BELMONT — Enjoy the season with Carolina Pro Musica and music by Landini, Janequin, Vivaldi, and Boismortier.
A program of French and Italian music shares the genius of Vivaldi and his famous Spring Concerto from “The Four Seasons.” French composer Boismortier wrote four cantatas, one for each season. Hear the complete spring cantata for soprano, flute and continuo at this concert set for 8 p.m. Monday, April 12, at the Abbey Basilica in Belmont.
Admission is free. Donations are welcomed.
A limited, masked, and socially distanced, live audience will be allowed in the basilica. Seats may be reserved through This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The concert will also be live-streamed at www.belmontabbeycollege.edu/artslive.
For more information, go online to www.bac.edu or www.carolinapromusica.org.
— Rolando Rivas and John Jacob
May crownings are a popular tradition in parishes and schools.
This May, public celebrations and gatherings may be restricted in some parts of our diocese, but why not have a May crowning of your own at home?
You can find lots of resources online – everything from how to make a crown of flowers using coffee filters to Scriptural reflections on Mary’s title as Queen of Heaven.
One easy-to-use website is TheReligionTeacher.com.
The website points out: Why do we crown Mary?
Besides the fact that she is the Mother of Christ the King, Mary herself shows us the way to experience the joys of the Kingdom of Heaven.
When Jesus preached about the Kingdom of God, He stressed the importance of humility. “The last will be first” He said to His disciples (Mt 20:16).
The Virgin Mary is a model of humility for us. If we want to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, then Mary shows us the way.
— Patricia L. Guilfoyle, editor. “Coronation of the Virgin” by Paolo Veneziano (1324), on display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
At www.thereligionteacher.com/may-crowning-activities: Find a list of resources for you to organize your own May crowning and other ways to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary during the month of May.