2nd Sunday after Easter 2026
Processional Hymn: On This Day, the First of Days, 945
Recessional hymn: The King of Love, My Shepherd Is, 874
Kyriale: I, 696; Credo I, 768
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 day of the dedication of a church. Monday, April 20th marks the 108th anniversary of St. Lawrence’s dedication and that antiphon will be sung during Vespers. 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.