Choral Service in Holy Week at St Botolph without Bishopsgate. Taken by Fr David.
A Sequence of Music and Readings
The music comprises extracts from the setting of Stabat Mater dolorosa by Pergolesi. The portions of the Stabat Mater which are not being sung today are printed for your private study on page 6 of the service booklet, together with some notes on the composer and the text.
The readings are taken from the writings of St John Henry Newman.
The painting of which a poster is on display is the great Deposition of Rogier van der Weyden; there are some notes on the painting on page 7 of the service booklet.
Please download the Service booklet below.