Christian Music

In December 2006, New Line Cinema released a beautiful version of the Nativity story, focusing on Mary and Joseph. We post here links to a ten part version of the film on You Tube.

T. from the Haifa community has sent us some music (hymns in English) and art to help us meditate on the Lenten season.

In a short movie Fr. Piotr explains some features of the most popular catholic hymn for the period of Lent: Stabat Mater.

Kelley Mooney's spiritual lyrical adaptation of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" for the Easter season.

Myriam from the Haifa community has sent us a collection of sacred music for Good Friday, the day on which Jesus gave up his life for us.

Here is some of the most beautiful hymns for the Holy Triduum with the lyrics, translation and the links to the music notes. May this time, called the most important liturgical season be for all of us the time of special Grace. Let us meet on the Liturgy on these most holy days.

T. from the Haifa kehilla has sent us a collection of video clips of Psalm 51, the great repentance psalm, to help us enter the spirit of Ash Wednesday.

We received from a friend a beautiful film clip of a song of a rabbi and a bishop singing together.

Hallelujah - Praise God ! This biblical commandment has become a religious exclamation of joy and thanksgiving. In this spirit we present here a collection of Hallelujahs from the Christian tradition.

In the twentieth century new forms of worship developed in the countries outside of Europe. This new sacred music represented a growing openness to the cultures of the countries in which the Catholic faith was practised. Here we present pieces of two popular masses, Missa Creola from Latin America and Missa Luba from central Africa.

Dana Winner, a Belgian singer, has produced a beautiful song that serves as a prayer for our children. T. from the Haifa kehilla sent us the song.

Thanks to two members of the Haifa community, L.S. and T.T. we have collected more Christmas carols from different countries and a variety of traditions.

In Georgia, there is a small community of Assyrian Christians, who found refuge there at the time of persecutions in the early twentieth century.

T. from the Haifa kehilla prepared a video clip with music to celebrate the Feast of Saint Francis.

A dear friend, V. translated three well known carols into Hebrew so that they could be sung in Hebrew too.

The Christian tradition of special songs for Christmas began in the Middle Ages. The songs helped prepare the community for Christmas joy and the tradition is to sing these songs during Advent and in the Christmas period as an expression of joy. Many songs are sung throughout the Christian world in translation.

On Saturday, July 4, 2015, a group of musicians sang the hymn “Amazing Grace” in the presence of Pope Francis during a prayer service for persecuted Christians.

In the light of the Encyclical Laudato si, we publish the link to a beautiful presentation in dance and music on the environment sent to us by T. from the Haifa kehilla.

In times of terror and tragedy, it is good to highlight other images of harmony and coexistence.

An Austrian television station recorded the beloved Christmas hymn “Silent Night” in various languages and the medley began with Hebrew and Arabic in the chapel of Saints Simeon and Anne House in Jerusalem.