Dear brothers and sisters! I'm from Russia and I'm begging you to pray for suffering people of Ukraine so that God would deliver them from the war. Please, pray for conversion and transfiguration of Russia so that Russian people would be enlightened with the Light of Christ and delivered from evil rulers. Please, keep us in mind when you pray. Hundreds thousands of people had lost their lives for the past year in Ukraine - that were both military men and civilians. It must be stopped! God bless you and reward you greatly! Once again - thank you for the beautiful music and decent Liturgy!
Yes: may we not cease to weep and fervently pray until this terrible conflict is resolved, in the light of truth and love - in the light of Christ. Lord, have mercy! Господи помилуй!
So beautiful. Words fail! I wish this was how the Novus Ordo would be celebrated everywhere, every time -- in such beauty, reverence, and awe! So many people would flock to the Church, if this is what they experienced every Sunday. Keep up the amazing work, Paul. Your works are an encouragement to the faithful everywhere who hear what God has enabled you to do! We need so much more of this!
Beautiful. This is what people yearn for when attending mass. The singing is heavenly. Congratulations to Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts for their participation.
I just finished listening to this Mass. The only proper and genuine response to give is gratefulness to both God and (in a much lower sense) to you for using the gifts He has given for His glory! Please never stop writing such beautiful music, for beauty is our inheritance from the Lord, and many have forgotten this. The Novus Ordo is still new. Unfortunately, too large a number have weaponized this liturgy to fuel their preferences, causing far too many to flock to schismatic groups or run away from the Church all together. The Ordinary Form of the Mass is fully valid and ought to always be celebrated with the reverence and beauty it deserves. This Mass is an example of how we can “play with the Lord” in the way He wishes -encounter the Divine in a way that fits His awesomeness. I pray that this Mass and its songs will be more widely throughout the Church, that it will bear fruit now and for centuries to come. And let us never forget to pray for all persecuted Christians, and ask for the holy intercession of them and Our Lady God Love you!
Beautiful. The music undergirds the homily and the theme--it eschews sentimentalism and instead challenges us to embrace truth. Michael O'Brien is a grace-touched author, and "The Island of the World" tears the heart out. Finally, I enjoy watching Mr. Jernberg conducting, because you can almost feel the joy coming from him.
I agree with your comments, those are powerful prayers. And we watched Paul during rehearsals and how he emphasized bringing out the joy and sacredness of the music. To be reverent, not just as a performance. His expressions show how he loves bringing this beauty and prayerfulness out from everyone.
Beautiful! Inspiration in orthodox liturgy or ordinarium from Taizé is significant. Almost half of church are singers in your choir, Paul. That is astonishing approach that we like to implement in our church!
I discovered Mr. Jernberg's music today from a profile in Catholic World Report. I never imagined that a Novus Ordo mass settings in the vernacular (these and the others) could be so beautiful.
Aussitôt après avoir reçu votre mail, j'écoute ces chants et c'est magnifique. Une très grande gratitude pour votre travail pour la musique liturgique. Tout ce qui est orienté vers le soleil de la justice et la beauté de Dieu, sera une bénédiction. Cette Beauté qui nous ramène toujours vers le regard pour le prochain. Quand la musique est beauté, elle demeurera pour longtemps attachée à la mémoire des siècles et sera toujours un baume ou une consolation pour ceux qui sont dans la peine. Merci à vous.
Le magnifique travail de Paul Jernberg pour une belle musique liturgique en anglais me fait irrésistiblement penser à celui du frère André Gouzes en français.
So much wonderful talent bringing glory and praise to God at the Holy Mass! And it is beautiful to watch how it came together to make a wonderful film that shows all the glory and beauty of the Mass, the Church, and the glorious sacred music. Bravo to all involved, especially to Paul and his team for all the work to make this wonderful celebration come to life!
Thank you! There were two main reasons for not including the Eucharistic prayer in the video: 1.) in editing the film of the entire Mass, we had been asked by EWTN to focus on the music, so as to distinguish this from the other Masses which they broadcast on a daily basis, and 2.) in discussion with our priests and others, we were encouraged to leave out the Eucharistic prayer from the CD recording and film, as this is the most “intimate” moment of the Mass, which is intended primarily for those physically present, rather than as a performance to be observed from afar. We do not see this as an absolute rule, but rather as a decision which seemed most prudent in this situation. Thanks for asking!
