Choral Evensong. Vespers In The Ordinariate Office. Feast Of The Exaltation Of The Holy Cross.

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By: Gregory DiPippo.

On Wednesday, 14 September 2022, at 7 p.m., the Church of Saint Agatha - Saint James, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will hold a Solemn Choral Evensong, according to The Ordinariate Divine Office for The Exaltation of The Holy Cross.

The event is co-sponsored by The Durandus Institute for Sacred Liturgy and Music and The Collegium Institute for Catholic Thought and Culture.

The featured music includes:

The Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, from Orlando Gibbons’ Short Service;

Psalmody in Anglican Chant;

The Phos Hilaron of Sir John Stainer.

Saint Agatha - Saint James Church is located at 3728 Chestnut Street, home to The Newman Center for The University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University, the first Newman Center established in The United States.