On Wednesday, 3rd April, 2019, Cardinal Timothy Dolan hosted Catholic young adults at St Patrickās Cathedral. It was so moving. š¢ The Holy hour is one of the best Iāve attended. Audrey Assad was at the piano/keyboard (woot-woot).š As you saw on facebook, I said sheās awesome and got a few pics with her. The tone of our mass and praise and worship during holy hour was very reverent, given that it is Lent. Catholic NYC organized this event.
Holy hour was amazing. Itās wonderful how the Lord speaks to our hearts in just those few moments. I canāt say enough good things about adoration. Itās one of my favorite things but with the piano and Audreyās voice, they simply elevated worship. So many people were crying and the hymns seemed apt especially for our demographic.
Here are the words to her song, āI shall not wantā
From the love of my own comfort
From the fear of having nothing
From a life of worldly passions
Deliver me O God
From the need to be understood
And from a need to be accepted
From the fear of being lonely
Deliver me O God
Deliver me O God
And I shall not want, no, I shall not want
When I taste Your goodness, I shall not want
When I taste Your goodness, I shall not want
From the fear of serving others
Oh, and from the fear of death or trial
And from the fear of humility
Deliver me O God
Yes, deliver me O God
Catholic NYC Mass at St. Patrickās
After Holy Hour and confessions, there was a concelebrated mass. Thereās a video on facebook. Iām sharing a link here. My pictures and videos are all grainy. š This video has the entire mass with Audreyās amazing solos including one of my favorites, The King of Love my Shepherd is. Cardinal Dolanās main message based on yesterdayās reading was to hold on to your memories and your dreams. He gave an example of Pope Pius IX who was abducted and imprisoned in a cave. The only thing Pius said that sustained him were his āmemories and dreams.ā And so the Cardinal advised us to hold on to our memories and never stop dreaming. For those who donāt know, hereās a history lesson. It was Pope Pius IX who created the Archdiocese of New York in 1808 and announced his intention to build St. Patrickās Cathedral.
Audrey Assad
Can I say I love her voice? š Again! I had a bit of a fangirl moment. š¤© I told her I loved her song, His eye is on the sparrow. That song has carried me through some tough times. Anyway, she was so nice and patient, to pose for pictures and talk to everyone.
Catholic NYC Social
So following our mass and pictures, we were all invited for a Catholic social at Haskell Green. Cardinal Dolan sponsored appetizers, waffle fries, mini burgers, more fries, and quesadillas (did I spell that right? š¤). The music was slow to start and I didnāt stay too long. Needless to say, bar socials are not my cup of tea. I donāt enjoy them. This has been my second one following our social at the writerās conference and itās not something Iāll ever voluntarily do again. However, if itās something up your alley, Catholic NYC does this on a regular basis every first Wednesday of the month. Sign up with them if youāre interested.
I Will Dwell In Your House Forever
By midnight, when I got home, Audreyās song with words from Psalm 23:6 was still on my mind. So Iām leaving you with the song. The piano is amazing and the key change!!! š² Also, this month thereās lots of giveaways happening since itās my birthday month. Touchpoint press has also announced a book release date on my birthday! Sign up on my facebook page for freebies.