ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL MUSIC LIST
JANUARY 2026
Tuesday 6th January
Choral Eucharist 7.30pm
Setting: Missa Brevis Sancti Johannis (Kleine Orgel Messe) – Joseph Haydn
Communion: Nativity Carol – John Rutter (CC2)
Sunday 11th January 2026 / Baptism of Christ
Plainsong Eucharist 9.00am
Setting: Missa XV – Dominator Deus
Communion: When Jesus come to be baptised
Sung Eucharist 11.00am
Setting: Mass of St Thomas – David Thorne
Communion: Hymn to the Eternal Flame – Stephen Paulus
Irish Blessing – James E. Moore
Choral Evensong 5.00pm
Introit: Hymn to the Eternal Flame – Stephen Paulus
Responses: William Smith
Psalm: 72
Canticles: The Short Service – Thomas Weelkes
Anthem: Omnes De Saba – Jacob Handl
Sunday 18th January 2026 / Epiphany 2
Plainsong Eucharist 9.00am
Setting: Missa IV – Cunctipotens Genitor Deus
Communion: Before the daylight fills the sky
Sung Eucharist 11.00am
Setting: Mass of St Thomas – David Thorne
Communion: O for a closer walk with God – Sir Charles V. Stanford
Let your restless hearts be still – John L. Bell
Choral Evensong 5.00pm
Introit: Irish Blessing – James E. Moore
Responses: Geoffrey Woollatt
Psalm: 34.1-10
Canticles: Murrill in E
Anthem: Alleluya Psallat – William Mathias
Thursday 22nd January 2026 / BBC RADIO 4 Recording
Choir:
Let your restless hearts be still – John L. Bell
Irish Blessing – James E. Moore
Alleluya Psallat – William Mathias
Hymns:
Be thou my vision
Behold the Mountain of the Lord
Take this moment, sign and space
Sunday 25th January 2026 / Epiphany 3
Plainsong Eucharist 9.00am
Setting: Missa XI – Orbis Factor
Communion: Father we praise you, now the night is over
Sung Eucharist 11.00am
Setting: Mass of St Thomas – David Thorne
Communion: The Call – Richard Lloyd
Ave Verum Corpus – William Byrd
Choral Evensong 5.00pm
Introit: The Call – Richard Lloyd
Responses: Geoffrey Woollatt
Psalm: 21
Canticles: Harwood in Aflat
Anthem: Beati Quorum via – Sir Charles V. Stanford