23.12.2014
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at Christ Church Cathedral
A full Christ Church Cathedral was treated to a wonderful Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols last night (Monday December 22). The service, which traditionally tells the story of the Fall and our Redemption through readings and carols, was sung by the Christ Church Cathedral Choir.
In the Bidding Prayer, Archbishop Michael Jackson urged the congregation to read and mark in Holy Scripture the tale of the loving purposes of God from the first days of our disobedience unto the glorious Redemption brought by the Holy Child.
But first he prayed for the needs of the world, for peace on earth and goodwill among his people, for unity within the Church he came to build and especially in the city of Dublin.
The readings were delivered by people who are connected with the cathedral including: Sue Hemmens, a member of the choir; Aonghus Dwane, a member of the cathedral community; Una Caulfield, a cathedral bell ringer; Jean Finch, an altar server; Hazel Graves, a diocesan lay reader; Brian Bradshaw, a member of the Friends of Christ Church Cathedral; Nuala Kavanagh, a cathedral staff member; and Canon Robert Deane, a member of the cathedral chapter. The ninth lesson was read by Dean Dermot Dunne.
Photo: The Wise Men – Members of Christ Church Cathedral Choir preparing to sing ‘We Three Kings of Orient Are’.