tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40765287676746419602024-03-12T21:02:32.358-04:00Tonus Peregrinus<center> </center>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comBlogger2149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-60837154472348704032024-03-12T18:11:00.003-04:002024-03-12T18:11:30.451-04:00Eric Milner-White: Lord, bless to me this Lent<p></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-244168944118791668" itemprop="articleBody" style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b;"><div style="text-align: right;"><b><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">+</span></span></b></div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>Laetare Sunday</b></i> is now done and dusted, the <i>Simnel Cake</i> consumed, and the rose-coloured vestments tucked away till next time of display. Yet for some it feels as if this Lent is not quite what it should be. A friend wrote, "I feel somehow I got off on the wrong foot this Lent."</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is never too late to consecrate anew your Lenten journey at this very moment for what is left of the Season. To that end I share a well-known prayer of the Anglican divine <b>Eric Milner-White </b><span style="color: #666666;">(1884-1963)</span> that appeared in the 1967 edition of <i><b>My God, My Glory</b></i>:</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;"><b>L<span style="font-size: x-small;">ORD</span>, bless to me this Lent.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">Lord, let me fast most truly and profitably,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">by feeding in prayer on thy Spirit:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">reveal me to myself</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">in the light of thy holiness.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">Suffer me never to think</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">that I have knowledge enough to need no teaching,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">wisdom enough to need no correction,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">talents enough to need no grace,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">goodness enough to need no progress,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">humility enough to need no repentance,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">devotion enough to need no quickening,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">strength sufficient without thy Spirit;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">lest, standing still, I fall back for evermore.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">Shew me the desires that should be disciplined,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">and sloths to be slain.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">Shew me the omissions to be made up</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">and the habits to be mended.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">And behind these, weaken, humble, and annihilate in me</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">self-will, self-righteousness, self-satisfaction,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">self-sufficiency, self-assertion, vainglory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">May my whole effort be to return to thee;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">O make it serious and sincere</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">persevering and fruitful in result,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">by the help of thy Holy Spirit</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">and to thy glory,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">my Lord and my G<span style="font-size: x-small;">OD</span>.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Very Reverend Dr Eric Milner-White </span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><u><i><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My God, My Glory</span></span></span></i></u></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SPCK: London</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1967</span></span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><br /></div><p></p>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-84251153227757519052023-09-18T09:21:00.006-04:002023-09-18T09:21:49.372-04:00Capilla Flamenca: Missa de septem doloribus: Kyrie<p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="327" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RXk09sRIQuo" width="532" youtube-src-id="RXk09sRIQuo"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; background: none; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(15, 15, 15); color: #0f0f0f; display: -webkit-box; font-family: "YouTube Sans", Roboto, sans-serif; line-height: 2.8rem; margin: 0px; max-height: 5.6rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></h1><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: medium;">Missa de septem doloribus: Kyrie</span></yt-formatted-string></div><div><yt-formatted-string class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" force-default-style=""><span style="font-size: medium;">Capilla Flamenca</span></yt-formatted-string></div></div><br /><div><br /></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-49505921149353052092023-03-21T17:06:00.003-04:002023-03-21T17:06:24.542-04:00Eric Milner-White: Lord, bless to me this Lent<p></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: right;"><b><span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">+</span></span></b></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As Lent progresses I share a well-known prayer of <b>Eric Milner-White </b><span style="color: #666666;">(1884-1963)</span> that appeared in the 1967 edition of <i>My God, My Glory.</i></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">L</span>ORD<span style="font-size: medium;">, bless to me this Lent.</span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Lord, let me fast most truly and profitably,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">by feeding in prayer on thy Spirit:</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">reveal me to myself</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">in the light of thy holiness.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Suffer me never to think</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">that I have knowledge enough to need no teaching,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">wisdom enough to need no correction,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">talents enough to need no grace,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">goodness enough to need no progress,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">humility enough to need no repentance,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">devotion enough to need no quickening,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">strength sufficient without thy Spirit;</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">lest, standing still, I fall back for evermore.