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Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 20, 20211 min read
Bogoroditse Dyevo (Богородице Дѣво), Sergei Rachmaninoff
Written shortly before the Russian revolution, this excerpt from the "Vespers" of Rachmaninoff is a sublime prayer to the Virgin Mary.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 20, 20211 min read
Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis, Ralph Vaughan Williams
Vaughan Williams came to associate Tallis's theme with John Bunyan's Christian allegory, "The Pilgrim's Progress."
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 20, 20212 min read
Mary's Interior Union with the Word of God
From the moment when the Eternal Word took flesh in her womb, Our Lady's life was a constant interior union with God.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 14, 20212 min read
Sing me to Heaven, Daniel Gawthrop
If you would comfort me, sing me a lullaby...If you would mourn me and bring me to God, sing me to heaven!
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 14, 20212 min read
O Clap Your Hands, Ralph Vaughan Williams
O clap your hands is a motet by Ralph Vaughan Williams. This anthem is a setting of verses from Psalm 47 in 1920 for choir, brass and organ.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Each year, on the second Sunday of October, we honor the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a doctrine which the Counci
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 1, 20213 min read
Defeating Temptation
St. Antony of the Desert, St. John Vianney and St. Francis of Assisi teach us how to flee from temptation and to defeat the devil by Christ.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 1, 20211 min read
Courage of True Mercy
To love our neighbor, we must show true mercy, proclaiming the Gospel truth in love.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 1, 20211 min read
Righteous Anger of God
If we ask God to relent of His righteous anger, and beg of Him to withhold His just punishments, He hears the voice of His poor children.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 1, 20211 min read
Grace for the Humble
Penitents must learn to be humble of heart if they wish to make a good confession of their sins.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 1, 20213 min read
The Power of Mary's Rosary
The Holy Rosary is Mary’s chosen weapon for defeating evil and restoring our Catholic faith.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Sep 30, 20214 min read
First Saturday Devotion to Our Lady of Fatima
Sr. Lucia teaches us the traditional devotion to the Five First Saturdays in honor of Our Lady of Fatima. Through Mary, God sends us grace.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Sep 29, 20214 min read
First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Learn from St. Margaret Mary Alacoque how to practice the traditional Catholic devotion of the nine first Fridays of the Sacred Heart.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Sep 29, 20212 min read
Ave Maris Stella, Otto Olsson
The hymn Marian "Ave Maris Stella" is traditionally been attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux. This setting of Otto Olsson is breathtaking
Fr. Scott Haynes
Sep 29, 20217 min read
Parable of the Wedding Feast
In the parable of the Wedding Feast, the King is God Himself, while the marriage is symbolic of Christ's Incarnation.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Sep 24, 20215 min read
Raising the Roof to Heal a Paralytic
Four men bring their friend, a paralytic, before Christ's feet, seeking a miracle. When they cannot get in the door, they rip off the roof!
Fr. Scott Haynes
Sep 17, 202111 min read
Penance and the Examination of Conscience
Prepare for the Sacrament of Penance and make a good confession. Examine your conscience and review the 10 Commandments and 6 Precepts.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Sep 17, 20216 min read
Indulgences
Reflecting on the ninth chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel, Fr. Leonard Goffine explains the Church's teaching on indulgences.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Sep 17, 20211 min read
Benedictus, Karl Jenkins
Jenkins' "Benedictus" is from "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace." The text is from the Roman Mass: "Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini."
Fr. Scott Haynes
Sep 17, 20211 min read
Nunc Dimittis, Arvo Pärt
The Estonian composer Arvo Pärt's beautiful setting of the Canticle of Simeon, "Nunc Dimittis," places us in the Temple of the Lord.
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