The Dedication of the Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior 2025
Processional hymn: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, 927
Recessional hymn: Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates, 931
Credo IV, 780
Kyriale: Missa O quam gloriosum est regnum, Tomás Luis de Victoria
Offertory Motet: O quam metuendus est, Tomás Luis de Victoria
Communion Motet: Locus Iste, Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)
November 9th the Church marks the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Archbasilica of the Most Holy Savior, for which the proper texts are taken from the Dedication of a Church. The motet O quam metuendus est by Tomás Luis de Victoria is a setting of the Magnificat antiphon for the dedication of a church. 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.