Podcasts about Stabat Mater

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En este episodio, queridos oyentes y mecenas, abordamos la llamada Nouvelle Théologie, corriente de renovación teológica del siglo XX que quiso volver a las fuentes del cristianismo —la Escritura, los Padres y la liturgia— frente a una escolástica demasiado rígida. También situamos en este contexto a Karl Rahner, cuya reflexión abrió un diálogo decisivo entre la tradición católica y la filosofía moderna, especialmente en torno a la gracia, la experiencia humana y la apertura del hombre al misterio de Dios. ÍNDICE EXPOSICIÓN DE LA NOUVELLE THÉOLOGIE. Música de la época: Stabat Mater, FP 148, de Francis Poulenc, compuesto en 1950. Imagen: Nouvelle théologie Pulsen un Me Gusta y colaboren a partir de 2,99 €/mes si se lo pueden permitir para asegurar la permanencia del programa ¡Muchas gracias a todos!

Gibraltarian pool player Nicky Correa has made history by becoming the first from the Rock to compete on the Ultimate Pool Professional Tour, going on to reach the final. Nicky will be here to reflect on a remarkable run that's put Gibraltar firmly on the international pool map.In football, Lincoln Red Imps edge closer to the league title after a late dramatic win. Sports reporter Jose Mari Ruiz will also be here with the latest.Are you familiar with the q-ninja website? School students Ishaan and Rohan Samtani built Q-Ninja and it's seen over 80,000 hits in less than two years. The brothers will be in the studio to discuss changes at the border and what it means for their project. For classical music lovers: Haydn's Stabat Mater is coming to Holy Trinity Cathedral on Thursday 16th April. The Classical Music Society's founders Phillip Borge McCarthy and Anthony Roper de Almeida will join us in the studio. And have you ever signed up for a marathon by accident? Paul Robinson is turning an accidental marathon entry into a powerful fundraising mission, aiming to raise £10,000 for the mental health charity GibSams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Habemus Podcast! CCXXX puntata di Anima Latina con padre Enrico Cattaneo SI (Pontificia Facoltà Teologica dell'Italia Meridionale), che legge la Pasqua, nella tradizione dei Padri e nella liturgia, come transitus de morte ad vitam e richiama la riforma di Pio XII, che ha restituito unità al Triduo pasquale favorendo una partecipazione più piena dei fedeli; e Marco Di Battista (Radio Vaticana), che traccia un percorso musicale del Triduo fino alla Pasqua articolato in tre passaggi — dolore, attesa, gioia — dallo Stabat Mater al silenzio, fino alla sequenza Victimae paschali laudes. Ospiti: Padre Enrico Cattaneo, gesuita, docente emerito di teologia patristica presso la Pontificia Facoltà Teologica dell'Italia Meridionale (sez. San Luigi di Napoli), studioso dei Padri della Chiesa e traduttore di Atanasio e Agostino. Marco Di Battista, giornalista e musicologo, responsabile dei programmi musicali di Radio Vaticana. Gli ascoltatori possono inviare domande, curiosità o proposte di temi futuri con un messaggio WhatsApp al 335 124 3722 Conducono: Fabius Colagrande & Maria Milvia Morciano Puoi ascoltare tutti i podcast di Radio Vaticana - Vatican News cliccando qui: https://www.vaticannews.va/it/podcast/radio-vaticana.html

Gepresenteerd door: Leonard Evers In het AVROTROS Vrijdagconcert hoor je wekelijks live de mooiste concerten door het Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, het Groot Omroepkoor en gastensembles. Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Groot Omroepkoor Jan Willem de Vriend, dirigent Gijs Leenaars, koordirigent Emőke Baráth, sopraan Maria Hegele, mezzosopraan David Fischer, tenor Nikolay Borchev, bas * Franz Schubert - Symfonie nr.4 in c kl.t. D.417 ‘Tragische' * Joseph Haydn - Stabat Mater Hob.XXbis

Los papeles de Feliciano presentan el Stabat Mater, y música de Viernes Santo. Leonardo Daimiel Pérez de Madrid presenta una entrevista de un capellán que atiende en los últimos momentos de su vida a condenados a muerte. R^2 Rut Ramírez y Teresa Ramírez nos explican si el tiempo pasa más deprisa para las personas mayores que para los más jóvenes, en la sección 'Cómo entender eso que no entiendo'. Entrevistamos a Andrés Romera, Doctor Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, investigador de Biblia y Religión, con el que vamos a tratar de los cálices sagrados existentes en España. Luis Antequera presenta la sección de historia de Diálogos con la ciencia, porque 'Hoy no es un día cualquiera'. El Profesor José Manuel Amaya nos presenta un soneto propio de Semana Santa. Deseamos que les guste este programa especial con el que acompañamos a nuestro Señor Jesucristo en su Pasión, hoy Viernes Santo.

