O Lord I Am Not Worthy
WATCH: Doctrinal Content To help prepare the child for reception of the Holy Eucharist in First Holy Communion. Scripture: Matthew 8: 8 “The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only speak the word, and my servant will be healed.” Origin of Text Gospel of Matthew 8:8German 1777 […]
Veni Creator
Doctrinal Content We invite the children to ask the Holy Spirit, third person of the Most Holy Trinity, to come anddwell in them, showering His grace upon them and the whole Church. Origin of Text Ascribed to Rabanus Maurus (776-856)English translation by Rev. James D. Quinn, SJ, 1919 Origin of Melody Veni Creator, Plainchant, Mode […]
Spiritus Paraclitus
Doctrinal Content To remind the child that after Jesus rose from the dead and ascended into heaven, He sentthe Holy Spirit to guide and protect us through His Church. Origin of Text Various texts may be used with this same melody: Verbum caro factum est (Christmas), SpiritusSurrexit Dominus vere (Easter), and Ascendit Deus (Ascension) Christmas […]
Concordi Laetitiae
Doctrinal Content We rejoice with Our Blessed Mother, and all the Church, that Christ has Risen!The children can begin to see the Paschal Mystery unfold in the Passion, Resurrectionand Ascension of Jesus Christ. Origin of Text Latin poem of the 13th or 14th centuryA recent translation of the Latin placed in the public domain can […]
Forty Days and Forty Nights
WATCH: Doctrinal Content The text helps the young child remember the forty days and forty nights Christ spent in the desert and the length of time the Church spends in preparation for the great Season of Easter. Origin of Text George Hunt Smyttan (1822-1870) Origin of Melody Hymn Tune: Heinlein by Martin Herbst (1654-1681)The origin […]
All Glory Laud and Honor
WATCH: Doctrinal Content To bring to the child’s mind, the triumphant procession of Christ into Jerusalem, when He allowed Himself to be acknowledged as a King, by the children of Israel, before His Passion. Origin of Text Matthew 21, Mark 11, Luke 19, John 12 Saint Theodulf / translated by J. M. Neale Origin of […]
The Friendly Beasts
WATCH: Doctrinal Content To remind the children that Christ, our God and King, humbled Himself, became man and was born in a stable amidst the animals. Origin of Text Written for the ancient celebration of the Flight to Egypt English text by Robert Davis 1881-1950 Origin of Melody Orientis Partibus / 13th century hymn by […]
Creator Alme Siderum (Dear Maker of the Starry Skies)
Doctrinal Content To allow the children to ponder the great mystery, that because of His great love for us, God came down to earth and became man, so that we might be saved. Origin of Text Attributed to Saint Ambrose (340-397) Translated by Rev. E. Caswall, a convert to Catholicism Can also be found translated […]
All Creatures of Our God and King
Doctrinal Content Arouses the interest of the child in God’s creation – the wonder of the sun and the moon, light and the stars, the wind and all the natural beauty of our created world. Origin of Text Saint Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226, Laudato sia Deo mio Signore,translated by William H. Draper, 1855-1933Alternate texts: “Ye […]
Regina Caeli
Doctrinal Content We rejoice with Christ’s Mother in the Resurrection of her Son from the dead. Origin of Text Marian antiphon for Easter sung by the Church at Night Prayer. This hymn is sung instead of theAngelus during the Easter Season. Origin of Melody Gregorian Chant, Mode VI Musical Analysis Mode VI / Final is […]
