God speaks in the silence of the heart. Listening is the beginning of prayer (Saint Teresa of Calcutta, +1997)
Day: July 20, 2025
Sixteenth Sunday: Keeping It Simple, in Silence
Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her (Lk. 10: 42). ⧾ In Christian tradition Martha and Mary have been seen as personifications, respectively, of the active and contemplative life. In truth, both aspects are necessary in the life of every Christian; work and prayer. We need to pray,[…]
Bairstow’s Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Sir Edward Bairstow (1874 – 1946) was an Anglican organist and composer, who wrote mainly for the church. Our schola learned this polyphonic rendition of the ancient hymn, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, from the Liturgy of Saint James, with the text derived from Habakkuk, Zechariah and Isaiah, with a clear Eucharistic theme. It[…]