The flesh of Jesus was disfigured (defotmis) in dying, but of supreme beauty in rising again. This beautiful flower of the root of Jesse, who had blossomed in the Incarnation and withered in the Passion, now blossomed anew in the Resurrection, so as to become our crown of beauty. (Saint Bonaventure)
Day: April 13, 2020
Handel’s Messiah and the Resurrection
This day, in 1742, April 13th, was the first performance of Handel’s Messiah, in Dublin, of all places. Here was an Oratorio, following the life of the Saviour from His birth, through His Passion, to His glorious resurrection, written by a German, who had become a naturalised Brit, with a libretto in English, performed in[…]