{"id":2892,"date":"2018-04-23T19:19:43","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T00:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rescathroch.org\/WP\/?p=2892"},"modified":"2018-04-23T19:20:08","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T00:20:08","slug":"musical-musings-from-joy-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rescathroch.org\/WP\/2018\/04\/23\/musical-musings-from-joy-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical Musings from Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2833\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rescathroch.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/music_musings-300x198.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rescathroch.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/music_musings-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rescathroch.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/music_musings-600x396.png 600w, https:\/\/www.rescathroch.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/music_musings-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rescathroch.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/music_musings-30x20.png 30w, https:\/\/www.rescathroch.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/music_musings-400x264.png 400w, https:\/\/www.rescathroch.org\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/music_musings.png 968w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nI took some time to travel to Europe after Easter, and was blessed to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday in St. Mark\u2019s Basilica. The current Byzantine-style structure has been in place since the 11th century.<br \/>\nFor those of you who may not know, (I certainly didn\u2019t before this trip,) the tomb of St. Mark the Evangelist resides underneath the main altar. Stolen, (or, as the Venetians like to say, relocated,) from Alexandria in the 9th century, the tomb and St. Mark himself have become the centerpiece of Venice. The winged lion with an open book, a symbol of St. Mark, can be found all over the city. I must say, kneeling at St. Mark\u2019s tomb was a profoundly moving experience for me. I cannot describe the awe and wonder I felt in those few moments.<\/p>\n<p>I was nervous about the Mass because it was all in Italian. (I studied French for nearly ten years and there aren\u2019t too many similarities!) However, even though I had trouble following along with the spoken words, I knew every single song that was sung!<\/p>\n<p>For those who have ever been to Lourdes, France, you\u2019ll have heard their famous Lourdes Mass for the Mass parts. The Latin editions were sung in St. Mark\u2019s that night, as well as familiar European hymns, including the Regina caeli.<\/p>\n<p>The sense of \u201chome\u201d and comfort I felt in the music was incredible. I am so thankful that my love and knowledge of liturgical music can take me anywhere in the world and find this peace. For anyone who has ever celebrated Mass abroad, or even in a different language, what were your thoughts? I\u2019d love to hear them!<\/p>\n<p>Hymnal Scavenger Hunt How\u2019d you do with last week\u2019s Hymnal Scavenger Hunt? It was At the Lamb\u2019s High Feast, which can be found in your red hymnal at #463 and your green hymnal at #407. Here\u2019s this week\u2019s clue:<\/p>\n<p>This song is a setting of Psalm 118 by St. Louis Jesuit, Bob Hurd. In it, we offer our song to the Earth in order to acclaim the Lord.    Hint: This song may be found in both hymnals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I took some time to travel to Europe after Easter, and was blessed to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday in St. Mark\u2019s Basilica. The current Byzantine-style structure has been in place since the 11th century. 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