Day: December 18, 2010
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Chant course in Texas
St. Basil’s School of Gregorian Chant: January 8 – February 26, 2011 Every Saturday Afternoon – 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Shiner, Texas
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An Advent Memory at Solesmes
A few years ago I was privileged to celebrate the First Sunday of Advent at the Benedictine Abbey of Solesmes. I arrived just in time for First Vespers on Saturday evening. It was a joy for me to be able to celebrate the beginning of the holy season entirely in Latin chant.
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O Adonai: O Sacred Lord
Assigned as the Gospel Verse at Eucharist and the Antiphon for the Canticle of Mary at Evening Prayer on 18 December, “O Adonai” continues the Advental theme of longing for God’s transformation of the human condition. The unique focus of the request in this antiphon is that God would come to free those who are…