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| First Name: | Chuck | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | Roman Catholic, Evangelical, Orthodox |
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Posted: Mon Mar 24th, 2008 07:22 pm |
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Greetings to all!
Let me first just say to the mods feel free to move this to a more appropriate section of the forum, as I didn't know exactly where to put this, so I just guessed!
Ok, first even though I won't be celerating Pascha for another month I'll say it anyways, for all those on the western calendar, Christ is Risen!
Yes it was a bit weird going to Holy Week services when we (the Orthodox) are just starting Lent, but it was beneficial none the less. I managed to attend Holy Thursday night at the local Roman Catholic parish, sadly this was the only service they had at the local parish, as the priest is spread thin at 2 other parishes in a 20 mile radiius. (I live in the Northwoods, so everything is kind of remote) But I did get to that one and stayed for a while afterwards when they had Eucharistic Adoration. The Greek Orthodox do something similar on Holy Thursday night where we/volunteers read the Psalms all night long at the foot of the cross. (although the Catholic parish only did Adoration until 10pm) Until Friday morning when the hours begin.
Also, It was nice to see the priest use incense for a change, as the smell of incense just makes me feel like I'm in the presence of the heavenly hosts. Usually when I've attended the Latin Liturgy in a Catholic parish, I see nor smell incense at all. Anyways it was a good service and I wish I could have attended more, but again I wasn't able to. So for Friday and Saturday I watched the the services live from Rome on the EWTN website. Seeing the services from Rome I was struck by just how close East and West really are (you don't notice as much when attending a Mass in the states at times, as I hear the same hymns in melodies at the Lutheran Church down the street, which I sometimes attend because I'm friends with the pastor). And I felt a great sadness for the division within Christianity, as both traditions of East and West are complimentary to each other. The beauty of those services from Rome really moved me, and make me anticipate all the more our celebration of Holy Week and Pascha!
Anyways, I did have one spcefic question (I'm sure I had a few others but have sense forgotten)....I did want to know about a hymn chanted (I call it chanting don't know if that's what most Catholics call it now days) during one of the services...I forgot which service it was, but I recognized it as "The Litany of the saints"....(learning how to read and pronounce Greek as well as chant it has greatly helped my "hearing" of latin, which is a piece of cake compared to greek...lol!) Anyways I find the litany of the saints, and in particular the melody used quite moving and powerful. It brings about the same feeling I have when hearing the Orthodox Lamentations on Friday evening of Holy Friday, it just moves my spirit. Anyways, my question is...
first, is there a text of it in English online? (I'm sure there is) And second, is there a recording of it online? I love Christian chant, and am a cantor at my parish, so I'm a chant junkie and love all types of Christian chant. If there is a recording of this Litany online, I'd be very appreciative of it.
Thanks everyone...
Chuck
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Dave Armstrong
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Posted: Mon Mar 24th, 2008 09:30 pm |
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Hi Chuck,
Thanks so much for your edifying observations.
Here is a text of Litany of the Saints. And another, with Latin & Greek.
Here's an audio file version. And I also found one sung by Franciscan monks.
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NorthStar
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Posted: Tue Mar 25th, 2008 04:27 pm |
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Dave, thanks for the links. Those are perfect!
By any chance, is there an audio file of the Litany of the Saints available in Latin as well?
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Dave Armstrong
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Posted: Tue Mar 25th, 2008 08:21 pm |
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By any chance, is there an audio file of the Litany of the Saints available in Latin as well?
Here's one for $5.00.
I also found a You Tube Latin version of the Litany from Pope John Paul II's funeral.
All were easily found on Google. Just type in a few key words, and try different ones if you have trouble.
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