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"No storm can shake my inmost calm while to that rock I'm clinging.
Since Love is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing?"
~ "How Can I Keep from Singing" - attributed to Robert Lowry (1826-1899), alt.With our church building closed for the time being, here are recordings, images, and other resources to enable everyone to continue to sing and pray with St. Edward's and the universal Church. Let us cling to God our rock, and may the Holy Spirit grant us protection, healing, and deliverance from the trials we are facing. May we keep praying and may we keep singing!
Added 3/31/2020: new daily reflection
Added 3/30/2020: new daily reflection; gallery of Stations of the Cross hanging in classroom hallway
Added 3/29/2020: new daily reflection; "Penance Service #1" musical recording
Other recent updates from St. Edward's
+ 3/30/2020 Flocknote from Msgr. Enke: Reflection on Lazarus and the 'Urbi et Orbi' service celebrated by Pope Francis on 3/27/2020 (video of the service here; English translation of the homily here)
+ 3/29/2020 Bulletin: includes Lectio Divina insert that uses the Gospels for this week's Masses
+ 3/27/2020 Parish Flocknote: Letter from Msgr. Enke, timely prayers, other information
+ 3/25/2020 Parish Flocknote: Bishop Brennan calls for special Day of Prayer on Friday, 3/27
+ 3/23/2020 Note from Msgr. Enke: "The Kindness of Strangers and Parishioners"Paul Radkowski, Director of Music
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3/31/2020 Daily Reflection
"O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come to you."
These words are from verse 2 of Psalm 102, the Responsorial Psalm for Mass today, March 31, 2020. I often find myself thinking of these words before mentally saying my short litany of prayers every morning.
One of those prayers comes from the years that I spent living in Pittsburgh. Before coming to St. Edward's, I served as a teacher and chaplain at The Neighborhood Academy, a faith-based, non-sectarian high school. Every day began with a short worship service, which ended with the communal recitation of the school prayer. The prayer was a slightly modified version of the "Prayer for Use by a Sick Person" in the Book of Common Prayer (USA, p. 451). As adapted by the school, the text of the prayer is:This is another day, O Lord.
I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready for whatever it may be.
If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely.
If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly.
If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently.
And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly.
Make these words more than words, and give me your Spirit. Amen.For me, the words of this prayer have been especially powerful in recent days. It's written in the first-person, so I've always prayed it rather personally. But lately, I'm finding that I'm praying it more as a prayer for others. I pray that all of the essential workers around our state, country, and world will indeed "stand bravely." I pray that all of us called to "sit still" and "lie low" will indeed do it quietly and patiently.
Mostly, though, I find myself lingering on that "do nothing" line. Right now, so many cannot do what they desire because they are confined to quarantines and hospital beds. So many can no longer do their work because they have lost their jobs--temporarily or permanently. So many feel they can do nothing because they are paralyzed by anxiety and worry.
The words of the prayer ask that those who are called to "do nothing" may do it "gallantly." The word "gallantly" isn't used as much as it used to be, but here, it means bravely. Heroically. Without fear.
And so today, let us pray that we all may be so gallant in whatever we are asked to do...and that whatever we are asked to do, God will indeed give us his Spirit.
O Lord, hear our prayer, and let our cry come to you.
St. Edward the Confessor, pray for us. Amen.
~ Paul Radkowski, Director of Music/Campus Minister
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Recordings from St. Edward's Music Ministry
Below are recordings that have been made throughout the years by St. Edward's Music Ministry (many during Masses/liturgies, others during rehearsals). Some are single songs, while others are short service podcasts that include multiple songs. Some also include petitions and other prayers. Additional recordings will continue to be added in the days and weeks to come.
Music lists for the prayer services are below. (Click the title of the service for a program/worship aid.)
+ Penance Service #1 (Christ, Be Our Light; Here I Am, Lord; Be Not Afraid)
+ Eucharist Service (Eat This Bread, Take and Eat This Bread, I Am the Bread of Life)
+ Unity in Christ Service (Christ, Be Near at Either Hand; The Lord Is My Light; In You, We Are One; Lift High the Cross)
+ Holy Spirit Service (Come, Holy Ghost; Gracious Spirit, Dwell with Me; Veni Creator Spiritus)
+ Passion & Death Service (Were You There; Adoramus Te, Christe; The Seven Last Words of Christ; O Sacred Head Surrounded)
+ Lenten Service #1 (I Heard the Voice of Jesus; Amazing Grace; In Every Age; You Are Mine)
+ Lenten Service #2 (The King of Love My Shepherd Is; Amazing Grace; Merciful and Tender; The Thorn Tree) -
Permission to podcast/stream all copyrighted music in these services is obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A-731140. Thank you to ONE LICENSE and the various musical publishers for granting gratis podcast and reprint licensing permission from now through April 15, 2020. Thank you also to our choir members, bell choir members, cantors, and instrumentalists for their ministry and to Kevin Skinner for making many of the recordings.
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Resources from the Diocese of Columbus
+ Diocesan YouTube: recorded Daily Mass videos with Bishop Brennan from St. Joseph Cathedral
+ Latest Coronavirus Updates from the Diocese of Columbus
+ Diocesan Radio, TV, and Online Mass Schedule
+ Liturgical and Prayer Resources
+ St. Gabriel Radio (AM 820): listen on your radio or livestream online -
Other Resources
Streaming Daily Masses available for viewing
+ Diocese of Columbus: recorded Daily Mass videos with Bishop Brennan from St. Joseph Cathedral
+ EWTN: Daily Mass broadcasts from EWTN's Our Lady of the Angels Chapel (Irondale, AL)
+ Catholic TV: Sunday and weekday Masses from Catholic TV's Chapel of the Holy Cross (Watertown, MA), the National Shrine (Washington, DC), and the University of Notre Dame (IN).
+ Word on Fire: Daily Mass from the chapel of Bishop Robert Barron (Santa Barbara, CA)
Catholic television channel livestreams
+ EWTN (USA)
+ Catholic TV (USA)
+ Salt + Light TV (Canada)
Catholic radio stations (with online livestreams)
+ St. Gabriel Radio (Columbus, AM 820)
+ Sacred Heart Radio (Cincinnati & northern KY)
+ Great Catholic Music (OH): 24/7 streaming music
+ Catholic Radio Network (MO, KS, CO)
+ The Station of the Cross (NY, northeast OH, northwest PA, MA)
+ Relevant Radio (USA)
USCCB (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)
+ Daily Mass readings (printed)
Daily Mass & Liturgy of the Hours texts (e.g. Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, Night Prayer)
+ Give Us This Day: Digital edition is free during March and April 2020.
+ Magnificat: Digital edition is free until further notice.
+ Universalis
+ Sunday Morning Prayer: from Liturgy Training Publications (LTP)
Laudete App (Mass readings, Liturgy of the Hours, Stations of the Cross, other prayers, and more)
+ Apple
+ Android
Other Prayers and Resources
+ A Prayer Amid an Epidemic: from Kerry Weber, executive editor of America