A NEW JOURNEY: Jerusalem – St. Anne Church & Sacred Music

Come on a journey with Angela Sealana as she guides us in an audio pilgrimage to the Church of St. Anne in Jerusalem, built over the Virgin Mary’s birthplace, the home of Mary’s parents Sts. Joachim and Anne.

During our journey, we will:

• Learn about the history of this famous church and the City of Jerusalem itself
• Take you on a guided walk through the Church –what you would see, experience, and hear as a pilgrim
• Learn about the history of sacred music along with various samples, and will define some terms like Gregorian chant, Byzantine, etc.
• Much more!

Listen to this program now:

Jewel for the Journey:

“There is the music of heaven in all things, but we have forgotten to hear it until we sing.” – St. Hildegard of Bingen

Sacred Music Clips In this Program:

• Kyrie Eleison from the Gregorian Mass XI, sung by Wikimedia Commons user Paterm
• O Frondens Virga from Ordo Virtutem, sung by Wikimedia Commons user Makemi
• Sederunt Principes
• Kyrie from Missa Sicut lilium inter spinas, sung by The Tudor Consort
• Kyrie Eleison sung by Theodore Fokaeus Byzantine Choir of Patras, Greece

A Closer Look at St. Anne Church:

Church of St. Anne

St. Stephen’s Gate

Pools of Bethesda

St. Anne instructing her daughter in the faith.

Lit Candles at the Church of St. Anne

Video clip demonstrating the church’s extraordinary acoustics; Fr. Victor Shoemaker singing the Salve Regina

Where is St. Anne Church?