Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Monday, June 3, 2024

JUNE IS SACRED HEART MONTH


 JUNE IS THE MONTH OF THE SACRED HEART

THE FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART IS ON JUNE 7, 2024

SACRED HEART OF JESUS, HAVE MERCY ON US



Sunday, April 14, 2024

POOR JERUSALEM (JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR) - LARRY MARSHALL / TED NEELY


Poor Jerusalem - LARRY MARSHALL / TED NEELY
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

"Poor Jerusalem" is a song from the 1970 album and 1971 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar written by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics), an upbeat rock ballad sung by Larry Marshall as Simon Zealotes in praise of Jesus and His political mission with Ted Neely responding with clarification.
Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1973 American musical drama film directed by Norman Jewison and jointly written for the screen by Jewison and Melvyn Bragg; they based their screenplay on the 1970 rock opera of the same name, the libretto of which was written by Tim Rice and whose music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The film, featuring a cast of Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen, Bob Bingham, Larry Marshall, Josh Mostel, Kurt Yaghjian and Philip Toubus, centers on the conflict between Judas and Jesus during the week of the crucifixion of Jesus. Jesus Christ Superstar premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington D.C. on June 26, 1973, and was released theatrically in the United States on August 15, 1973. Neeley, Anderson, and Elliman were nominated for Golden Globe Awards in 1974, for their portrayals of Jesus, Judas, and Mary Magdalene, respectively. The soundtrack for the film was released on vinyl by MCA Records in 1973. It was re-released on CD in 1993 and reissued in 1998 for its 25th anniversary. It must be pointed out that the soundtrack for the film is a new recording, different from the 1970 album, despite the fact that some performers are the same.





Sunday, April 7, 2024

FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY - SUNDAY AFTER EASTER

 


FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY is on the Sunday after Easter Sunday.

"The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on that day, shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet."




Tuesday, March 26, 2024

I ONLY WANT TO SAY (GETHSEMANE) TED NEELY


I Only Want To Say (Gethsemane) - TED NEELY
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

"I Only Want To Say" is an introspective song from the 1970 album and 1971 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar written by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics), an emotionally charged power ballad brilliantly sung by Ted Neely in portrayal of Jesus Christ at the Garden of Gethsemane.

Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1973 American musical drama film directed by Norman Jewison and jointly written for the screen by Norman Jewison and Melvyn Bragg. They based their screenplay on the 1970 rock opera of the same name, the libretto of which was written by Tim Rice and whose music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Jesus Christ Superstar is the story of the humanity of Jesus Christ. It portrays the human side of Jesus as he experiences the different facets of human emotions of love, fear, anger, hurts, doubts, frustrations, and abandonment. This human aspect of Jesus is portrayed in the musical from the point of view of the closest people around him.

The Gethsemane portion was the most intense and passionate part of the musical. It expresses the magnanimity of the Divine Love of God for all of mankind; who despite the petition of Jesus to withdraw the cup of suffering; didn’t withheld His Beloved Son from mortal death for our sake.





Sunday, March 24, 2024

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM - YVONNE ELLIMAN


I Don't Know How To Love Him - YVONNE ELLIMAN
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

"I Don't Know How to Love Him" is a song from the 1970 album and 1971 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar written by Andrew Lloyd Webber (music) and Tim Rice (lyrics), a torch love ballad sung by the character of Mary Magdalene.

Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1973 American musical drama film directed by Norman Jewison and jointly written for the screen by Jewison and Melvyn Bragg; they based their screenplay on the 1970 rock opera of the same name, the libretto of which was written by Tim Rice and whose music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The film, featuring a cast of Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman, Barry Dennen, Bob Bingham, Larry Marshall, Josh Mostel, Kurt Yaghjian and Philip Toubus, centers on the conflict between Judas and Jesus during the week of the crucifixion of Jesus.

Jesus Christ Superstar premiered at the Uptown Theater in Washington D.C. on June 26, 1973, and was released theatrically in the United States on August 15, 1973. Neeley, Anderson, and Elliman were nominated for Golden Globe Awards in 1974, for their portrayals of Jesus, Judas, and Mary Magdalene, respectively.

The soundtrack for the film was released on vinyl by MCA Records in 1973. It was re-released on CD in 1993 and reissued in 1998 for its 25th anniversary. It must be pointed out that the soundtrack for the film is a new recording, different from the 1970 album, despite the fact that some performers are the same.