The third event in our series, "Liturgy After Hours". We will explore the text and music of the simplest and first of the sung prayers of the Mass, the Kyrie. Known in English as "Lord Have Mercy," this prayer's simplicity has lent itself to some of the deepest musical meditations in the Church's repertoire. Through ... Read more

In this event of our Liturgy After Hours series, we will explore the text and music of the Gloria in Excelsis Deo, the longest and, lyrically most complicated of the congregational chants of the Mass. A combination of pre-biblical hymns, pre-Constantinian theological language, and lot of musical notes, this hymn is a mass-favorite. Through guided ... Read more

In this event of our series, Liturgy After Hours, we will explore the text and music of the Sanctus, perhaps the weightiest and most glorious of the congregational chants sung at Mass. Did you know that half of this chant was written by angels? Through guided attention to the text and music, we will ask, ... Read more