The Divine Mercy Chaplet

Good Morning Everyone!
I know that Dave will be announcing the next Catholic Metal project and posting the pictures that we submitted soon so stay tuned.  Or de-tuned…or…anyway, there are interesting things coming up at Catholicmetal.com.
I wanted to share with you all a project that I have been working on since Easter week: a musical setting for the Divine Mercy Chaplet.  Now, I know that there are many “popular” settings for the Divine Mercy chaplet, but none of them really spoke to me.  And none of them were for recitation versus song.
Now, real quick, I’ll give just a little bit of background to those that want/need it.  The Divine Mercy Chaplet is a prayer in devotion to God’s greatest attribute, his unfathomable mercy.  Think on how patient he is with us; how he gave his only Son for our salvation; how God is willing to forgive us our sins and gives us extra grace to overcome sin through the sacrament of confession.
The chaplet is recited on ordinary rosary beads and here is a quick reference on how to pray the chaplet:  Typically, the chaplet is recited around 3 o’clock, the time that Jesus died, but it can be recited at anytime that fits.
The purpose of my project is simple: to provide a tool for folks to recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet more naturally.  The words of the chaplet are recited, not sung.  So, even if you have a vocal range of a minor third, or worse, you can still participate in a deeper way with the chaplet.  No need for virtuostics.  Furthermore, it lets you focus more intently on the prayers rather than thinking too much on your singing (“Gosh, I sound horrible” – or – “Dang I’M AWESOME!”).
Musically speaking, I believe that you would call this symphonic metal although the metal aspect is less apparent.  I wanted to create something meditative and emotional that does not distract from the words of the prayer, so the guitars come in later and create atmosphere rather than take center-stage.
I am going to release an mp3 of the chaplet soon.  I also am looking to release just the music, for your listening pleasure or if you want to recite the chaplet without all the voices.

I hope you all enjoy!  God bless!

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Comments 3

  1. Charles von Hapsburg

    I’d say definitely Symphonic Metal.  I like the idea of using spoken word vs singing or chanting in this.  It does help one focus their prayer more, and the music reminds me somewhat of Within Temptation.  Would this then be called Without Temptation?  Either way, it’s getting reposted on Facebook.  – CvHTP

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      Last-Rites

      I’m glad you like it.  You know it is one of the cool things that we as Catholics have in spades – prayers and I love mixing prayers and music.  Cradle Catholic does that almost exclusively and is to great effect.

      God bless,

      Sean

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