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How about a little grace for a Sunday evening?<\/p>\n

This was \u201cchoir Sunday\u201d at my parish, an annual event where the choir sings at all five Masses to raise awareness of their ministry, invite new members to join and, not insignificantly, plug the upcoming Christmas concert in mid-December.<\/p>\n

This piece was sung at communion: \u201cBenedictus in C\u201d by Charles Villiers Stanford. It\u2019s performed here by the Kampen Boys Choir.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/GzdPu-dnNgA<\/a>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"