The songbook provides four-part voicing, solfège chords and lyrics for the 11 songs on the Amanecerá el Señor CD. You'll find it very helpful for learning and singing these songs for the Advent season.

Enrich liturgies during the holy season of Advent with 11 songs that reflect the joyful anticipation of the coming of our savior. Offering four songs drawn from the readings for the four Sundays of Advent and the "Aleluya"—which also provides verses for each of those Sundays—as well as several songs celebrating the coming of our Lord, this collection features music that will surely inspire the faithful in your community and encourage deeper reflection. The straightforward melodies are simple and easy to sing and allow the text to shine through as the highlight.

Songs: Amanecerá el Señor | Ven, Señor, Nuestra Esperanza | Preparad el Camino | Alegraos | Alégrate, María | Aleluya | De Luz Nueva | Dichosos | Levántate, Jerusalén | El Señor Envió a Su Profeta | La Corona del Adviento

This songbook provides four-part voicing, solfège chords and lyrics for the ten liturgical songs on the Cantos para "Tiempos Fuertes" CD, the 25th collection from prolific Spanish composer Carmelo Erdozáin. You'll find it very helpful for learning and singing these songs for the various seasons throughout the liturgical year.

"Nada Te Turbe," based on the lovely poem by Saint Teresa of Avila, was composed in celebration of the fifth centennial anniversary of the saint's birth. It is a beautiful rendition with a simple melody, perfect for any assembly. The eucharistic song, "En Memoria Tuya," composed by Cuban Toni Rubi, features a beautiful melody and lyrics based on Scripture as well as a refrain that can be sung in canon.

Songs: Alaba, Alma Mía, al Señor | Es Hora de Despertar | Ya Llega Navidad | Nace en un Portal | Ya Se Acercan los Reyes | Camino del Desierto | Nada Te Turbe | Entonemos Himnos de Pascua | Danos, Señor, Tu Espíritu | En Memoria Tuya

Advent/Christmas Epiphany These hymns are scored for full organ accompaniment, melody line and optional unison choir descant. Some selections also have solo instrument parts.

Advent/Christmas Epiphany These hymns are scored for full organ accompaniment, melody line and optional unison choir descant. Some selections also have solo instrument parts.

In Deo Gratias, Pedro creates fresh, singable, contemporary songs for processions and other ritual moments. Includes eight songs in English, three bilingual songs and one in Spanish.

Three of the pieces in Deo Gratias are Taizé-style, using a common antiphon in Latin and alternating verses in English and Spanish. This simple combining of languages encourages everyone in the assembly to join in and sing. Peter''s goal in Deo Gratias is to "help people grow in their faith, as writing and performing this music helps me grow in mine."

Deo Gratias includes responsorial psalms, songs for penance services, the sprinkling rite, and a tender, Spanish processional for funerals.

The collection can be used throughout the year including Advent, Lent and Easter.

Pedro''s songs are practical for small choirs or for keyboard and cantor, but can also be richly performed by larger choirs.

12 accessible new songs for the entire year
The late Monsignor Taulé believed that every parish should have a dynamic, evolving repertoire. As pastor at the oldest church in Barcelona, he knew from experience: quality music and the regular introduction of new songs are vital to a parish's spiritual health. Día de Fiesta gives Spanish-speaking assemblies 12 solid, accessible new songs for every season of the year.

Music for entrance and Communion processions
In preparing this new collection, Father Taulé made it his specific aim to provide new texts and melodies for Mass on Sunday -- el día del Señor, the day of celebration. From there, he narrowed his focus to two particular moments in the liturgy: the entrance procession and Communion.

Entrance hymns for every season
Preceding even the sign of the cross, the gathering song makes a powerful first impression. It sets the tone for the entire liturgy, anticipating themes in the readings and drawing the assembly together en el nombre del Señor. The collection includes one entrance hymn each for Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter, and two for Ordinary Time.

Communion songs with easily memorized responses
Composed to inspire "pious listening" and meditation, the six songs for Communion feature short, easily memorized responses. Multiple verses, arranged for soloist and small choir, allow for longer processions. All 12 songs use Scripture-based texts for the entrance and Communion antiphons.

Expands the repertoire of Hispanic parishes
As Father Taulé explains in the songbook's generous performance notes, there's danger in a static repertoire. Sung too often for too long, music can lose its impact. Día de Fiesta is a wonderful solution for Hispanic parishes, expanding the repertoire for the beginning and heart of the liturgy.

Note: A long-time, beloved member of the OCP family, Alberto passed away in March 2007, very shortly after finishing this, his last collection of liturgical music. May he rest in peace.

The songbook provides keyboard and guitar accompaniments as well as voicing and parts for C instrument for each of the songs.

Also available for download with iBooks on your Mac and iPad through iTunes.

Amid the distractions and hectic pace of preparing for Advent and Christmas, it is easy to forget that God is always present... even in that busyness. Dan Schutte's inspiring prayer book, God With Us, encourages us to pause and breathe in the love bestowed upon us throughout this season of hope.

Featuring a companion CD of Dan's music, each of the twelve prayers in God With Us contains:

• an engaging photograph
• an inspiring reflection
• a prayer
• a Scripture passage
• lyrics for the song
• a self-reflection
• a keystone (a simple phrase to carry with you in your daily activities during Advent and Christmas)

ISBN 978-1-62314-869-0 [84 pp, 7.5 x 7.5, softcover]

Tracks: Beyond the Moon and Stars | God With Us | Let the Valleys Be Raised | Come, Lord Jesus | Christ, Circle 'Round Us | A Time Will Come for Singing | God My Savior | Wake From Your Sleep | A Light Has Shone | Infant Holy | God of Love | Hymn of Praise

More than 130 psalm responses and gospel acclamations for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Ordinary Time and major feasts.

Chris Walker uses a variety of musical styles to reflect the mood of the readings for each Sunday-call and response, rounds, responses with verses, songs that include clapping or finger-snaps and others. The songs are written to be sung unaccompanied, but accompaniments can add color and support the singing.

Recommended for ages 6-11.

More than 130 psalm responses and gospel acclamations for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Ordinary Time and major feasts.

Chris Walker uses a variety of musical styles to reflect the mood of the readings for each Sunday-call and response, rounds, responses with verses, songs that include clapping or finger-snaps and others. The songs are written to be sung unaccompanied, but accompaniments can add color and support the singing.

Recommended for ages 6-11.

More than 130 psalm responses and gospel acclamations for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Ordinary Time and major feasts.

Chris Walker uses a variety of musical styles to reflect the mood of the readings for each Sunday-call and response, rounds, responses with verses, songs that include clapping or finger-snaps and others. The songs are written to be sung unaccompanied, but accompaniments can add color and support the singing.

Recommended for ages 6-11.

This songbook features choral parts including organ, piano, and flute parts for the album Sing We Now of Christmas by Christopher Willcock, SJ. Additionally, the book offers optional parts for SATB choral, obligato instrumental, brass ensemble, timpani and more. The pieces are of easy to moderate difficulty, and all but three are choral. The arrangements are fresh and original, adding a little variety to a traditional Christmas repertoire.

This modest collection is aimed at fulfilling the need for Advent music that is within the capability of the average singer in a small parish choir. It is also an attempt to augment the repertoire of Advent music for the assemblies these choirs serve. Like flashes from a prism, these carols illumine facets of the season that help greatly to pierce and parse aspects of this holy time into tangible portions.

The model structure for the whole of this program is, of course, the well-known Service of Lessons and Carols celebrated annually at Christmas time by choirs around the world. Many of these songs are designed to be sung by both the assembly and the choir. May they prove a blessing for your community.