BING CROSBY- IN THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S "O Sanctissima"

[windstorm1000]

I love those old Catholic hymns--they were/are so serene--and great melodies too--elevated one's thoughts. My favorite part of Mass. This is a good one I also like Salve Regina. "The Bells of St. Mary's" tune here is so pretty and Mr. Crosby sings it in his intimitable way. Mr. McCary a good old Irish Catholic loved themt too--they are in some other movies of his.

[GAGIRL1961]

That makes me so sad! There are MANY reasons to be Catholic! If you know none better then off you go! WOW!!!

[windstorm1000]

@GAGIRL1961 yes, there are many reasons!

[GAGIRL1961]

He was Clarence the angel in It's a Wonderful Life!!

[jimdivax]

Lovely old wife-beating, child-ignoring, mega-gambler Bing playing at being a perfect Catholic...what else is new?

[thomascapital]

What person did not 'like' this clip? Oh, an Obama loving progressive, Liberal Christian hater.................

[Kitabo27]

@thomascapital I have great respect for President Obama. I wonder which of us truly hates.

[lichtbroeder]

Some of you may not know that this tune is also used for the popular German Christmas hymn, "Oh Du Frohliche". A nice version of it on You Tube is by Marshall and Alexander, sung in a beautiful Baroque church.

[americanromancatholi]

Anyway back to the video...I love it when Mr. Bogardus says, "You know it too?" Funny moment. :)

[WACOAGENTS]

@americanromancatholi ....all such classic moments, and wonderful memories for me looking back to a wonderful time in MY life. Thnx for your comment--in fact all of you who have commented-THANK YOU.

[americanromancatholi]

@WACOAGENTS I think I was born in the wrong era unfortunately :(

[billythedoggie]

we were always fearful of the public school kids...they would pick on us...because we wore suits and ties and white shirts and yes we Catholic School kids...so it was open season on us...once i got on a bus and it was early in the day..and the bus driver ask me why i was not in school (in those days people cared) i told him we got out early because it was a hold day of obligation....he quickly put up his hand and i didn't have to explain any thing else.Catholic Kids.had respect from the public

[billythedoggie]

have to love it when the old man looks and sees the kids in the classroom...sitting there....oh how i remember thos desks..they were nailed to the floor...had those little ink wells on the right hand corner...you had to push your books inside without the top opening up..the nun would be up front teaching us...giving us mean looks...but teaching us ...yes they would hit you at the same time they taught you the proper way to write and speak...so you didn't sound like the public school kids...

[FlowerGirl9016]

I don't like this. I LOVE IT!!! Love ya, Bing!!! This hymn's one of my favorites...

[Netucator007]

I wish Bing could have sang the whole song. This is beautiful!! <3

[WintersWar]

it's almost a crime that he doesn't sing the entire song here.

[afhepp]

Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus

[spagandtuna]

Great movie, great values, part of a lost civilization.

[Bookmovielover]

bing crosby, dean martin, and frank sinatra are amazing singers! especially compared to most of today's crappy artists.

[Montiluc]

Do you have the nuns singing the actual song Bells of Saint Mary's?

[bsdml]

O Sanctissima does NOT get better than this.

[WACOAGENTS]

I AGREE!! You apparently have very good taste in music. Thanks for stopping by.

[Saugekaktus]

incredible good!

[themonaghans]

Thanks for posting this. One of my favorite parts of one of my favorite movies. What a beautiful voice.

[acerb45666555]

he sing in Latin. the French band ..(ERA). uses Latin as a base for theyre songs!

[Jbellacero]

Thakns I love the Fr. O'Malley movies, but I find it sad that people don't realize that in many ways our movies are far more moral now, more tolerant of differences in God's children, more accepting of different races and beliefs, more accepting of the value of the individual.

[coolerking04]

That is way to broad of a generalization, how were the Fr. O'Malley movies not moral? Compared to the films of our time esp. there is not contest.

[babyycat]

Now this was wonderful... Our church is such a mess tioday.. Nuns dressed like dykes and trying there best to be men it is a shame. not all of them but some.Oh for the good old days of beautiful music and faith.... I hope it is soon to be had..

[lichtbroeder]

"Dykes"? Let's hope that when the old days are restored, the old hate and bigotry get left behind.

[americanromancatholi]

@lichtbroeder What I find funny is that those who are so 'tolerant' are not tolerant for those who disagree with them. Homosexuality and lesbianism is unnatural. 

