Catholic Fire

Night Prayer (Prayers at the End of the Day) is the final church service (or Office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours. Benedictine Monks at Le Barroux,France chanting THE END of Compline, -Salve Regina, Final Benediction and Angelus-(traditional-Full Communion with Holy See) For the translation of this prayer from Latin to English, go here. ~ My thanks to Catholiques for this beautiful video.

This is so beautiful! Gregorian Chant NOT the pop group, but being sung as it should be within the Roman Rite Catholic Church, in praise of God, and ordinarily by monks. Via Catholiques .

A Song of Ascents. -My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth-. 1I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? 2My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. 3He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. 4Behold, He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. 5The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade on your right hand. 6The sun will not smite you by day, Nor the moon by night. 7The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. 8The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in From this time forth and forever. Released 1995 A collection of Twelve Psalms, Six Canticles and Six Chants in English, Latin and Greek sung by John Michael Talbot and the Monks of Little Portion Hermitage

After “blowing away” music executives with their performance of Gregorian plainchant, a group of Austrian monks has been given a record deal with Universal Music. Get the story here.

One of Northern Scotland's most unusual attractions and one which is unique in Britain, is Pluscarden Benedictine Abbey, near Elgin. It is the only medieval monastery in Britain still inhabited by monks and being used for its original purpose.

A beautiful dedication to Roman Catholic Monks is presented here - mostly Benedictine with a bit of Carthusian thrown in. Photos were taken in France, England, USA, Italy, and Canada.