Prelude: Tierce en taille (Pange lingua), Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703)
The Heavenly Banquet, Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)
Anthems at the Foot Washing: Dominus Jesus, Pax vobis, In hoc cognoscent omnes, Ubi caritas, Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986)
Offertory Anthem: O sacrum convivium, Thomas Tallis (ca. 1505-1585)
Communion Motet: Tantum ergo, Maurice Duruflé
In this week’s newsletter, the rector notes Pentecost’s reversal of Babel—not by restoring a single language, but by enabling understanding across difference as each speaks and hears in their own tongue. She treasures hearing parishioners read “God’s deeds of power” in many languages during worship, and invites us to consider what it means to speak of God in our own heart language—whether shaped by mother tongue, place, trust, or profound shared experience. In a time of contempt for difference, Pentecost reveals the blessing of many tongues and the Holy Spirit’s gift of mutual understanding across culture, faith, and ethnic background.
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Ed Chinery on the Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 17, 2026.