Felix Mendelssohn b otd 1809! Surely the greatest teenage musician of all time, who developed into a truly profound composer, master of classical forms with a passionately romantic soul. And startlingly original: steeped in the values of the past, his music pointed to the future.
I pray that God raises up a new generation of saints who are committed to works of charity & works of justice like Archbishop Oscar Romero, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Fr. Rutilio Grande, Sr. Thea Bowman, Miguel Gomez Loza, Catherine Doherty, Pier Georgio Frassati & Dorothy Day.
A glorious 80th to Michael Tilson Thomas - whose love for music defies ill-health!
“Classical music is an unbroken, living tradition that goes back over 1,000 years, and every one of those years has had something unique and powerful to say to us about what it’s like to be alive.”
This statue by Korean Catholic artist Sanghee Han depicts the Annunciation. The theme of the work is meditation on the humanity and Biblical reality of the Mary and Christ.
As we get ready for the great feast of the Nativity, I’m thinking about all of the characters upon whom we reflect during the Advent season. Do you know whom we often forget? St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus. @thegnewsroom
🎂✨ We are celebrating the life and work of Olivier Messiaen, born #OTD in 1908, with his piece Oiseaux exotiques, performed here by Mitsuko Uchida and Sir Simon Rattle in 2014. » https://t.co/JMXTctIiTh
Belle fête de l'Immaculée Conception 💙
C'est aussi la fête du Séminaire de Paris et du chapitre de @notredameparis. L'occasion de prier particulièrement pour nos séminaristes 🙏
Every once in a while I give you a little treat and teach you a foreign word. How about a little Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke? Maranatha is the Aramaic word that means “Come Lord Jesus!”