Who are Chorus Breviarii Murrieta?

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One of the sweetest fruits of 2021 was the founding of a new Chorus Breviarii subgroup, the decently-sized Chorus Breviarii Murrieta, within the boundaries of the neighboring Diocese of San Bernardino. A summary of the history, purpose, and activities of the original Chorus Breviarii is available in the Who We Are section of the blog. 

First choral Compline at Holy Martyrs, 4/30/2021

With outreach mostly restricted to the Diocese of San Diego (and occasional events in the neighboring Diocese of Orange) since 2001, the founding of a subgroup in Riverside County just before the 20th annual observance of Tenebrae opened up opportunities for the expansion of traditional practices in California's Inland Empire region. With most of the founding members being parishioners at the Ordinariate Parish of Holy Martyrs of England & Wales in Murrieta, CA, the subgroup is especially familiar with pious public prayer in both English and Latin. Founded by men whose most familiar liturgy is the Anglican Use of the Roman Rite, Chorus Breviarii Murrieta has a great familiarity with the rituals and services of both the Anglican Ordinariate Use and the Traditional Roman Rite. Like the original Chorus Breviarii in San Diego, the group is not tied down to any particular parish, allowing members to spread a love for reverent liturgy to other parishes in their area.

CB Murrieta members at the Marian shrine at the conclusion of O Tide Evensong
at St. Martha Catholic Church, Murrieta, with Fr. Ian Hollick

Courtesy: Holy Martyrs Facebook page

Past initiatives of CB Murrieta include the introduction of biweekly Friday Compline at Holy Martyrs and the chanting of Evensong during "O Tide" (the Greater Ferias of Advent, on which the O Antiphons are sung in anticipation of Christmas) both at Holy Martyrs and nearby St. Martha's. 

Three San Diego Brothers and a few CB Murrieta members after Compline,
along with Dcn. Keith Way and Dcn. Sam Keyes (now Fr. Sam Keyes), both
 clergy from St. Augustine of Canterbury Ordinariate Parish in North SD

Additional activities of CB Murrieta members include Eucharistic processions, pro-life marches, singing for both Requiem and Festal Masses, and collaboration with the San Diego Brothers and CB members for the observance of Roman Tenebrae. Along with Holy Martyrs and St. Martha's, CB Murrieta has also been invited to assist with chanting Mass parts at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in the desert town of Victorville, CA. As of January 2023, there are about a dozen members.

Evensong at St. Martha, 12/22/2021

CB Murrieta member Thiago Da Costa has created a video dedicated to the late Brazilian philosopher Olavo de Carvalho containing portions of a Requiem offered for the repose of his soul, the parts chanted by CB Murrieta members directed by a San Diego Brother.

May Our Lady, St. Philip Neri, the Holy Martyrs of England & Wales, St. John Henry Newman, St. Bernardine of Siena, and all the saints pray for the success of this group of men in their efforts to spread the benefits of reverent, corporate prayer to churches in their area!