Prayerful organ music during Mass in June 2025

26 May 2025

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St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth

Organ music for Mass during June 2025
Sunday Mass is 10am, weekday Mass is 9am


1st June (7th Sunday of Easter)


Before Mass: Prière du Christ montant vers son Père (l'Ascension) - Olivier Messaien (1908-1992)

Offertory: Improvisation

Recessional: Transports de joie (l'Ascension) - Olivier Messiaen


8th June (Pentecost Sunday)


Before Mass: Komm, Heiliger Geist (BuxWV 199) - Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

Offertory: Adagio 

Recessional: Choral varié - the last two from Prélude, Adagio et Choral varié sur le thème du 'Veni Creator' op.4 - Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)


15th June (Trinity Sunday)


Before Mass: O Lux beata Trinitas - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)

Offertory: Gloria tibi Trinitas - John Bull (1562-1628)

Recessional: Fugue (from Prelude and Fugue) in E flat major (BWV 552) - J.S.Bach


22nd June (The Most Holy Body and Blood of the Lord)


Before Mass: Pange lingua vv.ii &iii

Offertory: Tierce en taille (Gloria)

Recessional: Pange lingua v.i: Point d'orgue



All music is from Livre d'Orgue, by Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703)


29th June: Ss Peter and Paul


Before Mass: Christe, aller Welt Trost (BWV 670) - J.S.Bach

Offertory: Kyrie, Gott Vater in Ewigkeit (BWV 669) - J.S.Bach

Recessional: Tu es Petra - Henri Mulet (1878-1967)




The Abbey Organist is Dr Julie Ainscough

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