[lichtbroeder]

@americanromancatholi Yes, unnatural, of course. How some long for the days when the state and church together had the authority to round up gays, lesbians, suspected witches, Jews, and people who taught that the earth goes around the sun, and jail, torture or execute them for being threats against the established social order; a social order that approved of child labor, slavery, and women as being property. Gosh, those were the days. Any wonder these folks get a bit "uppity" now? Hmmm?

[americanromancatholi]

@lichtbroeder Sir, if you are a sir that is, women are not property but they are not 'equal' to men and unlike the fathers of global capitalism and communism who see women 'liberated' from the household and from children and responsibility to be units of production for working traditionalists want women for their natural role which is to be a good wife and mother. Unfortunately with this new global economy women are forced to give up children, even if they want them, and a man's pay is reduced.

[americanromancatholi]

@lichtbroeder Yes unnatural as shown by homosexuality's role in the AIDS crisis. When you declare war on nature expect it's awful retribution. In light of the Crusades there were massacres and they ought not be defended for what is taught is that Man is sinful but the noble cause was the freeing of the Holy Land. As for the Jews they have been rewarded by the obsession of our American leaders that they dominate our foreign policy. This country's social and cultural life resembles Weimar.

[lichtbroeder]

@americanromancatholi P.S.: I came to this video because I love this hymn and the movie. Both remind me of good things from my Catholic childhood. Conversely, some of the ultra conservative comments which I've read here remind me of why I LEFT the Church, and are as nutty as ultra liberal ones. God gave us traditions, many of which I love, like the latin Mass. He also gave us brains. Luther said that reason and intellect were enemies of faith, to be crushed and destroyed. You believe that?

[americanromancatholi]

@lichtbroeder Why would you leave the Catholic Church? Yes tradition, which is what a conservative follows and tradition has been broken in our modern, 'sick' world. You know some people don't want 'rap' to a sermon or a 'social gospel' from the United Church of Christ, Socialist. God did give us brains and I am surprised how some of the moderate and liberal people refuse to use them and instead use emotions. There is nothing 'nutty' about speaking the Truth.

[lichtbroeder]

@americanromancatholi "Truth" has changed in the Church, even before the Vatican Councils that unleashed modernism in the Church. Example: Scripture has been used to defend slavery. The Church TAUGHT that slaves should be obedient to their masters. Why did the Church do a flip flop on this? Because slavery is WRONG. How could God make it "ok" and then "wrong"? He didn't. Our UNDERSTANDING of it in God's light changed. Your comments in general deny the Church the ability to change.

[americanromancatholi]

@lichtbroeder Slavery is wrong but perhaps you could do what Mr. Clinton did and apologize to those descendents of the African tribal chiefs who sold their own people into slavery. Nowadays our 'clergy' have this 'What about Alfie?' look on the world. In the words of Pope Paul VI, "The smoke of Hell has entered the vestibule of the Church." Our liturgy has been transformed into a banl English by tin-eared clerics. The Latin is gone. The Holy Sacrifice of the Masshas become acommon communal meal.

[lichtbroeder]

@americanromancatholi Your comments about women, Jews, gays, and others, (including BIll Clinton?) make it clear that you are either insecure and need to live in the Middle Ages, when the parameters of life were dictated by church and state, or you are on the fringe of rationality. I'll go with the latter. A love of tradition does not exclude common sense and evolution as a species, yet you see the past as a golden age better than the time given to us.

[americanromancatholi]

@lichtbroeder My comments only speak the truth. You have not refuted them and have only called me 'nuts' which is the last defense for an overtaxed mind. Yes I think the past was better. I don't see what was wrong about what I said.

[lichtbroeder]

@americanromancatholi You speak of AIDS as "punishment". From whom? The same Old Testament God who told the Jews to kill the inhabitants of a village, who asked Abraham to kill his son to "prove" something, who approved of the stoning of women, who said that HE, GOD, was the source of all calamity, and who is wrathful, jealous, and capricious? Christian understanding of God and of what He wants and allows CHANGED. Or has the CHurch wrongly departed from "tradition"?

[americanromancatholi]

@lichtbroeder I speak of AIDS exactly like it should be spoken as. It is the homosexuals or 'sodomites' that have declared war on nature. There is a 'wrathful' God in the New Testament as well such as Jesus promising to tie a milstone around the necks of those who corrupt children and toss them into the sea. There is a 'day of wrath' or Dies Irae during the Last Judgement. I don't understand why people want us to become like Weimar Germany. As to the Jews AIPAC is the most powerful lobby.