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Shew me the desires that should be disciplined,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">and sloths to be slain.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Shew me the omissions to be made up</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">and the habits to be mended.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">And behind these, weaken, humble, and annihilate in me</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">self-will, self-righteousness, self-satisfaction,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">self-sufficiency, self-assertion, vainglory.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">May my whole effort be to return to thee;</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">O make it serious and sincere</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">persevering and fruitful in result,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">by the help of thy Holy Spirit</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">and to thy glory,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">my Lord and my GOD.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">The Very Reverend Dr Eric Milner-White </span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><u><i><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">My God, My Glory</span></span></i></u></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">SPCK: London</span></span></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">1967</span></span></span></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><p></p>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-25661656951945169612023-01-01T19:19:00.012-05:002023-01-01T19:45:44.635-05:00Te Deum laudamus (Gregorian chant)<p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="356" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Y-JHqnV0_Q" width="429" youtube-src-id="2Y-JHqnV0_Q"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: large;">1 January A.D. 2023</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="359" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mfSl9or0j3s" width="432" youtube-src-id="mfSl9or0j3s"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-29500548423183959532022-12-31T23:32:00.004-05:002022-12-31T23:35:54.095-05:00Dante Alighieri's Hymn to Mary - Msgr Ronald Knox Translation<p></p><div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3397673178157263806" itemprop="articleBody"><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">+</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b;">On the last day of Anno Domino 2022 </i></div></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3397673178157263806" itemprop="articleBody" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b;">and the first day of the year Anno </i><span style="color: #29303b;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59);"><i>Domino 2023</i></span></span><i style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b;">, </i></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3397673178157263806" itemprop="articleBody" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b;">I would like to share with you, dear Reader, </i></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3397673178157263806" itemprop="articleBody" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b;">the Ronald Knox translation of Dante Alighieri's Hymn to Mary:</i></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3397673178157263806" itemprop="articleBody"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><i style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b;"><br /></i></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3397673178157263806" itemprop="articleBody"><span style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3397673178157263806" itemprop="articleBody"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KoynccQA2zJxNbozmD9urgdpATIUKn_bhEsNZQDAOYrrpEnMz4jTiHu04y_7LpcPBGUMrG5AZTutUuHpx-ESOLJWvM49NAdMPKpQ4znQYAEA-2o77mlzzmz0kP1y_-OZ0O-fk4PPWVBAXY9qdVTwbR2I7-WRxBGzkLbkacwjpjIiUBbxJkLOoVP1/s407/madonnaChildangels.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="330" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2KoynccQA2zJxNbozmD9urgdpATIUKn_bhEsNZQDAOYrrpEnMz4jTiHu04y_7LpcPBGUMrG5AZTutUuHpx-ESOLJWvM49NAdMPKpQ4znQYAEA-2o77mlzzmz0kP1y_-OZ0O-fk4PPWVBAXY9qdVTwbR2I7-WRxBGzkLbkacwjpjIiUBbxJkLOoVP1/w329-h407/madonnaChildangels.jpg" width="329" /></a></div><span style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span face="Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif" style="background-color: #fff3db; caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-size: 13px;"></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Maiden, yet a mother,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Daughter of thy Son,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">High beyond all other,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Lowlier is none;</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Thou the consummation</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Planned by God's decree,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">When our lost creation</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Nobler rose in thee!</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Thus his place preparèd,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">He who all things made</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">'Mid his creatures tarried,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">In thy bosom laid;</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">There his love he nourished,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Warmth that gave increase </span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">To the root whence flourished</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Our eternal peace.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Lady, lest our vision,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Striving heavenward, fail,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Still let thy petition</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">With thy Son prevail</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Unto whom all merit,</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">Pow'r and majesty</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">With the Holy Spirit</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">And the Father be.</span></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: times;">Ave dulcissima Maria !