St Nicholas Mass by Joseph Haydn Gloria in excelsis Deo. Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater...  moreSt Nicholas Mass by Joseph Haydn Gloria in excelsis Deo. Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramus te. Glorificamus te. Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam. Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine Fili unigenite, Iesu Christe. ........... Sung at Canterbury Cathedral during our Royal School of Church Music Summer Course in 1986, under Martin How. I (David W Solomons) was one of the altos. John Huntley - a fellow alto - recorded this performance.  less

Inno per I'Anno Sancto della Misericordia (Hymn for the Holy Year of Mercy) “Misericordes sicut Pater,” is the official Latin theme of the Year of Mercy and translates to “Merciful Like the Father"; by the English Composer Paul Inwood and the text of ...  moreInno per I'Anno Sancto della Misericordia (Hymn for the Holy Year of Mercy) “Misericordes sicut Pater,” is the official Latin theme of the Year of Mercy and translates to “Merciful Like the Father"; by the English Composer Paul Inwood and the text of the hymn in Latin and Italian was written by Jesuit Father Eugenio Costa. . The title is drawn from John 6:36, Misericordes sicut Pater (English: Be Merciful, As Your Father Is). Inwood's composition was the winner in an international competition sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization. The hymn has now been released in Italian, French, and English, with a Latin antiphon and refrains. . This video recording by the Golden Voices Choir STACC FUTO was transposed on key G Major. This beautiful male choir arrangement captures in it's very essence the richess of God's divine mercy. That no matter how busy our modern lives are, God's hands are ever present to guide us. We are safe in the hollow of his hands. May God's mercy c...    less