Friday the 20th: O Clavis and the pit

 This is our area, where we got ready to play. You can't see another 3 keyboards to my left and the conductor stand to my right, nor the drum kit in front and to the left.

 

Thursday the 19th: Food of the Week

 *On Sunday I made Fettuccine Alfredo at the request of the boy; we had it with frozen corn.

*Monday I made Sauteed Chicken Cutlets with a mustard apple sauce. I also made rice a roni and frozen green beans. The chicken was a little time consuming to cut and pound out but would be really nice for a Sunday dinner.

*Tuesday was the concert.

*Wednesday I made roasted Brussels sprouts. They were A LOT of work to prepare but the result was tasty and not too cabbage-y.

*Tonight is Wheaties pork chops with mashed potatoes.

*Friday is Salmon and...stuff.

 (https://juliehenkener.com/2022/12/19/o-root-of-jesse-december-19/)

Wednesday the 18th: O Adonai and Music of the Week

 *Today is O Lord (O Adonai) and this lovely picture helps us contemplate that.

*Yesterday was our concert, so I thought I would list out the music we did.

Ave Maria (Gounod)

Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening (Randall Thompson)

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (John Rutter)

O Nata Lux (Morten Lauridsen)

O Holy Night (Adolphe Adam, Barbershop arrangement0

Christmas Lullaby (John Rutter)

Away in a Manger (Kirkpatrick)

Up on the Housetop (Pentatonix)

Like It's Christmas (Jonas Bros)

Blue Christmas (Hayes and Johnson)

Sleigh Ride (Leroy Anderson)

our Alma Mater, written by our band director

 (https://juliehenkener.com/2022/12/18/o-adonai-december-18/?ssp_iabi=1677360095062)

Tuesday the 17th: O Wisdom

 *Today's O Antiphon is O Wisdom.

Today's picture is our stage for the musical in process. It was even more beautiful when it was done.

 (Found at Pinterest, traced to http://saintrafe.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-o-antiphons-illustrated.html?m=1)

 

 

Monday the 16th: Saints of the Week

 *The only saint this week is the optional memorial for St. Peter Canisius, a 16th century Dutch Jesuit, on Saturday. His writings in service of the Counter Reformation, along with his holiness of life, got him named a Doctor of the Church in 1925.

*Starting tomorrow, the Liturgy of the Hours follows the O Antiphons, seven titles for Jesus from the Old Testament that build anticipation for Christmas.

 (Found at Pinterest, taken from https://meredithgould.blogspot.com/2011/12/o-antiphons-o-yay.html)

Friday the 13th: Sugar Cookies

 

 We did cutout sugar cookies this year. Some of them are a little brown. We got a kidney shaped cookie cutter and wanted to try it out. The taste and texture is excellent.

 

Thursday the 12th: Music of the Week

 *We are less than a week to the concert, so there are three pieces I try to practice every day: "Sleigh Ride" for everyone, "Blue Christmas" for Chamber Singers, and "Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day" for all the women in the program.

*I have one more choir Mass left before the new year and about 3 Masses with a cantor, so making sure everything is ready for that is happening.