</span></i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-30933144308230672912022-12-28T18:30:00.005-05:002022-12-28T18:32:51.390-05:00Salvete flores martyrum<p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">+</span></b></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="402" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XCcCwQ5cN8M" width="484" youtube-src-id="XCcCwQ5cN8M"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-12719205453464963032022-12-28T18:13:00.003-05:002022-12-28T18:13:55.900-05:00Daily Prayer of St Edmund the Martyr<p></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-3283572660394215417" itemprop="articleBody" style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59);"><div style="text-align: right;"><b><span style="color: #990000; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">+</span></b></div><br /><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> Into Thy hands, O Lord, </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> and into the hands of Thy holy Angels, </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> I commit and entrust this day my soul, </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> my relations, my benefactors, </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> my friends and enemies, </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> and all Thy Catholic people. </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> Keep us, O Lord, through the day, </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> by the merits and intercession </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> of the Blessed Virgin Mary and all Thy Saints, </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> from all vicious and unruly desires, </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> from all sins and temptations of the devil, </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> and from sudden and unprovided death </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> and the pains of hell. </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> Illuminate my heart </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> with the grace of Thy Holy Spirit; </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> grant that I may ever be obedient </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> to Thy commandments; </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> suffer me not to be separated from Thee, O God, </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> who livest and reignest </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> with God the Father </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> and the same Holy Spirit </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"> for ever and ever. Amen.</span></div><br /><div style="color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">St. Edmund the Martyr</span></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: right;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">The Raccolta</span></i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="color: #990000; font-family: times;">1957</span></i></div><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">That we may be delivered from every sling and arrow,</span></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><i><span style="color: #990000;">St. Edmund, pray for us.</span></i></span></div></div><p></p>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-21222027781654029232022-12-27T14:10:00.000-05:002022-12-27T14:10:51.890-05:00Uher Hymn: Now Light Your Lamps<p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></div><p></p><div><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: large;">NOW LIGHT YOUR LAMPS</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: times;">by Vincent Uher</span></i></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">Now light your lamps, ye Christians wise</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">and gather 'neath Christ's Star.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">The Light of lights, the Prince of Peace</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">has come here from afar.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">No warrior he, the Word made flesh,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">the servant of us all,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">the Child whose breathing brings us peace,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">whose heartbeat saves us all.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">God's mother's face reveals his light</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">as moon shines by the sun,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">And Joseph's eyes filled full with joy</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">gleam bright with God's own Son.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">O Christ our God, true face of God</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">now cradled in their arms,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">O please accept what gifts we bring:</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">our hearts, our minds, our love.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">Child Jesus, hear our fervent prayer</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">for peace to reign on earth,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">for great and small, for rich and poor,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">for each to know their worth.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">Though fallen be the human race</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">and sin and hate abound</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">give peace to all for in each face</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">thy image still is found.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">O sing, you blessed company</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">of faithful people, Sing !</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">for God the Child whose very light</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">demands the darkness flee.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">O Trinity of endless light,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">with love our praise we bring</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">where Wisdom found a cave for house</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display; font-size: medium;">to bring forth earth's true king. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: times;">Copyright © 2007 Vincent Uher</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: times;">(May be sung to the tune FOREST GREEN)</span></i></div></div></div><p></p>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-54574488107324555042022-12-11T11:59:00.001-05:002022-12-11T11:59:15.614-05:00UherHymn: Sing of Mary, Blest is She<p></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5447871518477625569" itemprop="articleBody" style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">+</span></b></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHdE2GoPmIxmr4I_vQLXNAf8O0372j3LKU4Y-26LODTWEzC4njzucmufymI0oKk4PxL3iUoHYhqljMZd__VVX4nH3SSz373DOaLuyg2LEVRC_bHPJpiaJbI-NBhQm4UHc9Un74LnCi8g/s320/EnidCH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #956839; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHdE2GoPmIxmr4I_vQLXNAf8O0372j3LKU4Y-26LODTWEzC4njzucmufymI0oKk4PxL3iUoHYhqljMZd__VVX4nH3SSz373DOaLuyg2LEVRC_bHPJpiaJbI-NBhQm4UHc9Un74LnCi8g/s320/EnidCH.jpg" style="border: 0px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 10.4px;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">+<i> By the hand of Enid Chadwick</i> +</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">1. Sing of Mary, blest is she!