Magnificat

“So Abraham received what God promised because he waited patiently for it.” That’s what Hebrews 6:15 says. Just like Abraham, Saint Elizabeth was patient and gained what she had longed for through the grace of God. Imagine that you are Saint Elizabeth. You are disappointed that you were never blessed with a child, but you never become bitter from it. You are always humble and put God first. You and Zechariah pray every day for a child. Your prayers are never answered, but you still remain faithful

It is a fact that the entire human race is called to make their lives a whole range of options that enable them to manifest that effectively giving priority to the poor is not, in the Church, a temporary or recent fashion. This orientation is congenital to the Christian faith. If we have the impression that the "preferential option for the poor" is something new, this is unfortunate because this orientation had not taken the place that, rightfully, it should occupy in our Christian life. Though,

On June 25, 2015, I attended one of a series of weekly garden concerts part of the Twilight Garden Concert Series. The performance was held at the Pavilion of the Two Sisters in the Botanical Garden of City Park in New Orleans, Louisiana. The gate opened at five p.m. and ticketholders entered through the main entry and into the indoor facility. The gardens surrounding the building were an elegant addition to set the mood. The atmosphere was pleasantly casual. The attendants of the concert were able

The 16th century was a time of the Spanish Inquisition, which reigned for almost 400 years, forcing those who weren’t Catholic to convert to Catholicism (Koeller). Catholicism was a major influence in all aspects of Spanish life at that time, ranging from music to art and daily living. Being a 16th century composer, Tomás Luis De Victoria was greatly influenced by the Catholic Church. Most, if not all of his music consisted of sacred pieces (Ferris). He was a Spanish polyphonic composer whose specialty

MUAR 211 Concert Report 1 McGill Baroque Orchestra and McGill Cappella Antica I attended the concert of McGill Baroque Orchestra and McGill Cappella Antica on Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. What special about this concert was the guest conductor and solo violinist Adrian Butterfield. The performed pieces were Welcome to all the pleasures, Leclair’s Violin Concerto in A major, Locatelli’s Introduzione teatrale in G major, C. P. E. Bach’s Sinfonia in C major and My heart is inditing

Carl Friedrich Zelter, the conductor of the Berlin Singakademie was another primary character in the 19th century revival of Bach’s vocal music. He performed some of Bach’s motets and showed Bach’s music to many of his colleagues and students. Zelter exposed Eduard Devrient and Mendelsshon to the St. Matthew Passion and allowed Mendelssohn to conduct it in 1829. (Arnold, Bach, 89-90.) This time the audience reacted very well, in terms of the music and its religious significance. Reports of the perfoamcne

THE 13TH EVENTS OF THE LIFE OF JESUS 1. INCARNATION (Lk. 1:26-38) 2. THE BIRTH OF JESUS (Lk 2:1-20) 3. CIRCUMCISION (Lk. 2:21) 4. EPIPHANY (Mt. 2:1-12) 5. THE PRESENTATION OF THE CHILD JESUS IN THE TEMPLE (Lk. 2:23) 6. THE FLIGHT TO EGYPT AND THE MASSACRE OF THE INNOCENT (MT. 2:13-18) 7. THE FINDING OF JESUS IN THE TEMPLE (Lk. 2:49) 8. THE HIDDEN LIFE OF JESUS AT NAZARETH (Lk. 2:51-52) 9. THE BAPTISM OF JESUS ( Lk. 3:21-22) 10. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS IN THE DESERT (Lk. 4:1-13) 11. THE

Zadok the Priest is a piece by George Frideric Handel from the Baroque Era, and Missa Papae Marcelli "Gloria" is a piece by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina from the Renaissance Era.Baroque music broke away from the harshness of the Medieval and early Renaissance style with new emphasis on the use of vocal and instruments. Many musical forms were born out of this era including opera. Some composers of this time were Tomaso Albinoni ,Antonio Vivaldi, Johann David Heinichen,George Frideric Handel

her that she would become the Mother of Jesus, by the Holy Spirit. She became betrothed to St. Joseph and went to visit her cousin, Elizabeth, who was bearing St. John the Baptist. Acknowledged by Elizabeth as the Mother of God, Mary intoned the Magnificat. When Emperor Augustus declared a census throughout the vast Roman Empire, Mary and St. Joseph went to Bethlehem, his city of lineage, as he belonged to the House of David. There Mary gave birth to Jesus and was visited by the Three Kings. Mary

As children, young adults, adults and the elderly we all have one trait in common; To be accepted. Although, in trying to become accepted, we can lose friendships and trust from people we love, but far worse we could lose ourselves, trying to be accepted for someone we are not. In the novel “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hossieni, we as the reader see many different situations in witch Amir is putting his real self aside and taking his anger out and betraying someone very close to Baba and Amir himself