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May 30, 2025 - 4:39pm — Don9of11
This beautiful hymn to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a favorite of mine. I sang this hymn with St. Mary’s Choir in Akron, Ohio. Recently, I heard Pope Leo XIV prayer to the Sacred Heart and he spoke in English to the pilgrims who had gathered at the Vatican, and I thought what a great opportunity to share this Sacred Heart hymn with everyone again.
I have not had a lot of time to do hymn research and have something prepared for the month of June as I am working on building four benches for a Mary garden at St. Mary’s.
The hymn was written and composed by a Catholic priest nearly one hundred and forty years ago. If you are looking for a hymn to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, then here is a devotional and prayerful hymn that I think you will just love. Please take a few moments to read about one of my favorite hymns.
Please visit my website Mother of Mercy Catholic Hymns and click on HYMN OF THE MONTH.
https://www.motherofmercycatholichymns.com/o-sacred-heart-o-love-divine/
May 30, 2025 - 2:42pm — ronsue
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- A song expounding on the phrase in the Eucharistic Prayer - we wait in joyful hope
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O what Joy beyond all telling
May 22, 2025 - 9:28am — ronsue
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- Eucharistic adoration - a fruit of the paschal mystery
1) O, what Joy and peace it is to
Sit in adoration and contemplate you
Like being heaven on earth
In your divine peace and mirth
2) Rejoice, O heaven, from on high
And clap your hands, both earth and sea,
For after death upon the Cross
Christ rose again and gave us life.
May 16, 2025 - 10:13am — ronsue
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- One of the most sung psalms as it is one of the four options in the office of readings & morning prayer in the liturgy of the
Ant. The Lord is risen! Alleluia!
Come, let us sing to the Lord
and shout with joy to the Rock who saves us.
Let us approach him with praise and thanksgiving
and sing joyful songs to the Lord.
May 8, 2025 - 2:34pm — ronsue
MP3 Music Playlist:
- A celebration of the Paschal mystery and a its fulfillment in the fullness when we and all creation will be recreated in glo
1 )Alleluia! Alleluia!
Hearts and voices heav’nward raise:
Sing to God a hymn of gladness,
Sing to God a hymn of praise.
May 2, 2025 - 9:00am — ronsue
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- The Hymn celebrates the victory of the Trinity over the evil one in the paschal mystery!
1) Sing, my tongue, in exultation
of our banner and device!
Make a solemn proclamation
of a triumph and its price:
how the Savior of creation
conquered by his sacrifice!
2) For, when Adam first offended,
eating that forbidden fruit,
not all hope of glory ended
April 30, 2025 - 9:31am — Don9of11
This hymn was written by Sister Mary Paulina Finn from the Georgetown Visitation Convent in Washington, D.C. Sister Paulina was head of the English Department at the Convent for over half a century and had a great influence in the education of her pupils and is known to have written the lyrics to at least ten different hymns.
Please take a few moments to read about this beautiful Catholic Communion hymn.
Please visit my website Mother of Mercy Catholic Hymns and click on HYMN OF THE MONTH.
https://www.motherofmercycatholichymns.com/mother-all-beautiful/
April 25, 2025 - 2:23pm — ronsue
MP3 Music Playlist:
- A joyful song of our Lord's and our resurrection
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
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Hearts and voices heav’nward raise
Sing to God hymns of gladness and praise
1 He who on the cross a victim
April 16, 2025 - 3:39pm — ronsue
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? *
You are far from my plea and the cry of my distress.
O my God, I call by day and you give no reply; *
I call by night and I find no peace.
Yet you, O God, are holy, *
April 11, 2025 - 10:18am — ronsue
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- A reflection on Psalm 42 - Though the earthquake and the mountains fall into the sea. I will not fear
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You delight in us living in your will
contemplating you being still
We delight in the works you will
In doing them, we are fulfilled
April 7, 2025 - 2:25pm — Don9of11
This hymn was written and composed by a Catholic priest during his days as a chaplain for The Tombs, a colloquial name given to New York’s famous city jail in Lower Manhattan. His Eminence Cardinal Hayes and Bishop Dunn of New York and many other church dignitaries paid special tribute to the hymn hailing it as the most effective closing hymn for evening services ever written.
It was featured on Catholic and Protestant radio programs of the 1930s and 1940s. For Catholic’s living before the age of television, tuning into these radio programs was extremely popular and included an audience of tens of millions of Americans every week. Please take a few moments to read about this wonderful Catholic hymn.
Please visit my website Mother of Mercy Catholic Hymns and click on HYMN OF THE MONTH.
https://www.motherofmercycatholichymns.com/good-night-sweet-jesus/
April 3, 2025 - 9:07am — ronsue
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- This Psalm expresses our deepest desire and our desire to awaken that desire in those who are loosing it or have lost it.
ANT. A thirst is my soul for the living God
When shall I go and behold the face of God
1 ) 1 As the deer longs for flowing streams,
2 so my soul longs for you, O God
March 28, 2025 - 10:22am — ronsue
MP3 Music Playlist:
- Contemplating our Lord's passion we pray for those slowly dying(physically - psychologically - spiritually)
1 )For those slowly dying
Or in final agony
Let flow a pure flood of
Of your divine mercy
That in their pain & struggle
know your compassion
March 21, 2025 - 10:29am — ronsue
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- The lord calls us to follow him through trials and with his help attain the an eternal, glorious life with him
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Take up your cross and follow me.
obedient and humble be
Deny yourself, the world forsake,
Then After you die you'll live forever
With me in my Father's Glory
1) In this time of trial and testing
By a thousand snares surrounded
Never let us be confounded
For we put all our trust in you
2) Take up your cross, let not its weight
Fill your weak spirit with alarm;
March 14, 2025 - 10:38am — ronsue
MP3 Music Playlist:
- This psalm foretells the coming of the Lord Jesus as King of all the nations.
ANT.
Here is a King of my own choosing who will rule on Mount Zion.
Why this tumult among nations,
among peoples this useless murmuring?
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