James MacMillan - Tu es Petrus

Mass in the Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ (City of Westminster, 18 September 2010)
Tu es Petrus
Introit for SATB chorus, organ, brass and percussion
Lyrics: Matthew 16,18
Music: James MacMillan
Performed by: Westminster Cathedral Choir

[@thoma57]

That prelude is so epic. So regal.

[@trishtraynor]

This is a work of extraordinary dignity,and gives a wonderful flavour of the roots of the liturgy, in Europe, and the Near East. James MacMillan understands that we were not asked to discard our beautiful tradition of the solemnity of the Mass,in favour of guitars and tambourines after Vatican ll and that we should in fact sing the mass,and not just sing AT Mass.

[@SusanReeves-ft1sg]

I remember my time spent working in Westminster and attending Mass at the Cathedral. I miss being there.

[@pretty-white-lamb]

I've only been once. Beautiful place. It was the Feast of St George. The light came beaming down from the windows up in the apse, it was angelic. Lovely music from the choir too, I think it was a Palestrina.

[@thegsachoir7054]

An absolutely incredible work. The power, the drama, the ceremony of it...

[@DiegoSilva-ss7zv]

Magnífico! Sim, tu és Pedro! Saudações da Igreja de Deus no Brasil!

[@hiroshi2020]

A piece EVER so fit to honour the great and holy man who sits in St Peter's throne, and who succeeds St Peter as the head of God's one and only church! Long Live the Pope! What a beautiful video! God Bless!

[@GustavoSotomayorFonzalida]

Excellent composition for the Holy Father!!!

[@PapalMusic]

"Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ" is the official name of the Westminster Cathedral, and this video is from the Holy Father's Mass in the Cathedral, on 18 September 2010.

[@patalex7314]

THIS SONG IS WONDERFUL, "YOU ARE PETER"

[@markhusey2882]

God bless Pope Benedict: a truly great and noble servant of the Lord.

[@BuckDanny2314]

Magnificent. Our time can still make sacred music. And it is awesome. The Missal of Paul VI deserved something like this.

[@Ancillainvisibilium]

Alucinante, fuertísimo, intenso, exelente!!! Bendiciones al Santo Padre, la religón católica es lo más, lo unico que vale en este vida!!!

[@corliturgicum]

Great music for a great pope!

[@enriquesada5022]

Fuiste pluma de fuego y espada justiciera de Dios como Cardenal y como Papa: muere uno de los más grandes filósofos y pensadores del siglo XX y XXI. Ruega a Dios Soberano por nosotros, para que salve a Su Iglesia y al Mundo que está perdido sin El. ORA PRO NOBIS+++AMÉN

[@kentraphaelmatienzo1046]

I just love the English pomp and music. That composition of Dr. James MacMillan is truly regal and epic in character! God bless him!

[@thoma57]

Spectacular music!

[@Rodrigo-wb7dk]

Incredible. That gives me goosebumps

[@georgiusignatiusaugustus9167]

Masterpiece. 👌🏻

[@larrys4635]

This is a modern masterwork. Are we all to be deprived of new classical music? To those critics are there "too many notes" like the Archbishop told Mozart - thereby stifling creative genius? This piece will be performed by choral societies world wide (who can do it.) Please don't kill classical music.

[@Karolusio1995]

Those trumpets sound like Emperor Palpatine in the Throne room

[@kentraphaelmatienzo1046]

It's very regal and epic!!!

[@dogdays57]

God bless Pope Benedict XVI. Grateful to the Anglicans for honoring him in this way.

[@PantalonRouge]

it was in a catholic cathedral

[@brunocostapiano]

Maybe the best setting of "Tu es Petrus", Well done!

[@mimmodirector]

Padre Santo, dona Pace e Unita alla Tua Chiesa, proteggi il Papa sul soglio di Pietro, con tutti i Vescovi, santifica i Sacerdoti e aumenta le Vocazioni, manda buoni operai nella Tua Mistica Vigna.

[@blakesorenson8766]

Quite amazing

[@kloodinnronaldsdottir6368]

James MacMillan rocks!

[@MilesMariae]

What a high point in the history of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, how tragic that after the heights of Benedict we have now sunk back into the mire.

[@RTGrimmer]

"Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram Aedificabo Ecclesiam meam, Et portae inferi non praevalebunt adversus eam: Thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against thee." Of COURSE it's fitting liturgy. Can you not hear the demon hordes clashing against the gates, you can see Archangel Michael and the heavenly army in majesty and at the full height of power, and the victory over Hell? My goodness, have some imagination. Spirituality is drama. If it doesn't move you one way or another, you aren't listening. Also consider that those reacting against it are perhaps just as impacted as those reacting positively...

