May 19, 2013
“Veni Veni Emmanuel” (Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel” in English) is one of the most solemn Advent hymns. The melody may perhaps be a old Jewish-Christian Hanuka liturgy chant from the 5th century. It is believed that the final form of the traditional music stems from a 15th ...
Read MoreEnglish Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. A hymn becomes you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall a vow be repaid in Jerusalem. Hear my prayer;to you shall all flesh come. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.... ...
Read MoreThe Litany of the Saints (Latin, Litaniae Sanctorum) is a sacred prayer of the Roman Catholic Church. It is a prayer of invocation to the Triune God, and prayers for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Angels and all the martyrs and saints upon whom Christianity was founded. It is ...
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Apart from the signal defeat of the Albigensian heretics at the battle of Muret in 1213 which legend has attributed to the recitation of the Rosary by St. Dominic, it is believed that Heaven has on many occasions rewarded the faith of those who had recourse to this devotion in times of special ...
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Tantum Ergo is the last two stanzas from the Eucharistic Hymn (Pange Lingua) composed by St. Thomas Aquinas and is used at Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The response and the prayer at the end is a later addition used at Benediction. A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful who ...
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The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 in the alpine village called Mariapfarr by Joseph Mohr (dec-11th-1792, dec-4th-1848) an Austrian Catholic priest, years later, in 1818 in the small alpine village called Oberndorf on Christmas Eve it ...
Read MoreFrom the monastery of Annaya Charbel lit the candle of light our communities and the whole world are praying and wishing Charbel pray for us O Monk on the mountain Your hermitage is praying from the heart of jesus is taking love and purification Charbel pray for us The land you loved you fixed ...
Read MoreREGINA CAELI, LAETARE Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia. Resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia. Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia. V. Gaude et laetare, Virgo Maria, alleluia, R. Quia surrexit Dominus vere, alleluia. QUEEN OF HEAVEN REJOICE Queen of heaven rejoice! ...
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Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross; in Latin, Via Crucis; also called the Via Dolorosa or Way of Sorrows) refers to the depiction of the final hours or Passion of Jesus, and the devotion commemorating the Passion. It may be done at any time, but is most commonly done during the ...
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Dear Saint Joseph, Jesus called thee Father when on earth He dwelt; With His infant arms twined round thee Thou His loving kiss hast felt So, we too, would Father call thee Show us then a father’s care, And beneath thy strong protection Keep us safe from sinful snare. Think how once the ...
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