Christian Music

As we continue to pray for the Iraqi people, especially those murdered, wounded and displaced, Shiites, Yazidis, Christians and others, we can watch a beautiful video clip.

It's not very common to see a Franciscan friar skateboarding, but for Fra Grabriel, it's business as usual.

T. sent us a video clip to help us into the joy of this Sunday of Advent.

On December 24, 2014, Israeli opera singer, Chen Reiss, sang a part of the creed, as composed by Mozart, during the mass celebrated by Pope Francis.

This devotional song is comprised of traditional Arabic prayers together with the Hebrew words of Psalm 147:12-13, exhorting Jerusalem to praise God. It is performed by Muhammad Al-Hussaini with Geoffrey Ahn and Paul Sims.

A member of the Jaffa kehills sent us a few more carols in order to strengthen the Christmas spirit.

Copts sing in the ruins of a church burnt down by Islamic radicals. Here is clip sent by a friend that resounds with hope.

The official anthem for the Pope’s visit was produced by a group of Holy Land musicians. The lyrics were written by Rabab Zaitoun and the music was composed by Luai Zaher and Rabab Zaitoun.

Benny, seminarian in the Vicariate community, sent us a beautiful rendition of Psalm 23 in Tagalog to help us continue to pray for our Filipino brothers and sisters in the areas hit by Typhoon Yolanda.

Jeoffrey Benward and Jeff Silvey wrote the words to this song, performed in the Easter celebration of a congregation of the Assemblies of God in the United States.

A friend sent us a beautiful video clip of a song for Pope Francis in Spanish and we publish the link here.

A magnificent performance of the Halleluiah from Handel’s Messiah in Hebrew can now be enjoyed on YouTube.

A friend sent us a link to a beautiful animated film produced by Michael Aldashin in Moscow.

T. from the Haifa kehilla has sent us a list of video clips that can accompany the Week of Prayer for Christian unity that begins today.

Saint Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was a theologian, a mystic and a musician. She was officially inscribed in the universal catalogue of saints on May 10, 2012.

In 2013, the World Youth Day will be held in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The anthem for this occasion has been released.

"Yanbou' al-Mahabba" (Fountain of Love) is a choir from Jordan that sings Christian music.

Dima, a member of our kehillot, recommends listening to a special mass, composed in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The last psalm of the Book of Psalms is a final and eschatological song of praise. The musicians and dancers of the Temple lead all of creation – every breathing being – in a splendid and all-encompassing song of hallelu-jah (Praise Yah). The psalm has inspired generations of composers and singers and we have gathered a few of these compositions from a variety of traditions.

L. and S. from the Haifa community sent us a beautiful hymn in honor of Mary, mother of Jesus from the Russian tradition, in Slavonic. The hymn, originally from the Byzantine liturgy in Greek, is accompanied here with images of Mary from the West and from the East.