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">Mother of the Saviour!</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">"Yes!" said she to Gabriel's plea,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">"Yes!" to God forever.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">"Yes!" for every woman born.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">"Yes!" for every nation.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">"Yes!" for all of the unborn.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">"Yes!" for all creation.</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">2. Sing of Joseph, vexed was he,</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;">Troubled and perplex-ed</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: 16px;"><div style="text-align: center;">Till an angel in a dream</div><div style="text-align: center;">Peace to him directed.</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Take the Virgin as your wife.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Love her baby wholly.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Love the infant as your life.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He's God's Son most holy."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Sing of Jesus, blest is he</div><div style="text-align: center;">In the Lord's Name coming,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Born in great humility</div><div style="text-align: center;">Every person loving,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Prince of Peace and Counsellor--</div><div style="text-align: center;">Wonderful the telling!--</div><div style="text-align: center;">Came to earth to save us all</div><div style="text-align: center;">And to share his blessing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">4. Mary, Joseph join us now</div><div style="text-align: center;">And all saints in glory</div><div style="text-align: center;">As we tell his love for all</div><div style="text-align: center;">In the sacred story.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Angels, shepherds, and the kings</div><div style="text-align: center;">To Christ's side are running.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Let all people ready now</div><div style="text-align: center;">For his second coming.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">5. Glory be to God on high!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Glory in the highest!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Peace on earth, goodwill to all</div><div style="text-align: center;">From the Lord Most Highest.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Blessings come for everyone,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Graces to God's credit</div><div style="text-align: center;">From the Father with the Son</div><div style="text-align: center;">Through the Holy Spirit. </div></span></div><div style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #663333; font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #663333; font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Words: Copyright © 1996-2006 by<b> Vincent Uher</b>. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px;">Music:</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">Tempus adest floridum (Piae Cantiones)</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Meter: 76 76 D</span></span></div><span style="color: #663333; font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px;"></span><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #663333; font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHb8Cwbs7zoZiVSWx3Intv8R4hBlobb0MgSY8n_CbaIezA_-UfVnBRWUQLtl-TkoXHk1lrFEr3jdopYkOcdRhbM_dwcsL7v17S_HU0WjVi5BDeQtY-qgSOLp2lsaz8TzDT_AqDBgTeVA/s1600/vwu3_sing_of_mary_blest.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #956839; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHb8Cwbs7zoZiVSWx3Intv8R4hBlobb0MgSY8n_CbaIezA_-UfVnBRWUQLtl-TkoXHk1lrFEr3jdopYkOcdRhbM_dwcsL7v17S_HU0WjVi5BDeQtY-qgSOLp2lsaz8TzDT_AqDBgTeVA/s640/vwu3_sing_of_mary_blest.png" style="border: 0px;" width="384" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 10.4px;"><i><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-size: small;">Click above for larger version of hymn</span></span></i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-15662102096292455972022-12-11T11:38:00.003-05:002022-12-11T11:43:18.726-05:00Ave Maria by William Gomez<p></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1265397599411172985" itemprop="articleBody" style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59);"><div style="text-align: right;"><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></div><div style="color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Domine; font-size: medium;">As the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe draws nigh, </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Domine; font-size: medium;">I ask the Blessed Mother to embrace us all </span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Domine; font-size: medium;">and take us to her Son Jesus.</span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Domine; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Domine; font-size: medium;">The following setting of <i>Ave Maria</i> by William Gomez is one of the most beautiful settings of the prayer sung by Elina Garanča, mezzo-soprano, in Vienna during Christmastide A.D. 2007. The text of this setting is in Spanish.</span></div><div style="color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Domine;"><br /></span></div><br /><center style="color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" gesture="media" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ypMv_vKtGuk" width="560"></iframe></center><br /><div style="color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: medium;">Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis peccatoribus</span></i></div><div style="color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: medium;">nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.</span></i></div></div><p></p>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-80454135278968657752022-05-17T13:20:00.001-04:002022-05-17T13:20:18.195-04:00St Faustina: Prolonging the Time of Mercy<p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;"><br /><i><br /></i></span></div><div><i style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia;">Jesus said to St Faustina:</i></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">I am prolonging the time of Mercy for the sake of [sinners]…. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">While there is still time, let them have recourse to the fount of My Mercy… </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">He who refuses to pass through the door of My Mercy must pass through the door of My Justice. </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Diary of St Faustina, 1160, 848, 1146</i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizV23mUVE0w0p1dOrFkFAnEoEdJP7c9Tz7cJeKnjU5YLHkFSCdc5FQblXJmJFlHJ_FuxL_6dXttA_seBQ7hAQg5Nt2vixfVNkrcXbt7Mgw0vAfjHuCf6fe3qBI4K1brz3LtEwhrLC2JQZdiLf8IGIpzbu0Z7FmZ_HhjJeQWKrOprU9J7ODtEunXbvz/s900/StMariaFaustinaKowalska.