[lichtbroeder]

@americanromancatholi Sorry, but this comment of yours is just plain nuts.

[americanromancatholi]

@lichtbroeder Can you be more specific?

[lichtbroeder]

@americanromancatholi Tradition isn't dead letter adherence to externals. Tradition is INFORMED constantly by the Holy Ghost. Traditions express inner spiritual realities, and at one time ALL traditions were NEW. For you and others to deny to God, the possibility to "change" via our understanding of Him - to render the Holy Ghost ineffective and to chain spirit to traditional ways of thinking to the point of making understanding a noun and not a verb, is SINFUL.

[americanromancatholi]

@lichtbroeder Tradition is being weary about change and 9 times out of 10 change is NOT good. Look at the French Revolution and the Bolshevik Revolution.

[lichtbroeder]

@americanromancatholi I notice that you have "American" in you online name. What of our revolution, an act repugnant to monarchies, ordained by God, or so once believed. You cite BAD change to decry ALL change. Baloney.

[americanromancatholi]

@lichtbroeder No the American Revolution was just. It still kept the tradition of the time. I suggest you read, "Reflections on the Revolution in France" by Edmund Burke. Also I wouldn't be here worshipping as a Catholic would I since England at the time persecuted them? As for our Founders they were great men and we shall never see their like again.

[lichtbroeder]

@americanromancatholi The sun does not go around the earth. At one time, you were a bad Catholic if you believed otherwise. Clearly, science and faith are not incompatible. For humanity to come to an understanding of homosexuality as being uncommon, but not abnormal, is in line with this. CELIBACY is not found in nature. It thwarts the intended purpose of sex organs. God told us to multiply. Is celibacy bad? NO, but nowhere in Scripture does God demand it of anyone. It's an "understanding".

[americanromancatholi]

@lichtbroeder Homosexuality is not normal since less than 2% of the population actually commits this act. Sure I believe in trustworthy science. I think we should go explore space. I believe in gravity. And yes the sun does not go around the earth. It is the unproven science that I am weary of. Read St. Paul to find out about celibacy.

[lichtbroeder]

@americanromancatholi So "normal" is equated with numbers? Most people are not CELIBATE, therefor celibacy = abnormal. Thank you for clarifying that. And as for science, ALL science was unproven at one time. YOu pick and choose what you wish to accept, and are no different than liberals in that regard. Science isn't just important when "proven", for most of it is theory. Science is important because it connects to God's gift of reason., and to entertain POSSIBILITIES is part of that.

[americanromancatholi]

@lichtbroeder I do believe in proven science but evolution and global warming have been proven to be bogus. I will say again that celibacy does not cause AIDS but homosexuiality does by the homosexual's 'appetites.' As I said why do you want to become like Weimar? Our modern cultural life comes from the Frankfurt School, a Jewish and Marxist schoo of thought and uses 'Crtical Theory' to discredit its opponents. And no Iam not a racist, anti-Semite, sexist, etc.

[lichtbroeder]

@americanromancatholi Odd to me that you will willingly accept spiritual teachings which are unproven (I do also) but demand that science PROVE what it surmises. And if science DOES prove something that you don't agree with, you'll dismiss it anyways. Very convenient. I do want to thank you though - I'd considered coming back to the Church for some time, and have prayed much regarding this. You have reminded me of every bad thing about Christianity. I will not set foot in a church again.

[americanromancatholi]

@lichtbroeder I'll tell you how I know. When I was born the doctors said I was so weak that I wadn't going to live. A few weeks later I was breathing normally and the doctors said it was nothing but a miracle. I believe that our Lord has plans for me. What they are I don't know. I am not trying to tell you about the bad things about Christianity. Why should only Islam be strong in its faith and not apologize? Why should Christianity apologize and be milquetoast.

[americanromancatholi]

@babyycat The Church is a mess because of that horid Second Vatican Council and those 'coffeehouse' clerics.

[Kitabo27]

Sometimes I wonder if anyone knows how to pray anymore.

[rusty44mag]

Check those eyebrows out on Bogardus

[misspaddylee]

Mr. Bogardus doesn't have a chance!

My, doesn't Bing sound wonderful? Of course, he always did.

