Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on September 8, 2024
This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Herbert Howells (St. Paul's Service), Preces and Responses by Philip Moore, Present Yourselves as a Living Sacrifice by James O'Donnell and O Lord, Support Us by David Briggs.
Sung at the close of day in cathedrals and churches throughout the world, Choral Evensong is a service of Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient offices of Vespers and Compline. The choir sings the traditional evening prayers of the church that have been offered for centuries, while the congregation listens, joins in the hymns, and adds their own prayers to those of the choir. It is an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of a busy week.