Musical Notes for May 26 2019 Prelude                                Priere à Notre Dame      Léon Boëllmann Introit (Isaiah 48:20b,c) With the voice of singing declare ye, tell this: utter it even to the end of the earth. Hallelujah. The Lord hath redeemed His servant Jacob. Hallelujah. (Psalm 66:1-2) Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: Sing forth…

Our Lord’s proclamation of the truth of the Real Objective Presence in Saint John chapter 6 is certainly not symbolical or metaphorical, and He is not speaking in figurative terms, as the context of the Scripture makes clear.   In our day, when a 75% of American Roman Catholics do not believe in the Real Substantial…

Musical Notes: Our music is historically and scriptural based upon the church season and scripture readings for the day.  See notes below on the music history and their composers as we show reverence to the Lord through our music. Prelude         Christ lag in Todesbanden       J. S. Bach Martin Luther wrote…

Musical Notes: Lent IV (March 31, 2019) Prelude                Choral Prelude on “St. Flavian”                  Seth Bingham Seth Bingham (1882-1972), organist-director at New York’s Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church and Columbia University music professor, composed his French influenced piece on the tune for the Lenten hymn #59. Introit (Isaiah 66:10) Rejoice, ye with Jerusalem, and be glad…

Words of comfort for a glorious early morning – taken from THE ORDER FOR THE HOURLY OFFICES Lauds –   Said at Dawn/Sunrise Revelation vii.  BLESSING, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.  R. Thanks be to God. Hymn. Ecce jam noctis. LO!…