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Fr. Scott Haynes
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Hide not Thou Thy Face, Richard Farrant
Richard Farrant's word-setting in his motet, "Hide not Thou Thy Face" is especially direct, declamatory and expressive.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Attende, Domine - Gregorian Chant
To thee, Redeemer, King of highest heaven, lift we our eyes in grief and deep abasement: listen, O Saviour, to our supplications.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Mar 1, 20223 min read
Shrove Tuesday's Pancake Race
Just before Ash Wednesday, Catholics traditionally observe "Shrovetide," or "Carnival."
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 28, 20221 min read
Remember, man, thou art dust, and unto dust thou shalt return
On Ash Wednesday, many Christians have ashes put on their forehead – a practice that has been going on for centuries.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 27, 20221 min read
Sloth
Sloth (acedia) is the refusal to respond to our opportunities for growth, service or sacrifice.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 25, 20221 min read
Working for Fulfillment
To work for fulfillment in religious life is much like trying to catch up with one's own shadow.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 24, 20222 min read
De Profundis, Salieri
Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice. Let Your ears be attentive to my voice in supplication.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 24, 20221 min read
Bach: Mass in B minor - Crucifixus
The Crucifixus comes from the Credo of the Mass. Bach's setting dates to 1714.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 24, 20221 min read
Esto mihi, Gregorian Chant
Be my rock of refuge, God, a stronghold to give me safety. You are my rock and my fortress; for Your name’s sake You will lead and guide me.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 24, 20221 min read
The Attraction of Mystery
There is a certain attractiveness
to the mystery of God. It suggests a depth of being that no man's mind can reach.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 22, 20223 min read
The Chair of St. Peter
St. Matthew’s Gospel tells us that 2,000 years ago Christ built one Church and He built it on St. Peter the Rock.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 19, 20221 min read
Three Types of People
There are three kinds of persons who come and volunteer to Christ. Of what is your heart made? How well we will serve the Lord?
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 18, 20224 min read
Preparing the Soil of the Heart
Let us feed upon God’s Word, the Church’s teachings, and the Saving Mysteries of the Altar that we might prepare the soil of our hearts.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 17, 20221 min read
A Flute's Song in the Night
A boy trapped in a war zone takes a rifle barrel and transforms it into a flute. By the beauty of his music, the light of Christ enters in.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 13, 20223 min read
In Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Canticles
St. Paul presents for us today the importance of the singing of sacred music in church. He exhorts us to do this in the “name of Jesus."
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 13, 20221 min read
Adoramus Te, Christe, Orlande de Lassus
The late Renaissance composer, Lassus, represents the mature polyphonic style of the Franco-Flemish school. His prayerful music calms souls.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 13, 20221 min read
Timor et Tremor, Francis Poulenc
Poulenc wrote Timor et tremor in Noizay (1939) for Monsieur l'Abbé Maillet. It was sung in Paris, by Les Petits Chanteurs at Holy Week 1939.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 13, 20221 min read
Exsúrge, quare obdórmis, Dómine?
In Psalm 43, the soul cries out to the Lord: "Awake! Why are You asleep, O Lord? Arise! Cast us not off forever!"
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 13, 20221 min read
Miserere mei Deus, William Byrd
William Byrd presents a stunning setting of the first verse of the penitential Psalm 50 (Miserere mei Deus). It stills the soul to prayer.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Feb 11, 20224 min read
The Eleventh Hour
Some workers worked from dawn, others since noon, and still others from mid-afternoon. Some started at the 11th hour and got the same pay,
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