This is the first celebration of Mass at the beginning of His
Holiness the Pope's nisioncai visit to Great Britain.
The commentators at Westminster Cathedral arc Peter Jones
Gerald Priestland Sue MacGregor Order of Service Procession
Fanfare: Tu es Petrus (Duruflg)
Air in D minor (Matthew Locke )
Hymn: All people that on earth do dwell (William Kelhe. Day's Psalter Melody from Geneva Psalter, arr Vaughan Williams)
The Penitential Rite
The Gloria (Missa brevis in D (K 194) Mozart)
The Liturgy of the Word
First Reading: Ezekiel 34, vv 11-12 and 15-17; Psalm 79, vv 2-3 and 15-16 and 18-19, response v 4 (S. Cleoburv)
Second Reading: Acts 2. vv 14 and 36-42 Gospel: John 21. vv 15-19 The Homily - His Holiness Pope John Paul II
Baptism and Confirmation The Credo
The Prayers
The Eucharist
During Communion the following will be sung Hymn: 0 bread of Heaven beneath this veil (St Alphonsus trans Edward Vaughan. H. F. Hemy )
Choir: Ave verum corpus (William Byrd ) Hymn: Soul of my
Saviour (Ascribed to John XXII trans Anonymous, W. Maher )
Choir: 0 taste and see how gracious the Lord is (Psalm 34. v 8, VauKhan Williams)
The Holy Father moves to the Cathedral balcony to bless the people.
Hymn: Christ is made the sure foundation (trans John Mason
Neale based on Ephesians 2 vv 20-22. arr
E. Hawkins from an anthem by Purcell)
Hymn: Hail Queen of Heav'n. the ocean star (John Lingard , H. F. Hemy )
Organ' Voluntary:
Carillon sortie (Henri Mulet )
Cathedral Masters of Ceremonies
MONSIGNOR ANTONY HOWE and THE REV ALAN O'CONNOR Cathedral Master of Music and Assistant STEPHEN CLEOBURY and ANDREW WRIGHT
Cathedral Oman Scholar
THOMAS MOHAN PHILIP JONES BRASS
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