The Magnificat is Mary’s song of praise in the Gospel of Luke. John Rutter’s setting is influenced by Latin music.
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PORT TOWNSEND — When contemporary British composer John Rutter set out to write his “Magnificat,” he wanted something buoyant and full of light. The Community Chorus of Port Townsend and East ...
Kent Stevenson's Gospel Magnificat, a modern version of a choral work performed for hundreds of years, is a showcase for a long, influential career.
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” — ...
In Jesuit Fr. Bill Cain's rendition of The Diary of Jesus Christ, we hear Jesus talk about listening to his mother sing her favorite song, the "Magnificat." (We pray it today as our responsorial psalm ...
It’s the time of year again when the Magnificat runs through my head along with many Christmas songs. The Magnificat was Mary’s song in the New Testament, which she sang before the birth of Jesus. In ...
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DONKORAs we enter the Christmas season, churches from historic mission denominations such as The Methodist Church Ghana will once more resound with ancient canticles, scriptural hymns drawn directly ...
In our call to prayer, we are given the powerful and provocative image of Mary of Nazareth, God-Bearer, First Disciple, and Mother of the Church. No one followed the Lord’s life of prayer better than ...