Here is the music/chant version of the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to John, arranged by Benedictine Father Columba Kelly, set to 20 beautiful Art masterpieces and sung by the Sunday 7pm Choir.

This version was recorded virtually due to the COVID crisis. Our hope is that this video helps bring you closer to Jesus, and the sacrifice he made for us.

Song Title: The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John

Artist(s): Scripture text from the Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition. Music from St. Meinrad Archabbey and Columba Kelly, OSB

Publisher: Text by ©2001 OCP Publications

Where to Purchase: https://www.ocp.org/en-us/collections/dg/595/the-passion-of-our-lord-jesus-christ-according-to-john

We've also included a Veneration of the Cross section at the end of the video with footage from St. Francis de Sales Church in Ajax, Ontario, Canada, along with the spiritual 'Were You There' recorded live in 2018 by the Good Friday Combined Choir of St. Francis de Sales.

The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ according to John

"The words of the text should communicate the vitality and mystery of the Lord's Passion and Death," explains Benedictine Father Harry Hagan in the introduction to the original recording. "An over-wrought presentation calls attention to itself instead of the text while a tepid approach belies the power of the words. The proclamation need only reveal the power of the words."

Sections:

1) Betrayal in the Garden | 0:10

2) Jesus before Annas | 2:49

3) Peter's Denial | 3:21

4) Jesus before Caiaphas | 4:32

5) Peter's Second Denial | 6:03

6) Pilate and the People | 6:56

7) Pilate and Jesus | 8:21

8) Pilate and the People | 10:29

9) Jesus and the Soldiers | 11:15

10) Pilate and the People | 11:46

11) Jesus and Pilate | 13:10

12) Pilate and the People | 14:17

13) The Crucifixion | 15:55

14) The Soldiers Divide Jesus' Clothing | 17:24

15) Jesus and His Mother and the Beloved Disciple | 18:30

16) The Death | 19:21

17) The Fulfillment of the Scriptures | 20:28

18) The Burial | 21:59

Veneration of the Cross | 24:24