Immaculate Music #32 – FI Choir at Santa Maria in Aula Regia ( 0

Ave Maria!

We hope you enjoy this concert that our friars – primarily those who are studying for the priesthood – recently performed in the town of Comacchio, Italy, at the shrine of Our Lady of the Royal Hall, or “Santa Maria in Aula Regia” in Italian.  Included in the choir are Fra Pio Maximilian, Fra Alan Bernard (recently ordained to the diaconate), Fra Josemaria Mary, and our own Fra Terrance behind the camera.

Ave Maria!

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Ave Maria!

We hope you enjoy the last of our series of 4 videos of a concert that our friars – primarily those who are studying for the priesthood – performed in the town of Comacchio, Italy, at the shrine of Our Lady of the Royal Hall, or “Santa Maria in Aula Regia” in Italian.  Included in the choir are Fra Pio Maximilian, Fra Alan Bernard, and Fra Josemaria Mary.

Ave Maria!

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Homily #131122 ( 05min) Play – Sacred music is set apart for divine worship, whose purpose is to give glory to God and sanctify the people. Gregorian chant is the supreme model and “holds pride of place because it is proper to the Roman Liturgy” (GIRM 41). St. Cecilia is the patron of music and we invoke her intercession for the renewal of sacred music in the liturgy.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Cecilia Virgin & Martyr – Mem – Form: OF
Readings: 
1st: hos 2:16bc, 17cd, 21-22
Resp: psa 45:11-12, 14-15,16-17
Gsp: mat 25:1-13

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Lyrics: O Sacred Head Surrounded (Latin: Salve caput cruentatum, St. Bernard)
O Sacred Head surrounded By crown of piercing thorn!
O bleeding Head so wounded, Reviled and put to scorn!
Death’s pallid hue comes o’er Thee, The glow of life decays,
Yet angel hosts adore Thee, And tremble as they gaze.
In this, Thy bitter passion, Good shepherd, think of me,
With Thy most sweet compassion, Unworthy though I be:
Beneath Thy cross abiding, Forever would I rest;
In Thy dear love confiding, And with Thy presence blest.

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Text and translation:

Salve virgo virginum parens genitoris.

Salve lumen luminum radius splendoris.

Salve flos convallium stila veri roris.

Nostra spes in te.

Long live the Virgin of Virgins, mother of the Creator.

Hail, light of lights, brightness of lights.

Hail, flower of the valleys, spring-time drop of dew.

Our hope is in you.

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I
Hail, queen of heaven, the ocean star,
Guide of the wanderer here below,
Thrown on life’s surge, we claim thy care,
Save us from peril and from woe.
Mother of christ, star of the sea
Pray for the wanderer, pray for me.

II
O gentle, chaste, and spotless maid,
We sinners make our prayers through thee;
Remind thy son that he has paid
The price of our iniquity.
Virgin most pure, star of the sea,
Pray for us sinner, pray for me.

III
So journers in this vale of tears to thee, blest, advocate, we cry, pity our sorrows, calm our fears and soothe With hope our misery refuge in grief, star of the sea pray for the mourner, pray for me.

IV
And while to him who reigns above
In godhead one, in persons three,
The source of life, of grace, of love,
Homage we pay on bended knee:
Do you, bright queen, star of the sea,
Pray for thy children, pray for me.

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Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Jul 15, 2024, on St. Francis as God’s musician, highlighting his use of music to express divine love and joy. This is a continuation of his series on Franciscan spirituality and the subsection, “Theology of Art,” emphasizing the place of Art in Franciscan understanding and how it should lead us to God.

Music, a high form of expression, deeply influenced Francis, who used song to express his love for God. From his youth, Francis enjoyed music, and even after his conversion, he sang praises to God. Despite facing hardships, his singing brought joy and wonder. He encouraged his friars to use music to spread God’s love. His famous “Canticle of Brother Sun” showcases his devotion. In suffering, Francis found comfort in divine music. His life, a blend of faith and art, reflected a gospel of love and music. Father encourages us to seek divine harmony, inspired by St. Francis and Our Lady.

Psalm 142:1 – With all my voice, I cry to the Lord – https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/142?1
CCC 1156 – Sacred music tradition, liturgy – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/1156.htm
CCC 2702 – Vocal prayer necessity, soul-body unity – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/2702.htm
CCC 299 – God’s wisdom in creation’s order and beauty – http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/299.htm

00:00 – Introduction
00:11 – St. Francis and Music
01:38 – Singing with Birds
02:05 – Minstrel of Divine Love
02:31 – Apostolic Function of Song
03:05 – Canticle of Brother Sun
03:55 – Divine Musical Inspiration
04:48 – Angelic Music Experience
05:54 – Singing in Final Days

This is a continuation of his series of homilies on Franciscan Spirituality – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNN151zTIO4&list=PLejh_e0-LN4xgMllKrzSasL2Hljd5BHom
and the subsection “Theology of Art.”

The material for this series comes primarily from Ciccarelli, Marciano M., “I capisaldi della spiritualità francescana” in Italian, which translates as “The Cornerstones of Franciscan Spirituality.” No English translations of this book exist at the time of this recording.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Bonaventure (Mat 23) – Mem – http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=169

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