Requiem Mass in the Extraordinary Form at the CMAA Colloquium

On Friday at the CMAA Colloquium, a solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated by Fr Michael DeSaye at the Cathedral Basilica of St Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. The Mass Ordinary was the Missa pro defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismondo by Michael Haydn with orchestra; the conductors pictured are David Hughes and Dr Timothy McDonnell. The soloists were Mary Ann Carr-Wilson, Charlene Angelini (the director of music at the cathedral), Nicholas Lemme and Michael Garrepy. A Requiem Mass is offered each year at the Colloquium for deceased members of the CMAA.

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Mass for the Feast of St Thomas, Apostle at the CMAA Colloquium

Yesterday at the CMAA Colloquium, Fr James Richardson offered Mass in the Ordinary Form on the feast of St Thomas the Apostle at the Cathedral Basilica of Ss Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. The Latin propers were sung with Chant Mass IV; among the the motets sung were Quia vidisti me, Thoma by Hassler, Mitte manum by Isaac and O salutaris hostia by Anerio. The choir directors pictured are Nathan Knutson, Dr. Timothy McDonnell and David Hughes; the organist was Michael Garrepy.

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