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CREDITS

All songs and texts used with permission

Opening Prayer written by Christine Valters Paintner, arranged by Melinda Thomas

Opening Song: Mary, Queen of Angels by Lorraine Bayes from the album Birthing the Holy: Singing with Mary and the Sacred Feminine

First Reading from St. Bonaventure

Sung Psalm Opening and Doxology by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living

Interpretation of Psalm 20 by Rev. Christine Robinson

Second Reading from The Gospel of Luke (1:26-28) NRSV

Prayers of Concern written by Polly Paton-Brown

SUNG RESPONSE based on Litany of Mary by Laura Ash. Adapted & recorded by Simon de Voil and Alexa Sunshine Rose

Closing Song: Archangel Invocation by Simon de Voil from the album Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living

Closing Blessing: written by Christine Valters Paintner from Birthing the Holy:
Wisdom from Mary to Nurture Creativity and Renewal used with permission from Ave Maria Press

Please note: All of the songs and prayer responses are published on CDs in the Abbey of the Arts collection. In addition, these songs & responses have accompanying gesture prayers and/or dances created by Betsey Beckman that can be found on the corresponding DVD (each album has a DVD companion). Audio and video recordings of the Prayer Cycles are available at AbbeyoftheArts.com.