[@jeankavanagh1485]

A perfect wall of sound xxxx

[@RafaelRivasFLores]

Wow! Impresionante

[@georgemungai1323]

This why I like Britons. They do not clap during procession but they tentatively listening "Te us Petrus" sung whilst them making sign of cross when Pope is blessing. Not like in Milan Cathedral, claps were high, noise and not in order at cancel. I wish you watch the clip! you cannot listen the Anthem clearly which is very important during entrance

[@363catman]

MATTHEW 16: v 18, ...tu es Petrus et super hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam et portae inferi non praevalebunt adversum eam And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. V 19, et tibi dabo claves regni caelorum et quodcumque ligaveris super terram erit ligatum in caelis et quodcumque solveris super terram erit solutum in caelis And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.

[@giusepperoma7886]

Grazie Gesù che ha voluto la tua Chiesa in terra. Non solo il Vangelo con la tua rivelazione ed il tuo sacrificio per la salvezza della Umanità intera.. ma con L'ultima cena hai istituito la memoria del tuo sacrificio con Il SACRAMENTO DELLA COMUNIONE CON TE.. IN CORPO E SANGUE...QUALE MERAVIGLIA!!! UNICA AL MONDO ESSERE IN TERRA IN COMUNIONE CON GESU' CON IL Padre Eterno e li Spirito Santo ❤❤❤ Amen!

[@Bruce99100]

Glorious...

[@tradizioni_festereligiose]

Assolutamente magnifico

[@Bouncybon]

@therealalimccabe An absurd and malicious comment. This brief, breathtaking work was commissioned from James MacMillan, possibly the finest composer in Britain today. Like Catholics everywhere, MacMillan accepts that this 'frail old man' is the Vicar of Christ and successor to the Apostle Peter, to whom Jesus said: "You are the rock on which I will build my Church." No , there is no irony in this great fanfare. The Pope is the Pope and "Tu es Petrus" acknowledges his unique role in our midst.

[@PantalonRouge]

hardest boss intro song ever

[@JoaoVitor-vp1ql]

Amazing

[@jameswginn]

utterly Awsome

[@maxkol4380]

Holy father, Pope Benedict, why did you abandon us when the wolves came to the door? Now the wolf has taken the Seat.

[@thoma57]

So regal!

[@leons4088]

Con il preludio solo organo stava per tremare la cattedrale! Pazzesco❤❤❤

[@sillycado]

0:19 - Tu es Petrus 1:04 - Tu es Petrus 1:13 - Et super hanc petram ædificabo ecclesiam meam 2:00 - Et pōrtæ infērī non prævalēbūnt adversūs eām 2:28 - adversūs eām! 3:09 - Et tibi dābo clāves regni cælorūm 3:28 - Et tibi dābo clāves regni cælorūm!

[@hiroshi2020]

@scholaglasguensis I know, real Catholic music is hard to come by in CATHOLIC churches these days, which is absolutely ridiculous. James MacMillan is a truly great composer. God Bless!

[@jrsamuel99]

Tremenda Bienvenida y Entrada Excelencia!

[@pjdonagh]

@kcksboy MacMillan is possibly the very best Catholic composer living.....his music at all levels is certainly worth the effort of investigation!!

[@ivanhendr]

For a Pope who put extra emphasize on the grandeur of liturgy, a very fitting setting.

[@jbmjbm2145]

there is no salvation outside the holy Roman Catholic Church

[@johannesnicolaas]

+jbmjbm21 In Holland we have a joke: in heaven there is a big curtain. Someone askes Peter: Why is that hanging there...? Ssss, wispers Saint Peter, not so loud. Behind the curtain are the catholics, they don;t know all the others are here also. LOL

[@MrMaverickNw]

des barres

[@p.e.gottrocks4528]

Yes we do. It;s YOU who don't know that we know it.

[@gadget914]

@@johannesnicolaas funny but wrong, there are no Heretics in Heaven.

[@marcelpereirabernardo4385]

@@pedalwerk all-inclusive in Jesus Christ because He is God who became himself a man. He is the only one who can save us and Catholic Church is His Church.

[@JacobSnell1998]

Outside the one, holy, Catholic, Apostolic, Roman Church there is no salvation.

[@zayroxx-_-115]

Wow

[@ritorno100]

You can never accuse James MacMillan of being bland! The music of a passionate believer, love it or hate it. On a sadder note (no pun intended), I doubt I am the only one who finds the small minded sectarian point scoring I read in some of the comments deeply depressing. Being Catholic myself I cringe with embarrassment at the puerile disrespect directed at the Archbishop of Canterbury from some quarters. Thank God Pope Benedict and the Archbishop showed themselves above that kind of silliness.

[@Bouncybon]

@BJLSparrow Don't be daft. It is a glorious piece.

[@tradizioni_festereligiose]

Uaoooo magnificooo

[@Shenandoah58]

@hiroshi2020 Agreed. All praise and power to Papa Giuseppe!

[@AndreCorona]

Tu es Petrus et super hanc petram ædificabo ecclesiam meam et portæ inferi non prævalebunt adversus eam. Et tibi dabo claves regni cælorum.

[@veraferreira8549]

Ano 2020 meu papa ainda é Bento XVI .

[@janakbarman5513]

🙏🙏🙏💐

[@nautilusnexus5120]

fucking awesome music!!!!

