I was in the ICC choir for five years and had the privilege of having Dr. Travis Yeager as our choir director for that entire time. During our many practices, he was always ensuring that we knew the meaning and the significance of the musical pieces we were singing. He often gave us history lessons which he seemed to make impressively interesting with little effort. Among his many great capabilities and aptitudes, Travis had a great talent for giving inspiring speeches before special feast-day Masses such as Christmas, Holy Week, and Easter. I recall he once gave us such a stirring speech before one Holy Triduum that I believe many of us were close to tears with the fire of love for our Faith that he inspired in us. You could always rely on him to be genuine in his love for the Faith and his enthusiasm for his role as choir director. I sorely miss my days in the choir even though it has been over five years since I had to give it up (our family was growing, which made it difficult). I still remember many hymns by heart, their history which Travis taught to us, and I remember fondly all the time I was blessed to have under his tutelage. May Almighty God bless you, Travis. If ever I get the chance to sing in the choir again, I hope you are still there as the director.
I love William Byrd's Mass for Four Voices! It is my absolute favorite, especially the Agnus Dei which demonstrates Byrd's cry to Heaven for peace in England during the reign of Elizabeth I.
I really enjoyed this episode and learned a great deal. Thank you. In the future episode, I would love to hear about the harp, the only instrument referenced in the mass itself as being played in praise of God. I am surprised that the harp is not more commonly used at mass. As a harp player myself, I am very interested in what someone with Dr Yeager's background thinks.
4/56 How Beautiful to be reminded by Doctor Travis Choir Director that After Heavenly Harmony of His Harmony bringing WORD 5/03 First recorded use of music at Mass Saint Matthew and Mark tell us is at Last Supper Today No Romantic Music remains like Early Romantic Elvis or 60s Spanish Raphael in Europe and I am Convinced this is because Sacred Music has been neglected for half century and not put in First Place as it deserves to be Thank God now for Internet My own youth was exclusively devoted before Internet to Romantic music like Elvis who I will always love because his heart was fundamentally pure Tragedy was he went astray especially after his divorce Here in London I hated Rolling Stones even Beatles I never listened to sacred music except in Church or went out to buy one single sacred music item All was for Romantic music like San Remo 1960S AND 1970S and early 1980s I never even knew Ti Ipermaho Hymn to Virgin in Eastern Church till Internet introduced me to it and I am quite certain I am typical of my worldly generation born in 1950s and victim of Judas Vatican II Council
Me too. I know nothing about real sacred music, but I am trying to learn more about it. I I don’t like the Beatles or the Stones either. I was into Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass in the 60s. I still listen to them to this day. But their music is theatrical music which is okay I guess but not in church.
OFF SUBJECT, BUT WOULD APPRECIATE INFORMATION If anyone has any information pertaining to the last rites in as far as the person even being able/ willing to confess/being truly repentant, I would appreciate it. A very close person to me died yesterday, and everyone is either saying that she is in Heaven, or, since she received the last rites, she is good to go. Any resources on this would be great. It isn't that I don't want this person in Heaven, it is just that she lived a life of hurting many for many years without being sorry. I just want reality on this subject...in other words, yes, pray for her, but, the last rites are not a guarantee of Heaven either.
In order for her to have been restored to sanctifying grace, she would have needed to have, at least, imperfect contrition, which is to say, she would at least have needed to be sorry due to fearing the punishment due her for her sins. Hopefully she had that, even if only at the hour of death. It is unwise ever to presume that someone is in heaven, unless the church teaches that they are, as in the case of baptized infants and canonized saints.
There is such a thing as purgatory. Your friend could be in purgatory for at least a while. You can’t be admitted to heaven without being completely cleansed of your earthly sins.
@@monicamohan4720 The "My Catholic Faith" book is a great resource for information on the subject. Also the Quest for Happiness high school religion series, 4th book "Toward Eternal Commencement" has an entire section on dying, the Last Sacraments, heaven, hell, amd purgatory.
@@johncassani6780 Thank you! I appreciate that. It adds another hope - imperfect contrition. I did not make it in time for my mother's death, but I spent days afterwards begging God for His mercy on her...and that she be given the knowledge of how much I loved her. Hopefully my requests went to her hour of death, but if not, then, if in Purgatory, they are applied to her now...
@@AS-yz2iz I appreciate it! I am grasping at every bit of hope that I can...it was my mother that passed. I am going to make every effort that I can towards my behavior so my children are not left with having to wonder...
I was in the ICC choir for five years and had the privilege of having Dr. Travis Yeager as our choir director for that entire time. During our many practices, he was always ensuring that we knew the meaning and the significance of the musical pieces we were singing. He often gave us history lessons which he seemed to make impressively interesting with little effort. Among his many great capabilities and aptitudes, Travis had a great talent for giving inspiring speeches before special feast-day Masses such as Christmas, Holy Week, and Easter. I recall he once gave us such a stirring speech before one Holy Triduum that I believe many of us were close to tears with the fire of love for our Faith that he inspired in us. You could always rely on him to be genuine in his love for the Faith and his enthusiasm for his role as choir director.
