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Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 17, 20212 min read
Mary, Daughter of Zion
Mary’s fullness of grace prepared the New Covenant Daughter of Zion for something the Old Covenant people of God could never have fathom.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 11, 20213 min read
Angelus ad Virginem, Arr. Barnaby Smith
Probably Franciscan in origin, the Carol, Angelus ad Virginem, was brought to Britain by French friars in the 13th century.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 11, 20211 min read
Tota pulchra es, Maria, Ola Gjeilo
"Tota pulchra es" is one of the five antiphons for the psalms of Second Vespers for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 11, 20211 min read
Ecce Dominus Veniet, Victoria
Behold, the Lord comes and all his saints with Him and on that day there will be great light, alleluia.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 11, 20214 min read
Mary: Hidden and Mystical Rose
Mary is the most beautiful flower that ever was seen in the spiritual world. In the garden of heaven, Mary is the mystical and hidden rose.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 3, 20214 min read
The Jesse Tree - Theology through Art
In the artistic patrimony of the Church we find a tradition of depicting the royal genealogy of Jesus Christ as the “Jesse Tree."
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 3, 20214 min read
Ad te levavi, Robert White
Robert White (c. 1538 – 1574) was an English composer whose liturgical music is considered on par with Taverner and Byrd.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 3, 20212 min read
Cantata: "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 61, Johann Sebastian Bach
The famous Bach cantata, 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland', is here performed by the Netherlands Bach Society.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 3, 20213 min read
O Radix Jesse, Healey Willan
Among the "O" Antiphons, one of the most beautiful is "O Root of Jesse". Healey Willan's setting is evocative and mysterious.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 3, 20211 min read
Ave Verum, Francis Poulenc
Best know for his opera "Dialogues des Carmélites," Frances Poulenc wrote beautiful choral music for the Church. His "Ave verum" is a gem.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 3, 20211 min read
Rorate Coeli, Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger
The motet, Rorate coeli, Op. 176: No. 7, was composed by Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger as a part of his nine Advent motets.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 27, 20212 min read
The Humble and the Wise
Two classes of people were able to discern the importance of Christ’s birth—the humble and the wise.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 21, 20211 min read
Canite Tuba, Francisco Guerrero
Guerrero’s music is considered eminently vocal, strongly Spanish in character, and evocative of a vivid and serene spirituality.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 21, 20211 min read
Ave Maria, Javier Busto
Originally trained as a medical doctor, Busto taught himself music, but discovered choral music later. His music stirs the soul.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 21, 20212 min read
Alma Redemptoris Mater, Palestrina
Hermannus Contractus (1013–54) is believed to have composed both the "Alma Redemptoris Mater" in the 11th century.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 21, 20212 min read
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, arr. Sir David Willcocks
This well-known carol (Veni, veni, Emmanuel) takes us back over 1,200 years to monastic life in the 8th- or 9th-century.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 19, 20213 min read
Who is a Heretic?
People bristle at the use of the word heresy, but technically anyone who dissents from the true faith is a heretic.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 19, 20211 min read
A Debt left unpaid in Pompeii
Among the ruins of Pompei there are markings on the wall of what was once a tavern. These jottings show the debts unpaid.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 19, 20211 min read
De Profundis, Levente Gyöngyösi
This unique version of De Profundis ("From the depths I cry") was commissioned by the Stellenbosch University Choir (South Africa).
Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 19, 20211 min read
De Profundis, Gregorian
This beautiful rendition of the Gregorian De profundis is sung by the Nova Schola Gregoriana and conducted by Alberto Turco.
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