SMTV Vol. II, No. 2.2 – O Sacrum Convivium (Messiaen)
O sacrum convivium!
in quo Christus sumitur:
recolitur memoria passionis ejus:
mens impletur gratia:
et futurae gloriae nobis pignus datur.
Alleluia.
O sacred banquet!
in which Christ is received,
the memory of his Passion is renewed,
the mind is filled with grace,
and a pledge of future glory to us is given.
Alleluia.
- Hymn Writer: St. Thomas Aquinas
- Composer: Olivier Messiaen
- Conductor: Antony Walker
- Choir: Cantillation
Sacred Music Television, Vol. II
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 0.1 -- Vigilate (Byrd)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 0.2 -- Beati quorum via (Stanford)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 0.3 -- Veni, veni Emmanuel (Traditional French)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 0.4 -- Puer natus est nobis; Kyrie fons bonitatis (Gregorian chant)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 1.1 -- Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 1.2 -- Bogoroditse Devo Raduisya (Rachmaninoff)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 1.3 -- Kyrie X (Gregorian chant)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 1.4 -- Alma Redemptoris Mater (Palestrina)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 1.5 -- An organic pipe organ
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 2.1 -- Nyne Otpushchaeshi Raba Tvoego Vladyko (Rachmaninoff)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 2.2 -- O Sacrum Convivium (Messiaen)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 2.3 -- Miserere Nostri (Tallis)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 2.4 -- Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (Bach)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 3.1 -- Playing Elizabeth’s Tune: The Life of William Byrd
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 3.2 -- Quis non amantem redamet (DVD trailer)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 3.3 -- Choral Prelude BWV 639 “Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ” (Bach)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 3.4 -- Ubi caritas (Durufle)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 4.1 -- A lesson in Sanctus XVIII
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 4.2 -- “Seven Last Words of Christ,” no. 3 (MacMillan)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 4.3 -- As One Who Has Slept (Tavener)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 4.4 -- Regina Caeli, organ improvisation
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 5.1. -- Caelitum Joseph (Gregorian chant)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 2 – A report on Kile Smith’s Epiphany Vespers
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 5.4 -- Regina Caeli, simple tone
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 5.5 -- Chez Nous (Traditional French)
- SMTV Vol. II, No. 6.1 -- Otche Nash (Kedrov)
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A nice counterbalance to the pre-conciliar emphasis on sacrifice, my parish’s patron manages, in one stanza, to highlight the aspect of meal in a communal setting, and point to God’s desire for his people: our future union with the Trinity.
Ugh! Aristotle!! It’s **MY** job to cram 20th century music down the throats of Catholics who just want to sing from the white list!
Incidentally, most Catholic music directors would protest that this piece “is too hard for us” (w/ apologies to John 6). But I heard a volunteer Presbyterian (!) choir sing this at a concert earlier this year.
I’m just sayin…