Gregorio Allegris körverk Miserere, mei Deus var länge exklusivt för mörkermässan i Sixtinska kapellet. Martin Söderlind sätter ord på skönheten. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna.Det skymmer afton i Sixtinska kapellet under Stilla veckan, någon gång i slutet av 1630-talet. Ringprydda händer greppar karmstolarnas armstöd. Tillsammans med utvalda kardinaler och prelater inväntar påven en tenebrae, mörkermässa.Kanske har ett främmande sändebud fått äran att träda in i den intima kretsen. Storögt bevittnar han mässans säregna förlopp. När den når sin kulmen ska allt vara höljt i det mörker som omgav Frälsaren, nedstigen i Dödsriket.Ännu skymtar gestalterna på väggarna i Den yttersta domen störta mot fördömelse eller stiga i salighet. Mörkret fortsätter tätna tills bara en ensam låga brinner på altaret, sinnebilden för Kristus. Mot slutet av konserten göms den bakom altaret och allt försänks i mörker. Michelangelos kroppar löses upp, medan de sista tonerna glider in i tystnad.Plötsligt framkallas ett strepitus, ett mullrande oväsen. Man stampar i golvet och böcker slås igen med kraft. Det ska symbolisera jordbävningen i ögonblicket då Kristus ger upp andan, och det därpå följande bullret när stenen framför graven förs undan. Ljuset bärs sedan fram igen till sin ursprungliga plats, som tecken på den avslutande uppståndelsen.Framför altaret står huvuddelen av kören i fem stämmor redo. En mindre del med ytterligare fyra stämmor är uppställd på en läktare bakom åhörarna.Tonsättaren, Gregorio Allegri, deltar själv i kören som en kontralt, en hög tenor. Med en början som korgosse är han redan erfaren, både som sångare och tonsättare. Men först dryga tiotalet år senare han ska nå höjden på sin karriär som kapellmästare, främst tack vare sin musik för såväl körer som stråkar. Även om vi musikhistoriskt befinner oss i barocken dröjer Allegri, starkt präglad av mästaren Palestrina, stilmässigt kvar i senrenässansen.Det är första gången hans Miserere ska framföras, verket som för alltid räddar honom ur historiens glömska. En stillsam melodi inleder. Strax tar en bedjande mansstämma över, tills kören på galleriet som ett eko i fjärran upprepar melodin. Växlingen upprepas några gånger och låter tonerna klättra tills de kröns av en solitär gossopran från läktaren.Att tävla i musik är en dum idé. De som leder Melodifestivalen brukar säga något liknande innan de kavlar upp ärmarna och sätter i gång.Ändå frestar det om man vill säga att något är riktigt, riktigt vackert. Det händer att Mozarts Ave Verum Corpus utnämns till världens genom tiderna vackraste musikstycke. Jag, och nog flera med mig, skulle vilja påstå att Allegris Miserere är ännu vackrare. Inga hästlängder i försprång, snarare en kamp vid målsnöret.Fängslade av sina klanger tycks rösterna försatta i trance. Varsamt, med osviklig värdighet, frammanas tonerna ur en tystnad som bävar av överjordisk närvaro. En efter en ger de sig till känna i högtidlig procession.Likt bildsköna änglar uppstår de nyskapade ur intet, ur dunklet bakom scenen som ramar in det vi, jordiska varelser, förmår varsebli. I själva verket är det storslagna hörspelet en skärva av ett gränslöst skeende.En del tonsättare anses berömda för ett enda verk. Bizet nämns som exempel med sin Carmen. Och Gustav Holst leder onekligen tanken ensidigt till Planeterna. Alla tänker väl på Pacific 231 när Arthur Honegger nämns, liksom De fyra årstiderna associeras med Vivaldi.Men bättre än någon annan kvalar Allegri med sitt körverk in i ligan, i den mån en sådan alls existerar. Under sin livstid skrev han flera verk som blev mycket uppskattade i samtiden, inte minst av påvarna Urban VIII och Innocentius X. Idag är allt utom Misereret bortglömt. Desto starkare lyser stycket tvärs genom århundradena.Därmed tillhör det en exklusiv skara verk från tiden innan begreppet klassisk musik hade uppfunnits som spelats oavbrutet fram till våra dagar. I äldre tid övergav man nämligen ständigt det nyss så omhuldade för nya stilar. Bach föll ganska snart efter sin död offer för denna trendkänslighet. Mer livskraftiga tonsättare vid sidan av Allegri är däremot Pergolesi med sin Stabat Mater och Händel med Messias.Miserere är latin och betyder ”förbarma dig”. Texten är hämtad ur Versio Vulgata, bibelöversättningen från hebreiskan och grekiskan. Det rör sig om en psalm ur Psaltaren som egentligen är en klagovisa, en bön om förlåtelse med vidhörande försoningsoffer.Varje ängel bär varsamt sin ton i famnen, som ett länge efterlängtat barn. Eller som om hon anförtrotts Gudamoderns livsfrukt, han som ska släcka världens konflikthärdar och förlåta människornas synder.Vingburna lyfter änglarna sakta med sin oskattbara börda, stiger högre och högre, medan klangerna djupnar. Den vackra musiken klingar samman med människornas skuldtyngda böner om förlåtelse i en förlösande enhet som når det uthärdligas gräns.Misererets oerhörda skönhet framgår av att påvarna svartsjukt behöll det för sig själva. Noterna förbjöds att spridas. Någon gång blev det dock möjligt för allmänheten att lyssna från en balkong, medan avskrifter var fortsatt förbjudna. Skrivdon fick absolut inte medföras.Men så en vacker dag år 1770, efter drygt hundratrettio år av hemlighetsmakeri, satt en fjortonårig musikalisk yngling vid namn Wolfgang Mozart på balkongen. Efter två genomlyssningar gick han hem och plitade ner varenda not efter minnet.Skeptiska röster menar att ynglingens manager och agent, pappa Leopold, hittade på alltsammans i PR-syfte, och de har nog rätt. Noter lär nämligen ha varit i omlopp i London när familjen Mozart besökte staden.Till slut når sopranstämman fram till målet för himmelsfärden. En av änglarna öppnar sin famn. En ensam ton, inkarnerad av barnet som har vilat däri, sträcker nyfiket fram fingret genom rymderna mot en punkt som skälver av ljus. Det är nålsögat till Paradiset.Våra ögon bländas och värker. Oberörd av skenet, med uppspärrade ögon, stoppar barnet fingret genom nålsögat. Inte mycket tränger igenom, men tillräckligt för att vi ska fyllas av förtröstan, känna utsidan av Guds hand glida över våra kinder, lyfta blicken och skymta ansiktet som vi alla avbildar. Det vi speglar i varandra som medmänniskor i våra smärtfyllda liv.Sedan börjar allt om igen. Martin Söderlindantikvetare och skribent

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‘Prelude' is de opmaat naar het AVROTROS Vrijdagconcert! Gastspreker: zangeres en presentator van Het Zondagochtend Concert Saskia Voorbach Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Groot Omroepkoor Jan Willem de Vriend, dirigent Gijs Leenaars, koordirigent Emőke Baráth, sopraan Maria Hegele, mezzosopraan David Fischer, tenor Nikolay Borchev, bas Schubert Vierde symfonie ‘Tragische' Haydn Stabat Mater Meer info & kaarten (https://www.npoklassiek.nl/concerten/da6ebe55-6f38-4c35-be9b-f52269d30b05/stabat-mater-van-haydn) In deze podcast vertelt presentator Leonard Evers je iedere week meer over de bijzondere stukken die gaan klinken in TivoliVredenburg én op NPO Klassiek. Dat doet hij samen met verschillende gasten die in de studio aanschuiven. Aan de hand van muziekfragmenten word je warm gemaakt voor de mooie composities die je te wachten staan. Abonneer je nu! Alles over het AVROTROS Vrijdagconcert (https://www.npoklassiek.nl/programmas/avrotros-vrijdagconcert)

