HOLY WEEK
Listening with Hope
Pray-As-You-Go (The Season of Lent)
Audio meditations for each day of Holy Week.
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Lenten Podcasts from Catholic Exchange
A series of short podcasts to help you enter more deeply into the mystery of Lent and Holy Week. A wide variety of topics are covered such as walking through Lent with Mary, the Mother of God, Ven. Fulton Sheen or even Johny Cash. There is something for everyone.
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Discover these beautiful medieval motets sung during Holy Week through this video introduction. As one priest has commented: “The motets of Holy Week communicate the conscious, tender, adoring and sorrowful emotion of what Christ is for man.”
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Mozart’s Requiem
This haunting music introduces us into the meaning of Holy Week. As Fr. Luigi Giussani has commented: “Mozart, supreme artist and a profoundly Christian one, presents in his Requiem man’s evil, the world’s hate, and sin’s malice within the reverberations of the mercy of God.”
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The Passion of the Christ Oratorio – by John Debney
Live Video of the world premier of “The Passion of the Christ Oratorio” composed by: John Debney A work for Orchestra and Choir in Seven movements. An Audio/Video experience, the work is intended for people of all faiths and backgrounds. This movement is entitled: “Jesus is Condemned and carries His cross” (more videos for the other movements).
EASTER
Listening with Joy
Exsultet (Easter Night Chant) – Gregorian Chant With Lyrics
The Exsultet or Easter Proclamation, is a lengthy sung proclamation delivered before the paschal candle, ideally by a deacon, during the Easter Vigil in the Roman Rite of Mass. It is sung after a procession with the paschal candle before the beginning of the Liturgy of the Word. It is also used in Anglican and various Lutheran churches, as well as other Western Christian denominations. The Chant is about Divine Light entering worldly darkness and showing a way to overcome our current situation.
Händel’s Messiah
Pump up the volume and celebrate the joy of the Resurrection with this beautiful hymn! Why not make it a tradition to wake up and listen to it first thing Easter morning!
These worship ballads, rock anthems, and choral masterpieces are the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit. Find inspiration to build your own playlist!
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