We’ve begun the “O” Antiphons. Every year from December 17-23, the Catholic Church sings what’s known as the “O” Antiphons, the antiphons that accompany the Magnificat canticle of Evening Prayer. They ...

The Second Part of Advent is upon us. That’s not a casual phrase I’m using to describe the coming of Christmas. It’s a long-standing custom of the Catholic Church that’s been part of our liturgical ...

Liturgical music publisher OCP announces the release of their new antiphon resource for ensembles and assemblies, Let Us All Rejoice. Featuring modern musical settings of the Entrance and Communion ...

Learn more about this medieval Advent tradition, and hear an antiphon published every day from 16 - 23 December. The Great O Antiphons are a series of short verses which count down the days to ...

“The absolute earliest date for listening to Christmas music is the day after Thanksgiving,” she told me. “Really? Where did that come from?” Had I curbed my curiosity about my friend’s emphatic ...

Luke Massery, a native son of Pittsfield, who first learned to play the church organ as a teen parishioner at St. Mark's on West Street, is now a husband and a father of four and living in ...

O Harbor of our Hearts, be a safe place in our dailiness. Harbors are intended to be places of mooring of boats, steady places from the turmoil that the rough sea may sometimes bring. They are places ...

O Radiant Dawn, esplendor de luz eternal, may we be a reflection of divine light and love for all your creatures. In the Northern Hemisphere, we experience much darkness during the month of December.