Lillian wrote:

I am looking for lyrics and music for a song with the words "Mary my mother my queen my love". It was written by a brother or Jesuit from Rochester, NY, who was a guest at our church many years ago. He wrote and sang this song and I fell in love with it right away.  I wish I could remember the exact title.

Can you help Lillian identify the song? I asked her if this is the song but she said it is not:

My Queen, My Mother (Consecration to Mary)

Please comment here or send an email to info@topcatholicsongs.com

Edit 1: We have located the composer of the song. Fr. Warren (Barry) Smithbower was a Capuchin Franciscan with the Province of St. Mary. He passed away in 2005. Now we need to contact the Capuchin Franciscan order (Province of St. Mary, Northeast United States) to see  

"These are some of Tony's most beloved pieces—songs that reflect most deeply his spirituality and his voice as a songwriter."

In Endless Song

by Tony Alonso 

Tony Alonso has been a part of the GIA family of sacred music for nearly 15 years. In this time he has compiled an impressive array of titles for liturgy, prayer, and contemplation, many of which have become staples of contemporary worship.

In Endless Song is a compilation of some of Tony's finest works gathered into one collection for the express purpose of facilitating personal prayer and reflection. These are some of Tony's most beloved pieces—songs that reflect most deeply his spirituality and his voice as a songwriter. Songs like "What You Have Done for Me," "And Jesus Said," and "Here I Am" will inspire Christ-centered discipleship while "Fresh as the Morning," "I Will Lift My Eyes," and "In the Arms of God" will soothe and uplift your spirit. One of the many highlights of this recording is Tony's fresh and imaginative arrangement of "How Can I Keep from Singing." This tender song-prayer beautifully reflects the peace-filled confidence found in the knowledge that God is ever-present "through all the tumult and the strife..."

Hear song clips from Tony Alonso's Anthology.

• Artist: Richard Schletty
• Title: Somebody's Knocking at Your Door
• Genre: Gospel & Religious
• Year: 2010
• Composer: Robert Nathaniel Dett

A priest, a youth minister...and a rocker? Fr. Joseph Gill recently released his fourth CD of original Christian folk-rock-indie-acoustic music, which is available for download free online!

Soloist: Richard Schletty. Virtual instrumentation by FourHandsProject.com. More at www.symphonyofoneness.com

GIA has new music to enhance your Lent and Holy Week worship. I received this notice because I am on GIA's mailing list. Click here to view new music offerings:

www.giamusic.com/email/index-email-2015-lent.html

New music:

Lent

• Mass of Mercy by Lori True; Arranger: Paul Tate (A reflective mass setting that sets a quiet and reverent tone for Lenten worship. Acclamations based on the hymn tunes Attende Domine, PICARDY and Mode III of Plainchant). View preview (PDF file)

• Come Back to the Lord by Leo Nestor.

• Create in Me by Tony Alonso; Arranger: Chris de Silva

• Entrance Antiphons for Lent by Normand Gouin

• Remember Your Mercies, Lord by M. Roger Holland II

Holy Thursday

• Psalm for Holy Thursday: Psalm 116 Our Blessing Cup. From the Proulx Legacy Series

• Jesus Took a Towel: Song for the Washing of the Feet by Chrysogonus Waddell

• Ubi Caritas by Francis Patrick O'Brien

• Do This in Remembrance of Me by Larry Visser.

• Mandatum by Peter Latona (Over 3000 copies sold)

Good Friday

• Ave Verum Corpus by Stephen Johnson

GIA's best selling titles:

Palm Sunday / Good Friday

• O Vos Omnes: This is one of the easier pieces in this series aimed primarily at the best high school, college, and professional choirs. Better church choirs will be quick to add this modern motet to their Passiontide repertoire.

• Come, Behold the Lamb by Dana Mengel

• When He Died upon the Tree – Text Author: Patrick Liebergen. Arranger: Patrick Liebergen

Holy Thursday

• Ave Verum Corpus by W.A. Mozart. Editor : Richard Proulx... learn more

• So You Must Do by Marty Haugen

• No Greater Love by Jan Michael Joncas

• There Is No Greater Love by Marty Haugen

Also see:

GIA's Quarterly Planning guide: Ash Wednesday – Pentecost February 18, 2015 to May 24, 2015: http://www.giamusic.com/pdf/H-A-Ash-W-Pent-2015.pdf

Fetal Records began in 1980 to publish Baltimore music associated with the DC punk hardcore scene. Bands like Law & Order and Bollocks played with with the likes of Black Flag, Dead Kennedies, Government issue, Minor Threat and Teen Idles. Vinyl included the DC area compilation Fetal Records 5. Subsequent evolved bands include Braver Noise and Paddywack in the 1990s. Subsidiarity/Tony Fazio is a Fetal Records project of various music styles including a blues/rock/punk fusion with the influence of blues guitarist and Berklee School of Music graduate Tony Fazio, members from former bands listed above, and other local musicians. Several new albums and musicians are anticipated in the near future. This includes the long anticipated Charlie Sayles album of Blues fame. 

