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OFFICIAL CD RELEASED
“The best liturgical music for the Mass since Duruflé. BRAVO!”
– Prof. Michael Linton
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Frank La Rocca’s Mass of the Americas was conceived by Archbishop Cordileone as a twinned tribute to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (patroness of the United States) and Our Lady of Guadalupe (patroness of Mexico and all the Americas). It elevates much-loved Mexican folk hymns to Our Lady and includes possibly the first Ave Maria hymn ever composed in Nahautl, the Aztec language Our Lady spoke to St. Juan Diego (the “Aue Maria”).
“The most important thing that happened Saturday is that we came together to worship God in a solemn and fitting way. Christ came. We shared his Body and Blood,” said Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, “The Mass of the Americas is an example of continuity in Catholic worship, adhering faithfully to the principles laid out by the Second Vatican Council. This Mass treasures the beauty and solemnity of our Catholic patrimony while contributing to it in our own time.”
Frank La Rocca’s Mass of the Americas was Celebrated on October 3rd at 7 p.m. at Epiphany Catholic Church 8235 SW 57th Avenue Miami.
10/03/2023 at 7pm Eastern
Mass of the Americas was celebrated during the Adeodatus Conference at St. Andrew’s Catholic Church in Old Pasadena.
06/24/2023 at 7pm Pacific
Experience the new Catholic Renaissance. Meet Blanton Alspaugh the 11-time Grammy Award winner producing The Mass of the Americas.
09/25/2022 at 2:30pm Pacific
It’s a REVEAL party–get a sneak preview of Mass of the Americas CD produced by Grammy-Award winner Blanton Alspaugh.
09/17/2022 at 2:30pm Pacific
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone as main celebrant at a Novus Ordo Latin Solemn Pontifical High Mass at Old St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York – Benedict Sixteen Choir and Orchestra conducted by Richard Sparks.
09/17/2022 at 2:30pm Pacific
The first ever Mass of the Americas in the Extraordinary Form, celebrated by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of the Archdiocese of San Francisco at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. Music for this Mass provided by the Benedict XVI Choir conducted by Richard Sparks.
11/16/2019 at 10:00am Eastern
The debut of Mass of the Americas from the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, San Francisco for the 25th annual Cruzada Guadalupana. The Benedict Sixteen Choir and Orchestra conducted by Ash Walker.
12/08/2018
The breathtaking score of the acclaimed Mass of the Americas, commissioned by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone and composed by Frank La Rocca, has been beautifully adapted by the composer specifically for use by parish choirs. Order below!
