We Should Glory
(Nos oportet gloriari)

Highlights

• Introit for Holy Thursday (Mass of the Lord's Supper)
• Three-part equal voices
• Skillfully written counterpoint

Description

The text is taken from the Introit (Entrance Antiphon) for the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday: "We should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is our salvation, life and resurrection; through him we are saved and made free." The Renaissance-style counterpoint may be sung by either women or men. This motet dates from the composer's years at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, where it is still a part of the Schola's repertoire on their annual Lenten pilgrimage to the Station Churches of the Eternal City.