Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
(CORPUS CHRISTI)
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON:
He fed them with the finest wheat and satisfied them with honey from the rock.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON:
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him, says the Lord.
Each week I search the best of the internet for sacred choral music that aligns with the Weekend's scripture readings and post several selections on our website at Choral Music Worth Hearing.
In honor of this weekend's solemnity also being our Parish Feast Day, there are opportunities for adoration and procession at several churches. If you are unable to attend any in person, I have provided a soothing video here of adoration accompanied by the entrance chant appropriate for the feast of Corpus Christi.
In addition, you will enjoy two selections at our main page that take this theme even further, one a 4-part setting by English composer William Byrd, and one a Gregorian chant whose video highlights tapestries and other religious art that underscores just how long we as Catholics have adored the Eucharist and processed with the Blessed Sacrament on this feast. In addition I've included two takes on the ancient sequence Lauda Sion, text penned by Thomas Aquinas.
Visit our main page at Choral Music Worth Hearing.
DIGITAL WORSHIP AIDS
Should you have any questions or concerns, or ideas on how we can further assist your musical participation, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Sincerely,
Jen Runge
Director of Music Ministries, POTHE
...O Glorious Star of the Sea, preserve us from pestilence; hear us, O Lady, for Thy Son honours Thee by denying Thee nothing.
Chant in time of plague
