The Gentle Mass was composed during the COVID pandemic with thoughts of healing and compassion

Completed by composer Denis O'Regan in 2026 this website is a resource for singers to learn and practice the Gentle Mass.

Liturgical text in this setting of the Mass is approved by the Advisory Committee on Church Music on behalf of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference - August 2026

Choir Workshops

Denis offers practical rehearsal workshops for choirs wishing to learn the Gentle Mass.  Printed music copies of the Mass is also available.

Denis O'Regan

Denis O'Regan GGSM, LGSM(MT)

Biography

Born in Skipton, Yorkshire in 1961, Denis O’Regan is of Irish, German, English and Dutch descent

In 1983 he was the first composer to graduate from the Guildhall School of Music, London. Denis also studied piano, voice, percussion and conducting at Guildhall and in 1986 qualified as a Music Therapist.

Over the years Denis has held posts in several churches as Choirmaster and Musical Director of worship groups of many shapes and sizes including rock bands for large evangelisitc events.