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="562" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizV23mUVE0w0p1dOrFkFAnEoEdJP7c9Tz7cJeKnjU5YLHkFSCdc5FQblXJmJFlHJ_FuxL_6dXttA_seBQ7hAQg5Nt2vixfVNkrcXbt7Mgw0vAfjHuCf6fe3qBI4K1brz3LtEwhrLC2JQZdiLf8IGIpzbu0Z7FmZ_HhjJeQWKrOprU9J7ODtEunXbvz/w278-h445/StMariaFaustinaKowalska.jpeg" width="278" /></a></div><i>St Maria Faustina Kowalska</i><br /><i><br /></i></span></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-46413781853621601352022-03-23T01:00:00.001-04:002022-03-23T01:00:00.210-04:00Morley: The Funeral Sentences<div style="text-align: right;">+</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="342" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_N6Y6ViFMdw" width="411" youtube-src-id="_N6Y6ViFMdw"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">The Funeral Sentences - <i>The Book of Common Prayer</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Thomas Morley, composer</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Gabrieli Consort & Players</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Paul McCreesh, <i>Conductor</i></span></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-82479342874161480922022-03-22T04:30:00.001-04:002022-03-22T04:30:00.205-04:00Tomkins: Then David Mourned<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="336" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/T-oXlK9C-IE" width="404" youtube-src-id="T-oXlK9C-IE"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Then David mourned with his lamentation</i> - Thomas Tomkins</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oxford Camerata</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jeremy Summerly, <i>Conductor</i></div><br />Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-77571376161303938532022-03-21T11:00:00.002-04:002022-03-21T11:00:00.198-04:00Whiteacre: When David Heard<p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="370" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AwFAcXDoOiY" width="445" youtube-src-id="AwFAcXDoOiY"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><i>When David Heard</i> - Eric Whitacre</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Eric Whitacre Singers</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Eric Whitacre, <i>Composer & Conductor</i></span></div><br /><div><br /></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-82618036170600569512022-03-21T03:00:00.001-04:002022-03-21T03:00:00.232-04:00Weelkes: When David Heard<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="332" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bmmywBLqPxw" width="399" youtube-src-id="bmmywBLqPxw"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"> <i>When David Heard</i> - Thomas Weelkes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">George Guest, <i>Director</i></span></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-47081195973360393722022-03-20T19:43:00.000-04:002022-03-20T19:43:16.553-04:00Tomkins: When David Heard<p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="379" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eEkx_q4eqoU" width="456" youtube-src-id="eEkx_q4eqoU"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;"><i>When David Heard</i> - Thomas Tomkins</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Timothy Brown, conductor</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-53911795254050317722022-02-07T13:56:00.002-05:002022-02-07T13:56:46.229-05:00St Josephine Bakhita - 8 February AD 2022<p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYMxqnEOjiqgZyPBaw0Hq8UkAEojtXD3yB-Q_6Mj29Bh3kTf49W-gpSomU_vJAOSFBhIHDu4eC3fMChFn42GDR5h5BYQp_GrlxxV1uL5nkD7urkAQYpt1BJkm-2YhtmDcdI6f9zNflAUsEUCNnQDpG6ByDB7JyTPUixlK7TDZhPayCK_RqV58bEuc/s343/5601.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYMxqnEOjiqgZyPBaw0Hq8UkAEojtXD3yB-Q_6Mj29Bh3kTf49W-gpSomU_vJAOSFBhIHDu4eC3fMChFn42GDR5h5BYQp_GrlxxV1uL5nkD7urkAQYpt1BJkm-2YhtmDcdI6f9zNflAUsEUCNnQDpG6ByDB7JyTPUixlK7TDZhPayCK_RqV58bEuc/s320/5601.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: large;">Saint Josephine BAKHITA</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;">8 February A.D. 2022</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">“The best thing for us is not what we consider best </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">but what the Lord wants of us.”</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaBNVOBvb1-GYXVvFsxW02RXzOjBIJ2lydLgBGoftihNvJ2fR7MCcB_Dq9enHGTaPeopVfkjy6tsyTgToHgZfr1tokzeWynSWN0bYGqzbMXy9bvrNpauk529Zf_vSMEBuDLjgpFOHsX3pRI9QK512tC5JfAhAuEeXTauOdP6-6n4cOhIIvPJujYU2/s400/Bakhita222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="400" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiaBNVOBvb1-GYXVvFsxW02RXzOjBIJ2lydLgBGoftihNvJ2fR7MCcB_Dq9enHGTaPeopVfkjy6tsyTgToHgZfr1tokzeWynSWN0bYGqzbMXy9bvrNpauk529Zf_vSMEBuDLjgpFOHsX3pRI9QK512tC5JfAhAuEeXTauOdP6-6n4cOhIIvPJujYU2/w386-h374/Bakhita222.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">O GOD, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">who didst lead Saint Josephine Bakhita </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">from abject slavery </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">to the dignity of being thy daughter </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">and a Bride of Christ: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">grant, we pray; that by her example </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">we may show constant love for the Lord Jesus Crucified, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">remaining steadfast in charity </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">and prompt to show compassion; </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">who liveth and reigneth with thee, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">in the unity of the Holy Ghost, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: medium;">ever one God, world without end. Amen.</span></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-60534796245296713532021-12-24T22:09:00.000-05:002021-12-24T22:09:20.205-05:00NATIVITY: Uher Hymn: NOW LIGHT YOUR LAMPS<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffd966; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></div><p></p><div><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><b>NOW LIGHT YOUR LAMPS</b></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">by Vincent Uher</span></i></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Now light your lamps, ye Christians wise</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">and gather 'neath Christ's Star.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">The Light of lights, the Prince of Peace</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">has come here from afar.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">No warrior he, the Word made flesh,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">the servant of us all,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">the Child whose breathing brings us peace,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">whose heartbeat saves us all.