I sorely miss my days in the choir even though it has been over five years since I had to give it up (our family was growing, which made it difficult). I still remember many hymns by heart, their history which Travis taught to us, and I remember fondly all the time I was blessed to have under his tutelage.
May Almighty God bless you, Travis. If ever I get the chance to sing in the choir again, I hope you are still there as the director.
Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass is one of my all time favorites. ❤️
I love William Byrd's Mass for Four Voices! It is my absolute favorite, especially the Agnus Dei which demonstrates Byrd's cry to Heaven for peace in England during the reign of Elizabeth I.
Excellent episode!
modernists just won't quit
I really enjoyed this episode and learned a great deal. Thank you. In the future episode, I would love to hear about the harp, the only instrument referenced in the mass itself as being played in praise of God. I am surprised that the harp is not more commonly used at mass. As a harp player myself, I am very interested in what someone with Dr Yeager's background thinks.
Thank you… for this insightful Dr Yeager and Thomas for taking your time to share .. my prayers for both for wisdom, virtue and protection 🕊️🌹🌹🌹
❤Sacred music ❤ I make sure to listen with my kids so they learn to appreciate beauty.
I have 300 CDs of sacred music.
Music psychology as seen through theology; incredible
My only experience with “sacred “ music is what I have experienced as a former Protestant. 😢and that was contemporary “Christian “ music.
4/56 How Beautiful to be reminded by Doctor Travis Choir Director that After Heavenly Harmony of His Harmony bringing WORD
5/03 First recorded use of music at Mass Saint Matthew and Mark tell us is at Last Supper
Today No Romantic Music remains like Early Romantic Elvis or 60s Spanish Raphael in Europe and I am Convinced this is because
Sacred Music has been neglected for half century and not put in First Place as it deserves to be Thank God now for Internet
My own youth was exclusively devoted before Internet to Romantic music like Elvis who I will always love because his heart was fundamentally pure Tragedy was he went astray especially after his divorce Here in London I hated Rolling Stones even Beatles
I never listened to sacred music except in Church or went out to buy one single sacred music item
All was for Romantic music like San Remo 1960S AND 1970S and early 1980s
I never even knew Ti Ipermaho Hymn to Virgin in Eastern Church till Internet introduced me to it and I am quite certain
I am typical of my worldly generation born in 1950s and victim of Judas Vatican II Council
Me too. I know nothing about real sacred music, but I am trying to learn more about it. I I don’t like the Beatles or the Stones either. I was into Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass in the 60s. I still listen to them to this day. But their music is theatrical music which is okay I guess but not in church.
@@glennso47
Are you Christian as it is Sunday 13 October and no one in house where I live cares about Bible ?
OFF SUBJECT, BUT WOULD APPRECIATE INFORMATION
If anyone has any information pertaining to the last rites in as far as the person even being able/ willing to confess/being truly repentant, I would appreciate it. A very close person to me died yesterday, and everyone is either saying that she is in Heaven, or, since she received the last rites, she is good to go. Any resources on this would be great. It isn't that I don't want this person in Heaven, it is just that she lived a life of hurting many for many years without being sorry. I just want reality on this subject...in other words, yes, pray for her, but, the last rites are not a guarantee of Heaven either.
In order for her to have been restored to sanctifying grace, she would have needed to have, at least, imperfect contrition, which is to say, she would at least have needed to be sorry due to fearing the punishment due her for her sins. Hopefully she had that, even if only at the hour of death. It is unwise ever to presume that someone is in heaven, unless the church teaches that they are, as in the case of baptized infants and canonized saints.
There is such a thing as purgatory. Your friend could be in purgatory for at least a while. You can’t be admitted to heaven without being completely cleansed of your earthly sins.
@@monicamohan4720 The "My Catholic Faith" book is a great resource for information on the subject. Also the Quest for Happiness high school religion series, 4th book "Toward Eternal Commencement" has an entire section on dying, the Last Sacraments, heaven, hell, amd purgatory.
@@johncassani6780
Thank you! I appreciate that. It adds another hope - imperfect contrition. I did not make it in time for my mother's death, but I spent days afterwards begging God for His mercy on her...and that she be given the knowledge of how much I loved her. Hopefully my requests went to her hour of death, but if not, then, if in Purgatory, they are applied to her now...
@@AS-yz2iz
I appreciate it! I am grasping at every bit of hope that I can...it was my mother that passed. I am going to make every effort that I can towards my behavior so my children are not left with having to wonder...
I like low mass because it doesn’t have a lot of music. I find the music distracting.
Interesting. I find it helps me focus.