"Stabat Mater" by Jacopone da Todi Marjorie Bunday and Chris Stroh perform the poem and Corinna Laughlin offers commentary Poem of the Month

Sto lat temu, 2 marca 1926 r., Karol Szymanowski ukończył komponowanie Stabat Mater – dzieła, które uważam za jego największe. O zawrót głowy przyprawia, jak wiele treści, muzycznych i pozamuzycznych Szymanowski zmieścił w tej zaledwie półgodzinnej kompozycji, o której sam pisał, że jest raczej prosta, bezpośrednia i „nie przeznaczona na szerokie powodzenie”. Historia ten pogląd zweryfikowała. Zapraszam do posłuchania odcinka tradycyjnie wielkanocnego, który publikuję na tydzień przed Wielkim Piątkiem i w okolicy 79. rocznicy śmierci Szymanowskiego, w którym opowiem nie tylko o jego dziele, ale także o toposie mater dolorosa, jego genezie i muzycznych oraz plastycznych wcieleniach. W tym zadaniu pomógł mi gość specjalny – Patryk Jadczak, historyk sztuki związany z Instytutem Historii Sztuki Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego.Audycja powstała dzięki Mecenasom. Jeśli chcesz stać się jednym z nich i wspierać pierwszy polski podcast o muzyce klasycznej, odwiedź mój profil w serwisie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patronite.pl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Jeśli odcinek Ci się podobał, postaw mi wirtualną kawę! Bez niej pracować nad audycjami nie sposób. Zrobisz to w serwisie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buycoffee.to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Szafa Melomana to pierwszy polski podcast o muzyce klasycznej, tworzony przez dziennikarza Mateusza Ciupkę. To fascynujące historie kompozytorów, wykonawców i utworów, zawsze wzbogacone o liczne konteksty historyczne i kulturowe. Nowe odcinki w co drugi piątek na popularnych platformach podcastowych.Mateusz Ciupka – publicysta muzyczny, autor Szafy Melomana, pierwszego polskiego niezależnego podcastu o muzyce klasycznej, redaktor w magazynie ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ruch Muzyczny⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Pracował w Operze Krakowskiej, współpracował m.in. z Krakowskim Biurem Festiwalowym, Filharmonią Narodową i Filharmonią Śląską, publikował w „Ruchu Muzycznym”, „Dwutygodniku” i magazynie „Glissando”. Przeprowadził rozmowy m.in. z Garrickiem Ohlssonem, Masaakim Suzukim, Ermonelą Jaho i Giovannim Antoninim. Jest autorem Małej Monografii Romualda Twardowskiego, wydanej nakładem Polskiego Wydawnictwa Muzycznego w 2023 roku. Mieszka i pracuje w Pradze, w Czechach.

Habemus Podcast! CCXXIII puntata di Anima Latina con il professor Gian Luigi Beccaria - che a partire dal suo libro Sicuterat (Mondadori) - indaga parole e proverbi transitati dalla liturgia e dalla predicazione nell'italiano e nei dialetti, laddove anche la deformazione si fa indizio di vitalità popolare, e don Mario Popovic (Ufficio Lettere Latine), che richiama lo Stabat Mater, soffermandosi sullo “stare” di Maria ai piedi della croce, presenza che attraversa preghiera, musica e arte. Don Mario Popovic, sacerdote croato, è scriptor dell'Ufficio Lettere Latine della Segreteria di Stato vaticana Gian Luigi Beccaria, linguista e glottologo fra i più autorevoli studiosi della storia dell'italiano, è stato ordinario all'Università di Torino e poi professore emerito. Ha diretto per Einaudi il Dizionario di linguistica e di filologia, metrica, retorica ed è membro dell'Accademia della Crusca e dell'Accademia dei Lincei Gli ascoltatori possono inviare domande, curiosità o proposte di temi futuri con un messaggio WhatsApp al 335 124 3722 Conducono: Fabius Colagrande & Maria Milvia Morciano Puoi ascoltare tutti i podcast di Radio Vaticana - Vatican News cliccando qui: https://www.vaticannews.va/it/podcast/radio-vaticana.html

durée : 01:27:39 - En pistes ! du mercredi 28 janvier 2026 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Outre son très célèbre Stabat Mater, Pergolèse est l'auteur de nombreuses pièces de musique sacrée qui sont à l'honneur ce matin dans En Pistes. Nous rendrons également hommage au hautboïste et compositeur Victor Aviat disparu l'an dernier. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

durée : 01:27:39 - En pistes ! du mercredi 28 janvier 2026 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Outre son très célèbre Stabat Mater, Pergolèse est l'auteur de nombreuses pièces de musique sacrée qui sont à l'honneur ce matin dans En Pistes. Nous rendrons également hommage au hautboïste et compositeur Victor Aviat disparu l'an dernier. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

Many aspects of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's life seem relatively normal when it comes to composers of the Baroque era. He was prolific, died young, and his music became very famous only after his death. However, all three of these facts are complicated by the unique circumstances of Pergolesi's life. He was somewhat prolific, but dozens of pieces that were once attributed to him are no longer considered authentic, including much of the music that Igor Stravinsky made famous in his ballet Pulcinella. Pergolesi did not just die young; he died remarkably young, at the age of twenty-six, from tuberculosis. And the idea that he became famous only after his death actually made him unusual among composers of his time, when popularity during one's lifetime was the primary mark of success. Most composers quickly fell into obscurity after they died. In Pergolesi's case, the opposite occurred. There was a massive surge of interest in his music immediately after his death, which in some ways contributed to the museum-like atmosphere that classical music has today. Pergolesi was ahead of his time in many ways, and that brings us to the piece we are going to talk about today, his Stabat Mater. We will discuss what the Stabat Mater is in more detail later, but simply put, it is a musical setting of the poem Stabat Mater Dolorosa, which, in a rather clumsy translation, means "the sorrowful mother stood." This thirteenth-century Christian hymn and poem focuses on the Virgin Mary's suffering as she witnesses the crucifixion of Jesus. The text has been set to music by many composers, but Pergolesi's version, surprisingly given his relative obscurity today, has endured in a way that many settings by more famous composers have not. Today, on this Patreon-sponsored episode, we will learn a bit about Pergolesi's life, or at least what we know of it, and talk through this Baroque-era masterpiece. Join us!