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">God's mother's face reveals his light</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">as moon shines by the sun,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">And Joseph's eyes filled full with joy</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">gleam bright with God's own Son.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">O Christ our God, true face of God</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">now cradled in their arms,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">O please accept what gifts we bring:</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">our hearts, our minds, our love.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Child Jesus, hear our fervent prayer</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">for peace to reign on earth,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">for great and small, for rich and poor,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">for each to know their worth.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">Though fallen be the human race</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">and sin and hate abound</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">give peace to all for in each face</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">thy image still is found.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">O sing, you blessed company</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">of faithful people, Sing !</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">for God the Child whose very light</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">demands the darkness flee.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">O Trinity of endless light,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">with love our praise we bring</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">where Wisdom found a cave for house</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">to bring forth earth's true king. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Copyright © 2007 Vincent Uher</span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit; text-align: right;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-small;">(May be sung to the tune FOREST GREEN)</span></i></div></div></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-54870628818130119332021-12-18T17:22:00.003-05:002021-12-18T17:25:35.547-05:004 Advent: Uher Hymn- SING OF MARY, BLEST IS SHE<p></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-5585422547268677217" itemprop="articleBody" style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59);"><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">+</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #29303b;"><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sing of Mary, blest is she!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mother of the Saviour!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">"Yes!" said she to Gabriel's plea,<br />"Yes!" to God forever.<br />"Yes!" for every woman born.<br />"Yes!" for every nation.<br />"Yes!" for all of the unborn.<br />"Yes!" for all creation.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sing of Joseph, vexed was he,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Troubled and perplex-ed</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Till an angel in a dream</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Peace to him directed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">"Take the Virgin as your wife.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Love her baby wholly.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Love the infant as your life.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">He's God's Son most holy."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sing of Jesus, blest is he</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In the Lord's Name coming,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Born in great humility</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Every person loving,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Prince of Peace and Counsellor--</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Wonderful the telling!--</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Came to earth to save us all</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">And to share his blessing.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Mary, Joseph join us now</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">And all saints in glory</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">As we tell his love for all</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">In the sacred story.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Angels, shepherds, and the kings</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">To Christ's side are running.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Let all people ready now</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">For his second coming.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Glory be to God on high!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Glory in the highest!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Peace on earth, goodwill to all</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">From the Lord Most Highest.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Blessings come for everyone,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Graces to God's credit</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">From the Father with the Son</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Through the Holy Spirit. </span></div></div><div style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #663333; font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #663333; font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #663333; font-family: georgia; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #663333; font-family: georgia;">Words: Copyright © 1996-2006 by Vincent Uher. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #663333; font-family: georgia;">Music:</span><span style="color: #663333; font-family: georgia;"> </span><span style="color: #663333; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;">Tempus adest floridum (Piae Cantiones)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; text-align: right;"><span style="color: #663333; font-family: georgia;">Meter: 76 76 D</span></div><span style="color: #663333; font-family: georgia;"></span></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig8LVz-oPwx0HWwUMinwNUQkGzG-CVCLEDTDjTi-k3cBMk6nQrdBvUupPqoHggBT2vHNcraYw-gKjvF-R4ECi009LTLuVLjTSU-xohoaFylFki8_fA-hCgXy2icsTdDjS8DXcpYH3YHQLK3vK8uFjTCmNTE7VkPNTQ_dRNNaA7NmuPvgyIR6O6bNPw=s1306" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="784" height="712" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig8LVz-oPwx0HWwUMinwNUQkGzG-CVCLEDTDjTi-k3cBMk6nQrdBvUupPqoHggBT2vHNcraYw-gKjvF-R4ECi009LTLuVLjTSU-xohoaFylFki8_fA-hCgXy2icsTdDjS8DXcpYH3YHQLK3vK8uFjTCmNTE7VkPNTQ_dRNNaA7NmuPvgyIR6O6bNPw=w427-h712" width="427" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;"><i>Double click to enlarge music above</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-73268618470467163562021-12-08T18:53:00.003-05:002021-12-08T18:54:23.563-05:00Closing of the Holy Year of St Joseph <p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="font-family: times;">8 December A.D. 2021</span></i></div><p></p><div><div class="content__inner content__inner--hasSidebar" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><article class="article" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="article__text" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); clear: both; color: #29303b; font-variant-caps: inherit; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;">Saint Joseph, Guardian of the Redeemer, pray for us.