Our Lady of Chicago

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This piece was written by His Eminence Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, the first Archbishop of Westminster after the re-legalization of Catholicism in England. I’ve included it here in honor of da Pope, our newly-elected HolyContinue readingGod Bless da Pope

This is another version of Our Lady’s sublime prayer, with a liturgical antiphon from Evening Prayer I of the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary added in as a chorus. In the name of theContinue readingMagnificat (Vespers Version)

In the song title and the liner notes on the CD, I attributed this prayer to St. Pius X, based on the notes on the page I got it from. Turns out I was wrong:Continue readingTo Our Lady (Prayer of Pope St. Pius X)

Ave Maris Stella (Hail, Star of the Sea) dates to at least the 9th century, and is traditionally attributed to Saint Venantius Fortunatus (who lived in the 6th century). It invokes Our Lady under oneContinue readingAve Maris Stella

This is the oldest known Marian prayer. Textual witness to the Sub Tuum Praesidium (“Under Thy Protection”) exists going back to at least the 6th Century, and probably to the 3rd. This prayer is usedContinue readingSub Tuum Praesidium

What can I say? I had to put one original song on the album to get it distributed. Down on my knees in the midnight,World full of shadows, heart turned to stone,I heard her whisperContinue readingRecourse

This 1848 hymn was published by Matthew Bridges. Better known for writing Crown Him With Many Crowns, Bridges started out as an Anglican, became a clergyman in that tradition, and wrote an anti-Catholic book beforeContinue readingRose of the Cross

This hymn was written in the 11th Century by Blessed Herman the Cripple. It’s been sung as part of Compline (aka Night Prayer, the Church’s last prayer before bedtime) since the 13th century, now asContinue readingAlma Redemptoris Mater

The Litany of Loreto, also called the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was first approved in 1587 by Pope Sixtus V, is named for Our Lady of Loreto. The Litany originated at the BasilicaContinue readingLitany of Loreto