durée : 01:00:07 - Maria Pourchet, écrivaine - par : Priscille Lafitte - La romancière Maria Pourchet a truffé son dernier roman, "Tressaillir" de références à Erik Satie, entre la pièce "Picadilly" et les Sarabandes, après avoir écrit son roman précédent "Feu" en immersion dans deux eaux musicales opposées : le Stabat Mater de Pergolèse et les textes de "Fauve". - réalisé par : Claire Lagarde Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

Aujourd'hui, Sennak nous rend une visite Au Pays de Jennnyyyy, pour nous présenter son jeu « Stabat Mater », grand gagnant du Prix de la Forge 2025 à Octogones. Entre atmosphère lugubre, oppression des peuples et l'analyse du comportement des loutres, venez prendre part à ce voyage !

Torquato Neto (1944-1972) poeta piauiense, retrata a contradição entre vida e morte como uma coisa natural. Acompanha o poema a obra Stabat Mater de Antonio Caldara. Escute o episódio da semana. Obrigado.

durée : 02:28:48 - France Musique est à vous du samedi 22 novembre 2025 - par : Gabrielle Oliveira-Guyon - Au programme ce samedi : Jodie Devos dans le Stabat Mater de Pergolese, l'Ensemble Huelgas, le concerto pour 2 pianos et orchestre de Francis Poulenc, avec Poulenc lui même au piano, enregistré en 1957, et bien d'autres encore. - réalisé par : Emmanuel Benito Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

In de rubriek ‘Het Klassieke Hart' in het door Hans Smit gepresenteerde programma De Klassieken op Radio 4 — dat nu NPO Klassiek heet — leidde de gast een week lang elke dag kort een favoriet in. Ik mocht de luisteraar in de week van 20 april 2015 enthousiast maken. Op donderdag koos ik voor een fragment uit ‘Stabat Mater' van Arvo Pärt, gebracht door Else Torp, William Purefoy, Christopher Watson en het Nyyd Kwartet o.l.v. Paul Hillier. Als je de hele compositie wil horen, kan dat via deze link.Laat je weten wat je vindt?

durée : 01:28:27 - En pistes ! du vendredi 10 octobre 2025 - par : Emilie Munera - Deux orchestres pour un programme contrasté à découvrir aujourd'hui dans En Pistes. Nous écouterons le Stabat Mater de Cansino et l'Espagne rêvée des compositeurs français Ravel, Ibert et Debussy. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

durée : 01:28:27 - En pistes ! du vendredi 10 octobre 2025 - par : Emilie Munera - Deux orchestres pour un programme contrasté à découvrir aujourd'hui dans En Pistes. Nous écouterons le Stabat Mater de Cansino et l'Espagne rêvée des compositeurs français Ravel, Ibert et Debussy. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

Vita, pensiero e opere di Jacopone da Todi, politico, mistico e poeta nell'Italia dei Comuni, autore del Pianto della Madonna, Stabat Mater e Donna de Paradiso.

durée : 00:17:40 - Disques de légende du vendredi 19 septembre 2025 - Dans cet enregistrement de 1998, Rinaldo Alessandrini et son Concerto Italiano s'attaquent à un classique du répertoire baroque : le "Stabat Mater" de Pergolèse, qui a connu un succès retentissant à travers l'Europe dès sa parution en 1736 malgré la mort précoce du compositeur. Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les autres épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France.

“¡Oh, dulce fuente de amor, hazme sentir tu dolor, para que llore contigo!” (Stabat Mater). María, junto a la Cruz, nos da una gran lección: saber compadecer. Se trata de asumir el sufrimiento de otro, no porque nosotros tengamos una especial capacidad para hacerlo, sino por nuestras constantes uniones con los Corazones de Jesús y de María.

Today Adam reflects on yesterday's Feast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross and today's Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. The seeming contradiction of the Cross reminds us that new life awaits us in Jesus. Adam discusses this and more in a replay of an interview with Fr. Jeffrey Kirby. Adam also talks about the beautiful text of the sequence Stabat Mater with Msgr. Eugene Morris. Download the Covenant Network app today! Pray the Visual Rosary at VisualRosary.org For more information on Covenant Network, visit OurCatholicRadio.org

Meditación sobre el Evangelio de la fiesta de hoy: Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, y del himno Stabat Mater. Se nos dice que junto a la Cruz de Jesús estaban su Madre y otras santas mujeres. Y desde la Cruz, Jesús le entrega los hombres como hijos. Detrás de la Cruz siempre encontramos el amor de María como Madre. Ilusión por acompañar a la Virgen en su dolor.

"Qu'elle avait mal, qu'elle souffrait, la tendre Mère, en contemplant son divin Fils tourmenté !"Méditation de l'évangile (Stabat Mater. Jn 19, 25-27) par le Père Jean-Baptiste ArnaudChant Final : "Dis seulement un mot" par le groupe GloriousRetrouvez tous nos contenus, articles et épisodes sur rcf.frSi vous avez apprécié cet épisode, participez à sa production en soutenant RCF.Vous pouvez également laisser un commentaire ou une note afin de nous aider à le faire rayonner sur la plateforme.Retrouvez d'autres contenus de vie spirituelle ci-dessous :Halte spirituelle : https://audmns.com/pMJdJHhB. A. -BA du christianisme : https://audmns.com/oiwPyKoLe Saint du Jour : https://audmns.com/yFRfglMEnfin une Bonne Nouvelle : https://audmns.com/afqCkPVConnaître le judaïsme : https://audmns.com/VTjtdyaEnfin, n'hésitez pas à vous abonner pour ne manquer aucun nouvel épisode.À bientôt à l'écoute de RCF sur les ondes ou sur rcf.fr !Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

