Music at Mount Calvary

As we are reminded by the inscription found on our organ, Veni Creator Spiritus, the purpose of music at Mount Calvary is to invite the Holy Spirit into our hearts and lives. Gathering each week to worship Almighty God, we strive to offer up to Him music that is worthy of His Name, music of depth and beauty performed at the highest standards.

In each service, we sing ancient plainchant melodies that have adorned the sacred texts of the liturgy for many centuries. We also sing polyphonic anthems drawn primarily from the Renaissance period, a time when the finest composers in Europe wrote choral music for the church. This music has a sublime beauty that evokes a spirit of reverence and worship. It has a spiritual depth often lacking in the everyday music of our time, both secular and sacred.

As an Anglican Use parish within the Roman Catholic Church, Mt Calvary continues a tradition of choral excellence inherited from its Anglican patrimony. The choir consists of professional singers and highly skilled volunteers. It provides music for the 10:00 am service on Sundays and principal feast days from September through May. Singers interested in joining the choir are invited to contact the choirmaster.

We hope that you will join us at Mount Calvary in lifting up Christ in the beauty of holiness.

The Organ

Built in 1961, the organ at Mount Calvary was the result of a collaboration between the famous Dutch organ builder, Dirk Flentrop, and Charles Fisk, the owner of the Andover Organ Company.

One of the first instruments of its kind in the United States, this organ is particularly significant for its tonal design, which closely follows the model established by the famous North German Baroque organ builder, Gottfried Silbermann. The case design is based on the Gothic organ case in Amiens Cathedral in France. For more information about this wonderful instrument, please visit cbfisk.com.

This Week's Calendar

• Monday - December 4
  Advent Feria
  or
  St John Damascene, Priest and Doctor of the Church
  No Public Mass
  
• Tuesday - December 5
  Advent Feria
  8:00 am - Morning Prayer
  8:30 am - Spoken Mass
  9:30 am - Legion of Mary
  
• Wednesday - December 6
  Ember Wednesday in Advent
  or
  St Nicholas, Bishop
  12:10 pm - Spoken Mass
  
• Thursday - December 7
  St Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
  Memorial
  8:00 am - Morning Prayer
  8:30 am - Spoken Mass
  
• Friday - December 8
  Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  Solemnity, Holy Day of Obligation
  6:00 pm - Sung Mass
  
• Saturday - December 9
  Ember Saturday in Advent
  or St Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
  No Public Mass
  
• Sunday - December 10
  Second Sunday of Advent
  9:00 am - Morning Prayer
  9:30 am - Confession
  10:00 am - Sung Mass
  11:30 am - Brunch
  
• Monday - December 11
  Advent Feria
  or
  St Damasus I, Pope
  No Public Mass
  

Location & Contact

Mount Calvary Catholic Church
816 N. Eutaw Street
Baltimore, MD 21201-4624

Phone: (410) 728-6140

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