Hidden Gem: Crux Fidelis (attr. King John IV of Portugal)
I don’t know who really wrote this motet, but I do know it’s a soothing and highly accessible selection for Holy Week.
“A much greater source of anxiety to Us is the style of action of those who maintain that liturgical worship should shed its sacred character, who foolishly say we should substitute for sacred items & furnishings ordinary common things in daily use.” —Pope Saint Paul VI (14 Oct 1968)