"Qu'elle avait mal, qu'elle souffrait, la tendre Mère, en contemplant son divin Fils tourmenté !"Méditation de l'évangile (Stabat Mater. Jn 19, 25-27) par le Père Jean-Baptiste ArnaudChant Final : "The very thought of you" par la BBC big band hitsRetrouvez tous nos contenus, articles et épisodes sur rcf.frSi vous avez apprécié cet épisode, participez à sa production en soutenant RCF.Vous pouvez également laisser un commentaire ou une note afin de nous aider à le faire rayonner sur la plateforme.Retrouvez d'autres contenus de vie spirituelle ci-dessous :Halte spirituelle : https://audmns.com/pMJdJHhB. A. -BA du christianisme : https://audmns.com/oiwPyKoLe Saint du Jour : https://audmns.com/yFRfglMEnfin une Bonne Nouvelle : https://audmns.com/afqCkPVConnaître le judaïsme : https://audmns.com/VTjtdyaEnfin, n'hésitez pas à vous abonner pour ne manquer aucun nouvel épisode.À bientôt à l'écoute de RCF sur les ondes ou sur rcf.fr !Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

"Qu'elle avait mal, qu'elle souffrait, la tendre Mère, en contemplant son divin Fils tourmenté !"Méditation de l'évangile (Stabat Mater. Jn 19, 25-27) par le Père Jean-Baptiste ArnaudChant Final : "Dis seulement un mot" par le groupe GloriousRetrouvez tous nos contenus, articles et épisodes sur rcf.frSi vous avez apprécié cet épisode, participez à sa production en soutenant RCF.Vous pouvez également laisser un commentaire ou une note afin de nous aider à le faire rayonner sur la plateforme.Retrouvez d'autres contenus de vie spirituelle ci-dessous :Halte spirituelle : https://audmns.com/pMJdJHhB. A. -BA du christianisme : https://audmns.com/oiwPyKoLe Saint du Jour : https://audmns.com/yFRfglMEnfin une Bonne Nouvelle : https://audmns.com/afqCkPVConnaître le judaïsme : https://audmns.com/VTjtdyaEnfin, n'hésitez pas à vous abonner pour ne manquer aucun nouvel épisode.À bientôt à l'écoute de RCF sur les ondes ou sur rcf.fr !Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

durée : 01:29:08 - En pistes ! du jeudi 29 mai 2025 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Deux symphonies zéros signées Schumann et Bruckner à découvrir aujourd'hui dans En Pistes ! Il y aura aussi de la musique sacrée avec le Te Deum et l'unique oratorio de Louis-Nicolas Clérambault, ainsi que le Stabat Mater de Dvorak...

durée : 01:29:08 - En pistes ! du jeudi 29 mai 2025 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Deux symphonies zéros signées Schumann et Bruckner à découvrir aujourd'hui dans En Pistes ! Il y aura aussi de la musique sacrée avec le Te Deum et l'unique oratorio de Louis-Nicolas Clérambault, ainsi que le Stabat Mater de Dvorak...

Avec Magali, et Alexandra Site web :https://www.meredemisericorde.org/actualites/sessions-stabat-2025/

Oggi a Cult: Barbara Sorrentini dal Festival di Cannes; 24° edizione dell'Esposizione Internazionale di Triennale Milano intitolata "Inequalities"; Liv Ferracchiati in due debutti al Piccolo Teatro: "La morte a Venezia" e "Stabat Mater"; la rubrica ExtraCult a cura di Chawki Senouci...

ReferencesPlant Physiology 1986. Oct;82(2):448–453.J Biol Chem. 2024 Oct 24;300(12):107920Guerra, DJ.2025 Unpublished Biochemistry LecturesJon Anderson, Steve Howe, r Bill Buford Rick Wakeman  1972. Close to the edge lp. YEShttps://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lYv_TpuiFzrPaTq69e0eJdT1XLZT2wyTU&si=rffZoZ3bLr1fJLGxScarlotti, D. 1702. Harpisicord Sonatas incl.Stabat Mater, Salve Reginahttps://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nsdCG62KAMzpZM3cC-Oxi-xPdNodPGVJI&si=WO8HvsB9RZYzU1bt

Carlos Iribarren | La imagen de la Virgen María sosteniendo el cuerpo de su hijo tras la crucifixión ha inspirado a artistas de todas las épocas y disciplinas. Aunque quizá nos vengan primero a la cabeza los cuadros y las esculturas más célebres, aquí nos dedicamos a la música y queremos compartir con vosotros varias obras tituladas Stabat Mater, en las que se ha destacado ese momento tan emotivo a través de una música conmovedora. Son piezas compuestas por Joseph Haydn, Zoltán Kodaly, Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi y 3 maestros checos: Ryba, Tucapsky y el genio Antonín Dvorak. Carlos y Mario comparten micrófonos con el musicólogo y entusiasta David González Nuño, quien tiene la habilidad de contarnos muchos detalles con precisión de cirujano. Todo con la finalidad de que disfrutes al máximo de la nueva y sacra entrega de Hoy Toca, el programa de Clásica FM que te quiere sorprender

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link!The sorrowful mother stood weeping. As Good Friday approaches, we pause to contemplate a profound yet often overlooked dimension of Christ's Passion—the compassion of His mother, Mary, who didn't merely witness the Crucifixion but actively participated in the redemptive sacrifice.Mary's journey of suffering began when Simeon prophesied that a sword would pierce her soul, but reached its crescendo at Calvary. There, as St. Ambrose beautifully notes, when she gazed upon her Son's wounds, "what filled her mind was not the death of this beloved son but the salvation of the world." This remarkable insight reveals how Mary transcended personal grief to embrace a mother's ultimate sacrifice—willingly offering her Son for mankind's redemption. Her tears mingled with Christ's blood in a mystical cooperation that extends salvation to all generations.The spiritual practices suggested during this meditation provide practical ways to honor Our Lady of Compassion: praying the Stabat Mater, attending Stations of the Cross, contemplating Mary's sorrows, and returning to the daily rosary if we've abandoned it. As we enter this final week of Lent, Mary's example calls us to deepen our commitment to prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Her sorrowful yet immaculate heart offers refuge to sinners and a model of perfect conformity to God's will even in the face of unimaginable suffering.Join us in this meditation on Mary's compassion, and let her tears of love wash over your soul as we prepare for the sacred mysteries of Holy Week. Has your devotion to Our Lady grown cold? This Passion Week offers the perfect opportunity to stand with her at the foot of the Cross and rediscover the transformative power of a mother's love.Support the showSponsored by Recusant Cellars, an unapologetically Catholic and pro-life winery from Washington state. Use code BASED25 at checkout for 10% off! https://recusantcellars.com/Also sponsored by Quest Pipe Co. Get your St Isaac Jogues pipe here: https://questpipeco.com/discount/Amish?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fst-isaac-jogues-limited-edition********************************************************Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsxnv80ByFV4OGvt_kImjQ?sub_confirmation=1https://www.avoidingbabylon.comMerchandise: https://shop.avoidingbabylon.comLocals Community: https://avoidingbabylon.locals.comRSS Feed for Podcast Apps: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1987412.rssSpiritusTV: https://spiritustv.com/@avoidingbabylonRumble: https://rumble.com/c/AvoidingBabylon

