- August 26, 2012
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Verbum Caro Factum Est – Gregorian Chant, Catholic Hymns
This Chant responsory is from the Gospel according to St. John. The image is of St. Padre Pio receiving Holy Eucharist. The Latin and English follow:
Verbum caro factum est et habitavit in nobis.
Et vidimus gloriam eius,gloriam quasi Unigeniti a Patre, plenum gratiae et veritatis.
In principio erat Verbum, et Verbum erat apud Deum, et Deus erat Verbum.
Et vidimus…
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Et vidimus…
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. (John 1:14)
And we have beheld His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)
And we have beheld His glory…
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
And we have beheld His glory…
- July 13, 2012
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Tota Pulchra Es – Catholic Hymns of Praise
This isn’t the typical Tota Pulchra es, more well known. It is close though, and very well chanted. I have included the lyrics and rough translation below:
Tota Pulchra es, O Maria, tota pulchra es, et macula non est in te.
Quam speciosa, quam suavis in deliciis conceptio illibata!
Veni, veni de Libano, veni, veni de Libano, veni, veni, coronaberis.
Tu progrederis ut aurora valde rutilans, affers gaudia salutis.
Per te ortus est Christus Deus, sol justitiae, o fulgida porta lucis.
Veni, veni de Libano…
Sicut lilium inter spinas: inter filias sic tu Virgo benedicta.
Tuum refulget vestimentum ut nix candidum, sicut sol facies tua.
Veni, veni de Libano…
All fair art thou, O Mary, all fair art thou, and stain does not exist in thee.
How lovely, how sweet in its delights, thy conception unstained.
Come, come from Lebannon, Come, come from Lebannon,
Come, come, thou shalt be crowned!
Thou goest forth like the dawn exceedingly rose-colored, thou bringest the joys of salvation, through thee risen is Christ our God,
The sun of Justice, o gleaming portal of light.
Come, come from Lebannon…
Like a lily amidst brambles; among the daughters so are thou, O Virgin blest.
Thy shining raiment like snow is white, even as the sun is the face of thee.
Come, come from Lebannon…
- July 7, 2012
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Fun, We Are Young a review of drugs and violence by a Catholic Priest
Catholic priest reflects on the lyrics of Fun’s hit song We are Young. He reminds viewere of dangers of drugs, violence and sposal abuse. In the official video of We are Young their is an amoral view of life conveyed
- June 2, 2012
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Flores Apparuerunt – Catholic Gregorian Chant Hymns
This hymn is taken in its parts from the Song of Songs of Solomon. The painting, which I really love, is Joseph teaching the child Jesus carpentry. It is called “Childhood of Christ” by Gerard van Honthorst. The Latin lyrics and rough English translation follow:
Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra, Tempus putationis advenit; Vox turturis audita est in terra nostra.
Surge, amica mea, speciosa mea, et veni: columba mea, in foraminibus petræ, in caverna maceriæ.
The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come: the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.
Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come: my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the hollow places of the wall.
- May 26, 2012
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Достойно есть, Axion Estin, It Is Truly Right – Byzantine Chant
This is the same hymn as my previous video. The difference is, that the previous video was the Greek version and this one is Slavonic. There follows the Slavonic lyrics, the English phonetic, and the English rough translation:
Достойно есть, яко воистинну,
блажити Тя, Богородицу,
присноблаженную и пренепорочную,
и Матерь Бога нашего.
Честнѣйшую Херувимъ
и славнѣйшую безъ сравненія Серафимъ,
безъ истлѣнія Бога Слова рождшую,
сущую Богородицу Тя величаемъ.
Dostoĭno yestʹ , yako voistinnu ,
blazhiti Tya , Bogoroditsu ,
prisnoblazhennuyu i preneporochnuyu ,
i Materʹ Boga nashego .
Chestnѣĭshuyu Kheruvimʺ
i slavnѣĭshuyu bezʺ sravneníya Serafimʺ ,
bezʺ istlѣníya Boga Slova rozhdshuyu ,
sushchuyu Bogoroditsu Tya velichaemʺ .
It is truly right to bless thee, O Theotokos,
ever blessed, and most pure, and the Mother of our God.
More honorable than the cherubim,
and beyond compare more glorious than the seraphim.
Without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word.
True Theotokos, we magnify thee.
- May 24, 2012
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Axion Estin, Άξιον εστίν, Достóйно éсть – Byzantine Chant
This Marian hymn of praise is found in the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom at the conclusion of the Anaphora. It is sung at Matins, Compline, and other services as well. The Phonetic, Greek and rough English Translation follow:
English Phonetic:
Áxion estín o̱s ali̱thó̱s makarízein se ti̱n Theotókon,
ti̱n aeimakáriston kai panamó̱mi̱ton kai mi̱téra tou Theoú i̱mó̱n.
Ti̱n timio̱téran to̱n Cherouveím kai endoxotéran asynkríto̱s to̱n Serafeím
ti̱n adiafthóro̱s Theón Lógon tekoúsan, ti̱n ónto̱s Theotókon,
Se megalýnomen.
Greek:
Άξιον εστίν ως αληθώς μακαρίζειν σε την Θεοτόκον,
την αειμακάριστον και παναμώμητον και μητέρα του Θεού ημών.
Την τιμιωτέραν των Χερουβείμ και ενδοξοτέραν ασυγκρίτως των Σεραφείμ
την αδιαφθόρως Θεόν Λόγον τεκούσαν,
την όντως Θεοτόκον,
Σε μεγαλύνομεν.
English:
It is truly right to bless thee, O Theotokos,
ever blessed, and most pure, and the Mother of our God.
More honorable than the cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the seraphim.
Without corruption thou gavest birth to God the Word.
True Theotokos, we magnify thee.