{"id":2398,"date":"2020-04-15T11:52:53","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T16:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/?p=2398"},"modified":"2022-01-10T21:36:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T03:36:00","slug":"a-catholic-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/?p=2398","title":{"rendered":"A Catholic Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I don\u2019t really know why I\u2019m so enamored with what Andrea Bocelli, the Bishop of Milan, and the mayor or Milan did last Sunday? I wasn\u2019t expecting anything too extraordinary, maybe some inspiring music and beautiful images? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But my spirit was very expectant! Something that I can\u2019t really verbalize well, but I felt I just had to see it<\/a>, and see it live if we could get it at the cabin. There was something special, historical, and spiritual in store for those with interest and with eyes that see. Thats what I was feeling!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m still trying to see into what happened spiritually in those few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Self disclosure. Even though I have a high view of Catholicism and church history (which was Catholicism for over a thousand years), and appreciate other cultures \u2014 certainly Roman and Italian for art, music, architecture, and many of the Renaissance\u2019s advances and masters \u2014 some insidious pride, somewhat typical of Americans (whence the common label \u201cUgly American\u201d is attached with good reason when this unmerited pride surfaces), and I found myself saying, \u201cSome of these lyrics need to be in English so I can understand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But constantly flowing was the beauty of the sound, the images of the city and Duomo, the sweeping videography or cinema-photography, accented with the empty street scenes of the world\u2019s major cities. One quickly runs out of words and you simply say to yourself, \u201cThis is well done.\u201d And, \u201cThere is more here than meets the eye.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A big part of that “more than meets the eye,” as one might think, would be \u201cWhat did he sing? And why?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To answer those questions for those of you who might want to know, I have searched the web for translations into English and provide them below. If you care to listen and watch again<\/a>, or a few times as I have, you can read as you hear his messages in song. The original lyrics are provided below the YouTube of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for his motives, I\u2019ve provided what Andrea Bocelli himself provided in the introduction of the event. Tis beautiful and moving \u2014 humble, truthful, heartfelt, and strong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Lord be magnified and may He hear our prayers for healing. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Panis Angelicus (from \u201cMesse Solennelle\u201d Op. 12, FWV 61) C\u00e9sar Franck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

English Translation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May the Bread of Angels
\nBecome bread for mankind;
\nThe Bread of Heaven puts
\nAll foreshadowings to an end;
\nOh, thing miraculous!
\nThe body of the Lord will nourish
\nthe poor, the poor,
\nthe servile, and the humble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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English Translation (more literal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The angel’s bread becomes the bread of men
\nThe heavenly bread ends all symbols
\nOh, miraculous thing! The body of the Lord will nourish
\nThe poor, poor, and humble servant
\nThe poor, poor, and humble servant<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ave Maria, CG 89a (arr. from Johann Sebastian Bach, \u201cPrelude\u201d no. 1, BWV 846)
\nCharles-Fran\u00e7ois Gounod<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “Hail Mary” prayer is itself the chief Catholic prayer to the Virgin Mary, the mother of God. The text is partially a direct quote from the Archangel Gabriel, when he descends from heaven and appears to the Virgin Mary, telling her she has been blessed to carry the Lord, Jesus Christ, within her womb. [Luke 1:28]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ave Maria English Translation
\nHail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
\nBlessed art thou among women,
\nand blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
\nHoly Mary, Mother of God,
\npray for us sinners,
\nnow and in the hour of our death. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sancta Maria (arr. from \u201cCavalleria Rusticana\u201d, Intermezzo)
\nPietro Mascagni<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hail Mary,
\nfull of grace,
\nthe Lord is with you,
\nblessed, blessed you are, amongst women,
\nand blessed is
\nthe fruit of thy womb, Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sancta Maria,
\nMother of God,
\npray for us sinners,
\nnow and at the hour of our death.
\nAmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sancta Maria,
\nSancta Maria,
\npray for us
\npray for us sinners,
\nnow and at the hour of our death.
\nAmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Domine Deus (from \u201cPetite Messe Solennelle\u201d)
\nGioachino Antonio Rossini<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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O Lord God, heavenly King,
\nGod the Father almighty.
\nO Lord the only-begotten Son,
\nJesus Christ!
\nJesus Christ! Jesus Christ!
\n 
\nO Lord God, heavenly King,
\nGod the Father almighty.
\nO Lord the only-begotten Son,
\nThe only-begotten, Jesus Christ!
\n 
\nO Lord God, Lamb of God,
\nSon of the Father.
\nSon of the Father.
\nO Lord God, Lamb of God,
\nLamb of God,
\nSon of the Father.
\nSon of the Father.
\n 
\nO Lord God, heavenly King,
\nGod the Father almighty.
\nO Lord the only-begotten Son,
\nJesus Christ!
\nJesus Christ! Jesus Christ!
\n 
\nO Lord God, heavenly King,
\nGod the Father almighty.
\nO Lord the only-begotten Son,
\nThe only-begotten, Jesus Christ!
\n 
\nO Lord God, Lamb of God,
\nSon of the Father.
\nSon of the Father.
\nSon of the Father.
\nSon of the Father.
\nSon of the Father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Amazing Grace
\nJohn Newton
\nArr. William Ross
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Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
\nThat saved a wretch like me!
\nI once was lost, but now am found;
\nWas blind, but now I see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Twas grace that taught my heart to fear 
\nAnd grace my fears relieved. 
\nHow precious did that grace appear 
\nThe hour I first believed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
\nAnd mortal life shall cease,
\nI shall possess, within the veil,
\nA life of joy and peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
\nThat saved a wretch like me!
\nI once was lost, but now am found;
\nWas blind, but now I see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOn the day in which we celebrate the trust in a life that triumphs<\/em><\/strong>, I\u2019m honored and happy to answer \u2018S\u00ec\u2019 to the invitation of the City and the Duomo of Milan. I believe in the strength of praying together; I believe in the Christian Easter, a universal symbol of rebirth that everyone \u2013 whether they are believers or not \u2013 truly needs right now.<\/em><\/strong> Thanks to music, streamed live, bringing together millions of clasped hands everywhere in the world, we will hug this wounded Earth\u2019s pulsing heart, this wonderful international forge that is reason for Italian pride. The generous, courageous, proactive Milan and the whole of Italy will be again, and very soon, a winning model, engine of a renaissance that we all hope for. It will be a joy to witness it, in the Duomo, during the Easter celebration which evokes the mystery of birth and rebirth<\/em><\/strong>\u201d     Andrea Bocelli<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I don\u2019t really know why I\u2019m so enamored with what Andrea Bocelli, the Bishop of Milan, and the mayor or Milan did last Sunday? I wasn\u2019t expecting anything too extraordinary, maybe some inspiring music and beautiful images? But my spirit was very expectant! Something that I can\u2019t really verbalize well, but I felt I just […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-friendoftheking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2398"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2433,"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398\/revisions\/2433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afriendoftheking.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}