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Good Friday Cantata

March 21, 2026 - 6:21pm — Stephen DeCesare

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Powerful song that sings of the last hours of Jesus starting from Gethsemane to His Crucifixion.

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The Seven Sorrows of Mary | Sung Catholic Meditation on the Seven Sorrows of Mary

March 15, 2026 - 1:01pm — Stephen DeCesare

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O Mother! Most Afflicted

March 5, 2026 - 5:48pm — Stephen DeCesare

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It Is Finished

March 2, 2026 - 9:22am — Stephen DeCesare

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Powerful and dramatic song for Good Friday or can be used in a Tenebrae service. Scored a variety of arrangements. Accessible and appropriate for any church or concert setting.

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Oh, What Deep Woes (Pieta, Mater Dolorosa)

February 27, 2026 - 10:17am — Stephen DeCesare

Sorrowful hymn about the Blessed Virgin Mary when looking upon the body of her Son, Jesus dying on the Cross. Scored for a variety of arrangements. Accessible and appropriate for any church or concert setting. Used especially during Holy Week, Good Friday.

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The Wood of the Cross

February 23, 2026 - 10:19am — Stephen DeCesare

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Based on Isaiah 53, this Holy Week/Good Friday anthem is scored for a variety of arrangements. Accessible and appropriate for any church setting.

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Pilate's Reckoning

February 20, 2026 - 7:58am — Stephen DeCesare

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In Dreams of Warning

February 15, 2026 - 7:15pm — Stephen DeCesare

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Pilate’s wife has one plea: “Do not touch him, do not judge him.” This powerful solo, “In Dreams of Warning,” imagines the dream she could not ignore — a vision of Christ before the crucifixion, seen through a woman’s eyes who tried to stop it. Suitable for Lent, Holy Week, or solo performance

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Only Passing Through

February 13, 2026 - 9:27am — Stephen DeCesare

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When the Rooster Cried

February 12, 2026 - 3:11pm — Stephen DeCesare

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