A dozen beautiful musical selections from the Madonna House Advent celebrations, followed by a recording of Christmas Vespers, complete with prayers, psalms, readings, and songs.

Join the Madonna House community on their musical journey into the season of Advent and the beginning of Christmas

In this live recording from Our Lady of the Woods chapel in Combermere, Ontario, the Madonna House community invites you to join us in our musical tribute to the blessed season of Advent, followed by our celebration of Christmas Vespers. It is our hope that this extremely unique and prayerful recording will greatly enrich your own holiday celebrations.

The first half of the album features a dozen beautiful musical selections from the Madonna House Advent celebrations, as performed by the Madonna House Schola.

The second half of the album features a recording of the Madonna House Christmas Vespers, complete with prayers, psalms, readings, and songs.

Advent Music Tracks

• The Voice of The Word
• Come, Though Long Expected Jesus
• Of The Father's Love Begotten
• O Come Divine Messiah
• Rejoice, O Isaiah
• O House of Ephratha
• Comfort, Comfort Ye My People
• Gabriel's Message
• Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying
• O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
• The O Antiphons
• O Night of Brilliant Light

Christmas Vespers Tracks

• Opening Prayer
• Christ is Born!
• Psalm 109
• Psalm 129
• Canticle
• Gospel Reading
• Hodie Christus Natus Est
• Magnificat
• Litany and Our Father
• Final Blessing (CD edition only)
• Song of Simeon
• Guadete

1 Compact Disc (CD), 58 mins. - Digitally recorded, Stereo - Madonna House Publications, 2001