Ye to the Lord - Edward Bairstow (1874-1946)
Rise up, my love - Healey Willan (1880-1968) 

Easter Day, April 5

8 a.m. - Low Mass

9 a.m. - Family Mass
The music for Mass is:
Most glorious Lord of life - William Harris (1883-1973)

11 a.m. - Solemn High Mass
The music for Mass is:

Communion Service “Collegium Regale” - Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem - Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924)
Surrexit Christus hodie - Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)

Posted on March 12, 2026 .