2nd Sunday after Easter
Processional Hymn: On This Day, the First of Days, 945
Recessional hymn: The King of Love, My Shepherd Is, 874
Kyriale: I, 696; Credo III, 776
Offertory Motet: O quam metuendus est, Tomás Luis de Victoria
Communion Antiphon: Ego Sum Pastor, Heinrich Isaac (c.1450–1517)
The motet O quam metuendus est by Tomás Luis de Victoria is a setting of the Magnificat antiphon for the dedication of a church. This past week marked the 107th anniversary of St. Lawrence’s dedication. The text is taken from the description of Jacob’s Ladder in Genesis: “How awe-inspiring is this place! Surely this can be nothing else but the house of God and the gate of heaven.”
Tomás Luis de Victoria (c.1548–1611), along with Palestrina and de Lassus, is one of the greatest composers of the 16th C., famous for its ethereal polyphony. Ordained a priest at age 27, he lived in Rome for years, and assisted St. Philip Neri as chaplain of San Girolamo della Carità.