I couldn't understand all the lyrics — the Spanish was centuries old, and my family lost our Indigenous language long ago.

He also is the only one who gives us songs that are still used in the Church's liturgy: the Benedictus (1:68-79), the Magnificat (1:46-55) and the Nunc Dimittis (2:29-32). Luke also provides the ...

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners ... (Enter your home and read the Magnificat, the hymn of praise sung by the Blessed Virgin Mary in Luke’s Gospel after being greeted by ...

These teachings of the Catholic Church may prove useful to include ... 41 Spe Salvi, 2007 But alongside the joy which, with your Magnificat, you proclaimed in word and song for all the centuries to ...

For example, Catholic Relief Services through the Pontifical Mission ... “Fratelli Tutti.” Our Magnificat music school is a rare example of coexistence: Most of the teachers are Jewish and most of the ...

THE spiritual writer Richard Rolle is commemorated in the Common Worship calendar on 20 January. He began and ended life in ...

With so many constant releases in Latin music, it can sometimes feel hard to keep up — but lots of songs rose from the din and stood out this year. Some of the best ones were new inventions ...

We finally—finally—made it to the end of the year. And though the music releases have gone from summer’s deluge to a steady trickle, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great new songs ...

But then, also like some of us, perhaps you look back on the wealth of phenomenal songs the year gave us, and suddenly it’s: Come back, ’24, all is forgiven. Whether it was an unusually great ...

It’s nearly impossible to keep up with the avalanche of new songs that arrive every year. We’re here to help: Find a gem you may have missed from the 450-plus tracks Jon Pareles and Lindsay ...

It’s like a “Messiah” every Sunday. Classical music lovers gather each December for an annual ritual of music writ large, ...