Thank you! Daniel 3:25-43, Acts 12:1-12, and the Beatitudes in Matthew 5. They were all chanted, but we had to edit them out of the film so as to keep it under the one hour limit for subsequent television broadcast.
@@pauljernberg8950 Thank you for sharing that. I gave my mother the link to this video, and she's now watching it. She is awed by the solemnity that the choir's singing adds to the mass. Thank you once more!
This mass setting is a very close second to what is the default in the EF. But again I would echo if the OF was done this way to two forms would be very close and produce much fruit and reverence. However for me that EF prays at the foot of the altar gets me every time, and the lavabo hits home hard. But please keep composing the right music for the masses.
This was a wonderful liturgy. I hope to see more like this in the future. I have one question though. During the intercessions after the homily, the choir used the litany from the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Is it possible for masses in the Roman rite to make this the norm (Ex. a lay person/deacon chants the petitions and the people respond Lord have mercy), or was this an exception for this mass?
Thank you for your kind words, and for your question! For norms, the place to look is the GIRM (General Instruction of the Roman Missal.) As this gives a good deal of latitude on the content of the Universal Prayer after the homily, we took the liberty to use this ancient and beautiful Litany which seems to fit so well within these norms for the Roman Rite... even though it would not be permitted (to the best of my understanding) for a lay person to sing these petitions in the Byzantine Liturgy - they belong there exclusively to the Deacon or Priest. Whether or not this could be used more extensively for the Universal Prayer in the Mass, would be left to the discretion of the celebrating priest and/or pastor. We do not use it often, but it seemed particularly appropriate for this Mass in which we were honoring and praying for those persecuted for their Faith, many of whom belong to Eastern Catholic / Orthodox Rites.
@@pauljernberg8950 thank you for this response. I think what you’ve done here with the petitions is very creative and beautiful. Perhaps in the future, parishes could incorporate chant to this part of mass. Seeing this done in your video here makes me hopeful that this would be good. Thank you again for the reply!
@@pauljernberg8950 When I heard the petitions, I was reminded of the services I grew up with as a Missouri Synod Lutheran before converting to Catholicism. I had no idea their origin was Byzantine.
Father, what about radical aggressive Christians? Christ’s people have not been and are not guiltless, especially in this rapidly growing cultural divide. You are absolutely right about persecuted and martyred Christians. Absolutely. But there are Christians around the world and in our own country who call for the execution of homosexual persons, racial minorities and people of other faiths. Christian persecution was clearly defined when the Lord appeared to Saul and asked “Why are you persecuting me.” We were the minority, the persecuted. They were after US. And tragically as you very rightly say, it is still that way in many places. But there are those among us Christians who persecute as well, who have the appetite for violence and retribution not seen since the Reformation. As terrifying as it is hearing of the martyrdom of these many holy people, I’m afraid I find it more terrifying reading and hearing the aspirations of avowed “Christians” espousing hatred, violence and the death of those they see in opposition to what they believe and want to establish. They carry the banner of Christ’s cross, but do they really belong to Him? Did all of those down through the ages, who in Christ’s name, persecuted and killed those in opposition - other Christians and Jews- did they really belong to him? We must pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters. Absolutely. But we must also beg forgiveness for those we have persecuted. Most holy Theotokos, Mother of our Savior, Mother of the Persecuted, pray for us who sing to you. Christ our God, Lover of Mankind, through the prayers of the Theotokos, save us.
Bob, thanks for your comments. As I'm not sure if Fr. Kiely will see this, you can contact him if you wish through his website, nasarean.org. Your point is well taken, as certainly there are many who have taken the name of Christ, and of Christian, "in vain", i.e., they have taken on the name but have not followed the teaching of Christ to "love your neighbor as yourself", and furthermore to "love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" (as you say, "do they really belong to him?") While I think that Fr. Kiely would heartily agree with you on this point, the focus of his homily - and of our prayers - was on the multitude of people who are not being aggressive toward others but rather are being oppressed on account of their faith (see websites such as www.churchinneed.org/, www.opendoors.org/en-US/, or nasarean.org. - this is a "huge" story in its global dimensions which has been almost completely ignored by the media.) And the prayers we are offering are not merely for those who call themselves Christians, but for all people: including those who are being unjustly oppressed, as well as for their oppressors (as the Lord has commanded us to do), that all (including ourselves) may have true conversion of heart. I agree with you that in praying for others, whomever they may be, we must do so in a spirit of humility and repentance (as the good thief at Calvary), rather than of thinking we are somehow "above" others. My apologies if this message didn't come through as strongly as it needed to in this Liturgy! Amen to your final prayer!
@@pauljernberg8950 Paul, thank you for YOUR very kind words. Unfortunately with me, sometimes a small snipet of something or other is said that hits a nerve with me and I get on my high horse with an irresistable "need" to express my opinion. Its a flaw. Your gentle reminder brought the the martyrs back into focus. Thank you.
Doleo te falli. Dum latina lingua universalis Ecclesiae fovetur, eadem Ecclesia usum linguae vernaculae ad fidelium aedificationem et ad mundi evangelizationem permisit. Cum recentioribus temporibus usus linguae vernaculae in Liturgia adhibitus potuisset ad irreverentem accessum ad Sacram Liturgiam promovendam, etiam instantias videre possumus in quibus contrarium verum sit - qualia sunt in Venerabilibus Ritibus Catholicis Orientalium. Spes mea est compositiones meas pro textuum sacrorum vernaculis, in magno patrimonio musicae sacrae radicatas, fidelem esse posse essentiae huius patrimonii - ut docet sanctus Pius PP. X, consona "summum exemplar" cantus Gregoriani ac qualitates sanctitatis, bonitatis formarum et universalitatis manifestans.
This is the most beautiful mass ever recorded. Congratulations to every person in the choir for their amazing voices!
I echo this remark!
I attribute that to those wonderful singers! They truly brought this Mass o its peak. There would be no beauty without them!
Dear brothers and sisters! I'm from Russia and I'm begging you to pray for suffering people of Ukraine so that God would deliver them from the war. Please, pray for conversion and transfiguration of Russia so that Russian people would be enlightened with the Light of Christ and delivered from evil rulers. Please, keep us in mind when you pray. Hundreds thousands of people had lost their lives for the past year in Ukraine - that were both military men and civilians. It must be stopped! God bless you and reward you greatly! Once again - thank you for the beautiful music and decent Liturgy!
Yes: may we not cease to weep and fervently pray until this terrible conflict is resolved, in the light of truth and love - in the light of Christ. Lord, have mercy! Господи помилуй!
Prayers for the Ukrinian people 🙏
This is wonderful. Paul Jernberg proves again that beautiful music, singable and lush, is not incompatible with the English language. Spread the word!
So beautiful. Words fail! I wish this was how the Novus Ordo would be celebrated everywhere, every time -- in such beauty, reverence, and awe! So many people would flock to the Church, if this is what they experienced every Sunday.
Keep up the amazing work, Paul. Your works are an encouragement to the faithful everywhere who hear what God has enabled you to do! We need so much more of this!
I agree!!
Absolutely beautiful. It is so nice to see the Mass celebrated with such reverence. This is the way forward! God bless you.
Our Lady Help of Christians, pray for us.
Beautiful. This is what people yearn for when attending mass. The singing is heavenly. Congratulations to Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts for their participation.
Glory to God! Such an amazing production; this is the mysticism and beauty of the Catholic Church!
That introit is magnificent!
What a harmony of music, architecture, Liturgy and perfect camera work!
I just finished listening to this Mass. The only proper and genuine response to give is gratefulness to both God and (in a much lower sense) to you for using the gifts He has given for His glory! Please never stop writing such beautiful music, for beauty is our inheritance from the Lord, and many have forgotten this.
The Novus Ordo is still new. Unfortunately, too large a number have weaponized this liturgy to fuel their preferences, causing far too many to flock to schismatic groups or run away from the Church all together. The Ordinary Form of the Mass is fully valid and ought to always be celebrated with the reverence and beauty it deserves. This Mass is an example of how we can “play with the Lord” in the way He wishes -encounter the Divine in a way that fits His awesomeness.
I pray that this Mass and its songs will be more widely throughout the Church, that it will bear fruit now and for centuries to come. And let us never forget to pray for all persecuted Christians, and ask for the holy intercession of them and Our Lady
God Love you!
A beautiful Mass in it’s entirety. Bravo.
Beautiful. The music undergirds the homily and the theme--it eschews sentimentalism and instead challenges us to embrace truth. Michael O'Brien is a grace-touched author, and "The Island of the World" tears the heart out. Finally, I enjoy watching Mr. Jernberg conducting, because you can almost feel the joy coming from him.
I agree with your comments, those are powerful prayers. And we watched Paul during rehearsals and how he emphasized bringing out the joy and sacredness of the music. To be reverent, not just as a performance. His expressions show how he loves bringing this beauty and prayerfulness out from everyone.
This is how a Novis Ordra mas should be done.
Beautiful! Inspiration in orthodox liturgy or ordinarium from Taizé is significant. Almost half of church are singers in your choir, Paul. That is astonishing approach that we like to implement in our church!
I discovered Mr. Jernberg's music today from a profile in Catholic World Report. I never imagined that a Novus Ordo mass settings in the vernacular (these and the others) could be so beautiful.
Aussitôt après avoir reçu votre mail, j'écoute ces chants et c'est magnifique. Une très grande gratitude pour votre travail pour la musique liturgique. Tout ce qui est orienté vers le soleil de la justice et la beauté de Dieu, sera une bénédiction. Cette Beauté qui nous ramène toujours vers le regard pour le prochain. Quand la musique est beauté, elle demeurera pour longtemps attachée à la mémoire des siècles et sera toujours un baume ou une consolation pour ceux qui sont dans la peine. Merci à vous.
Le magnifique travail de Paul Jernberg pour une belle musique liturgique en anglais me fait irrésistiblement penser à celui du frère André Gouzes en français.
Même la direction de Paul Jernberg me fait penser à celle d'André Gouzes !
Breathtakingly beautiful!!
and to think heaven is infinitely better....
…oh the mass, the music…Sublime!
Stunning
I was there
So much wonderful talent bringing glory and praise to God at the Holy Mass! And it is beautiful to watch how it came together to make a wonderful film that shows all the glory and beauty of the Mass, the Church, and the glorious sacred music. Bravo to all involved, especially to Paul and his team for all the work to make this wonderful celebration come to life!
So beautiful!!! Please, write a Mass in Spanish.
Muchas gracias! Actually, I have composed a setting for the Spanish Ordinary of the Mass ("Misa del Camino"), but it has yet to be recorded...
Beautiful . But why is the Eucharistic Prayer missing ???
Thank you! There were two main reasons for not including the Eucharistic prayer in the video: 1.) in editing the film of the entire Mass, we had been asked by EWTN to focus on the music, so as to distinguish this from the other Masses which they broadcast on a daily basis, and 2.) in discussion with our priests and others, we were encouraged to leave out the Eucharistic prayer from the CD recording and film, as this is the most “intimate” moment of the Mass, which is intended primarily for those physically present, rather than as a performance to be observed from afar. We do not see this as an absolute rule, but rather as a decision which seemed most prudent in this situation. Thanks for asking!
This is beautiful. Perhaps, if all masses were sung masses, the traditionalists would learn to love the Novus Ordo mass.
What were the readings?
Thank you! Daniel 3:25-43, Acts 12:1-12, and the Beatitudes in Matthew 5. They were all chanted, but we had to edit them out of the film so as to keep it under the one hour limit for subsequent television broadcast.
@@pauljernberg8950 Thank you for sharing that.
I gave my mother the link to this video, and she's now watching it. She is awed by the solemnity that the choir's singing adds to the mass.
Thank you once more!
This mass setting is a very close second to what is the default in the EF. But again I would echo if the OF was done this way to two forms would be very close and produce much fruit and reverence. However for me that EF prays at the foot of the altar gets me every time, and the lavabo hits home hard. But please keep composing the right music for the masses.
This was a wonderful liturgy. I hope to see more like this in the future. I have one question though. During the intercessions after the homily, the choir used the litany from the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. Is it possible for masses in the Roman rite to make this the norm (Ex. a lay person/deacon chants the petitions and the people respond Lord have mercy), or was this an exception for this mass?
Thank you for your kind words, and for your question! For norms, the place to look is the GIRM (General Instruction of the Roman Missal.) As this gives a good deal of latitude on the content of the Universal Prayer after the homily, we took the liberty to use this ancient and beautiful Litany which seems to fit so well within these norms for the Roman Rite... even though it would not be permitted (to the best of my understanding) for a lay person to sing these petitions in the Byzantine Liturgy - they belong there exclusively to the Deacon or Priest. Whether or not this could be used more extensively for the Universal Prayer in the Mass, would be left to the discretion of the celebrating priest and/or pastor. We do not use it often, but it seemed particularly appropriate for this Mass in which we were honoring and praying for those persecuted for their Faith, many of whom belong to Eastern Catholic / Orthodox Rites.
