If you attend a Memorial Day ceremony this year, chances are you will hear “On Eagle’s Wings,” which is based on the text of Psalm 91. Written by liturgical theologian and composer Father Michael Joncas, “On Eagle’s Wings” is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
Michael Zabrocki, director of music ministries at Holy Trinity Church in Whitestone, is preparing for a concert on June 27 for the feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and the close of the Jubilee celebration on the 350th anniversary of his apparition.
Much like Thanksgiving, Easter does not have hundreds of songs to help commemorate the holiday. While there’s no “White Christmas” or “Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer,” there is “Easter Parade” and “Here Comes Peter Cottontail,” along with dozens of sacred songs that celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord.