</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); clear: both; color: #29303b; font-variant-caps: inherit; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); clear: both; color: #29303b; font-variant-caps: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqOKA_8VeTDJfzyn2iTMTr4zIM9xEUDRVT5CFIq1qLoN_e7MRs8kUqqM4nTkKoKFW5s4D0BL1VYD_H9Du02uiL8lc8ouxcNiMjpCWg8nc10F26wUMq9gGMttLLGhBgsZTTC7n_GXNiF8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="916" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqOKA_8VeTDJfzyn2iTMTr4zIM9xEUDRVT5CFIq1qLoN_e7MRs8kUqqM4nTkKoKFW5s4D0BL1VYD_H9Du02uiL8lc8ouxcNiMjpCWg8nc10F26wUMq9gGMttLLGhBgsZTTC7n_GXNiF8/w383-h462/Guido_Reni+S+Ioseph.png" width="383" /></a></div><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: times; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">H</span><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: times; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ail, Guardian of the Redeemer,</span></span></div><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-caps: inherit;">Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.</span></div><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-caps: inherit;">To you God entrusted his only Son;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-caps: inherit;">in you Mary placed her trust;</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-caps: inherit;">with you Christ became man.</span></div></span></span><p></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-variant-caps: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large; font-variant-caps: inherit;">Blessed Joseph, to us too,</span></div><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: times; font-size: large; font-variant-caps: inherit;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-caps: inherit;">show yourself a father</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-caps: inherit;">and guide us in the path of life.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-caps: inherit;">Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-variant-caps: inherit;">and defend us from every evil. Amen.</span></div></span></span><p></p></div></article></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Libre Baskerville"; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #741b47;">There is also an older article in </span><a href="https://www.crisismagazine.com/2018/st-joseph-devil" rel="nofollow" style="color: #741b47;" target="_blank">Crisis Magazine</a><span style="color: #741b47;"> concerning St. Joseph that may interest you: </span></span></i></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(41, 48, 59); color: #29303b; text-align: justify;"><i><a href="https://www.crisismagazine.com/2018/st-joseph-devil" rel="nofollow" style="color: #956839;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Appeal to St Joseph to Fight the Devil"</span></span></a></i></div></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-7754648907633411252021-07-18T19:01:00.002-04:002021-07-18T19:01:14.759-04:00Austin Farrer: The Lifting of Our Hearts to the Lord<p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;">The Reverend Dr Austin Farrer writes:</span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">WHEN we exchange between us the words of the <i>Sursum Corda</i>, </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">the lifting of our hearts to the Lord </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">will be more than a pious aspiration, </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">it will be a divine fact. </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">The sacrament is the presence of Jesus Christ, </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">and Jesus Christ is in heaven. </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">He stoops to us in this Sacrament, </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">as he does through his whole incarnation; </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">but he stoops to lift us to himself. </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">In a true mystery, not in edifying fancy, </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">we are with him in that divine place. </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">There is the whole Church of God; </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">there are the saints who pray for us in their glory, </div></span><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">and there by the power of hope are the souls, </span>for whom we pray </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">that they may speedily be joined with the saints. </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">The saints, the souls departed </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">and the Church on earth in every place </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">are one life and one prayer </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">through Christ their High Priest. </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">The effort, in mutual communion, </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">of each spirit living or departed is requisite </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">for the perfection of the Body of Christ. </div></span><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display";"><div style="text-align: center;">All are the support of each, </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">and the whole hangs upon heaven in a point </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">which is the Lord Jesus.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: times;">TRINITY ix</span><span style="font-family: times;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: times;"><b><i>THE CROWN OF THE YEAR </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;">Weekly Paragraphs for the Holy Sacrament </span></i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times;">By Austin Farrer </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: times; font-size: x-small;">Dacre Press, Westminster </span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-5889956520846643852021-07-16T19:50:00.001-04:002021-07-17T22:51:56.532-04:0016 Juillet 2021<p></p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_890EJjzJpPlI0oyTLfpJg-ZJhRXRMXrv1rCugAv2l8MSOHBV_jqaz0BXxDtEsI__s1F8NkWFaSBMPapClo5ztcHZf2p0tBElZwUY9V4SC86mB4epxTIfb2qrO6M0_uScGfiqk6ZspE/s1019/xzcvsd.pnb.