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Praying the Rosary with St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori

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The first Rosary CD to feature the music of a saint has been released by the Redemptorists of the Denver Province entitled, Praying the Rosary with St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori. The 2-CD set is dedicated to Our Mother of Perpetual Help, the name by which the Redemptorists make the Blessed Mother known throughout the world, as stipulated by Pope Pius IX in 1866. A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of this CD will be used to fund the work of the Redemptorist missions in Brazil and Nigeria. 

Original music composed by St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787), founder of the Redemptorists, is played during the reading of the Rosary and the twenty meditations, also by St. Alphonsus. A majority of the meditations are taken from his great spiritual masterpiece, The Glories of Mary.

This CD set features the first time the music of St. Alphonsus will be heard and certainly the first time in English.

Produced and arranged by Little Lamb Music, St. Alphonsus words and hymns are performed and sung by Award winning artist, Ray Herrmann, members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Master Chorale, and the Padre Serra Children's Choir. Rev. Peter Schavitz, C.Ss.R. leads the listeners in the Rosary.

CD 1 features 15 tracks and CD 2 features 14 tracks.
 


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Date: 
2008

Tracks:

1. Oh World You Are No More For Me (7:17)

2. From Starry Skies Descending (00:59) Listen (00:30 seconds)

3. Opening Prayers (2:56)

4. First Joyful Mystery (3:32)

5. Second Joyful Mystery (3:36)

6. Third Joyful Mystery (3:32)

7. Fourth Joyful Mystery (3:41)

8. Fifth Joyful Mystery (4:59)

9. Chaplet of the Blessed Sacrament (1:36)

10. Opening Prayers (3:00)

11. First Luminous Mystery (3:24)

12. Second Luminous Mystery (3:35)

13. Third Luminous Mystery (3:21)

14. Fourth Luminous Mystery (3:35)

15. Fifth Luminous Mystery (4:54)

16. To Jesus in His Passion (1:00) Listen (00:30 seconds)

17. Opening Prayers (3:00)

18. First Sorrowful Mystery (3:51)

19. Second Sorrowful Mystery (3:50) Listen (00:26 seconds)

20. Third Sorrowful Mystery (3:50)

21. Fourth Sorrowful Mystery (3:42)

22. Fifth Sorrowful Mystery (5:19)

23. Hail, Oh Queen of Heaven (00:56)

24. Opening Prayers (3:02) Listen (00:33 seconds)

25. First Glorious Mystery (3:27)

26. Second Glorious Mystery (3:29)

27. Third Glorious Mystery (3:25)

28. Fourth Glorious Mystery (3:23)

29. Fifth Glorious Mystery (5:06)

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This item received 5 stars overall. A rare artistic gem by one of the Church's greatest saints.

When I think of the "works" of saints I immediately think of books and letters.  St. Alphonsus Liguori has a large catalog of books and is probably best known for his Way of the Cross or The Glories of Mary.  What most people dont' realize is that in addition to being a prolific author, he was also a painter and a musician.  His artistic works have recently been released by the Redemptorists in the CD Praying the Rosary with St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori

This album is a 2-CD set with the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious mysteries.  It begins with a nice introduction that sets the stage for this rosary by telling the story of how he gave up a promising legal career and his inheritance and dedicated his life to Our Lady.

Each mystery of the Rosary is prefaced with a hymn written by St. Alphonsus and a spoken meditation that is taken from The Glories of Mary and other wor Full Review...

   

St. Alphonsus de Liguori

Feast Day:
Roman Rite Calendar - 08/01


Patron Of: Theologians, Confessors, Arthritis, Moralists, Scrupulous People, Final Perseverence, Against Scrupulosity, Vocations

Also known as

    * Alfonso Maria de’ Liguori

Memorial

    * 1 August

Profile

    Born to the nobility, Alphonsus was a child prodigy; he became extremely well-educated, and received his doctorate in law from the University of Naples at age 16. He had his own legal practice by age 21, and was soon one of the leading lawyers in Naples, though he never attended court without having attended Mass first. He loved music, could play the harpsichord, and often attended the opera, though he frequently listened without bothering to watch the over-done staging. As he matured and learned more and more of the world, he liked it less and less, and finally felt a call to religious life. He declined an arranged marriage, studied theology, and was ordained at age 29.

    Preacher and home missioner around Naples. Noted for his simple, clear, direct style of preaching, and his gentle, understanding way in the confessional. Writer on asceticism, theology, and history; master theologian. He was often opposed by Church officials for a perceived laxity toward sinners, and by government officials who opposed anything religious. Founded the Redemptoristines women‘s order in Scala in 1730. Founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Liguorians; Redemptorists) at Scala, Italy in 1732.

    Appointed bishop of the diocese of Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy by Pope Clement XIII in 1762. Worked to reform the clergy and revitalize the faithful in a diocese with a bad reputation. He was afflicted with severe rheumatism, and often could barely move or raise his chin from his chest. In 1775 he resigned his see due to ill health, and went into what he thought would be a < href="prayer">prayerful retirement.

    In 1777 the royal government threatened to disband his Redemptorists, claiming that they were covertly carrying on the work of the Jesuits, who had been suppressed in 1773. Calling on his knowledge of the Congregation, his background in thelogy, and his skills as a lawyer, Alphonsus defended the Redemptorists so well that they obtained the king‘s approval. However, by this point Alphonsus was nearly blind, and was tricked into giving his approval to a revised Rule for the Congregation, one that suited the king and the anti-clerical government. When Pope Pius VI saw the changes, he condemned it, and removed Alphonsus from his position as leader of the Order. This caused Alphonsus a crisis in confidence and faith that took years to overcome. However, by the time of his death he had returned to faith and peace.

    Alphonsus vowed early to never to waste a moment of his life, and he lived that way for over 90 years. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1871.

    When he was bishop, one of Alphonsus’s priests led a worldly life, and resisted all attempts to change. He was summoned to Alphonsus, and at the entrance to the bishop‘s study he found a large crucifix laid on the threshold. When the priest hesitated to step in, Alphonsus quietly said, “Come along, and be sure to trample it underfoot. It would not be the first time you have placed Our Lord beneath your feet.”

Born

    * 27 September 1696 at Marianelli near Naples, Italy

Died

    * 1 August 1787 at Nocera, Italy of natural causes

Venerated

    * 1796 by Pope Pius VI

Beatified

    * 15 September 1816 by Pope Pius VII

Canonized

    * 26 May 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI

Patronage

    * against arthritis
    * against scrupulosity
    * confessors (1950 by Pope Pius XII)
    * final perseverance
    * moralists (1950 by Pope Pius XII)
    * scrupulous people
    * theologians
    * vocations
    * Pagani, Italy
    * Sant’Agata de’ Goti, Italy

 



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