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A beautiful piece of music that I hear every Good Friday, always sung exquisitely by our choir. \u00a0Last night was no exception. It brought me, as it always does, to tears.<\/p>\n

This was a favorite piece of music of our late pastor, Msgr. Joe Funaro; it was sung at his funeral. It was also the communion hymn at my Mass of Thanksgiving, the morning after I was ordained. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Give a listen to the conclusion of \u201cThe Seven Last Words\u201d by Dubois.<\/p>\n

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