Fr Reece Beltrame, a local Albury resident, was ordained a priest at St Michael’s Cathedral in Wagga Wagga on April 2, 2016. St Patrick’s Albury hosted his first Mass (Mass of Thanksgiving) the following day for Divine Mercy Sunday. The St Patrick’s Schola and myself, as organist, were honoured to be asked to provide the liturgical music at this special ceremony.
Photographs courtesy of Dominic Byrne – Editor of the Diocesean Paper, Together.
- Fr Reece Beltrame
- The congregation
- Playing at the first Mass of Fr Reece Beltrame (April 3, 2016)
- The Schola Cantorum
- The Schola Cantorum
- Singing as part of the St Patrick’s Schola Cantorum at the first Mass of Fr Reece Beltrame (April 3, 2016)
The service music was as follows:
- Processional Hymn: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
- Mass Setting: Kyrie XI, Gloria (Orbis Factor)
- Offertory Hymn: O Sons and Daughters
- Offertory Motet: Regina Caeli – Aichinger
- Communion Hymn: Firmly I Believe and Truly
- Communion Motet: O Sacrum Convivium – Remondi
- Recessional Hymn: Immaculate Mary
Below is a video of the processional hymn “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty” sung enthusiastically by the Schola and the congregation.