[criffton]

We use it often in my Latin Mass Parish. Try looking for a parish that does the Extraordinary Form of the Latin Rite. I would suggest either FSSP or Institute of Christ the King

[Hudak0581]

I love the latin text to this song. I with more church's would use it

[MunchkinGoddess86]

Wonderful! I love this movie...I still have it on VHS!!!

[Kitabo27]

This is the ONLY reason I remain a Catholic.

[watchful38]

@Kitabo27 It's a good reason, but I hope not the only one! Thank God I am a catholic, a priest at that! "My God, what a life! And it your o priest of Jesus Christ! (Lacordaire).

[Kitabo27]

@watchful38 Thank you Father. I was on the path for the CSC. Are you diocesan or from an order? Are you speaking of the school?

[watchful38]

@Kitabo27 I am a retired priest in Canada. I was ordained in 1965. I belong to a Congregation of priests. Now, pray tell, what is the CSC? I am speaking of being Catholic with all its ways of getting closer to God and neighbour. Protestants have lost a lot, especially the Eucharist. All of us Christians must be thankful for our intimate knowledge and love of God. "Faith is the reality of things hoped for." Benedict's explanation of Heb 1:1 in Spe Salvi is that Heaven is the fulness of Faith!

[Kitabo27]

@watchful38 Father, I am sorry, but this proves your fraud. You are not a priest. Saying that you do not understand CSC, is like saying you do not understand SJ or OFM. I am sorry, but you have not walked the veil of tears. Do not speak to me of Protestantism. St. Thomas Aquinas is our Church.... and you have learned nothing from him.

Pax

K

Benedict indeed...

[catholicpriest1]

@Kitabo27 What about the Eucharist?

[Kitabo27]

@catholicpriest1 Lies take you away from Eucharist. Forgive yourself, there are many worse sins.

[GAGIRL1961]

@Kitabo27 I hope there are more reasons!

[windstorm1000]

@Kitabo27 whatever it takes!!

[99Collie88]

Ah yes, I remember it well.

[54spiritedwill54]

WHAT a voice!

[fredastairefan]

Thank you so much Wacoagents for giving us all these treasures... I especially appreciate the high quality clips of Deanna :)

[WACOAGENTS]

You are all very welcome. I love these old classics, especially Deanna.  Bing, and the rest are so wonderful too aren't they?

Have a wonderful time enjoying...looking back is about all we have left today.

[bvmjoe]

I was wondering if anybody has the scene where Bing sang the school song with nuns while they were gathered around the piano. I wish you would post it I love that song!

[KayLillian]

i'm on it

[fromthesidelines]

If you see "It's A Wonderful Life" again, you'll notice that the movie listed on the marquee at the Bedford Falls theater happens to be "The Bells Of St. Mary's"; wonder if George Bailey ever noticed that "Mr. Bogardus" looked an awful lot like "Clarence" when HE saw it?

[WACOAGENTS]

Hey, you noticed!!

[RockyBalboa211]

@fromthesidelines: The next day, he probably went to go see "The Bells of St. Mary's" and would have been shocked lol! :D 

[WACOAGENTS]

It will give you joy as it has me for many years. It, along with "It's a Wonderful Life," "The Bishop's Wife," "Remember The Night"-these movies along with one more I must mention, "Young @Heart" make our Christmas holiday very special to this sentimental old man. Merry Christmas to all and to all, "special" movie-watching this most wonderful time of the year.

[catquilt74]

Now I have to go buy the movie!

[hourlynewscaster]

Henry Travers had one of the most expressive actors (without mugging) in movies. Dennis

[WACOAGENTS]

I loved him in "On Borrowed TIme" This is even a better part though. What a great actor he was. Thanks for writing.

[andrymulyono]

awesome vocal for singing SANCTISSIMA

[tmaan77]

My Favorite piece and of course Bing Crosby on vocals did it best with that wonderful voice.

[prayforobama]

God bless you Bing Crosby

[bsdml]

WHAT a voice! And he makes it look/sound disgustingly easy to sing like that, which of course, it isn't.

[petemd3]

he was also great in the movie "mrs. miniver."

[ScapularSaves]

Clarence!

[WACOAGENTS]

Yep. Henry Travers played a lot of different parts back in that day and even many years earlier. He was a wonderful actor. Thanks for stopping by; have a "Wonderful Life"

[dianaberry1993]

that is exactly what i was thinking! I love Clarance; it IS a wonderful life.