Also see Subsidiarity and Subsidiarity/Tony Fazio Singles at CDBaby.

Here are three songs that were sent to Top Catholic songs by band member Azar (a physician who says he is a latecomer to songwriting. He used to drum for punk bands). See lyrics for the three songs below at full posting.

Icon: A Christian acoustic folk spiritual with Blues and Classic influences

All This Happened On Christmas Day

Snowy Christmas: A bluesy Christmas song featuring Tony Fazio on guitar and Greg Phillips on drums and vocals

See lyrics for these three songs at full posting.

More news from the Subsidiarity Project

Azar wrote: "We have two new releases. We are trying to revive the career of Charlie Sayles of Blues fame. He is 67. Charlie has a polished and experienced voice." See this YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJOtaIbUXRs – it's a segment from a 2011 documentary called Times Like Deese. More at http://timeslikedeese.com/?p=musicians

Sad and Blue

This song was written in the spirit of the sanctifying grace that sorrow can offer. It will be featured on Charlie's next album. See lyrics under full story. 

https://soundcloud.com/fetalrecordsmusic/sad-and-blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAtoB0oZ1EY

The Call

This song's lyrics are from The Song of Solomon. Although this is a love song, it speaks more deeply about the delight God sees and will see in the faces of those who respond to His love, namely the Church. See lyrics under full story.  

https://soundcloud.com/fetalrecordsmusic/the-call-1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfXyfHqSwUQ  

WATCH ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE CHRISTMAS EVE, DECEMBER 24, 2014 

Watch this week's special "All Things Are Possible" Christmas program tonight! John Michael will be teaching how to put "Christ" and the "Mass" back into "Christmas" so you can have a personal encounter with Jesus Christ!

"All Things Are Possible"  December 24, 2014

9pm ET, 8pm CT, 7pm MT and 6pm PT on THE CHURCH CHANNEL

Broadcasts repeat late night Saturdays and early Tuesday mornings.  For complete information please click HERE.

Dear friends,

Peace and good in Christ!

You are no doubt being overwhelmed with cards, appeals, and the typical hustle and bustle of Christmas, so I will keep this short.

After the rush, take some time for yourself and your family to simply focus on the essence of Christmas this year. It is simple: 

Keep "Christ," and the "Mass" in "Christmas!"

"Christ" means "anointed," like the oil that flowed down Aaron's beard, or oil that is rubbed deeply and repeatedly. The oil is 

Nancy Krebs' song "Humility" is doing well on the numberonemusic.com charts this week.  Check out this song and the rest of her music at iTunes.

Nancy Krebs is a Christian singer-songwriter specializing in original acoustic meditational music. The feel is quiet, but the thoughts behind the songs create a powerful emotional reaction! Nancy Krebs started singing at age 3, and hasn't stopped yet! When she was 12, she began playing the violin. That soon led to the guitar and eventually the mandolin. In high school, Nancy began to write songs for Folk Masses and other church services. Ignoring a strong calling to compose full time, she actively pursued a career in theatre, film, radio and TV.

Nancy has performed with professional regional theatres such as Center Stage, Alaska Repertory Theatre and Meadowbrook Theatre. She was a member of the Emmy award winning TV series for PBS called Once Upon a Town.

Best Catholic Religious Songs playlist

by Valentin Jubane

Prayer of St. Francis (Make Me A Channel of Your Peace) sung by Angelina, EWTN – Angelinasings
Here I Am Lord – Steve Silvia
How Great Thou Art by Alan Jackson – Julz Ares
Christ, Be Our Light - Bernadette Farell – RMBalugs 

Published on Jun 29, 2014

Top 100 Praise & Worship Songs of 2014

How Great Is Our God (Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Ed Cash)
Mighty To Save (Ben Fielding, Reuben Morgan)
Our God (Matt Redman, Chris TOmlin, Jonas Myrin, Jesse Reeves)
Blessed Be Your Name (Beth Redman, Matt Redman) 

For source, please visit the Catholic Playlist Worship web site

October 14, 2014 Catholic Playlist Worship - Episode #5

Playing the best and some of the newest sacred and traditional Catholic music available for your listening enjoyment is all a part of sharing the joy of the Gospel through the power of music. The playlist begins with "Dormi Jesu" from Jackie Evancho and her new album called “Awakenings”, followed by "The Lord's Prayer" from Andrea Bocelli and "Make Me A Channel of Your Peace" from Friar Alessandro. The last segment has "Ubi Caritas" from the brand new album titled “Ineffable” released just last week by Simonetta & Fourever.

Hello!

As Thanksgiving approaches I would like to offer you a free download of my song, "Thank You, Lord."

You can listen and download it from my website at www.MargoBSmith.com/music

Hope you enjoy!

God bless you.

Margo