Holy week in the king's chapel

March 29 - April 5 2026

With music performed by the King’s Chapel Choir directed by Gabriel O’Brien.

Sermons for Palm Sunday and the Paschal Triduum by 2026 Holy Week Missioner Drew Badgley.

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Palm Sunday

March 29th

11 AM Sung Eucharist
A simple Eucharist with a small choir.
Blessing of palms and procession in the King’s Quad led by Tabitha and Eli the donkeys

 
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Monday in Holy Week

March 30th

8 AM Mattins

4:30 PM Sung Evensong

5 PM Choral Holy Communion

Sermon: The Rev’d Dr Ranall Ingalls, Chaplain 

Mass Setting: Missa cum Jubilo

Motet: Civets Sancti Tui by William Byrd

9 PM Compline

 
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Tuesday In Holy Week

March 31st

8 AM Mattins

4:30 PM Sung Evensong

5 PM Choral Holy Communion

Sermon: The Rev’d Dr Ranall Ingalls, Chaplain

Mass Setting: Missa Orbis Factor

Motet: O Vos Omnes by G. P. da Palestrina

9 PM Compline

 
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Wednesday In Holy week

April 1st

8 AM Mattins

4:30 PM Sung Evensong

5 PM Choral Holy Communion

Sermon: The Rev’d Dr Ranall Ingalls, Chaplain 

Mass Setting: Missa Dominator Deus

Motet: Hymn of Kassiani, Meholick/ 9th-century Anon

9 PM Tenebrae

Lamentations of Jeremiah by Thomas Tallis

Miserere Mei by T. L. Victoria

 
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Maundy Thursday

April 2nd

8AM Mattins

4:30 PM Sung Evensong

5 PM Foot washing and The Last Supper

Anthems at the Foot washing:

A New Commandment by Thomas Tallis

Ubi caritas by Maurice Duruflé

Sermon: Drew Badgley

Mass Setting: Mass for Four Voices by William Byrd

Motet: In Manus Tuas by John Sheppard

All Night Vigil before the Altar of Repose

 
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Good Friday

April 3rd

7 AM Said Holy Communion

10 AM Veneration of the Cross

Sermon: Drew Badgley

Choral Music: O Vos Omnes by T. L. Victoria

Miserere Mei by T. L. Victoria

The Reproaches by T. L. Victoria

Crux Fidelis by King John IV of Portugal

3 PM Simple Evening Prayer

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Holy Saturday

APril 4th

9 AM Mattins & Ante-Communion

11 PM The Great Vigil of Easter and First Mass of Easter

Pslam: Sicut Cervus by G. P. da Palestrina

Introit: Christ Our Passover by P. Halley

Mass Setting: Missa Brevis by G. P. da Palestrina

Anthem: This Joyful Eastertide by C. Wood

Motet: Dum Transisset Sabbatum (I) by J. Taverner

Voluntary: Toccata by M. Dupré

 
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Easter Sunday

APril 5th

11 AM Sung Eucharist

 

EASTER MONDAY

April 6th

5 PM Said Holy Communion

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