Responsorial Psalm 16(17):1,5-6,8,15 for the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

I shall be filled, when I awake, with the sight of Your glory, O Lord.

Lord, hear a cause that is just,
pay heed to my cry.
Turn Your ear to my prayer:
no deceit is on my lips.

I shall be filled, when I awake, with the sight of Your glory, O Lord.

I kept my feet firmly in Your paths;
there was no faltering in my steps.

Responsorial Psalm 23(24):1-6 for All Saints

Such are the men who seek Your face, O Lord.

The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world and all its peoples.
It is he who set it on the seas;
on the waters he made it firm.

Such are the men who seek your face, O Lord.

Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
The man with clean hands and pure heart,

Responsorial Psalm 144(145):1-2,8-11,13b-14 for the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C

I will bless Your name for ever, O God my King.

I will give You glory, O God my king,
I will bless Your name for ever.
I will bless You day after day
and praise Your name for ever.

I will bless Your name for ever, O God my King.

The Lord is kind and full of compassion,
slow to anger, abounding in love.

Salmo Responsorial para Domingo 31 Ordinario C.  Salmo 144 - Bendeciré al Señor eternamente. Descarga gratuita de partituras en el siguiente enlace. Todos los versos del salmo están disponibles. / Free download of sheet music at the following link. All the psalm verses are available. 

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SATB Choir and Organ (or piano). A marvelously effervescent setting of the traditional carol. Great for your Lessons and Carols service and other times during the Advent/Christmas season. A classic from the archives is now available with learning tracks! Learning tracks are available and accessed by clicking the link on the downloaded .pdf.  Also available for a 2-part mixed choir!

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Hilaire Nakigane is a multitalented artist and Catholic musician (originally from Senegal) who recently published his second album with songs devoted to God. He lives with his family in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. While his first CD is more pop music album, the second one is dedicated to God and faith. His songs are reflections of his passionate love for God and his creations. Through his music, he prays and worships God and Catholicism, the Christian way of life and faith. He writes beautiful music wishing to inspire listeners in his faith. He rejoices in life and thanks God for every gift he received from him. Hilaire is  a writer, composer, musician, singer and songwriter. He composed and sang all the songs on his album God Is Great.

Hilaire Nakigane's music can be heard at Apple Music and iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/hilaire-nakigane/1070669764

Hilaire at Instagram: instagram.com/hilaire_nakigane

 

My songs are here: https://www.reverbnation.com/richardschletty/songs

Scroll down the playlist to see all songs. Thank you for listening.

Here is my 2014 instrument album Vox Celeste, Gregorian chant on harp:

Here is a link to my YouTube Music page:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kNF1XVxYhmlcwmEf_hYMc8FqExWPGF968&feature=share

Vox Celeste was recorded from 2012 to 2014. It was released on 3/25/2014 and is currently being reissued on most major streaming platforms (with the exception of Spotify.)... 
 

A short story about recording Salve Regina, along with some studio photos, an audio clip and of course, Jasmine Kitty! My 14 year old harp playing cat. :-)

YouTube link below:

https://youtu.be/TWpCHd8bDjY

Responsorial Psalm Luke 1:46-55 for the feast of Our Lady of the Risary (Memorial)

The Almighty works marvels for me. Holy is His name!

My soul glorifies the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God, my Saviour.

The Almighty works marvels for me. Holy is His name!

He looks on His servant in her nothingness;
henceforth all ages will call me blessed.
The Almighty works marvels for me.
Holy His name!

The Almighty works marvels for me. Holy is His name!

His mercy is from age to age,
on those who fear Him.
He puts forth His arm in strength
and scatters the proud-hearted.

The Almighty works marvels for me. Holy is His name!

He casts the mighty from their thrones
and raises the lowly.
He fills the starving with good things,
sends the rich away empty.

The Almighty works marvels for me. Holy is His name!

He protects Israel, His servant,
remembering His mercy,
the mercy promised to our fathers,
to Abraham and his sons for ever.

The Almighty works marvels for me. Holy is His name!

The English translation of Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

The music for the psalm is an original OLOR composition.

We invite you to listen to the Sing Psalms to the Lord podcast, available at all your quality podcast providers.

Sing Psalms to the Lord YouTube channel can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCELS1iG5t0qjs20JFugwdeQ

Music by the Choir of Our Lady of the Rosary RC Church, Verdun, St. John, Barbados.

Music (c) 2016 Audra Stevenson. All rights reserved.

 

Original composition, Words and Music by Rene A.

Inspired by lovely Fairfield, CA, where Clarissa stayed for her Physical Therapy Internship during summer of 2022.  We stayed in her beautiful Air BNB residence, and enjoyed the food and weather of California.

Dedicated to all loving peoples of our world, our field of dreams in our midst, come and enjoy peace, hope and love!!!

https://youtu.be/vBFU3lHrNXk



YOU TUBE CHANNEL:  
https://www.youtube.com/c/rannildo
 

Sicut per Ignem is a project of catholic symphonic metal with lyrics in Latin.
I call it a project because it is not a band, though I occasionally hire vocalists for some parts...

Here is the website of the project: https://sicutperignem.wordpress.com/

Here are two songs I released two years ago. Although the production is not as polished as I hoped, it is already a good rendition of what I had in mind. You can find the lyrics at the end of this post.

 
 
Esto mi dux

Ubi civitas Sodoma fit,
Ubi palam adulter jam it,
Ubi caedes communis jam est,
Ub' infantes abortus jam est,

Esto mi dux,
Esto mi lux,
Deus, illumina me.

Esto mi rex,
Esto mi lex,
Veritas, educa me.

