From Dr. Mahrt:

The St. Ann Choir invite you to the sacred solemnities of Holy Week sung in Gregorian chant and polyphonic music of the Renaissance

This year we will be able to celebrate the principal services of Holy Week at our home church, St. Thomas Aquinas. We are grateful to our pastor Fr. George Aranha for his generous permission, and Frs. Francisco Nahoe, O.F.M. Conv., and Anselm Ramelow, O.P., who will celebrate the liturgies with us. Special liturgies for Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday morning will comprise the week at St. Thomas Aquinas. The Mass continues in the new rite (ordinary form), but following the initiative of Pope Benedict, more of it is now being sung in Latin.

Services of the Divine Office-Tenebrae for Holy Thursday (Wednesday evening) and Vespers on the Sundays-will continue at St. Ann Chapel. We will sing the Tenebrae with the Lamentations of Jeremiah of Tomás Luis de Victoria.

We invite you to participate in the entire week, following the Lord's Passion, Death, and Resurrection liturgically, from darkness (Tenebræ of Holy Thursday) to light (the Easter Vigil). It is particularly in the Easter Vigil, "the mother of all holy vigils," that the fulfillment of the mystery of our redemption becomes most evident; on this night, by recalling the liberation of the Hebrews from slavery and by keeping watch in the night on which Christ rose as a victor from the depths, we are united to the paschal mystery, dying, being buried, and rising again with Him.

The Mass of Easter Sunday will be celebrated with our most festive music.
o St. Thomas Aquinas Church is on Waverley at Homer in Palo Alto.
o St. Ann Chapel is on Melville at Tasso in Palo Alto.
o Information: 650-493-7933, or our web site www.stannchoir.org

PALM SUNDAY St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Sunday, April 5; 12:00 noon
Procession with Palms and Sung Mass,
including the chanting of the St. Mark Passion
and motets by Morales, Tallis, and Victoria

PALM SUNDAY St. Ann Chapel
Sunday afternoon, April 5, 6:15 p.m.
Latin Vespers of Palm Sunday, sung in Gregorian Chant
Music by Dufay and Victoria

TENEBRAE St. Ann Chapel
Wednesday evening, April 8, 8:00 p.m.
Matins and Lauds of Holy Thursday in Latin
(anticipated the evening before)
Lamentations of Jeremiah by Victoria

HOLY THURSDAY St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Thursday evening, April 9, 5:30 p.m.
Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper,
Washing of Feet, and Procession of Blessed Sacrament
Music of Byrd, Morales, and Victoria

GOOD FRIDAY St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Friday afternoon, April 10, 5:30 p.m.
Solemn afternoon liturgy: Chanting of the St. John Passion,
Solemn intercessions, Adoration of the Cross, and Communion
Music of Victoria

EASTER VIGIL St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Saturday night, April 11, 11:00 p.m.
The Solemn Proclamation of Easter,
the Prophecies, Midnight Mass of the Resurrection
Music of Palestrina, Morales, and Marenzio

EASTER SUNDAY St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Sunday,April 12, 12:00 noon
Festive Sung Mass of Easter
Orlando di Lasso, Missa Osculetur me for double choir

EASTER SUNDAY St. Ann Chapel
Sunday afternoon, April 12, 6:15 p.m.
Latin Vespers of Easter Sunday, sung in Gregorian Chant

EVERY SUNDAY
Sung Mass in Gregorian chant with Renaissance polyphony
at St. Thomas Aquinas, 12 noon
Vespers in Gregorian chant with occasional polyphony
at St. Ann Chapel, 6:15 p.m.