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSQOQWIOSgs7qWelf9pwi0yxLr43FFqvRt-6hLb9DlGjqX70eAFEZiECICDZbChIt6ujSnofx5a1yq7BIbe6Ae41NAojO62G29ILlqPoyC578_cV-ADGQRaUzahwOnnKL5oeUMneQqec/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="680" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSQOQWIOSgs7qWelf9pwi0yxLr43FFqvRt-6hLb9DlGjqX70eAFEZiECICDZbChIt6ujSnofx5a1yq7BIbe6Ae41NAojO62G29ILlqPoyC578_cV-ADGQRaUzahwOnnKL5oeUMneQqec/w511-h339/Elevation.jpeg" width="511" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-59080277954122699402021-03-01T19:04:00.007-05:002021-03-01T19:09:27.313-05:00Archdiocese of New Orleans says "NO" to Johnson & Johnson's "vaccine"<p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;">+</span></b></div><p></p><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The Archdiocese of New Orleans is warning local Roman Catholics that the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine is <span style="color: #cc0000;">"morally compromised"</span> and should be avoided in favor of other vaccines because of its connection to abortion. </span> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">"The Church issued a statement on the matter Friday, saying that cells used to develop, test and produce the one-dose shot are derived from abortions performed in the 1970s and 1980s.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">"The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is "morally compromised, as it uses the abortion-derived cell line in development and production of the vaccine as well as the testing," the statement said."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.nola.com/news/coronavirus/article_652ae29e-7aaf-11eb-ad0b-33a248664219.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: times;">CLICK LINK HERE FOR MORE</span></a></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-87254731342700864042020-12-17T07:29:00.004-05:002020-12-17T07:32:53.669-05:00Cardinal Burke: Guadalupe, "The Great Reset", COVID and the advance of Evil<p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "Libre Baskerville"; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Libre Baskerville"; text-align: left;">Cardinal Burke speaking in English and Spanish</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Libre Baskerville"; text-align: left;">on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe 2020</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Libre Baskerville"; text-align: left;">at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="378" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MOCyqWsVkr0" width="572" youtube-src-id="MOCyqWsVkr0"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b>¡María! Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, ruega por nosotros.</b></span></div><br /></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4076528767674641960.post-37899312068660165102020-12-10T13:04:00.006-05:002020-12-10T13:09:52.063-05:002021: Year of St Joseph<p></p><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-large;"><b>+</b></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">Pope Francis has declared that from 8 December 2020 to 8 December 2021 the Church will observe the <b>Year of Saint Joseph</b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHPektnbgRFPi8zKmQzt2UQmwUz-y82Uv5nXuGc4aLBqx3E_VMcMwTsBjAVYophZ_4pC1bb4XQUBth8W4QNqKuVjfx5EMGs8moCLNQDsdDvl_eZsr0Qp5OdTFBYCXlUgs4fnB9SQUNoc/s2048/EDBuIYpUwAAvHmZ.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1272" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheHPektnbgRFPi8zKmQzt2UQmwUz-y82Uv5nXuGc4aLBqx3E_VMcMwTsBjAVYophZ_4pC1bb4XQUBth8W4QNqKuVjfx5EMGs8moCLNQDsdDvl_eZsr0Qp5OdTFBYCXlUgs4fnB9SQUNoc/w272-h437/EDBuIYpUwAAvHmZ.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;"><i>Holy Joseph, </i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;"><i>Guardian of the Redeemer, </i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville;"><i>pray for us.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">The phrase <i>"Guardian of the Redeemer"</i> is an enduring gift from Pope St. John Paul II to the Church from his Apostolic Exhortation <b><i><a href="http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_15081989_redemptoris-custos.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Redmptoris Custos</span></a></i></b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">After each decade of the Rosary many people add various short prayers such as the Fatima Prayer: "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy." </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">In a similar fashion at the end of each decade I add <i>"Holy Joseph, Guardian of the Redeemer, pray for us." </i>Perhaps in the Year of Saint Joseph this is a practice you, dear Reader, may wish to consider adding to your prayer of the Holy Rosary.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">In this painful year of 2020, I am grateful that next year will be a holy year of St Joseph, the terror of demons. How we need his intercession! May his venerable Cloak cover all of us in protection, health, and safety.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">At the conclusion of the Pope's declaration of the Year of St Joseph <i><b>Patris corde</b>,</i> he offered a prayer for us to say together:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="content__inner content__inner--hasSidebar" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><article class="article" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="article__text" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Domine;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">H</span><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ail, Guardian of the Redeemer,<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />To you God entrusted his only Son;<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />in you Mary placed her trust;<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />with you Christ became man.</span></span></p><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 24px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Domine;">Blessed Joseph, to us too,<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />show yourself a father<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />and guide us in the path of life.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Obtain for us grace, mercy, and courage,<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />and defend us from every evil. Amen.</span></span></p></div></article></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><span style="color: #741b47;">There is also an older article in </span><a href="https://www.crisismagazine.com/2018/st-joseph-devil" rel="nofollow" style="color: #741b47;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #741b47;">Crisis Magazine</span></a><span style="color: #741b47;"> concerning St. Joseph that may interest you: </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><a href="https://www.crisismagazine.com/2018/st-joseph-devil" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Playfair Display;">"Appeal to St Joseph to Fight the Devil"</span></a></i></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Libre Baskerville; font-size: x-small;"><i>A blessed Advent Season to all !</i></span></div></div>Vincent Uherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17202569327609808219noreply@blogger.com