Bishop Rifan to be Celebrant at Solemn Vespers at St. Mary Norwalk

Bishop Fernando Arêas Rifan will be the celebrant at Solemn Pontifical Vespers and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament (Extraordinary Form) at St. Mary Church, Norwalk, Connecticut on Sunday, June 21 at 5:00 pm. It will be five-cope Vespers, meaning that in addition to the bishop, there will be four Assistant Priests. Each intones one of the five psalms.

Bishop Rifan is the Apostolic Administrator of the Personal Apostolic Administration of St. John Mary Vianney in Campos, Brazil. These Vespers mark the conclusion of a novena of Masses in New York City that is being sponsored by the Confraternity of the Sacred Heart.
information on the novena of Masses

The music, to be performed by the Schola Cantorum of St. Mary Church under the direction of David Hughes, will be as follows:
Prelude: Variations sur Lucis Creator (Jehan Alain, 1911-1940)
Lucis Creator optime (Tomás Luis de Victoria, 1548-1611)
Magnificat sexti toni (Adrian Willaert, c.1490-c.1562)
Salve Regina (Martin de Rivaflecha, 1470-1528)
O Salutaris Hostia (Josquin des Prez, c.1450-1521)
Tantum ergo (plainsong, mode iv)
Postlude: Prière d’action de grâces (Gaston Litaize, 1909-1991)

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