Fr. Scott Haynes
An Offering of Turtledoves
The old man in the Temple, Simeon, holds the infant Lord in his arms. He embraces the Christ Child in his arms.
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Fr. Scott Haynes
Jan 30, 20221 min read
Gustav Holst: Nunc dimittis
The Ensemble, Voces 8, gives a stirring performance of the Gustav Holst setting of the Canticle of Simeon.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Jan 30, 20221 min read
Nunc Dimittis by Charles Stanford
Simeon was priest in the Jerusalem Temple who had been promised by the Holy Spirit that he would not die until he had seen the Messiah.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Jan 6, 20222 min read
Holy Family
The celebration of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, reminds and challenges us to value our family life, hidden from the world.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Jan 3, 20220 min read
Holy House of Loreto
This documentary investigates one of the most fascinating and controversial mysteries of Christianity - the Holy House of Loreto.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Jan 1, 20221 min read
Together with His Mother.
The Scripture teaches us that the three Wise Men discover Jesus "together with His Mother” (Mt. 2:11).
Fr. Scott Haynes
Jan 1, 20221 min read
Magnificat (Vesperae solennes de confessore), K.339, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart's Magnificat (K 339) was written for use in the Salzburg Cathedral. This was Mozart's final choral work composed for the cathedral.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 17, 20211 min read
Alma Redemptoris Mater, Aires Fernandes
The hymn Alma Redemptoris Mater based on the writings of Saints Fulgentius, Epiphanius, and Irenaeus of Lyon.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 17, 20212 min read
Mary, Daughter of Zion
Mary’s fullness of grace prepared the New Covenant Daughter of Zion for something the Old Covenant people of God could never have fathom.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 11, 20213 min read
Angelus ad Virginem, Arr. Barnaby Smith
Probably Franciscan in origin, the Carol, Angelus ad Virginem, was brought to Britain by French friars in the 13th century.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 11, 20211 min read
Tota pulchra es, Maria, Ola Gjeilo
"Tota pulchra es" is one of the five antiphons for the psalms of Second Vespers for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Dec 11, 20214 min read
Mary: Hidden and Mystical Rose
Mary is the most beautiful flower that ever was seen in the spiritual world. In the garden of heaven, Mary is the mystical and hidden rose.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 27, 20212 min read
The Humble and the Wise
Two classes of people were able to discern the importance of Christ’s birth—the humble and the wise.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Nov 21, 20211 min read
Ave Maria, Javier Busto
Originally trained as a medical doctor, Busto taught himself music, but discovered choral music later. His music stirs the soul.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 22, 20211 min read
I Beheld Her Beautiful as a Dove, Healey Willan
Noel Edison directs the Choir of St John's, Elora, singing Healey Willan's Marian Motet, I Beheld her Beautiful as a Dove, HWC 312.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 20, 20211 min read
Bogoroditse Dyevo (Богородице Дѣво), Sergei Rachmaninoff
Written shortly before the Russian revolution, this excerpt from the "Vespers" of Rachmaninoff is a sublime prayer to the Virgin Mary.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 20, 20212 min read
Mary's Interior Union with the Word of God
From the moment when the Eternal Word took flesh in her womb, Our Lady's life was a constant interior union with God.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 8, 20213 min read
Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Each year, on the second Sunday of October, we honor the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a doctrine which the Counci
Fr. Scott Haynes
Oct 1, 20213 min read
The Power of Mary's Rosary
The Holy Rosary is Mary’s chosen weapon for defeating evil and restoring our Catholic faith.
Fr. Scott Haynes
Sep 30, 20214 min read
First Saturday Devotion to Our Lady of Fatima
Sr. Lucia teaches us the traditional devotion to the Five First Saturdays in honor of Our Lady of Fatima. Through Mary, God sends us grace.
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