Today was the memorial of St. John of the Cross, mystic, poet, and Doctor of the Catholic Church. A St. John of the Cross page here from Doctorsofthe catholicchurch.com. Another page: General Introduction to the Collected Works of St. John of the Cross.
The late singer Enrique Morente (who passed away a year ago yesterday) sang some of St. John's poetry set to flamenco music. Here he sings some verses adapted from St. John's poem "Cantar del alma que se huelga de conocer a Dios por fe" (Song of the soul that rejoices in knowing God by faith):
Showing posts with label saints. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
The Feast of All Saints
Today was All Saints Day. Today is a good day to pray the Litany of the Saints:
A setting of the Te Deum composed for this feast by Domenico Scarlatti:
Painting by Blessed Fra Angelico.
A setting of the Te Deum composed for this feast by Domenico Scarlatti:
Painting by Blessed Fra Angelico.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Blessed John Paul II
Today the Church remembers Blessed Pope John Paul II on her calendar for the first time.
Here is the Second Reading for today's Office of Readings: today's reading. It is taken from Blessed John Paul's Inaugural Homily.
(A couple of links via Whispers in the Loggia.)
Here is the Second Reading for today's Office of Readings: today's reading. It is taken from Blessed John Paul's Inaugural Homily.
(A couple of links via Whispers in the Loggia.)
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Assumpta Es Maria In Caelum
A few days ago on Sunday was the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Planty of information about it at ChurchYear.Net. Better late than never, I honor the day by posting a little Gregorian Chant for the Feast.
The official book of music for Mass is the Roman Gradual but there is a lesser known book, also official, that is meant for smaller churches that might find the more complicated melodies in the Roman Gradual to be too difficult. It's called the Gruaduale Simplex or Simple Gradual and an example can be viewed below. This is the introit or entrance antiphon from the Graduale Simplex, Assumpta Es Maria In Caelum:
Many of the antiphons in the Graduale Simplex were adapted from the Divine Office so anyone fortunate to sing the Liturgy of the Hours for the day might have sung this same melody.
The official book of music for Mass is the Roman Gradual but there is a lesser known book, also official, that is meant for smaller churches that might find the more complicated melodies in the Roman Gradual to be too difficult. It's called the Gruaduale Simplex or Simple Gradual and an example can be viewed below. This is the introit or entrance antiphon from the Graduale Simplex, Assumpta Es Maria In Caelum:
Many of the antiphons in the Graduale Simplex were adapted from the Divine Office so anyone fortunate to sing the Liturgy of the Hours for the day might have sung this same melody.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Christina Mirabilis
Today is the feast of St. Christina the Astonishing . Fr. Z wrote a bit about her here. Over a year ago the blog Shrine of the Holy Whapping featured a lovely painting about her here. Nick Cave even has a song about her:
"She soared up to the rafters
Perched on a beam up there
Cried "The stink of human sin
Is more that I can bear"
Lyrics
Live Performance:
"She soared up to the rafters
Perched on a beam up there
Cried "The stink of human sin
Is more that I can bear"
Lyrics
Live Performance:
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