From the Latin for “shadows,” this rarely offered service has become a mainstay of our Holy Week observances. Almost entirely sung or chanted, readings from the Lamentations of Jeremiah are punctuated by choral responsories, sung this year to settings by 20th-century Canadian composer, Healey Willan.
Responsories Willan On the mount of olives ∙ My soul is exceeding sorrowful ∙ Behold, we have seen him
Anthem Anerio Christus factus est