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link!The transformative power of forgiveness takes center stage as we journey through the Thursday of Passion Week, with just nine days remaining until Easter. Through the moving Gospel story of Mary Magdalene washing Jesus' feet with her tears, we discover the perfect counterpart to the parable of the Prodigal Son—a firsthand account of divine mercy from the recipient's perspective.Mary Magdalene's encounter with Christ reveals how true conversion happens: having sought happiness in worldly pleasures and finding only emptiness, she sees in Jesus something authentic and beautiful that awakens her soul. Her silent tears and humble gestures speak volumes, and Christ's response teaches us everything about genuine forgiveness. Unlike Simon, Jesus—though perfectly pure—accepts her touch, her repentance, and simply tells her, "Go in peace." No lecture, no conditions—just complete restoration.This meditation arrives at the perfect moment as we prepare for Holy Week. St. John Vianney reminds us that "it is not the sinner who comes to God to ask forgiveness, but God himself who runs after the sinner." His warning that claiming our sins are too great for God's mercy is "a great blasphemy" challenges us to trust in limitless divine forgiveness. Whether you've maintained regular confession or haven't been in years, what better time than Passion Week to experience the mercy Christ offers? Our twofold resolution emerges clearly: prepare carefully for Easter confession with genuine contrition, and extend that same forgiveness to others who have wronged us. Share your thoughts on forgiveness and join us tomorrow as we contemplate Our Lady of Compassion through the beautiful Stabat Mater.Support the showSponsored by Recusant Cellars, an unapologetically Catholic and pro-life winery from Washington state. Use code BASED25 at checkout for 10% off! https://recusantcellars.com/Also sponsored by Quest Pipe Co. Get your St Isaac Jogues pipe here: https://questpipeco.com/discount/Amish?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fst-isaac-jogues-limited-edition********************************************************Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsxnv80ByFV4OGvt_kImjQ?sub_confirmation=1https://www.avoidingbabylon.comMerchandise: https://shop.avoidingbabylon.comLocals Community: https://avoidingbabylon.locals.comRSS Feed for Podcast Apps: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1987412.rssSpiritusTV: https://spiritustv.com/@avoidingbabylonRumble: https://rumble.com/c/AvoidingBabylon

P. Juan Manuel (Argentina)“De la mano de María, tú y yo queremos también consolar a Jesús, aceptando siempre y en todo la Voluntad de su Padre, de nuestro Padre”. San Josemaría nos enseña a acompañar a María en el camino de dolor que fue el Camino de la Cruz.[Ver Meditación Escrita] https://www.hablarconjesus.com/meditaciones-escritas/

Music and conversation around an upcoming concert in Sandpoint, ID

Antonín Dvořák - Stabat Mater: Tui Nati VulneratiWestminster Choir New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Zdenek Macal, conductorMore info about today's track: Delos DE3227Courtesy of Naxos of America Inc. SubscribeYou can subscribe to this podcast in Apple Podcasts, or by using the Daily Download podcast RSS feed.Purchase this recordingAmazon

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link!Death has become something our modern world sanitizes with euphemisms and "celebrations of life." We avoid speaking directly about mortality, even among Christians. But what if our understanding of death is fundamentally flawed?The Gospel presents us with a profound truth about death – it's not the end of life, but merely a passage to something greater. When Jesus says Lazarus is merely sleeping before raising him from the dead, He's revealing something essential about our human condition. What we habitually call "life" in the natural sense isn't true life at all. True life is supernatural life, our participation in divine life.This understanding transforms everything about how we approach death. For those who die in a state of grace, "life is changed, not taken away," as the beautiful preface of the Mass for the Dead tells us. Gone is the need to fear or avoid the subject of mortality. Instead, we can speak openly with our children about death, pray for those in their final agony, and remember that a "happy death" has nothing to do with physical comfort and everything to do with spiritual readiness.During these final weeks of Lent, let's reclaim these powerful spiritual truths. Make time for devotions like the Stations of the Cross, especially on Fridays. Listen to the haunting beauty of the Stabat Mater. Most importantly, cultivate those daily practices that keep us mindful of our mortality without succumbing to fear: make an act of acceptance regarding your own death, foster the virtue of hope, pray for those approaching death, and remember the faithful departed through prayer, Masses, and indulgences.What state do you hope to be in when your final moment comes? How might embracing rather than avoiding the reality of death transform your daily life? Join us as we continue our Lenten journey toward the mystery of Christ's death and resurrection.Support the showSponsored by Recusant Cellars, an unapologetically Catholic and pro-life winery from Washington state. Use code BASED25 at checkout for 10% off! https://recusantcellars.com/Also sponsored by Quest Pipe Co. Get your St Isaac Jogues pipe here: https://questpipeco.com/discount/Amish?redirect=%2Fproducts%2Fst-isaac-jogues-limited-edition********************************************************Please subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKsxnv80ByFV4OGvt_kImjQ?sub_confirmation=1https://www.avoidingbabylon.comMerchandise: https://shop.avoidingbabylon.comLocals Community: https://avoidingbabylon.locals.comRSS Feed for Podcast Apps: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/1987412.rssSpiritusTV: https://spiritustv.com/@avoidingbabylonRumble: https://rumble.com/c/AvoidingBabylon

durée : 00:15:13 - Disques de légende du jeudi 27 mars 2025 - En 1995 paraissait chez Deutsche Harmonia Mundi un disque consacré au "Requiem à 15" de Biber et au "Stabat Mater" de Steffani, dirigés par Gustav Leonhardt : c'est le dernier enregistrement du musicien sur son label historique.

