Category: beauty
Statuary from Laon Cathedral
I don’t pretend these random shots capture the glory of Laon Cathedral and I did not get an adequate picture of the highly impressive oxen statues in the tower (see…
#MarianMay – the playlist
After the enormous success of #ChoralMarch and #AprilCountry, #MarianMay did not perhaps set the Internet on fire, but I did enjoy exploring the wide range of Marian-inspired music, with a good representation from contemporary, living…
#MarianMay , Beata viscera Mariae Virginis, set by William Byrd, performed by The King’s Singers
#ChoralMarch began with The King’s Singers performing Tallis’ “Spem in Alium”, so it seems appropriate as #MarianMay comes to an end to return to The King’s Singers and another work of the…
#MarianMay : Magnificat, John Taverner, performed by Chanticleer
From labelmate of The Beatles on their own Apple Records, to composer of devout works of Orthodox faith, John Taverner followed an unconventional path from hippy fandom (the rather arch…
#MarianMay, “Regina Caeli Laetare”, The Cathedral Singers
Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia; Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia, Resurrexit, sicut dixit, alleluia: Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.
#MarianMay , Frank Patterson singing “Queen of The May”
Here is Clonmel’s own Frank Patterson with a song inextricably associated for many with the month of May and Mary: Here is Patterson singing this hymn live:
Infinity Gauntlet or Reliquary of St Teresa of Avila?
One of the above is Thanos’ Infinity Gauntlet in this year’s mega-super-blockbuster Avengers: Endgame, the other is the reliquary of St. Teresa de Jesus. Via: <blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Did…
Séamus Sweeney 