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| Eucharistic Procession at UNL |
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This is a Eucharistic Procession held on
November 1, 2006 (All Saints Day) on the
campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
The procession was organized by the St.
Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church | Newman
Center.
The Eucharistic procession is a centuries-old
tradition in the Catholic Church. Ever since
Jesus instituted the Eucharist at the Last
Supper, His Church has consistently taught
that Christ is truly and physically
present--Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity--in
the Blessed Sacrament. And so, fittingly, the
Eucharistic procession is a form of adoration
and evangelization as Christ is presented
physically for all to witness as we accompany
him. The Eucharist is the greatest treasure
of the Church and so the Church wishes to
bring this good news to all, just as the
Angel brought the good news of Christ's birth
to the shepherds: "Do not be afraid; for
behold, I proclaim to you good news of great
joy that will be for all the people!" (Luke
2:10)
"Do not be afraid to go out on the streets
and into public places, like the first
apostles who preached Christ and the good
news of salvation in the squares of
cities..." - Pope John Paul II
If you would like a DVD of this video plus
the clip of this procession featured on
EWTN's "Life on the Rock", contact:
Eric Chloupek
chloupek@bigred.unl.edu
402.762.5204
Tags : Eucharistic Procession Catholic UNL University Nebraska Newman Center Lincoln God Jesus College Blessed Sacrament |
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Durée : 616 s |
| Richard Wagner - Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral (from Lohengrin) |
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Montage - Recently, I was revisiting some
instrumental sheet music I had the privilege
of playing in high school - Elsa's Procession
to the Cathedral was one of them.
As I got listening to it again, it came to me
that the perfect images to grace a montage is
actually one of Wagner's contemporaries,
William Bouguereau. (Both from the Romantic
era.)
A perfect 'marriage' of sound and artistry -
well, at least I thought so :)
The only other Bouguereau montages I see on
youtube use music like bach, which doesn't
make sense to me - wrong time period. eh.
Tags : Bouguereau Wagner Lohengrin Elsas Procession Romantic Era |
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Durée : 399 s |
| Memorial Day 2006 - The Endless Funeral Procession |
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The endless bloodshed and funerals washing
over America is not even being noticed by the
average American, and most who do notice turn
away and try to forget. This is the price we
are paying and the ongoing grief we are
experiencing.
This is the new flash media presentation from
Jay Shaft and the Coalition
For Free Thought In Media
Thank you to Cryptome.org and the Arlington
National Cemetery websites for providing many
of the pictures used in the video.
Link to page
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/05/1825712.p
hp
By Jay Shaft
© 2005 Jay Shaft/CFTM© 2006
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0505/S00136
.htm
As we collectively bow our heads in mourning
we all wear our funeral raiment and cloaks of
grieving.
We would not have to remember you
in past tense if not for a senseless and
seemingly endless war.
You carried a rifle
for an entire grateful nation
you carried the flag
on your shoulder
for all of us
you did your duty
not just for yourself
but an entire mourning country
as we gather to remember
your senseless passing.
It seems we all wear black
and all the time now
so often flags are folded
as collectively we bow
our heads and cry,
red and white of roses
takes on our mourning poses
we see you fall screaming
on far flung battlefield
and wonder WHY?
It seems so senseless,
the grind of battle relentless
we mourn not once but every
time another soldier dies
we gather reeling,
at your flag draped coffin
a scene repeated all too often
we see you die and feel so numb,
but the blows of senseless death
do not ever lessen or soften.
We gather to mourn in repetition
not every week, now it's every day
pain without respite or rest
the tragic news hits us
with no buffer or delay
no time to catch our breath
or gasp again in horrified shock
our grieving becomes all encompassing
the increasing onslaught of bodies
a bright white agony of loss.
Every day another of our children
comes off the mortuary plane
in flag wrapped silence
the honor guards footsteps
echo in lockstep thunderously
as they bear the ceremonially
shrouded boxes of squared steel
we cry bitter, salty tears
till the tracks mark and stain
our faces with permanent pain.
While the sun shines brightly
on your gleaming polished coffin
we know you have forever
lost the light, and slipped so far
from living comfort, mortal graces
while we prepare to attend
another fallen son or daughter's
solemn tribute, the bugles echo still
from the last soldier's entombment.
The sound of the 21-gun volleys
become a never ending crescendo
the pipers mourning wailing dirge
becomes a mocking, never ceasing
blackened tarnished battle hymn
and the news received today
was nothing new, the tragedy being
more dead is not an isolated
terrible nightmare, but a new felt
daily sense of mind numbing reality.
As the reddened sun sets
on another awful day
our much used mourning clothes
are hung with great care
not to be put up
for distant time of need
but to wear again
tomorrow at the next gathering
in the endless parade
of loss and mourning.
The loss is now
a daily grim occupation
of tears and grief
without sign of any relief
no respite for the weary
no relaxation to remember
our much loved dead
just another day of marching
with eyes streaming, tears gleaming
in the endless funeral procession.
© 2005 Jay Shaft/© 2006 Coalition For Free
Thought In Media
CONTACT JAY SHAFT AND COALITION FOR FREE
THOUGHT IN MEDIA @
coalitionforfreethoughtinmedia@yahoo.com
Tags : iraq war profiteering funeral memorial day soldiers troops imperialism codepink peace truth protest death |
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