2nd Sunday of Lent 2025
Processional hymn: Thy Grace, O Holy Ghost, Impart, 885
Hymn prior to Confirmation: Veni Creator Spiritus, 956
Recessional hymn: Crux Fidelis, 840; Credo VI, 788
Confirmation Antiphon: Confirma Hoc, John Mason
Kyriale: Mass for Four Voices, William Byrd (c. 1543–1623)
Offertory Antiphon: Meditabor in, G.P. Palestrina (c. 1525–1594)
Motet after Offertory: Sicut Cervus, G.P. Palestrina
Communion Hymn: Audi Benigne Conditor, Orlandus Lassus
The hymn, Audi Benigne Conditor, is the Vespers Hymn during Lent and its Latin text is attributed to Pope St. Gregory the Great (540-604). Orlandus Lassus set the same text for five voices and divided the motet into two parts.
Orlandus Lassus (c.1532–1594) is known for the mature polyphonic style in the Franco-Flemish school. He wrote over 2,000 works in Latin, French, Italian, and German both sacred and secular.