[@fernandocorrea5333]

No les pasa que ✨EL CORO✨

[@fernandocorrea5333]

Yo del pasado, das un cringe que t kgas._.

[@fernandocorrea5333]

@Fernando Correa Vos también, no te creas, tal vez hasta yo

[@c-historia]

Saint Benedictus Magnus!

[@anthonykaiser974]

The incipit is very "Bruckner (Ecce Sacerdos Magnus) meets Orff (O Fortuna)."

[@mj-gb6tr]

@drupes Well said!

[@georgiusignatiusaugustus9167]

Lástima que Benedicto XVI nunca celebró el Vetus Ordo Missæ durante su pontificado.

[@brotheryoungtrad217]

I miss you Pope Benedict...

[@diogodossantosdasilva9611]

E isum sim e verdade

[@Rheinlander95]

It definitely sounds more like a concert piece, rather than a processional. I admire the pice, it just doesn't seem to fit such a stately liturgy.

[@igorcesardealmeida6196]

agreed

[@MarcA711]

The description is wrong, sorry. This is at Westminster Cathedral during the Mass during the Solemnity of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

[@jwlmprl]

Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam: et portae inferi non praevalebunt adversus eam: et tibi dabo claves regni caelorum.

[@brianbaumgarn5795]

In the shoes of the fisherman

[@frjosephop]

@kingofprussia33 well actually the See would be London so it wouldn't be Dr. Williams' See. I think he was given a very privileged place in the sanctuary with our Orthodox brethren, considering he was the only one in that row who didn't have valid orders! I think we were more than generous.

[@benedictchinweuba5820]

YOU ARE PETER!

[@Pantakyas]

😍

[@mh82100]

This piece was amongst the music played at Napoleon's coronation in December 1804

[@jonnyk5614]

Find that hard to believe given that it was written 200 years later 😂😂

[@riccardosabatini353]

The perfect soundtrack for "the last days of pompeii"! For a mass, I'm at least puzzled... :-D

[@TheMrJoltz]

The song depicts the crashing reality of Christ's word's on St. Peter and the immense responsibility placed upon him.

[@leedshunk]

It's not a mass setting it's a piece of processional music !!

[@user-kc4pw5de1e]

비나이다 비나이다 비나이다 살찌고 배부른 정의구현 사제가 신부 맞는가 천주교에는 하느님이 있긴 있는가

[@Rheinlander95]

It definitely sounds more like a concert piece, rather than a processional. I admire the piece, but it just doesn't seem to fit the 'shuffle down to the altar' requirement.

[@jbell0243]

Rheinlander95 Liturgy is drama. This is the highest of occasions for a roman church. This is perfect for this.

[@igorcesardealmeida6196]

agreed

[@laservader1]

play this video from 1:20 with the The Imperial March!!!

[@Rumptertumskin79]

American Church... please take notes.

[@BenedictusFan]

Does anyone know where it's possible to get a recording of the music?

[@Zirious23]

First track on the album "MacMillan: Tenebrae Responsories & Other Choral Works by Westminster Cathedral Choir, London Brass & Martin Baker" itun.es/us/zZdRL

[@99AVB]

In response to cgh21: It's effective in that it isefficacious. It stirs up emotions within us which focus our hearts and minds on the solemnity and sacredness of what is about to happen. (Isn't that a pupose of sacred music?) The music played straight after the gospel and during the blessing with the gospels was much the same - slightly ruined though by the pope - he should have blessed with the gospels much, much slower.

[@cgh21]

Quote: 'I think it's effective. But I don't know what it's effective for'.

[@mj-gb6tr]

@drupes A rich tradition of Monastic education and agriculture ripped to shreds to fill Henry VIII's coffers, and centuries of Church and State coexisting under the successor of Peter thrown right out the window in the name of heresy and the quest for a male heir. Tragic.

[@markhusey2882]

They're singing about the gates of hell. I'd be scared!

[@joecastillo8798]

In your house? Better have have your house exorcised y you are hearing that.

[@user-kc4pw5de1e]

비나이다 비나이다 비나이다 살찌고 배부른 정의구현 사제가 신부 맞는가

[@marcelpereirabernardo4385]

Temei, hereges, blasfemos e profanadores! A Igreja de Cristo vive. Tu es Petrus.

[@sueco_r]

I mean, this is a really good song, but I don't think it matches well the liturgy, Gregorian Chants are way better

[@JorgeSouza-du7oh]

MC que pacotao hrandao

[@chantgregorien5509]

J'ignorais que Pierre était en enfer...le compositeur devrait lire la Bible...

[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

hillsongs is pitifully poor but this is even worse

[@koiny2009]

Horrible! You would have avoided such a piece. It has nothing to liturgical and sacred. Is it okay for a movie about Nosferatur.

[@34Arran]

The worst piece of liturgical music I believe I have ever heard! More suited to the Hammer House of Horrors than the celebration of the Mass.

[@petrusasemicorma9290]

Il brano è completamente fuori contesto e non si lega al testo latino come spiritualità.