You can listen to the Miserere along with many other famous pieces of Sacred Music for Holy Week in our playlist here: kzfaq.info/sun/PLOGRezWEdM62tIkQwfnDlvWvm1DKAMO1T&si=-DEVTU_3ekk8oHXJ

I was raised essentially pagan in the 1980s/90s. I was lost in drugs and łust. Then through a Catholic priest I discovered sacred Scripture and its inseparable pair sacred Tradition. I became very devout and joined the FSSP.. Please pray for me.

Absolutely beautiful. I have been a Catholic for six years, and it has been transformative. The best thing that has ever happened to me. May God help me die a Catholic and have a Requiem Mass done for the repose of my soul.

Absolutely beautiful, I have so much love for my Catholic brothers and sisters. God bless from your Orthodox brother 🫶🏼

The Miserere is my favorite piece of Catholic music! I was introduced to this piece during Tenebrae at my parish and it never disappoints. Always calls me back to repentance, holiness, and conversion. A blessed Holy Week to all who may read this. May God bless you in these last days of Lent.

This piece was made famous by the fact that it was only sung by the Sistine Chapel Schola for the first hundred or so years after it was written. It ended up leaking out when a 14 year old boy named Wolfgang was present in the Sistine Chapel, probably for Tenebrae, and afterward transcribed it from memory. I believe that the Pope was quite amused by this. Anyway, it adds to the piece’s mystique. It is so beautiful, as is all of the pre-1955 Holy Week Office.

So Blessed to be Catholic!!!😊🎉

Beautiful. I find myself listening more to sacred music than anything nowadays.

Peace to all. This is a wonderful explanation of, in my opinion, the most powerful Psalm. The Miserere is such a powerful piece. As an Orthodox Christian, we pray Psalm 50 daily in our morning prayers. The Latin version brings the power of David's repentance forward for all to share. To my Catholic brothers, I wish you a wonderful Holy Week. Pray for us sinners of both traditions so we may pray together. Forgive me, a sinner, as God forgives. Peace to all.

Our Church sings this for tenebrae every Holy Week. My niece ised to sing the high part, before she went to the convent.

Word. Psalm 51 is the quintessential penitential psalm. I always urge people to repent while they still have time, before it is too late.

Absolutely beautiful. This is one of my favorite pieces of all time. I feel surrounded by 👼angels. Thank you Father Edmund and all the priests and seminarians.

Incredibly beautiful! 🙏 Thanks be to God for all of the blessings of His Most Holy Catholic Church and for the gift of our holy priests and religious! Glory to God now and forever 🙏😇

I've been Catholic My whole life. I was born the King's Child and have always lived in the King's Castle and Kingdom. His voice sounded good at birth and still sounds good today. I love my Lord God with every fiber of my being

Beautiful, inspiring holy music, what a gift! Thank you Father for the explanation, makes it that much richer.

I listen to Miserere Mei Deus almost every time before falling asleep, ❤❤

Catholic Faith Forever and Ever. United states of north America, one nation under God ! Viva Cristo Rey !👍💪🙏⛪

This pieces of music and exactly how Father described it was drew me back into the Church. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam!

In the 1950’s I don’t recall ever hearing music like this. But I do recall when we went to confession on Saturday afternoon, with sun streaming in the western windows, I could enjoy the scent of candle wax and incense. These holy odors were more pronounced when the church was not as full. Still remember that as a sacred odor. As always, except for Good Friday., the candle in its red globe was lit. I still look for that candle first whenever I enter any Catholic Church.

Thank you, Fathers. I’m so sad that arthritis has prevented me driving just since your move to the magnificent new abbey. However, in the years prior, St. Michael’s was one of the greatest spiritual gifts of my life. I am forever grateful to God for you and pray He will bless all of you in your most holy vocations.

Beautifully Done Fathers and Fraters. Happy Holy Week! praying for you all. God Bless, Fr. Chris Tozzi, St Therese of Carmel, San Diego!

