As part of my series on Catholic hymns, I have chosen a hymn that St. Mary’s Choir in Akron, Ohio sang on many occasions, it is one of my favorite hymns. How many of us have need of a friend like Jesus? Someone who really understands, who knows our difficulties and who knows the weight of the cross. This is a very beautiful hymn to sing especially in these days when we read about and hear of the need to have a personal relationship with Jesus. The hymn has been forgotten by all except for a few vintage organists, hymnologists, and choir members like myself. Ask your organist or choir director to sing this wonderful hymn at your next Mass.

Please visit my website Mother of Mercy Catholic Hymns and click on HYMN OF THE MONTH.

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O divine/ creator spirit holy one
Spirit of the Father and the Son
O breath of their divine love
In you/ they live now in us

Inspire us to sing pure love songs
And of heaven for which we long

 

Responsorial Psalm Isaiah 12 for the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

 

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

 

Truly, God is my salvation,

I trust, I shall not fear.

For the Lord is my strength, my song,

he became my saviour.

With joy you will draw water

from the wells of salvation.

 

Original song post is here: https://www.topcatholicsongs.com/node/1811

A Sound and a devil

You went away on a plane 
And we waited
While six weeks went by
And when you returned you stated
I'm sick of this place goodbye

So many days so many echoes
A sound and a devil in your dreams
A sound isn't always what it seems
And the devil had his word said
While the Lord had offered a piece of bread

The red eye made you tired
Up so early you were wired
What would have been
Had you never come home
Leaving your sons and daughter alone
Whether or not you were there
Made a difference
Though the rain was always coming down

So many days so many echoes
A sound and a devil in your dreams

second half of Psalm 103 strophes 8 to 12 

Praise the Lord, my soul!
8 As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him
For he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust
  9 As for man his days are like grass,
  he flowers like a flower of the field;

 

Responsorial Psalm 115(116):12-13, 15-18 for the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

The cup of salvation I will raise; I will call on the Lord’s name.

How can I repay the Lord

for his goodness to me?

The cup of salvation I will raise;

I will call on the Lord’s name.
 

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/FXiDnV-brO8

Salmo responsorial para Solemnidad del Cuerpo y la Sangre de Cristo - Ciclo B - Salmo 115 - Levantaré el cáliz de la salvación. Responsorial psalm in Spanish for the The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Cycle B. Free download of sheet music at the following link. All the psalm verses are available.

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Music © 2021, Anthony Moran, https://insong.org

Originally published May 25, 2018

I wrote this song at the request of my son when he and friend led a group of young people to world youth day in Lisbon

Divine  Trinity

  G               D              C                    F          C  
From every land and tongue with joy, we come
C                                      F          C      
To Lisbon led by your Divine Son
C                                     F   C       C                           F   C             
As your children dear Father  as brothers and sisters
  C        F                    G   D   G
 To delight in your p r a i s e

My soul give thanks to the lord
all my being, bless his holy name.
  
My soul give thanks to the Lord
and  never forget  all his blessings
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your ills,
 
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
    
The Lord does deeds of Justice...

 

Responsorial Psalm 32(33):4-6,9,18-20,22 for the Most Holy Trinity

 

Happy the people the Lord has chosen as his own.
 

For the word of the Lord is faithful

and all his works to be trusted.

The Lord loves justice and right

and fills the earth with his love.
 

Happy the people the Lord has chosen as his own.

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/UB1ZUcPBe2s

Salmo responsorial para Solemnidad de la Santísima Trinidad - Ciclo B - Salmo 32 - Dichoso el pueblo escogido por Dios. Descarga gratuita de partituras en el siguiente enlace. Todos los versos del salmo están disponibles. / Responsorial psalm in Spanish for the Feast of the Holy Trinity, Cycle B. Free download of sheet music at the following link. All the psalm verses are available.