Quando pereunt maximae res,
Quando permanes unica spes,
Quando m'incidet ultima sors,
Quando veniet tacita mors,

Esto mi vox,
Resona mox,
Domine, voca me.

Esto mi fax,
Esto mi pax,
Spiritus, recrea me.

Ad stellam

Avis meis
Nuntiata
A prophetis
Nova stella.

Firmamentum
Observavi
Ad videndum
Astrum Dei.

Per tot montes,
Per tot lacus
Viatores
Facti sumus.

Passi solem,
Passi frigus
Ut infantem
Coleremus.

Dic, Herodes,
Scribae, ferte,
Sacerdotes,
Respondete :

Ubi rex
Iudaeorum,
Pontifex
In aeternum ?

Ephrata Bethleem, o tu
Iudae minima non es.

Nam exibit e te
Dominator Israel.

Ephrata Bethleem, o tu
Iudae minima non es.

Ad praesaepem
Procidamus,
Salvatorem
Adoremus.

Murrham, aurum
Ei demus,
Et incensum.
Salve, Salus !

Hello friends!!!

This is a new song I produced with which I represented Israel at a song contest, the Euro Christian music festival that was meant to be the Christian version of the Eurovision song contest. It's a duet with a female Israeli singer. I appreciate your feedback.. I attach the YouTube and Spotify links, thanks!
 

Nick Alexander is one of the founders and a former webmaster of TopCatholicSongs.com (2007 through 2014). – Richard Schletty (TCS webmaster)

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9/23/2022 update. Watch my EWTN interview on YouTube.

At Long Last

At long last, I will make a reappearance on national TV on September 19, 2022.  That is when the long running The Journey Home series will have me as their guest.  This is a show where converts to the Catholic faith share their stories.  I follow a long tradition of intellectual theological giants and philanthropists, and, now that they’ve run out of such, they decided to ask me on to share my story.

Picture: that’s me on The Journey Home

These last nearly thirty years have had their ups and downs, whereas I had wanted a venue to share my story.  At last it has come.  Marcus Grodi, the original host, had just passed the torch to his son, JonMarc Grodi for interviewing duties.

First, They Flew Me In

They flew me in back in April.  Their television studio is in the middle of a rural area in Ohio, where the Grodi family farms on the side.  They had an incredible library indoors, filled with all sorts of theological books, both pro and anti-Catholic.  I came with another former Episcopalian (actually a Charismatic Episcopalian, whereas I grew up Episcopalian in a parish with charismatic leanings),  Fr. Randy Sly.  He went first, which gave me time to gather my thoughts and try to salvage my poor sleep the night before.

The unique aspects of my testimony touch upon my upbringing, my positive experiences in the Christian groups I had participated in, and the tensions I felt with...

 

Now that your flip-flops are put away and your organ shoes are on we're going back to catch two great new scores you may have missed...

Head on over to check out these new publications for All Saints’ Day, plus lots of other music that will work beautifully for any sort of choir from 3 to 300!

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Hello, I haven't been here for quite sometime and I went through a stage where my faith was slipping. Everything was hollow and empty and bleak the more I became enstranged from it. I'm doing my best to strengthen it again. So here is a little verse I wrote about where I'm at now.

 

Responsorial Psalm 50(51):3-4,12-13,17,19 for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C - WORDS + CHORDS

 

                              G                Em7        Am7 D7       G     G7

Response: I will leave this place and go    to my father.

 

              C              G     D                  Em

Have mercy on me, God, in Your kindness.

                        C              D                    G     G7

 In Your compassion blot out my offence.

       C                G               D                      Em

O wash me more and more from my guilt

            C                                 D  D7

 and cleanse me from my sin.

 

                              G                Em7        Am7 D7       G     G7

Response: I will leave this place and go    to my father.

This is the salmo responsorial (responsorial psalm) in Spanish for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (C). Domingo 24 Ordinario C - Salmo 50 - Me levantaré y volveré a mi padre.

Gracias por escuchar. Estamos tratando de mejorar nuestras muestras de música. Por favor, dinos lo que piensas. Descarga gratuita de partituras en el siguiente enlace. Todos los versos del salmo están disponibles.

Thank you for listening. We are trying to improve our music samples. Please tell us what you think. Free download of sheet music at the link below. All the psalm verses are available.

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This song is for Philippa Aris, a beautiful young girl, and fast becoming a woman.
Lyrics are written by Glyn aka B-spoke, written with all the love and affection for granddaughter Philippa Aris!
Happy 12th Birthday Philippa Aris!!!

This song is also for all the beautiful women of our modern world.
Real beauty is in the inside; in your hearts, and minds and souls!!!
Always strive to value virtues and live life to the fullest!!!
 
You are so much more!!!

https://youtu.be/ROm3upRZVjc

Will You Choose is born as a Collaboration Project from Danny aka "Theforgotten toy box" aka "danthecoat" from "Songcrafters.org".
His idea came in as a chord progression, and some melody lines.
His graciousness and generosity allowed me free reins on any direction I need to go in terms of lyrics and melody.

The tune inspired me to write about our choices in life, and the possibilities we gain.

This song is dedicated to all suffering peoples of our world, especially the dying and the sick. Peace, hope, and consolation fill your hearts and mind.

https://youtu.be/Ss8egD4k4JM

Will you become, what you should be
Embrace His love, carry your cross
His Resurrection, our eternal salvation
Choose to follow, embrace His love

Questions unanswered, don’t be confused
He has the answers, just heed His words
Paths of life, told in the parables
Open your mind, hear His voice

You and I, we are blinded...