Allegri's Miserere Mei is truly one of the greatest works of sacred music. To hear a recording of the Miserere is truly a moving experience; to hear it live in a liturgical setting is beyond description. I have been blessed to sing Tenebrae with my choir since 2011. The Allegri at the end of each night of Tenebrae is perhaps the thing most anticipated by both the choir and the congregation. It is so moving; it is so powerful. The first time I sang the Allegri, I struggled to maintain my composure as I was truly moved to tears. This year, when I finally was invited to sing the Choir II part, I felt overwhelmed by the amazing awesomeness of this composition.

I agree that "Miserere" is the most beautiful Catholic composition. I have the CD by the Tallis Scholars. It was suggested yrs.ago by Dave Matthews( the musician). He would play it every morning while his kids would get ready for school.

The most Sacred Heart of Jesus, plese have pity on me. Amen ✝❤🕊

This is one of my most favorite songs. I coukd listen to it over and over. The Sixteen in the UK sound like the angels in heaven when they sing it. Thanks for this mornings psalm.

This hymn/psalm always moves me to a point where I Can feel my eyes wanting to start tearing up, that’s how much I love it.

I have long known of this piece, one of the most famous of the Renaissance. It particularly moved Mozart who heard it in St. Peter's. I never paid much attention to the text, so what a pleasant surprise (but not so surprising) to discover it is Psalm 50. As an Orthodox Christian it is very familiar. We recite it daily in our morning prayers -- it is also part of the 3rd Hour and Compline.

so so beautiful! Thank you Fr. Edmund

I am thankful to live in OC and having opportunity to join the Norbertine community for the prayers.

Beautiful video. I consider it a blessing that Fr. Edmund Page's father, Gary Page, was my catechism teacher when I started taking RCIA classes back in 2018. Both of them are great men. Absolutely love them!

This can only happen come from heaven ,I listen to this on Sundays to remind me of gods love ,thank you for your video ,

I started levitating when I heard that song

This was positively exquisite. God Bless you all. From your Byzantine Catholic brother in Christ.

God please you Fraters and Priests! Beautifully done.

So beautiful interpretation from St. Michael's Abbey! Thanks so much for your explanation! God bless you.

It truly is a masterpiece. It helps to have a fantastic psalm to set the music to as well.

I absolutely adore this piece of music!

You warm my heart. Contemplating Christ through music is divine.

Hello Father Edmund! I hope you are well. Keep the videos coming!

On Good Friday 1977, in the chapel of King's College Cambridge, England, this transcendental music, especially the top treble notes, soared around the glorious ceiling vaults and into the souls of us there. A truly unique blessing.

I agree and have thought for a long time now that this is the most beautiful piece of music IN HISTORY.

Great explanation of such a beautiful piece, thank you and may you have a blessed sacred Tridium

Wonderful video. I listen to the Miserere whenever I walk to Confession. I hope to see more videos like this!

Excellent work, Fr. Edmund!

So lovely, and beautiful. Gives me so much peace , have a great holy week ! Thank you for sharing.

Beautiful and so peaceful ❤

Stunningly beautiful AND spiritually uplifting! ♥️🙏 Renaissance choral music has no equal.

Beautiful indeed!

I’m not a catholic but the service and music I love It’s in my soul

I like King David. I relate to him. Also speaking of artistic beauty... these shots are stunning.

Thank you Fr. Edmund for this beautiful soul stirring piece. Gives me so much peace. Thank you once again

what a beautiful church, cant believe i live by this place of God

St Norbert pray for us

Good for you, hope you have your mass.... God bless you

Beautiful and thank you for sharing.

Great music and abbey!

Masterly presented! May God keeps blessing St. Michael`s Abbey

They're so beautiful! Thanks be to God.

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Thank you - God bless you.

Thank you so much for introducing me to this piece and and explaining it! It's moving and inspiring without the background understanding, but even more so with this information. Such a rich heritage we have, and it requires knowledge to appreciate the wisdom and to fully embrace the gifts of God thru such music and arts.

Great video. God bless

What I'm hearing in this a "Real Genuine Repentance of a Human being/heart"... I had a career singing. Past life as chrorist; from singing Gregorian in men choir, through great choirs, through other level of singing... and suddenly, being apart from "this past of my life". When I'm hearing this, I feeling my tearing But, I get to realize, if God allow me my share of good paradise, where I'd love to be, singing a good part of it... in a men choir. I believe to the Steeve Job's last word "Wow", with his big eyes; before he pass through... There's something wonderful awaiting us if we learn "spiritual resiliance, the total surrender to God's Will"... Knowing to give it all to God's hands. God Has to Love us That much. God bless you all !!🙏✝️❤

Amen, dear brothers. God Bless You.

