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Music Series 2008-2009
Posted by Fr. Aquinas on 02 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Music, Parish Events
Beginning in October, the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer will begin its 2008-2009 music season. As you can see, Dr. Mark Bani, the parish organist and music director, has put together another fantastic program. Look over this year’s concerts and mark your calendars!
Dr. Mark Bani, Organist
Season-Opening Organ Recital
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 7:00 P.M.
Music by Bach, Gigout, and Reubke
Dr. Mark Bani, in his 16th year as Director of Music and Organist at The Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, opens the new season with a recital on the church’s acclaimed 86-rank Schantz pipe organ. His program will include Reubke’s monumental Sonata on the 94th Psalm. (free will offering)
Third Annual All Souls Commemoration Concert
Missa pro defunctis (1625) by Manuel Cardoso
Sunday, November 2, 2008 at 7:00 P.M.
The St. Vincent Ferrer Chorale and Soloists present a late renaissance choral masterpiece by Portuguese composer Manuel Cardoso. The program will also include anthems for All Souls Day. (free will offering)
Opening of the Year of St. Paul
Posted by Fr. Aquinas on 30 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Homilies, Lectures, Liturgical Feasts, Music, Parish Events
Over 100 people attended yesterday’s opening of the Year of St. Paul here at St. Vincent Ferrer. Fr. Peter John Cameron, OP, editor-in-chief of Magnificat, began our afternoon program with an excellent lecture entitled “How St. Paul Prayed the Our Father.” For those of you who missed it . . . stay tuned. Fr. Cameron promises that his talk will appear in an upcoming edition of Magnificat.
After the lecture, Dr. Mark Bani, the parish music director and organist, along with Elizabeth Sniffen, one of the parish’s cantors, offered a short concert of sacred music inspired by the Scriptural texts of St. Paul. As always, the music was beautiful and much appreciated.
Fr. Cameron then celebrated and preached the parish’s evening Mass. Click below to hear Fr. Cameron’s homily for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.
Year of St. Paul
Posted by Fr. Aquinas on 29 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Lectures, Music, Parish Events
In a homily delivered last year at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, Pope Benedict XVI called the Church Universal to observe a “Year of St. Paul” in commemoration of the 2,000th anniversary of the apostle’s birth.
Dear brothers and sisters, as in early times, today too Christ needs apostles ready to sacrifice themselves. He needs witnesses and martyrs like St Paul. Paul, a former violent persecutor of Christians, when he fell to the ground dazzled by the divine light on the road to Damascus, did not hesitate to change sides to the Crucified One and followed him without second thoughts. He lived and worked for Christ, for him he suffered and died. How timely his example is today!
And for this very reason I am pleased to announce officially that we shall be dedicating a special Jubilee Year to the Apostle Paul from 28 June 2008 to 29 June 2009, on the occasion of the bimillennium of his birth, which historians have placed between the years 7 and 10 A.D.
On Sunday, June 29, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer will mark the opening of this Jubilee Year with a special afternoon of reflection. Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P., editor-in-chief of Magnificat, will deliver a spiritual conference at 4:00 entitled: “How St. Paul Prayed the Our Father.” Following the conference, the parish choir will offer a short program of sacred music inspired by various Pauline texts from Scripture. Then Fr. Cameron will celebrate and preach the 5:30 Mass. All are welcome to attend.