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Originally publiished May 19, 2018

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/Kfz1-cgr2Bw

Here is a song for the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church. In Spanish: Memoria de la Bienaventurada Virgen María Madre de la Iglesia. This Spanish version of the Hail Mary prayer was written by Tony Moran, arranged by André van Haren, and sung by Richard Schletty.

Ave Maria / Hail, Mary
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Dios te salve, María,
llena eres de gracia,
el Seńor es contigo.
Bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres,
y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre, Jesús.
Santa María, Madre de Dios,
ruega por nosotros pecadores,
ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte.
Santa María, Amen. Santa María, Amen.

translation:
God save you, Mary,
full of grace,
the Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among all women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Holy Mary, Amen. Holy Mary, Amen.

Text: tradicional / traditional
Melody: Anthony Moran © 2019, Catholic Liturgy in Song, https://insong.org
Piano arrangement: André van Haren, https://andrevanharen.com
Vocals, instruments and mixing: Richard Schletty, https://schlettysound.com

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1)We are living temples of your Holy Spirit
The spirit of truth and love your holy gift
He comforts, admonishes, and inspires us
To be the hands and voice of your divine Son

2) He teaches all truth and  things to come
In him we porcelain that Jesus is lord

You reveal the great mystery - the love divine of the Trinity
The Father - You and Spirit - in pure love eternally
      
We want to live fully and free - to love and loved to be
You showed us how to be truly free -to seek and do our Father’s will

 

Responsorial Psalm 103(104):1,24,29-31,34 for Pentecost

Send forth Your spirit, O Lord, and renew the face of the earth.

 

Bless the Lord, my soul!

Lord God, how great You are,

How many are Your works, O Lord!

The earth is full of Your riches.

 

Send forth Your spirit, O Lord, and renew the face of the earth.

 

In all the Psalms of petition, but especially those on the brink of despair while alienated from God;  are all on the lips of Jesus. He speaks for us, with us, as one of us. St. Augustine teaches us to pray the Psalms as those caught up in Jesus’ prayer and He in ours. The cross and resurrection are the life of the whole Christ; what goes for Jesus goes also for His Body, the church. This means that in our loneliness, abandonment, suffering, and even death, Christ is there with us and we are with Him, and we are in solidarity with each other.  Pope St. John Paul II often repeated a quote from Vatican II that in his incarnation Christ identified with each one of us in a personal way.

 

Responsorial Psalm 102(103):1-2,11-12,19-20 for the 7th Sunday in Easter, Year B

 

The Lord has set his sway in heaven.

 

My soul, give thanks to the Lord

all my being, bless his holy name.

My soul, give thanks to the Lord

and never forget all his blessings.

 

The Lord has set his sway in heaven.

 

YouTube video: https://youtu.be/-lo6_DqyZvM

Salmo responsorial para Domingo 7 de Pascua B - Ciclo B - Salmo 102 - Bendigamos al Señor. Aleluya.. Descarga gratuita de partituras en el siguiente enlace. Todos los versos del salmo están disponibles. / Responsorial psalm for 7th Sunday of Easter, Cycle B. Free download of sheet music at the following link. All the psalm verses are available.

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Music © 2021, Anthony Moran, https://insong.org

 

Responsorial Psalm 46(47):2-3,6-9 for the Ascension of the Lord

 

God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.

 

All peoples, clap your hands,

cry to God with shouts of joy!

For the Lord, the Most High, we must fear,

great king over all the earth.

 

Rejoice, O heaven, from on high
and cry out with joy, both earth and sky,
for after death upon the Cross
Christ rose again and gave us life.

Eternal life forever with him
Free from sorrow, pain, or sin
With all the angels and saints
We will sing joy-filled hymns

I call you now to be still
To live more deeply  in my will
No greater peace or love you’ll find
Than in my will divine


Now we follow you - you are the way
As pilgrims in this passion play
through darkness, death, and fear
You lead us and hold us dear


I call you now to share deeply
my passion intimately
To suffer for love  with me