Ponder ‘O Come Emmanuel’ a Franciscan Sisters’ Advent Podcast

In this month of liturgical seasons that anticipate and celebrate the birth of Jesus, rejoice and enjoy O Come Emmanuel, a podcast featuring the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity’s rendition of the medieval Catholic hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” (Veni Emmanuel) with its beautiful, haunting melody and collection of titles ascribed to the Savior from Scripture. Reflect on stunning Incarnational stained glass windows found in one of the Franciscan Sisters’ Motherhouse chapels and other Northeastern Wisconsin churches. Made from the most ordinary materials, this stained glass is sand transformed by fire into a jeweled beauty that stirs souls and moves them closer to God.

Sisters Caritas Strodthoff,OSF (xylophone and vocals), Sister Chiara LaValley, OSF (flute), Sister Myra Jean Sweigart, OSF (vocals) and Sister Winifred Crevier, OSF (organ) blend their musical gifts to perform this traditional hymn translated into English by John Mason Neale (1818-1866).

The stained glass windows highlighted in this podcast are from these places of Catholic worship:

• St. Francis Chapel, Holy Family Convent, Manitowoc, WI

• St. Gabriel Church, Neenah, WI

• Nativity Church, Cudahy, WI

• St. Mary Church, Appleton, WI

• Sacred Heart Church, Sherwood, WI

• St. Paul Church, Combined Locks, WI

• St. Patrick Church, Menasha, WI

How does this podcast move your heart?