St Patrick's Day Mass 2008 - St Patrick's Cathedral New York

[massimofortissimo]

great to see how agile and vital the catholic church in the usa is. the joy and happiness the archbisohp is sending out is fantastic! thank you! that is how the catholic church has to be like. new york is a great example for some other parishes, not only in the usa..

[cnmmnc8852]

Whoever is singing, geeze, try to sing in the same key... or keep your mouth shut and stop the aural massacre into an open microphone to record this for the future...The Lord gave you a mind, use it.

[cnmmnc8852]

@cnmmnc8852 If you can't sing, shut your mouth

[steelersfanhawaii]

only thing better would be to include the Charles Gounod March (the anthem of the Vatican City)

[holyholyholyorgankid]

@steelersfanhawaii Which I believe they did do, when Pope Benedict was in NY!

[willthacheerleader18]

i've been there :] one of the most beautiful cathedrals in the USA

[fredmiami08]

Awesome video thank you. I give you five stars. I m from Paris France, I love and often come in NY and in the United States of America. St Patrick's cathedral is great

[emilewyn]

Thanks! Well done. We sing the National Anthem after Evensong as well.

[madcow085]

That is some powerful organ playing. Outstanding.

[vaticanen]

Anthems are approved by the Holy Father.

- Benedict XVI

[Calsa67]

National anthems should never be sung within a Cathedral...and mobile phones should not be recording video's in a place of worship...disgraceful.

[joeyboi87]

I agree, no recording equipment should be used in a place of worship unless permission has otherwise been given, especially in a catholic cathedral, its not a bloody museum

[nellie1912]

This was a disgrace the irish national anthem should never be sung in english. Having been to mass many times in st pats i heve never witnessed such disrespect for the sacrifice of the mass that takes place there on a regular basis. cheering applauding etc Rich people having pre booked seats at the top an absolute disgrace.

[kensingtonpalace]

God & Country go hand-in-hand. It's because of our free countries that God can be worshipped without persecution, and it's because of God's grace that we have free countries...it seems natural to me to honor our countries and God at the same time. The presbyterian church i grew up in did not allow patriotic songs either...i still don't see why.

[pipeup1]

Interesting to hear the Irish Anthem sung in Church - its never sung in church here in Ireland - far too secular! Incidentally, the last time I was near a bishop when the national anthem was played he removed his zuchetto (skullcap) - the cardinal did not!! That would be a major breach of protocol here!!

[praisethelord333]

hey cameraman why didnt you sing the irish hymn?

[JaredDLarsen]

Beautiful...

[chuckAWD]

3:22

[falaqdad15]

now that i was smart enough to read the description, it was the 32' Contra Bombarde

[hornycowboy27]

Saint Patrick is a Roman Catholic. So no ecumenical services!!

[andywolfie9]

please excuse my ignornace but what is 

ecumenical?

[vaticanen]

0:32

[brassspitoon]

How many know that St. Patrick's day was observed in NYC before there was a size-able Catholic contingent in the city? Since Ireland is not only RC why isn't this an ecumenical service to represent all Irish? A number of Irish patriots were non Catholic.

[ibook133]

Well, this is the largest cathedral in the us, so it tends to draw people to it for services. As for the settlers etc, america is a melting pot and traditions grow change and fade over time. As far as the performance, this is spectacular. And as far as it being sung in irish, not many irish descended people actually speak irish, especially in the usa. The meaning if an anthem remains unchanged whatever language it's sung in. :)

[Sportymike]

Well, St Patrick is venerated in the Anglican Church also, so they are allowed to celebrate his life also!!

[claireconcept]

You're just jealous because you couldn't translate it yourself. At closing time in my local, I'm the one who mutters along for the whole song until those final words where I can be heard with thunderous gusto!!

[Sportymike]

This IS NOT the national anthem of Ireland. It is in Irish, this is in English. Disrespectful to the Irish people.

[JohannSabestianBach]

As an Irish person, I agree that it would be preferable to hear it in Irish, but it's still done really well here. It's worth it alone to hear such an magnificent instrument provide an inspirational accompaniment. Besides we Irish only sing the chorus of it wheras the full version was sung here (not all the verses but the core of it) so who disrespects it more again?

[ronanmurray]

Actually, the Soldier's Song was composed by Peadar Kearney in English originally. It was subsequently translated into Irish. The part of the tune which is the national anthem is the chorus. The verse before is seldom played, certainly never at official events or sports matches, etc.

[bfastlad]

god save Ireland

[2468HOTROD]

No, God save the whole world.

[corfu007]

To: "national anthem in a church? horrible "

I belong to a large Cathoolic, Italian/Irish parish with tremendous musical talents.

For this past 4th of July, Sunday hymns were:

National Anthem (with procession and Knights of Columbus),America the Beautiful,Battle Hymn of the Republic,God Bless America

Between the congregation, choir, organ and instrumentalists; I thought we'd raise the roof! Quite an inspirational Mass! If you can't see it played beyond a ballpark you need to live a little!

[km2711]

Forget that comment: "You obviously don't go to Chruch much..."

Like the other commentary--THIS WAS PLAYED AFTER THE MASS WAS OVER...

Grow up and get a life...

God--is anything, anything not subject to some of these imbecilic rantings.'

A GREAT POSTING....and video

Kudos to the poster..!!

[joeyboi87]

your a right ignorant eejit

[Blackbird112290]

wow you can hear Edward Cardinal Egan's coarse Chicago accent thunder through that Cathedral. I normally attend the Sunday Mass there at St. Pats and it's strong lol. The organ sounds beyond amazing, I want one of those lol

[rjl210]

Why is it horrible? The Mass had already ended so there's nothing wrong with having the Anthems sung there.

[chopin1983]

national anthem in a church? horrible

[m173627]

You obviously dont go to church too aften

[ryrz]

amazing!

[BOEINGPILOT777]

GREAT!!!!