Mozart's Requiem Mass

All Souls Day Masses, Saturday, November 2nd, 2024

At St. John Cantius our annual All Souls’ Day Mozart Requiem Mass draws young and old, Catholics and non-Catholics alike to experience one of the most profound pieces of music ever written. The eloquent music makes present an image of the judgment and the mercy of God.

This year we are honored to welcome guest homilist, Fr. Robert Sirico, founder of the Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

7:30 pm - Solemn High Mass (1962 Missal) The St. Cecilia Choir and Orchestra will perform:

Requiem in D minor, K. 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart († 1791) or SATB choir and soloists, and orchestra
Gradual and Tract from Missa pro defunctis by Claudio Casciolini († 1760),
Stabat Mater Op.138 by Joseph Rheinberger († 1901)
Lux æterna by Edward Elgar († 1934), for SATB choir and orchestra