Wednesday, 24 December, 2025
Midnight Mass of Christmas
- 10:30 p.m. Gallery Carols before Mass
- 18th-century carols will be sung before mass in the west gallery, accompanied by the S. Bartholomew’s Gallery Band
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- 11:00 p.m. Procession & Solemn First Mass of Christmas
- Celebrant & Preacher: The Father Vicar
- Sung by the Choir of S. Bartholomew’s
- Cantor: Katherine Hill
- Parish Organist: Fr David Smith
- Music: A German Christmas
Mass: Missa Tertia – Hans Leo Hassler (1599)
Motets: Angelus ad pastores ait – Hans Leo Hassler (1591)
In dulci jubilo – Michael Praetorius (1609) - Live-stream link (coming soon)
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Thursday, 25 December, 2025
Christmas Day: The Nativity of our Lord
- 8:30 a.m. Low Mass (at Dawn)
- Celebrant: The Father Vicar
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- 11:00 a.m. Sung Mass (in the Day)
- Sung by women’s voices
- Mass: Missa Pater cuncta – plainchant
Motets: An earthly tree – William Byrd (1589)
Hodie nobis de caelo – (1610) - Live-stream link (coming soon)
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Weekdays during the Christmas Octave, Mass will be offered at 11:00 a.m.
Christmas at S. Bart’s