Sunday Offering Prayers for Dave

Dave, the leading light behind The Blog of Funny Names is an extraordinary person by any objective reckoning, and I feel very lucky to know him through my association with BoFN, into which he kindly invited me a few years ago. (Sad to say, I’ve become a rare and sporadic contributor, but I am still a regular there in the comments.)

Dave is going to med school and fighting cancer at the same time, and many of our hearts go out for him.

I’m not much for contemporary Christian music but I have a soft spot for the rendition of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy below. I present it with my best prayer intentions for Dave. The entire Chaplet can be heard here.

UPDATE: BoFN carrier of the flame Fannie has alerted me to a great news story on Dave by NBC’s San Diego newsroom.

Dave’s sister Vanessa has set up a GoFundMe page here.

Sunday Music & Angelus Redux & Franz Biebl

Repeat of last week’s Sunday selection but with Franz Biebl’s original arrangement for male choir, excellently sung by the group Cantus.

No need for clapping with devotional music, IMO! Kind of ruins it. But I guess it was a concert context.

Sunday Music & Angelus & Franz Biebl

The Angelus Prayer (traditionally prayed at 6 am, 12 pm, and 6 pm) modified somewhat and set to music by Franz Biebl. The performers are unknown.

The angel of God visited Maria and she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary, Full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus, Jesus.

Maria said: See the servant of the Lord. May it happen to me according to your word.

Hail Mary, Full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus, Jesus.

And the Word became flesh and lived among us.

Hail Mary, Full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, Holy Mary, pray for us now and in the hour of our death. Amen. Amen. Amen.

R.I.P. Mother Angelica

Mother Angelica was often the background music during my long, slow conversion to Catholicism. The died on Easter Sunday, 2016. Requiescat in pace.

Immaculate Conception, Consecration

To honor Feast of the Immaculate Conception (Dec. 8), reposting The Immaculate Conception, by Diego Velasquez (1619).

Text for final consecration here.

Consecration Day 33 & Haden & Garbarek & Gismonti & Silence

“Silence,” from Magico (1979). Charlie Haden (bass), Jan Garbarek (sax), Egberto Gismonti (piano).

33rd and final day of Consecration preparation. Text here. Video here:

Consecration Day 32 & Evans and Hall & 600th Post

“Romain,” from Undercurrent (1962). Bill Evans (piano), Jim Hall (guitar).

32nd day of Consecration preparation, 6th day of the 12th month of the 15th year of the millennium, and the 600th post on this blog. It all has to mean something, I’m just not sure what . . .

Consecration text here. Video here:

Consecration Day 30 & Miles Davis Quintet & All Blues

“All Blues,” from My Funny Valentine, live performance at Lincoln Center (1964), New York City. Miles Davis (trumpet), George Coleman (sax), Herbie Hancock (piano), Ron Carter (bass), Tony Williams (drums).

Text for Consecration here. Video here:

Consecration Day 29 & Alborada del Gracioso & Ravel

Maurice Ravel, “Alborada del gracioso” (Miroirs no 4), Orchestre de Paris conducted by Herbert von Karajan.

Text for consecration here. Video here:

Consecration Day 28 & Ravel & Quartet & First Movement

Maurice Ravel, String Quartet in F major (1903), first movement (Allegro moderato — Très doux). The Fine Arts Quartet (1986). Ralph Evans and Efim Boico, violins; Wolfgang Laufer, cello; Jerry Horner, viola.

Day 28 Consecration text here. Video here: