maryinmonmouthshire's Podcast

MaryinMonmouth
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maryinmonmouthshire's Podcast

This is a personal look behind the now hidden catholic spirituality of the Cunty of Gwent or Monmouthshire in South East Wales. It is a blend of time tunnel history,miscellaneous items, explanations of Catholic teaching and I visit the ancient historical sites around this very holy county, that even has a holy mountain and a sighting of the Virgin Mary! There are soundseeing tours and visits to sacred events in the county, Anyone can visit Mary in Monmouthshire and become an honorary Man or Woman of the Ancient Welsh Kingdom of Gwent and at the same time learn about Catholic Spirituality in this lovely county!

  1. 07/27/2011

    Beautiful Tridentine Mass at Abergavenny for the Martyred Priests..Choir excel themselves

    Beautiful Mass from Our Lady and St Michael's Benedictine Priory church in Abergavenny, commemorating the lives of the martyred priests and in thanksgiving, The Priory Church was packed for the occasion and Father Tom Regan OSB celebrated the Mass while Abbot Paul Stoneham of Belmont the Mother House read the prayers for the priests at the end.

    1h 14m

  2. 01/06/2010

    Epiphany at Gloucester Cathedral and with Pope St Leo

    The holy evening of Epiphany and Mary talks about Old Christmas Day and Epiphany Customs, and especially the Twelfth Night Celebrations disapproved of by the Victorians and the games which were once commonplace and enjoyable social and family interactions. Mary takes us to a carol service at Gloucester Cathedral where her son sings bass in the chapel Choir of the King's School .The service begins with the Kyrie de Angelis and then we hear the choir singing Three Kings by Peter Cornelius over the chorale 'How Brightly shines the Morning Star' . This is followed by the beautiful words of Pope Leo in 440 giving us the same message as today, drawing the link between Egypt , the passover, the sacrificed Lamb, and the Eucharist and the sacrificed Lamb of God. Finally we are treated to some of the power of Gloucester Cathedral organ. Future plans are to file podcasts which should have gone up last year from holidays and so forth as I went to some super places! Happy New Year to you all and God bless you always,

    32 min

  3. 10/06/2009

    St Therese in Cardiff II Benediction, Arrival of the Relics and Mass of Evangelisation

    Capturing the excitement of the relics of St Therese arriving in Cardiff and the Welsh greeting she is given as thousands flock to the Metropolital Cathedral from all over Wales. This is obviously 'live' and so there are many intrusive noises, but it does give an idea of the beauty of the singing of the Cathedral Choir (Choirmaster Dominic Neville)and magnificent organ playing of David Neville, so powerful at times , combined with the incense, flowers, thousands of candles, it made the senses reel! We resume the podcast with BENEDICTION and the wonderful singing of the O Salutaris , prayers and Tantum ergo. Then rosary and the Litany of the Saints, the wonderful entrance of the reliquary(you can hear the people clapping outside) and address of Archbishop Peter and Bishops Tom and Edwin and then the wonderful Mass of Evangelisation  (the choir singing Os Justi by Bruckner and Agnus Dei from Schubert Mass in G) Confession was going on most of the time as well. As Archbishop Peter said, Wales has never seen the like before as people from all over Wales came to see the relics of a little saint who never left her Carmel (convent) but prayed unceasingly for the world and for Priests and the Conversion of Wales. St David Looked down on that huge congregation too, his words 'Always remember the little things' echoing exactly the teaching of the little doctor iof the church, who had 'thrown herself into the arms of Jesus'. This is a treasure of a podcast. If you like it, download and put onto a CD to keep. Most of all, it shows that the faith is alive and well in Wales!

    1h 12m

  4. 10/04/2009

    St Therese of Lisieux in Cardiff Part I Astonishing Crowds!

    Amazing scenes as thousands visit Cardiff. This podcast features the major devotions of the day up to Rosary and Benediiction.Wonderful day of historic scenes. We begin at Midday with the Angelus and follow the Mass for priests and vocations . All three Welsh Bishops attended and Archbishop Peter presided at the Evangelisation Mass, which I will download tomorrow! Pictures and  contact at: http://www.maryinmonmouth.blogspot.com   This is a recording of various devotions and masses at the recent visit of the relics of St Therese at Cardiff in Wales. This was a historic visit and occasioned the arrival of thousands of Faithful in Cardiff from all over Wales to visit the relics of the saint.   The day began with Angelus Mass for Vocations and Priests (according to St Therese's own prayers Request for the Prayers of St Therese for Priests and love. St Therese offers a new way of understanding vocation. Benediction Rosary Arrival of the Relics of St Therese   I will upload the great Mass of Evangelisation in Part 2. Archbishop Peter officiating.

    1h 8m

  5. 03/15/2009

    In the Steps of St Winifride of Wales in the airy mountains

    This podcast on a warm but very windy day in the valley of a mountain, is what we found when we visited Gwytherin in North Wales, where St Winifride is reported to have been buried. Legend has it that the bones still remain there under the four ancient yews. A local person tells me of the problems faced by churchgoers, as even with large numbers of pilgrims Conway Council seem to have denied planning permission to the two members of the congregation who bought it from the Church in Wales to re-open it for services. There are ancient Druid Stones- and it is almost certainly an ancient site when St Beuno opened the 'Llan' there and installed his niece St Winifride as Superior, a place where she worked for thirty years more and then died. I will deal more with Winifride (or Gwenfrewi's) story when we talk specifically about the well.

    42 min

  6. 03/15/2009

    The Five Wounds of Christ -A Lenten Devotion

    During the Middle Ages in Gwent, as all over Britain, the wounds of Christ were a subject of intense devotion. By the time of the 6th Century and St David, when the Saint at Llandewi Brefi bravely refuted thhe heresies of Pelagius, reports tell us that he preached before five large candles, representative of all the wounds of Christ. The Wesleyan hymn ;Lo he comes with Clouds Descending, mentions the scars which have captured the imagination of many Christians. Every Eye shall now behold him Robed in dreadful majesty Thouse who set at naught and sold hi, pierced and nailed him to a tree.... Those dear tokens of his Passion Still his dazzling body bears cause of endless exultation To his ransomed worshippers with what rapture Gaze we on those glorious scars!! I hope you find this beautiful devotion uplifting for the season of Lent. It loosely uses the prayers from the St Anthony Prayerbook, but I have adapted them slightly.

    37 min

  7. 01/07/2009

    The Normans take over Gwent and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

    1066 and William the Conqueror has taken England and laid waste to Northumbria. He places powerful Lords on the border with Wales as he wants no trouble with them at the moment. These Lords are also a danger to him and fighting the Welsh will keep them busy. In Gwent the petty kings, Aeddan, Griffith, Meredith, all fight against each other and the Normans are able to take the area quite easily. They build castles at Monmouth, Abergavenny, Usk, Chepstow, Llangua,Goldcliff, Skenfrith and Grosmont and with them come the first wave of the building of Priories to administer these castle, providing for the spiritual needs of the Normans and their new people, and a Civil Service for the Norman Lords and Barons, writing their legal documents , collecting tithes etc, but also providing social services for the local people. Of course some were better than others. Chepstow (featuring on http://maryinmonmouth.blogspot.com this week ) or Striguil was one of the first Benedictine Priories in Gwent . The Burning Babe  by St Robert Southwell

    47 min

  8. 12/24/2008

    MARY'S CHRISTMAS SPECIAL in Newport and Cwmbran

    I have been taking the choir around to Newport and Cwmbran. you heart the Cwmbran podcast before and here you hear some of the sounds from Tredegar House in Newport Christmas Celebration, where the choir sang so beautifully in the Great Hall. The new CD PAX HOMNINIBUS BONAE VOLUNTATIS-Peace on Earth Goodwill to men. The most beautiful carols of Europe ALL sung in Latin. You may think this is odd,yet Latin is easier than Czech or Polish and I discovered 'Infant Holy was Polish!' This is beautiful sung by Convivium Musicorum and their intstrumental Group. (Get from Amazon and type in Latin Hymns) The Christmas Story and Welsh Christmas songs Pope Leo's short Christmas Sermon of 440AD-even before Saint David! I sing 'Our Father' Excerpt from 'Carol Singing' from Laurie Lee-Cider with Rosie.(and not singing properly because I have a cold) Cwmbran Salvation Army Band play Adeste Fideles(O Come all ye Faithful) Merry Christmas Everyone http://maryinmonmouth.blogspot.com

    55 min
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This is a personal look behind the now hidden catholic spirituality of the Cunty of Gwent or Monmouthshire in South East Wales. It is a blend of time tunnel history,miscellaneous items, explanations of Catholic teaching and I visit the ancient historical sites around this very holy county, that even has a holy mountain and a sighting of the Virgin Mary! There are soundseeing tours and visits to sacred events in the county, Anyone can visit Mary in Monmouthshire and become an honorary Man or Woman of the Ancient Welsh Kingdom of Gwent and at the same time learn about Catholic Spirituality in this lovely county!

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