Music at Mount Calvary

As we are reminded by the inscription found on our organ, Veni Creator Spiritus, the purpose of music at Mount Calvary is to invite the Holy Spirit into our hearts and lives. Gathering each week to worship Almighty God, we strive to offer up to Him music that is worthy of His Name, music of depth and beauty performed at the highest standards.

In each service, we sing ancient plainchant melodies that have adorned the sacred texts of the liturgy for many centuries. We also sing polyphonic anthems drawn primarily from the Renaissance period, a time when the finest composers in Europe wrote choral music for the church. This music has a sublime beauty that evokes a spirit of reverence and worship. It has a spiritual depth often lacking in the everyday music of our time, both secular and sacred.

As an Anglican Use parish within the Roman Catholic Church, Mt Calvary continues a tradition of choral excellence inherited from its Anglican patrimony. The choir consists of professional singers and highly skilled volunteers. It provides music for the 10:00 am service on Sundays and principal feast days from September through May. Singers interested in joining the choir are invited to contact the choirmaster.

We hope that you will join us at Mount Calvary in lifting up Christ in the beauty of holiness.

The Organ

Built in 1961, the organ at Mount Calvary was the result of a collaboration between the famous Dutch organ builder, Dirk Flentrop, and Charles Fisk, the owner of the Andover Organ Company.

One of the first instruments of its kind in the United States, this organ is particularly significant for its tonal design, which closely follows the model established by the famous North German Baroque organ builder, Gottfried Silbermann. The case design is based on the Gothic organ case in Amiens Cathedral in France. For more information about this wonderful instrument, please visit cbfisk.com.

This Week's Calendar

• Sunday - Dec 21
  Fourth Sunday of Advent (O Oriens)
  8:00 am - Sung Mass followed by coffee hour
  9:30 am - CGS and Youth Groups
  9:30 am - Legion of Mary
  10:30 am - Confession
  11:00 am - Sung Mass followed by coffee hour
  
• Monday - Dec 22
  O Rex Gentium
  No Public Mass
  
• Tuesday - Dec 23
  O Emmanuel
  8:00 am - Spoken Mass
  
• Wednesday - Dec 24
  O Virgo Virginum
  10 pm - Lessons and Carols
  10:30 pm - Vigil Mass
  
• Thursday - Dec 25
  The Nativity of the Lord
  Solemnity and Holy Day of Obligation
  10:00 am - Sung Mass
  
• Friday - Dec 26
  Saint Stephen, the First Martyr
  Feast
  No Public Mass
  
• Saturday - Dec 27
  Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
  Feast
  No Public Mass
  
• Sunday - Dec 28
  Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
  Feast
  8:00 am - Sung Mass followed by coffee hour
  9:30 am - CGS and Youth Groups
  9:30 am - Legion of Mary
  10:30 am - Confession
  11:00 am - Sung Mass followed by coffee hour