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The work was commissioned by Helmuth Rilling, from the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart in 1996 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach.It was initially conceived to pay homage to Bach's St Matthew Passion, as part of a project called Passion 2000, in which Wolfgang Rihm, Sofia Gubaidulina, and Tan Dun also took part.
Our Lady of Altagracia or the Virgin of Altagracia, (Our Lady of High Grace) in Catholic Marian devotion, is a title of Mary by which she is honored as the “protective and spiritual mother of the Dominican people.” [1] [2] The title also is used for a particular image of Mary with the baby Jesus in a manger.
The Cult of the Lord Holy Christ of the Miracles (Portuguese: Culto do Senhor Santo Cristo dos Milagres), popularly known as Senhor Santo Cristo or Santo Cristo dos Milagres is a religious veneration associated with an image of Jesus Christ, depicted in the events of the New Testament (presented in Luke 23:1-25).
The Lord's Prayer (Le Pater Noster), by James Tissot. The Lord's Prayer, also known by its incipit Our Father (Greek: Πάτερ ἡμῶν, Latin: Pater Noster), is a central Christian prayer attributed to Jesus.
The song "Gracias a la vida" was considered as a "humanist hymn" by Chilean music journalist Marisol García. [4] In 2009 the former president Michelle Bachelet expressed her "affection and admiration" for Mercedes Sosa and "Gracias a la vida" with the following phrase: «As you know today, "Gracias a la vida" is a song of ours, but also a universal one.
Valerian Gracias was born in Karachi, British India (in modern Pakistan), to José (d. 1902) and Carlota Gracias. His parents were from Dramapur/ Navelim , Goa , working in Karachi. [ 2 ] He studied at St. Patrick's High School in Karachi, St. Joseph Seminary in Mangalore , and the Pontifical Seminary of Kandy in Ceylon , [ 2 ] where he ...
A version of the Serenity prayer appearing on an Alcoholics Anonymous medallion (date unknown).. The Serenity Prayer is an invocation by the petitioner for wisdom to understand the difference between circumstances ("things") that can and cannot be changed, asking courage to take action in the case of the former, and serenity to accept in the case of the latter.
"Gracias a Dios" (English: "Thanks God") is a song written by Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel and recorded by Thalía. It was released as the fifth [1] single from Thalía's fourth studio album En éxtasis (1995). The song was one of her most popular singles at the time and a big radio hit, peaking number one in many Latin countries.