 The Cathedral @ Concert today was called Hornflakes. Four French Horns played in the Cathedral by four eminent players was in itself the most exquisite celebration of good music. However, what impacted most was the less known work of Wolgang Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus for French Horn composed in 1791. It was written in the last year of his life which meant he was both deeply aware of the significance of the death of Christ for the life of the whole world, and especially his own impending departure.
The words of Ave Verum Corpus carried greater significance today as we observe the Slaughter of the Innocents i.e. the genocide recorded by Matthew (2.16-18). These are the words of the Mass: Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary, having truly suffered, sacrificed on the cross for mankind, from whose pierced side water and blood flowed: Be for us a sweet foretaste in the trial of death! O sweet Jesus, O holy Jesus, O Jesus, son of Mary, have mercy on me. Amen. Holding in my heart the suffering innocent young women of our Church this Christmas, I have none to turn but to ONE sacrificed on the cross for humanity, whose pierced side water and blood flow. How long O Lord? How long? What have we done to deserve this evil? O Jesu, have mercy on us. Free us from this burden of evil. The evil tyrant mocks your beloved. Set us free to worship you without FEAR. In Holiness and Righteousness, all the days of our lives. We offered our prayers this day in the song of the French Horns today. Come, Lord Jesus and answer our prayers. You are invited to hear Ave Verum Corpus played today in the Cathedral here: Hornflakes Ave Very Corpus
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