I took a picture of this beautiful stained-glass image of the Annunciation in the famous Pere Lachaise cemetery, Paris.
Here are a few of the songs we will be doing...the first one we wrote in class earlier this year, though we started it even before that.... It is a modern version of the traditional "Hail Mary".
Hail Mary
Hello, Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with you.
Blessed art you among women, and blessed is your baby, Jesus too.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners,now and at the hour
of our death. Amen.
(I learned this beautiful Grace many years ago when I stayed in the Guide cottage in Powerscourt. We used to sing it at camp. O.F.) Johnny Appleseed Grace
The Lord is good to me.
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me the things I need:
The sun, the rain and the appleseed;
The Lord is good to me.
And every seed that grows
Will grow into a tree.
And someday soon there'll be apples there
For everyone in the world to share.
The Lord is good to me.
Oh, here I am 'neath the blue, blue sky
Doing as I please.
Singing with my feathered friends
Humming with the bees.
I wake up every day,
As happy as can be,
Because I know that with that care
My apple trees, they will still be there.
The Lord's been good to me.
I wake up every day
As happy as can be,
Because I know the Lord is there
Watchin' over all my friends and me
The Lord is good to me.
Click here for a 5 minute film about the life of one of my big heroes, Johnny Appleseed!
Hail Mary
Hello, Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with you.
Blessed art you among women, and blessed is your baby, Jesus too.
Holy Mary,
Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners,now and at the hour
of our death. Amen.
(I learned this beautiful Grace many years ago when I stayed in the Guide cottage in Powerscourt. We used to sing it at camp. O.F.) Johnny Appleseed Grace
The Lord is good to me.
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me the things I need:
The sun, the rain and the appleseed;
The Lord is good to me.
And every seed that grows
Will grow into a tree.
And someday soon there'll be apples there
For everyone in the world to share.
The Lord is good to me.
Oh, here I am 'neath the blue, blue sky
Doing as I please.
Singing with my feathered friends
Humming with the bees.
I wake up every day,
As happy as can be,
Because I know that with that care
My apple trees, they will still be there.
The Lord's been good to me.
I wake up every day
As happy as can be,
Because I know the Lord is there
Watchin' over all my friends and me
The Lord is good to me.
Click here for a 5 minute film about the life of one of my big heroes, Johnny Appleseed!