Saturday, Apr. 11: Sung Mass of Easter Saturday

St. Peter and St. John go to the Tomb
Jerome Nadal, S.J. (1507-1580)

Saturday, April 11, 9:00 A.M.

 Sung Mass of Easter Saturday

Celebrant: Fr. John Lyons, F.S.S.P.

St. Anne Catholic Church

621 Sicard St. San Diego, CA 92113-2396

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Join us this Saturday in singing for a Sung Tridentine Latin Mass and hear for the last time this year the famous sequence Victimæ pascali. Chorus Breviarii San Diego will sing the ordinary (Mass I) and the full Gregorian proper from the Liber Usualis. 

NOTE:

We also remind you that we continue to sing Vespers in Gregorian chant every Sunday at 15:00 (3 P.M.) at Our Lady of the Rosary in Little Italy (1668 State St, San Diego, CA 92101). Access to the church is from the side door through the courtyard (south door).

UPDATE (2026/4/12):

Today's Vespers are canceled and will resume next Sunday.

TENEBRÆ 2026

Man of Sorrow, Albrecht Dürer, 1511, woodcut

Wednesday, April 1, 19:00 (7:00 PM.)

TENEBRÆ of Maundy Thursday

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church of Encinitas 

1001 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, CA 92024

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Friday, April 3, 5:00 (A.M.)

TENEBRÆ of Good Friday

St. Anne Catholic Church

621 Sicard St., San Diego, CA 92113-2396

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Friday, April 3, 19:30 (7:30 PM.)

TENEBRÆ of Holy Saturday

St. Juan Diego Center

11812 Pala Mission Road, Pala, CA 92059

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Tenebrae consists of the sung offices of Matins and Lauds on each of the three days of the Sacred Triduum. The Psalms and Antiphons will be sung in Gregorian chant, while the Responsories will be sung in the harmonized Tonus Chorus Breviarii. Our thanks to the clergy for allowing us to introduce this ancient practice to their flocks: in particular Fr. James Bahash, pastor of St. John's in Encinitas, Fr. John Lyons, F.S.S.P, pastor of St. Anne,  Fr. Jesus Valenzuela, F.S.S.P., parochial vicar at St. Anne, Fr. Gerardo Fernandez, pastor of Mission San Antonio de Pala, and Fr. Peter Adrian Miller,  O. Praem, chaplain of TLM North County. For those who may be occupied with work during the day, Good Friday Tenebrae at St. Anne will finish around 7:15 in the morning. Blessed Triduum to all.

 

Access to the Church During Sunday Vespers

As we remind our friends and benefactors that Vespers in Gregorian chant will be sung (as on every Sunday) tomorrow, Sunday January 4, at 15:00 (3 P.M.) at Our Lady of the Rosary in Little Italy (1668 State St, San Diego, CA 92101), we wish also to inform that access to the church will be from the side door through the courtyard (south door). Happy New Year!

Now Vespers Every Sunday!

Peter Paul Rubens:
The Virgin and Child Surrounded
by the Holy Innocents (1616).
 

 Sunday, December 28, 15:00 (3:00 P.M.)

 Christmastide Vespers of the Holy Innocents

Hebdomadary: TBD

Our Lady of the Rosary

Catholic Church

1668 State Street

San Diego, CA 92101

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We are glad to announce that we will sing Vespers on every Sunday of the year at Our Lady of the Rosary in Little Italy. We are thankful to Fr. Joseph Tabigue, C.R.S.P., the pastor, for his generous hospitality. The level of solemnity of the ceremony will depend on how many of us can be present, on the availability of a priest, and on the feast itself. However, we can safely promise that we will sing the full Gregorian antiphons, psalmody, and hymns from the Liber Usualis. We will try to post a weekly reminder, but we will definitely inform you if the service is canceled due to circumstances beyond our control. Please come, spread the news, and join us!

Late December Events

 Sunday, December 21, 15:00 (3:00 P.M.)

 Vespers of the 4th Sunday of Advent

Hebdomadary: TBD

Our Lady of the Rosary

Catholic Church

1668 State Street

San Diego, CA 92101

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The 21st of December coincides with the winter solstice, the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. Dawn never seems to come in a world enveloped in darkness. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the true daybreak and sun of justice, who has come to enlighten mankind engulfed in sin and will come again to judge each one according to his deeds. 

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 Wednesday, December 24, 15:00 (3:00 P.M.)

 First Vespers of Christmas

Hebdomadary: TBD

Our Lady of the Rosary

Catholic Church

1668 State Street

San Diego, CA 92101

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In these times it is rare to hear Gregorian Vespers of Christmas outside of monasteries. Start to celebrate the birth of the Child-God with us at the church dedicated to His Mother!

Friday, December 26, 18:00 (6:00 P.M.)

 1st Vespers of St. John the Evangelist 

Hebdomadary: TBD 

St John the Evangelist Catholic Church

1001 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, CA 92024

An even rarer opportunity is to be able to sing Vespers of St. John the Evangelist, since mention of the exile in Patmos is normally confined to a commemoration within Vespers of Christmas, sung through the octave. However, in a church dedicated to the beloved disciple, he takes precedence and Vespers of an Evangelist are sung. Come and join us in Encinitas! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Friday, October 31: 1st Vespers of All Saints (All Hallows' Eve)

Beato Angelico (circa 1395–1455)
The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs

Friday, October 31, 18:00 (6:00 P.M.)

 1st Vespers of the All Saints 

with Benediction

Hebdomadary: Chaplain (LCDR) Brad Guillory, U.S. Navy 

St John the Evangelist Catholic Church

1001 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, CA 92024

Come and join us at St. John the Evangelist in Encinitas to reclaim the All Hallows' Eve for Christ by celebrating it with His angels and saints in Gregorian Chant. 

Saturday, Oct. 11: Sung Mass of the Maternity of Mary

The famous mosaic of the
Theotokos at the Hagia Sophia.

Saturday, October 11, 9:00 A.M.

 Sung Mass of the Motherhood of

the Blessed Virgin Mary

Celebrant: Fr. John Lyons, F.S.S.P.

St. Anne Catholic Church

621 Sicard St. San Diego, CA 92113-2396

Join us this Saturday in singing the glories of the Theotokos, the God-bearer, the Mother of God, Mary most holy, who is also our very own Mother. A Votive Chant to Our Lady under the title of Our Lady of the Pillar will also be sung in honor of her feast the following day.