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March 2, 2016

Mercy and The Prodigal Son


Join OCP composer Gerard Chiusano for a Lenten exploration of the theme of mercy in the Parable of the Prodigal Son.

Gerard Chiusano
Gerard Chiusano
Director of Worship and Sacred Music, The Church of St. Luke, Toms River, N.J.
 

Gerard Chiusano studied music composition and keyboard in the college prep program at the Juilliard School in New York, graduating with honors and receiving an honorary scholarship. He continued his studies in composition at the Mannes College of Music and Manhattan School of Music in New York City, and is currently the Director of Worship and Sacred Music at The Church of St. Luke in Toms River, N.J. In his regular OCP video series, Your Liturgical Minute, Chiusano draws on decades of experience to offer you solutions to the most common issues confronting today’s liturgical ensembles.

Music for Lent and Easter

Explore these song suggestions for the Lenten and Easter seasons

Ash Wednesday:

Open My Eyes/Abre Mis Ojos [MP3]

Jesse Manibusan

Ashes to Ashes [MP3]

Dan Schutte

With These Ashes [MP3]

Gerard Chiusano, Mary Chiusano

Ubi Caritas [MP3]

Bob Hurd

 

Lent:

Be with Me Lord [MP3]

Tom Booth

Loving and Forgiving [MP3]

Scott Soper

Beyond the Days [MP3]

Ricky Manalo

Change Our Hearts [MP3]

Rory Cooney

40 Days [MP3]

Matt Maher

Now is the Acceptable Time [MP3]

Barbara Bridge

 

Easter:

This Is The Day [MP3]

Michael Joncas

Agua De Vida [MP3]

Jaime Cortez

Alleluia! Love Is Alive [MP3]

Steve Angrisano, Jesse Manibusan, Sarah Hart

I Am the Bread of Life [MP3]

Suzanne Toolan

Rise Up with Him [MP3]

Janet Vogt