Thank you.

Legitimately, the moment the music started playing the stress and fear I'd been feeling for the last 5-10 minutes washed off and now I feel calm.

Beautiful ❤️

😊❤Jesus is the Divine Son of God and the King 👑 of Kings 😊❤😊❤ thank you very much, O Jesus.

Excelent music. BRAVO. From México. Baetifull

God Bless All Catholic Faithful Jesus and Mary.

It's so beautiful!!!

Beautiful ❤

Just went here for Sunday mass after my old Parish got a new “wokeish” priest, this was an amazing mass. If you are nearby you should definitely check it out.

Incredibly beautiful

Thank you so much, Father, for explaining the context of this piece. I would love to come hear you all sing this sometime. I have never heard it with an all male choir before. We are blessed with a parish who has a very professional and enthusiastic choir who sings this every Spy Wednesday and have a soprano who soars on that high C. God bless you all.

Good video. Thanks.

Highly divine beautiful and melodious

Beautiful❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Thank you for give your live to God, the humanity need you.

The 'Miserere' was very instrumental in my conversion to the (Catholic) Christian faith.

Alleluia, praise the Lord! 😍

A path to ecstasy. Of emotional communion. I am grateful for the rich explanation, Father.

Thank you, Father.

This kind of music that makes me so grateful for being raised and live as a catholic

In my Italian parish choir we sing this Miserere,,Splendid

Bring back TLM and the tradition

I have CDs of Miserere and just love listening to this sacred music. At one time, it was only sung in the Sistine Chapel during Holy Week but today it's for all...first heard about The Tallis Scholars and Miserere by Dave Matthews.

‘Tenebrae’ is always in the plural, but has a singular meaning, so it’s ‘darkness’, not ‘darknesses’.

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤am a catholic since birth, I love it deep in my heart

Does anyone know if they have a Spotify? I would love to listen to them singing on Spotify. So beautiful and peaceful!

Beautiful! I've served in music ministry for 45 years, and I've never heard this piece before! We only sang in latin rarely - for ordinations, and when I had the opportunity to sing as part of an Archdiocesan Choir which was created for a Papal Mass. I like Gregorian Chant and enjoy the challenge, but I couldn't handle just Gregorian Chant.

I gotta be honest, Ave Maria probably is the most famous

God bless you, Father, and your religious order 🙏

Amen!

Amen

"Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity [Psalms 50:3] 4 Wash me yet more from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 5 For I acknowledge my iniquity, and my sin is always before me. 6 Against thee only have I sinned, and done evil in thy sight that thou mayst be justified in thy words and mayst overcome when thou art judged. 7 For behold I was conceived in iniquities; and in sins did my mother conceive me. 8 For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me. 9 Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. 10 To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice. 11 Turn away thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. 12 Create a clean heart in me, O God: and renew a right spirit within my bosom. 13 Cast me not away from thy face; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 14 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, and strengthen me with a perfect spirit. 15 I will teach the unjust thy ways: and the wicked shall be converted to thee. 16 Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall extol thy justice. 17 Thou wilt open my lips O Lord and my mouth shall declare thy praise. 18 For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted. 19 The sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 20 Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion; that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up. 21 Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offerings: then shall they lay calves upon thy altar." Psalm 50 ..... Yet never again, for the only sacrifice ever more worthy and pleasing to Thee is the Perfect Sacrifice of Thy Divine Son, Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and His Perfect Sacrifice on His Cross. ✝✝✝

How is it that at age 66, 27-28 years after becoming Catholic, this is the first time that I am aware of hearing this marvelous piece of art? I've known Psalm 50/51 for most of my life, but I have never heard this!!!

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Amen. Amen. Amen

First heard this by the Tallis Scholars group and I was floored. When I read about the backstory of it along with how it was heard and transposed I was floored again. The only other piece I can put it on par with is Thomas Luis De Victorias Ave Maria for Double Choir

I think Mozart's "Ave verum corpus" rivals it in beauty and also his "Laudate dominum " from Solemn vespers for a confessor.