Colloquium Day 4

Another whirlwind day at the Musica Sacra Colloquium!  Today we had Mass, Vespers, and Compline at the breathtakingly beautiful Cathedral of St. Paul in downtown Pittsburgh.  This church makes our own Sacred Heart  in Church in downtown Tampa seem almost frumpy in comparison!  The Faure choir rehearsed in the loft for tomorrow's Solemn Requiem Mass.  The Mass Ordinary today was sung beautifully by the Palestrina choir.  After supper at a nearby Indian restaurant, we went back to the cathedral for Vespers, celebrating the Visitation of Our Lady, followed by sung Compline.

Stairs to the choir loft

Holy water stoup

The Holy Spirit watches over all

I lit a votive candle for the success
of our new Latin Mass parish

St. Michael the Archangel
Defend us in battle!

The new music reading session was held in
Synod Hall

The gallery

Solemn Vespers led by the
Office choir

Ad Te Suspiramus click link for video

Tabernacle on a side altar

Blessed feast of Mary, Mother of God!

Salutation to the Blessed Virgin Mary

by St. Francis of Assisi

Hail Lady, Holy Queen, Holy Mary Theotokos,

who art the Virgin made church

and the One elect by the Most Holy Father of Heaven,

whom He consecrated with His Most Holy beloved Son

and with the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete;

Thou in whom was and is all fullness of grace and every good.

Hail His Palace;

Hail His Tabernacle;

Hail His Home.

Hail His Vestment;

Hail His Handmaid;

Hail His Mother

And hail all you holy virtues,

which through the grace and illumination of the Holy Spirit

are infused into the hearts of the faithful,

so that from those unfaithful

you make them faithful to God.

Amen.