ORGAN MUSIC AT HOLY ROMAN CATHOLIC MASS

December 2025 at St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth

Sunday Mass is at 10am, daily Mass is at 9am

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

7th December (2nd Sunday in Advent)

Before Mass: Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter auf Erden (BWV 650) - J.S.Bach

Offertory: Improvisation

Recessional: Fugue (from Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544) - J.S.Bach

14th December (3rd Sunday in Advent)

Before Mass: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 659)

Offertory: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 660)

Recessional: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (BWV 661) 

All music is by J.S.Bach

14th December at 3.30 pm: Advent Carol Service

Organ music before: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (BWV 645) ; Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter auf Erden (BWV 650); Herr Christ, der ein'ge Gottessohn (BWV 601); Nun komm der heiden Heiland (BWV 659) - all by J.S.Bach

Recessional: Dieu parmi nous (from 'La Nativité du Seigneur') - Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

22nd December (4th Sunday in Advent)

Before Mass: Tiento de sexto tono - Francisco Correa de Arauxo (1584-1684)

Offertory: Beata viscera Mariae Virginis - Antonio de Cabezón (1510-1566)

Recessional: Tiento lleno (Salve Regina) - Sebastian Aguilera de Heredia (1561-1627)

24th December (Christmas Eve)

Before Mass: La Nativité (from 'Poèmes évangéliques', Op.2) - Jean Langlais (1907-1991); Les Bergers (from 'La Nativité du Seigneur) - Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

Offertory: In Dulci Jubilo (BWV 729) - J.S.Bach

Recessional: Prelude (from Prelude and Fugue in B major, op.7, no.1) - Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)

25th December (Christmas Day)

Before Mass: Noël XI (Joseph est bien marié) - Louis Claude Daquin (1694-1772)

Offertory: Noël VIII - Louis Claude Daquin

Recessional: Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella - arr. Keith Chapman (1945-1989)

The Abbey Organist is Dr Julie Ainscough