This Lenten and Easter season, FaithND invites you on a musical pilgrimage with the Magnificat Choir and the Folk Choir as we reflect on scenes of Christ’s Passion and Resurrection.
Beginning on Friday, February 20, and continuing periodically throughout Lent, the series features recordings of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater by the Notre Dame Magnificat Choir. This classic 18th-century work, which meditates on the sorrows of the Virgin Mary at the foot of the Cross, is presented here in segments coupled with the Stations of the Cross.
As the liturgical calendar moves into Holy Week and the Easter season, the focus shifts to the Notre Dame Folk Choir’s original work, Drawn Back to the Table, which meditates on some of the most pivotal moments of our Christian faith.
We invite you to a deeper connection as we walk together toward the light of Easter Sunday and beyond.
Stabat Mater and Station X
Public humiliation meets profound vulnerability. Magnificat Choir member Gwen Hymes invites you to a simple, transparent reflection as we pray to bear the death of Christ with him in Station X: Jesus is Stripped of His Garments. < Previous Video
Stabat Mater and Station IX
In the quiet of total depletion, we find the strength of sustained endurance. Join Veronica Ortiz as she explores the deliberate, grounded melodies that call us to accept the permanence of redemptive action in Station IX: Jesus Falls the Third Time. < Previous Video
Stabat Mater and Station VII
When fatigue deepens, how do we find the strength to rise? Join Sofia Nelson of the Notre Dame Magnificat Choir for a meditation on the unsettled rhythms and breathless physical strain of a body pushed beyond human endurance in Station VII: Jesus Falls for the Second Time. < Previous Video Next Video >
Stabat Mater and Station VI
Can we witness the courage of compassion? Sophomore Caroline Jones explains how today’s music intimately captures the gasping breaths of our Savior through delicate notes and solitary pauses in Stabat Mater and Station VI: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus. < Previous Video Next Video >
Stabat Mater and Station V
What happens when we are forced to witness suffering? Regan Ball discusses how Pergolesi uses silence and aggressive choral interruptions to turn us into active witnesses of Christ’s journey in Stabat Mater and Station V: Simon of Cyrene is Made to Bear the Cross. < Previous Video Next Video >
Stabat Mater and Station IV
Can sorrow and joy coexist? Join Ella Flynn for a reflection, where surprisingly sunny and dance-like music reveals Mary’s steadfast hope in the glory of her Son’s sacrifice in Stabat Mater and Station IV: Jesus Meets His Mother. < Previous Video Next Video >
Stabat Mater and Station III
Step into a sacred reflection on a mother’s grief with sophomore Aurelia Smolen. Listen to the sinking violin lines that mimic sighs of compassion as we contemplate the heavy weight carried in the heart of the Blessed Virgin in Stabat Mater and Station III: Jesus Falls the First Time. < Previous Video Next Video >
Stabat Mater and Station II
Watch as Tori Garascia, the Vice President of the Magnificat Choir and a member of the Class of 2027, explores the jagged melodies and grieving inflections that capture Mary’s raw anguish at the foot of the cross in Stabat Mater and Station II: Jesus is Made to Bear His Cross. < Previous Video Next Video …
Stabat Mater and Station I
As we begin our Lenten journey, we reflect on Stabat Mater and Station I: Jesus is condemned to death. Through this opening piece in Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, the haunting harmonies and rising tension capture the sorrow of the Blessed Mother. Join us in receiving this music as prayer. Next Video >