{"id":248,"date":"2010-12-17T02:03:11","date_gmt":"2010-12-17T09:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faithmile.com\/?p=248"},"modified":"2010-12-14T22:20:36","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T05:20:36","slug":"katrynas-caroltacular-christmas-countdown-december-17-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithmile.com\/?p=248","title":{"rendered":"Katryna’s Caroltacular Christmas Countdown – December 17, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=neQ5Va5HiAg[\/youtube]<\/p>\n

Veni Emanuel – The Vatican<\/strong><\/p>\n

I ran across this beautiful version of O Come Emmanuel in Latin – performed by the Vatican choir. Not only is the music sublime, with echoes of the song’s Gregorian origins, but the scenery is amazing as well. <\/p>\n

When I visited the Vatican, I went there to see Michelangelo’s pieta in person because it was the most beautiful statue I had ever seen in a book. Little did I know that the beauty of the pieta is dwarfed by the majesty of the building it sits in. Here, you see just a small part of the main chapel. In the video, you will notice that the people look incredibly small. To give you an idea of the scale of the Vatican, the statues you see ensconced in the walls are 6 feet tall. So is the circular golden rim of fire around the clock, as well as the letters and roman numerals rimming the base of the ceiling. <\/p>\n

About.com<\/a> has the lyrics to Veni Emanuel. It is even more beautiful in Latin.<\/p>\n

Veni, veni Emmanuel!
\nCaptivum solve Israel!
\nQui gemit in exilio,
\nPrivatus Dei Filio,
\nGaude, gaude, Emmanuel
\nNascetur pro te, Israel.<\/p>\n

Veni, veni o oriens!
\nSolare nos adveniens,
\nNoctis depelle nebulas,
\nDirasque noctis tenebras.
\nGaude, gaude Emmanuel
\nNascetur pro te, Israel.<\/p>\n

Veni, veni Adonai!
\nQui populo in Sinai
\nLegem dedisti vertice,
\nIn Maiestate gloriae.
\nGaude, gaude Emmanuel
\nNascetur pro te Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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