St Philip’s Day at the London Oratory Celebrated by Cardinal George Pell

Pontifical High Mass was celebrated by Cardinal George Pell at the London Oratory this evening for the Feast of St Philip Neri. The Choir and Orchestra of the London Oratory sang the Theresienmesse by Haydn and Pangamus Nerio by Wingham. Happy Feast to all Oratorians!

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The Feast of St Philip Neri at the London Oratory

High Mass was celebrated at the London Oratory this evening for the Feast of St Philip Neri. The Preacher was Bishop Athanasius Schneider, Auxiliary Bishop of Astana, Kazakstan, Titular Bishop of Celerina. The Choir of the London Oratory sang the Mariazellermesse by Haydn and Pangamus Nerio by Wingham. Happy Feast to Oratorians everywhere!

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St Philip's Day at the Oxford Oratory

St Philip's Day Mass at the Oxford Oratory was celebrated by the Rt. Rev. Dom. Cuthbert Brogan OSB, Abbot of Farnborough. The mass setting was Missa Vestiva i Colli by Ruggiero Giovanelli.

During the Offertory, the choir sang a new setting of the prayer of Baronius, 'Respice de cælo Sancte Pater' by John Caldwell, former professor of music at the University and a regular parishioner, who composed it as a gift to the Oratory. More photographs and the text of the Abbot's sermon are available on the Oxford Oratory's website. (Photos: Tessa Caldecott)