Full Text of ReadingsFourth Sunday of Advent Lectionary: 12The Saint of the day is Blessed Jacopone da TodiJacopone da Todi's Story Jacomo or James, was born a noble member of the Benedetti family in the northern Italian city of Todi. He became a successful lawyer and married a pious, generous lady named Vanna. His young wife took it upon herself to do penance for the worldly excesses of her husband. One day Vanna, at the insistence of Jacomo, attended a public tournament. She was sitting in the stands with the other noble ladies when the stands collapsed. Vanna was killed. Her shaken husband was even more disturbed when he realized that the penitential girdle she wore was for his sinfulness. On the spot, he vowed to radically change his life. Jacomo divided his possessions among the poor and entered the Secular Franciscan Order. Often dressed in penitential rags, he was mocked as a fool and called Jacopone, or “Crazy Jim,” by his former associates. The name became dear to him. After 10 years of such humiliation, Jacopone asked to be received into the Order of Friars Minor. Because of his reputation, his request was initially refused. He composed a beautiful poem on the vanities of the world, an act that eventually led to his admission into the Order in 1278. He continued to lead a life of strict penance, declining to be ordained a priest. Meanwhile, he was writing popular hymns in the vernacular. Jacopone suddenly found himself a leader in a disturbing religious movement among the Franciscans. The Spirituals, as they were called, wanted a return to the strict poverty of Francis. They had on their side two cardinals of the Church and Pope Celestine V. These two cardinals though, opposed Celestine's successor, Boniface VIII. At the age of 68, Jacopone was excommunicated and imprisoned. Although he acknowledged his mistake, Jacopone was not absolved and released until Benedict XI became pope five years later. He had accepted his imprisonment as penance. He spent the final three years of his life more spiritual than ever, weeping “because Love is not loved.” During this time he wrote the famous Latin hymn, Stabat Mater. On Christmas Eve in 1306, Jacopone felt that his end was near. He was in a convent of the Poor Clares with his friend, Blessed John of La Verna. Like Francis, Jacopone welcomed “Sister Death” with one of his favorite songs. It is said that he finished the song and died as the priest intoned the “Gloria” from the midnight Mass at Christmas. From the time of his death Brother Jacopone has been venerated as a saint. Reflection His contemporaries called Jacopone, “Crazy Jim.” We might well echo their taunt, for what else can you say about a man who broke into song in the midst of all his troubles? We still sing Jacopone's saddest song, the Stabat Mater, but we Christians claim another song as our own, even when the daily headlines resound with discordant notes. Jacopone's whole life rang out our song: “Alleluia!” May he inspire us to keep singing. Click here for more on Blessed Jacopone! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Jeremy Sams selects his favourite version of Poulenc's Stabat Mater.

One of the great roles of Holy Mother Church is to teach us how to speak to God, to create in our hearts the proper dispositions of religion. She does this especially through her liturgy, where we have a ceremony prepared for us such that all we have to do is enter into it and make ourselves one with it, as far as possible, in order to become holy.One of the most powerful ways in which the Church teaches us the sentiments we should have in our souls, and creates those sentiments in us is through her hymns. There are hundreds upon hundreds of hymns that have been created throughout the centuries, providing the Church with a vast musical repertoire.Among them all, there are two, however, that seem to stand out above the rest, two hymns of sorrow, two hymns concerned with the most lamentable topic possible: death.One is the Dies Irae, about the Last Judgment; the other is the Stabat Mater, about Our Lady witnessing the death of Our Lord.Both were composed in the 1200s; both were used as sequences at Mass and were among the five sequences that were kept by Pope Pius V when he canonized the Tridentine Mass.Both of them were set to music by great composers on their deathbed. Mozart was composing music for the Dies Irae when he died at the age of 35; Pergolesi was composing music for the Stabat Mater when he died at the age of 26.Both of them were lost to the liturgy of the Church when the Novus Ordo Mass got rid of Latin and Gregorian Chant. We are blessed to be able to hold on to them and profit from them by holding on to the traditional Mass.We are more familiar with the Stabat Mater than the Dies Irae because we sing the Stabat Mater whenever we pray the Stations of the Cross during Lent.The Franciscans have a great devotion to the Passion of Our Lord and you know that St. Francis of Assisi received the very wounds of Our Lord in his body. Less than a century after the death of St. Francis, the Franciscan Jacopone da Todi composed the Stabat Mater. His composition is so beautiful and inspiring that over 300 composers have set the words of the hymn to music.The hymns has twenty stanzas. The first four stanzas set the scene by telling the story of what is happening; the next four stanzas make an appeal to the one listening to the hymn to have sympathy for this mother who is standing at the foot of the cross of her dying Son. Then there are ten stanzas addressed directly to Our Lady, making beautiful requests of her. Finally, the hymn ends with two stanzas addressed to Our Lord, asking Him that we may go to Heaven when we die.I would like for us to focus upon those ten stanzas in the middle of the hymn where we make our appeal to Our Lady.