@@pauljernberg8950 thank you for this response. I think what you’ve done here with the petitions is very creative and beautiful. Perhaps in the future, parishes could incorporate chant to this part of mass. Seeing this done in your video here makes me hopeful that this would be good. Thank you again for the reply!
@@pauljernberg8950 When I heard the petitions, I was reminded of the services I grew up with as a Missouri Synod Lutheran before converting to Catholicism. I had no idea their origin was Byzantine.
…. Why is it necessary to attack ones appearance and intelligence instead of just his ideas and actions?
Father, what about radical aggressive Christians? Christ’s people have not been and are not guiltless, especially in this rapidly growing cultural divide. You are absolutely right about persecuted and martyred Christians. Absolutely. But there are Christians around the world and in our own country who call for the execution of homosexual persons, racial minorities and people of other faiths. Christian persecution was clearly defined when the Lord appeared to Saul and asked “Why are you persecuting me.” We were the minority, the persecuted. They were after US. And tragically as you very rightly say, it is still that way in many places. But there are those among us Christians who persecute as well, who have the appetite for violence and retribution not seen since the Reformation. As terrifying as it is hearing of the martyrdom of these many holy people, I’m afraid I find it more terrifying reading and hearing the aspirations of avowed “Christians” espousing hatred, violence and the death of those they see in opposition to what they believe and want to establish. They carry the banner of Christ’s cross, but do they really belong to Him? Did all of those down through the ages, who in Christ’s name, persecuted and killed those in opposition - other Christians and Jews- did they really belong to him? We must pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters. Absolutely. But we must also beg forgiveness for those we have persecuted. Most holy Theotokos, Mother of our Savior, Mother of the Persecuted, pray for us who sing to you. Christ our God, Lover of Mankind, through the prayers of the Theotokos, save us.
Bob, thanks for your comments. As I'm not sure if Fr. Kiely will see this, you can contact him if you wish through his website, nasarean.org. Your point is well taken, as certainly there are many who have taken the name of Christ, and of Christian, "in vain", i.e., they have taken on the name but have not followed the teaching of Christ to "love your neighbor as yourself", and furthermore to "love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" (as you say, "do they really belong to him?") While I think that Fr. Kiely would heartily agree with you on this point, the focus of his homily - and of our prayers - was on the multitude of people who are not being aggressive toward others but rather are being oppressed on account of their faith (see websites such as www.churchinneed.org/, www.opendoors.org/en-US/, or nasarean.org. - this is a "huge" story in its global dimensions which has been almost completely ignored by the media.) And the prayers we are offering are not merely for those who call themselves Christians, but for all people: including those who are being unjustly oppressed, as well as for their oppressors (as the Lord has commanded us to do), that all (including ourselves) may have true conversion of heart. I agree with you that in praying for others, whomever they may be, we must do so in a spirit of humility and repentance (as the good thief at Calvary), rather than of thinking we are somehow "above" others. My apologies if this message didn't come through as strongly as it needed to in this Liturgy! Amen to your final prayer!
@@pauljernberg8950 Paul, thank you for YOUR very kind words. Unfortunately with me, sometimes a small snipet of something or other is said that hits a nerve with me and I get on my high horse with an irresistable "need" to express my opinion. Its a flaw. Your gentle reminder brought the the martyrs back into focus. Thank you.
It is very disappointing that the propers and the ordinary of the Mass are in English and not in LATIN!
Doleo te falli. Dum latina lingua universalis Ecclesiae fovetur, eadem Ecclesia usum linguae vernaculae ad fidelium aedificationem et ad mundi evangelizationem permisit. Cum recentioribus temporibus usus linguae vernaculae in Liturgia adhibitus potuisset ad irreverentem accessum ad Sacram Liturgiam promovendam, etiam instantias videre possumus in quibus contrarium verum sit - qualia sunt in Venerabilibus Ritibus Catholicis Orientalium. Spes mea est compositiones meas pro textuum sacrorum vernaculis, in magno patrimonio musicae sacrae radicatas, fidelem esse posse essentiae huius patrimonii - ut docet sanctus Pius PP. X, consona "summum exemplar" cantus Gregoriani ac qualitates sanctitatis, bonitatis formarum et universalitatis manifestans.