The Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles have recorded a CD perfectly timed for the Eucharistic Revival in the United States: Adoration From Carmel: Eucharistic Hymns From the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles.
The sisters sing such selections as Domine non sum dingus (“Lord, I am not worthy”), O Sacrament Most Holy, Let All Mortal Flesh, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Font of Love, Soul of My Savior and Panis Angelicus (“Bread of Angels”).
Sister Gianna Heinemann, the community’s music director, composed many of the music arrangements for this recording that the sisters sing both a cappella and with a chamber ensemble. Sister Gianna was interviewed about the Eucharistic album and her vocation by the Register via email.
Why did the sisters decide to make this album, and where was this beautiful album recorded?
A few years ago, our sisters were leading the singing for a Eucharistic procession during a Catholic conference up in Napa, California. Charlie McKinney from Sophia Press was present and was moved by our singing and approached us regarding an album. We were delighted to record songs around the theme of Eucharistic hymns, especially since our U.S. bishops have called us to a three-year National Eucharistic Revival. We sisters were also delighted because they wanted to do the recording in our beautiful, resonant St. Joseph Chapel in Duarte, California.
Why do people find this style of singing so appealing — especially from a community that lives this music and the lyrics that go with it?
This music is truly a prayer and not a performance. As you might imagine, singing on a stage is not our preference, but it’s another one of the ways God is using us to touch souls. Singing is praying twice [as St. Augustine said], and that’s how we see it. We pray [that] this style of singing draws people into peace and feeling closer to God. As our foundress, Venerable Mother Maria Luisa Josefa of the Most Blessed Sacrament, says, “Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament wants to be your Confidant, your Friend, your Consoler. He wants to fill your soul with His Love.”
What was it like to work with classical producer Brad Michel, who has won multiple Grammys?
Brad Michel was a joy to work with and had a stamina and simple, humble way about him that made the two full recording days so easy and enjoyable.
Full story at National Catholic Register.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/denver-area-catholic-women-say-priest-denied-them-communion-over-rainbow-masks
And that relates to this story how?
Interesting that you seem to counter these faithful consecrated religious blessing through sacred song with defiant, confrontational women challenging
church teaching on homosexuality. Are these your preferred candidates for esteemed women effectively serving God and the Church? It is indeed hard, to conclude otherwise.without further comment from you along the lines of Curious (8:07 am).
No where to put it on the homepage and I thought the people who read this website would be interested in it.
NCR, “National Catholic Reporter,” is not an authentic Catholic news source, and has been repeatedly condemned by Catholic bishops.
If you are interested in the Catholic Faith, you will really love the beautiful CDs recorded by these holy nuns. The Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles are holy nuns, who are very faithful to Catholic teaching. The traditional Catholic Eucharistic hymns on this CD are very beautiful and holy. You can easily purchase this CD on Anazon. In case you don’t know– homosexual pervert sex acts are terrible sins, and Catholics must never promote such filth in church, especially at Communion, which is extremely sacred and holy.
“No where to put it on the homepage and I thought the people who read this website would be interested in it.” I remember reading about this and I found the “in your face” (double entendre intended) LGBT+ advocacy at Mass repulsive. The only advocacy at Mass I desire is for Jesus Christ, His Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity. These ladies advocate for sin, and to do it at Mass is a sacrilege , IMO.
It is about how they were denied communion.
The story of Cardinal Burke and denying communion is no longer on the homepage.
If you are not interested, you are not interested.
“If you are not interested, you are not interested.” I gave the reasons why they were denied communion, but you didn’t seem to be interested in that. You can be sure I was.
I apologize to the sisters for taking their shine. This thread turned into sin after sin because of false witness.
May the sisters include all of us in their prayers.
” This thread turned into sin after sin because of false witness.” You are right. I tried to think of what might be going through the priest’s mind for him to deny communion to Susan Doty and the other woman, but completely mischaracterized the women themselves. Doty says
“the rainbow face coverings were intended “to show empathy and compassion” for Maggie Barton, who the Denver Archdiocese fired from her teaching job last month at All Souls School after learning she was in a same-sex relationship.”
I would regard this action as misguided, but regret my earlier characterization of the women. And that is being a false witness, for which I apologize.
The archdiocese gave its own reason for the denial:
Anyone who considers themselves a lifelong Catholic knows that the communion line is not the place for any political statement, especially when such statements highlight that the person is not in communion with Christ.
I should have left it there.
People are only Christian as much as they want to be.
Lord, raise us up.
More to the point of the article: Does anyone know where we can get the album?
Amazon carries this beautiful CD.
What is “Domine non sum ‘dingus’? I think that typo brings some levity to these comments, don’t you? Think they meant ‘dignus”, ‘worthy’.