I met Daniel Meyer while performing with the Stewart Copeland Orchestra in Erie, PA. From the very first song, his energy gave me chills. To watch a conductor use every morsel of his body into a new body of work, is quite jaw-dropping. As soon as I asked Daniel to be a guest on my podcast, he immediately said yes. And what's crazy? I've always wanted to know how a conductor secures such a niché profession.   As Music Director of the Erie Philharmonic, Artistic Director of the Westmoreland Symphony and Cleveland's BlueWater Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Meyer has reinvigorated orchestras with his innovative programs, engaging presence and keen musical intellect.  Named Music Director of the Lakeside Symphony Orchestra, Meyer took the helm of the historic summer music festival in July 2019.    A native of Cleveland, Meyer studied conducting at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar, and is a graduate of Denison University and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He composed and conducted works for ensembles at both schools, including a Stabat Mater for soprano, chorus and orchestra. At Boston University, Meyer received the Orchestral Conducting Honors Award and was awarded the prestigious Aspen Conducting Prize from David Zinman. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tamartalks/support

Gundula Janowitz Maureen Forrester Berlin Philharmonic Conductor: Claudio Abbado Salzburg Festival 6 August 1968 Broadcast

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Charles Villiers Stanford. With Jeremy DibbleMarking the centenary of his death, Composer of the Week explores the remarkable life and music of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford. Stanford was one of the leading musicians of his generation and, along with Parry and Mackenzie, he was one of the main protagonists in Britain's musical renaissance at the end of the 19th century. Born in Dublin, Stanford rose to the very top of the British music scene, as both a conductor and composer. He also maintained strong links to Germany, following his studies in Leipzig and Berlin. Stanford's works were popular in Europe, as well as Britain, with conductors such as Hans Richter promoting his music. Today, Stanford is largely remembered for his sacred works, however his prolific output covers most genres and he had a particular passion for opera. He was an influential teacher at the Royal College of Music and Cambridge University; many future musical luminaries passed through his classes, including Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Rebecca Clarke and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Stanford was a tremendous force for good in British music, and in honour of his contribution to British culture, his ashes are interred in Westminster Abbey close to the remains of Henry Purcell. This week, Donald Macleod is joined by Stanford biographer, Jeremy Dibble to explore Stanford life and music.Music Featured:The Bluebird, Op 119 No 3 (excerpt) Three Intermezzi, Op 13 No 1 (Allegretto scherzando) The Resurrection, Op 5 Symphony No 1 (Scherzo) The Veiled Prophet (Act 2 Love Duet) Service in B flat major, Op 10 (Magnificat) Symphony No 2 ‘Elegiac' (Lento espressivo) To the Rose, Op 19 No 3 Piano Trio No 1, Op 35 (Allegretto con moto) Elegiac Ode, Op 21 (The night, in silence, under many a star) The Lord is my Shepherd Symphony No 3, Op 28 “Irish” (Allegro molto Vivace) Piano Quintet in D minor, Op 25 (Allegro risoluto) A Child's Garland of Songs, Op 30 No 9 (My ship and me) The Clown's Song from Twelfth Night', Op 65 No 3 Six Irish Fantasies, Op 54 No 3 (Jig) Symphony No 5, Op 56 ‘L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso' (Andante molto tranquillo) Shamus O'Brien, Op 61 (Act 2 Captain Trevor's Song) Requiem, Op 63 (Agnus Dei et Lux aeterna) Te Deum, Op 66 (Judex crederis) Ten Dances, Old and New, Op 58 No 1 (Valse) Songs of the Sea, Op 91 No 3 (Devon, O Devon, in wind and rain) Magnificat in G, Op 81 String Quartet No 4 in G minor, Op 99 (Allegro molto vivace) Stabat Mater, Op 96 (Virgo virginum praeclara) String Quintet No 2 in C minor, Op 86 (Andante) A Song of Hope, Op 113 No 3 Six Songs from ‘The Glens of Antrim', Op 174 No 2 (The sailor man) String Quartet No 7 in C minor, Op 166 (Allegro molto) Irish Rhapsody No 4, Op 141 (The Fisherman of Loch Neagh and What he Saw) An Irish Idyll in Six Miniatures, Op 77 No 2 (The Fairy Lough) Mass Via Victrix, Op 173 (Agnus Dei) How beauteous are their feetPresented by Donald Macleod Produced by Luke Whitlock for BBC Audio Wales and WestFor full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001xdr0And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we've featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z

Full Text of ReadingsFriday of the Third Week of Advent Lectionary: 198The Saint of the day is Blessed Jacopone da TodiJacopone da Todi's Story Jacomo or James, was born a noble member of the Benedetti family in the northern Italian city of Todi. He became a successful lawyer and married a pious, generous lady named Vanna. His young wife took it upon herself to do penance for the worldly excesses of her husband. One day Vanna, at the insistence of Jacomo, attended a public tournament. She was sitting in the stands with the other noble ladies when the stands collapsed. Vanna was killed. Her shaken husband was even more disturbed when he realized that the penitential girdle she wore was for his sinfulness. On the spot, he vowed to radically change his life. Jacomo divided his possessions among the poor and entered the Secular Franciscan Order. Often dressed in penitential rags, he was mocked as a fool and called Jacopone, or “Crazy Jim,” by his former associates. The name became dear to him. After 10 years of such humiliation, Jacopone asked to be received into the Order of Friars Minor. Because of his reputation, his request was initially refused. He composed a beautiful poem on the vanities of the world, an act that eventually led to his admission into the Order in 1278. He continued to lead a life of strict penance, declining to be ordained a priest. Meanwhile, he was writing popular hymns in the vernacular. Jacopone suddenly found himself a leader in a disturbing religious movement among the Franciscans. The Spirituals, as they were called, wanted a return to the strict poverty of Francis. They had on their side two cardinals of the Church and Pope Celestine V. These two cardinals though, opposed Celestine's successor, Boniface VIII. At the age of 68, Jacopone was excommunicated and imprisoned. Although he acknowledged his mistake, Jacopone was not absolved and released until Benedict XI became pope five years later. He had accepted his imprisonment as penance. He spent the final three years of his life more spiritual than ever, weeping “because Love is not loved.” During this time he wrote the famous Latin hymn, Stabat Mater. On Christmas Eve in 1306, Jacopone felt that his end was near. He was in a convent of the Poor Clares with his friend, Blessed John of La Verna. Like Francis, Jacopone welcomed “Sister Death” with one of his favorite songs. It is said that he finished the song and died as the priest intoned the “Gloria” from the midnight Mass at Christmas. From the time of his death Brother Jacopone has been venerated as a saint. Reflection His contemporaries called Jacopone, “Crazy Jim.” We might well echo their taunt, for what else can you say about a man who broke into song in the midst of all his troubles? We still sing Jacopone's saddest song, the Stabat Mater, but we Christians claim another song as our own, even when the daily headlines resound with discordant notes. Jacopone's whole life rang out our song: “Alleluia!” May he inspire us to keep singing. Click here for more on Blessed Jacopone! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media