Te Joseph Celebrent & Benedictines

Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles at Ephesus sing “Te Joseph Celebrant.” Music and lyrics by Fr. Juan Escollar and Oreste Ravanello. Recording released 2013. The sisters have a great channel.

Bach & Adagio & Easter

J.S. Bach, Adagio from Easter Oratorio (BWV 249). Kai Rapsch (oboe) with Salzburg Orchester Solisten, recorded in Lienz, Austria.

Good Friday Music & Orthodox Hymn

Megaloschemos II (Bulgarian Orthodox Hymn).

Sunday Music & Nektaria Karantzi & Vassilis Tsabropoulos

“You are with me” by Vassilis Tsabropoulos (piano) with Nektaria Karantzi (vocals), from the album Eleison (2016), available at Amazon. The text is the 23rd Psalm, “The Lord is my Shepherd,” sung in Greek.

The Lord of glory is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing
In lush pastures He makes me lie
Besides tranquil waters He leads me
My soul He restores
Through I walk to the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil
For You are with me
(May) I shall dwell in the House of The Lord, for all the days of my true life

Sunday Music & Ubi Caritas

Choir on the Stairs sings “Ubi Caritas / Ola Gjeilo.”

Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est.
Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor.
Exultemus, et in ipso iucundemur.
Timeamus, et amemus Deum vivum.
Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero.

Where charity and love are, God is there.
Christ’s love has gathered us into one.
Let us rejoice and be pleased in Him.
Let us fear, and let us love the living God.
And may we love each other with a sincere heart.

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.

Sunday Music & Eric Whitacre & Alleluia

Eric Whitacre, “Alleluia,” performed Eric Whitacre Singers for Eric Whitacre’s album Water Night.

O Theotokos Ever Vigilant in Prayer & Rachmaninov & Sunday Music

USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir, directed by Valeri Polyansky.

Neither the tomb, nor death could hold the Theotokos,
Who is ever-vigilant in prayer
and our firm hope in her intercessions.
For being the Mother of Life,
She was transmigrated to life
by the One who dwelt in her virginal womb.

Kyrie & Chant & Sunday Music

Our talented and accomplished visitor Luís Henriques directs the Schola of Ensemble Eborensis at the church of the Cistercian monastery of S. Bento de Cástris, September 19, 2014. Singers (from right to left): Lara Rainho, Ana Lopes, Cláudia Anjos and Ana Lúcia Carvalho.

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