I Am the Bread of Life (Samoan Choir) Cardinal Pio's Funeral

[OTWdk]

Ever since I found this youtube, I listen to this singing everyday and it bless me like the Lord is really lifting me up. I cry for the joy with of salvation. May the Lord bless every Samoan with His bounteous love.

[OTWdk]

God bless Samoan Christians. This is the most uplifting Christian music. Thank you Jesus for Samoans!!!!!!!!

[1955marfa]

The women are Catholic because they stood up to receive Holy Communion. The Catholic Church does not permit non-Catholics to receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist. I tend to disagree with that because although Catholic, I have attended services at an Episcopal Church and they welcome me and permit me to receive their Communion. It's probably a law that was written in the 1960s during Vatican 2. It should be changed so that people of all religions may receive Communion in our church too.

[Jojocoucourakshasa]

aku faka apapa atu kaiga lotu o samoa i siasifio, fai fagogala KALETINALE PIO hufaki mai matou , kua koulua fakatahi mo Patele soane IKAUNO LIKU nee pulu palokia i Malotau, poko mata lelei ,

Ofa atu mai Canada,

Petelo Ikauno, Tofa

[Jojocoucourakshasa]

ofa atu samoa i sisifo kua mamalu te fa apapa kia Cardinal PIO. ofa atu petelo tehina o Patele Soane liku nee pule palokia i MALOTAU. OFA ATU . Malo

[sanfranciscobay]

I know the question is vague, but try to do your best.

How has the Catholic religion affected the Polynesian people, positive, negative or both? How has it changed their culture?

[BabeyMalu]

im CATHOLIC...love my church...love the video...naaaaaaaaaw i wana go samoa

[Baldgol4]

Why are they not also given the blood of Christ, the wine?

[jjgriffinjr]

When i was growing up in the 50's and 60's it was not only a common practice at mass , for ladies to wear hats but was expected, even required. girls had to wear beenies ( a cloth hat )

[akalvig]

The reason the ladies are wearing hats is because up until 40 years ago, most catholic women wore hats to mass.

[Hinckley62]

I think this is the prettiest version I've heard...thank you for sharing. I remember the nuns teaching us this song back in the 7th grade. They made us miss recess two days in a row to practice this song because we were not trying hard enough to hit the high notes...(laughs!!)

[peter10sep86]

Y are those lady wearing hats???? First time I've seen ladies wearing hat in mass

[jeromejnr73]

@peter10sep86 - Hmm good question?, My guess is the ladies wearing hats are representing another religion or denomination as some samoan churhes such as Methodist for e.g. commonly wear hats however extremely uncommon for Catholics. Some guests/dignataries may even be atheist but are paying their respects to Cardinal Pio.

[akalvig]

@jeromejnr73

It IS common for Catholics to wear hats during Mass... depending upon where in the world you live. In the USA, for instance, women wore hats, always, to Mass up until Vatican II. When those Pre-Vatican II women began to die off, hats all but disappeared from Mass. They are making a come back though.

[peter10sep86]

@akalvig

umm that is so incorrect it was NOT hat at all....they were told to cover there head (women) in mass as to respect our Blessed Mother Mary and also respect for Jesus with a cloth and its nothing to do with the Vatican.

[akalvig]

@peter10sep86 Certainly the women wore hats to respect our Blessed Mother and Jesus, however, if you enter a Catholic church in my area, hats are NEVER worn, and, haven't been worn since Vatican II. I don't think that's a coincidence. Further, I've found, in my travels, that it is entirely dependent upon the priest as to what rules are followed. My grandmother's church in Chicago utilized the Communion Rail until about ten years ago. They didn't wear hats, though.

[rojahcroker]

can i have the words to this hymn and also words to the Thy Word is a lamp onto my feet i kinda forgot the words since its been so long am trying to bring in some samoan into a fijian parish

goes something like this;

lo afioga lou sulu ni lena lou malamala le Atua

i need the chorus and 3 lines. can get back to me on my email at rojah_croker@yahoo.com.

Faafetai tele lava. Manuia le aso

[BabeyMalu]

@rojahcroker

its lau afioga ole sulu ou vae male malamalama

[hawchubby39]

@jeromejnr73 It is a custom in the Catholic Church that women cover their heads when at Mass.....This was relaxed during the years following Vatican II. It is still followed in Samoa, Tonga, and some places in Hawaii...the covering could be a hat or a veil.....Most polynesians will still wear hats at church even at night...

[MARCBSTN]

@jeromejnr73 if they are receiving the sacrament of the holy eucharist, they probably are Catholics. Because Catholics believe that the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the reality of the oneness of faith, life, and worship, members of those churches with whom we are not yet fully united are ordinarily not admitted to Communion. Eucharistic sharing in exceptional circumstances by other Christians requires permission according the provisions of canon law. .

[WhriskyCat]

@jeromejnr73 . It is common practice in the South Pacific Islands [Samoa, Tonga and others] for women to wear hats to church. Many of the Pacific Islanders who have moved to New Zealand still continue that practice.

[DarkWaveSurfer123]

@jeromejnr73 No actually in the old days women had to have head coverings when in church...such as a chapel veil, a pillbox cap, or a hat. It was a sign of respect.

[master3762]

@jeromejnr73 Before the second Vatican Council, the Catholic ladies were also not allowed in church without their head covered. Now, we have that freedom to cover your head or not. It is not a representation of what religion or not. It was how it was before your days.....??? Please research if you are not sure before you make such comments.

[terwellnj]

@peter10sep86 Its just an old reverend belief to cover your head in the house of God, but not required. Sisters used to wear habits, but now they don't. My older female relatives used to wear a scarf in church. Men did not, to show they aren't Jews and have no yamulka. Great song!!

[merashontay07]

@peter10sep86  uhmm might be another church????

[tamaolemaa]

@peter10sep86 - At this funeral for the Cardinal, many representatives of other churches were in attendance to pay their respects to the Head of the Catholic Church in Samoa. The EFKS and Methodist women were the ones wearing the hats in the video as per their churches dress codes. There were also the wives of politicians from American Samoa and Samoa who were also there. The lady in the black hat is the wife of the Governor of American Samoa. It was like a state funeral for the Cardinal.

[bactheusllo]

@peter10sep86 well there is this tradition that women are supposed to wear veils during mass. I wonder if that is why.

[HawaiianJou]

@peter10sep86 It's quite common for women in Polynesia to wear hats to church (although you are correct that it is uncommon in the Catholic Church). In the past, females were required to cover their heads while in the church, usually with a veil, however this is no longer a requirement but I have noticed that veils (and hats) are starting to reappear. It is a beautiful custom here in Hawai`i. The hats are usually hand woven and fresh flowers or feather bands are added to adorn the hat.

[lvekili]

@peter10sep86 i think they are from CCJ....

[avtardecilla]

To my sisters and brothers in Christ in Samoa: I love this version of "I am the Bread of Life" in your beautiful language!!!! I hope to visit your beautiful land someday and attend mass amongst you!

Peace in Christ,

Alex T.

[aufdieinsel]

Today is the Mass of the Last Supper. This song is ESPECIALLY important to this feast day. Praise God!

[Mirna09ful]

belle cérémonie!!! quelle chance ont eu la tante et le tonton d'assister à son enterrement !!!!!!!

[50centgent]

This song gives me goose bumps. I'm Lebanse and my Samoan friends brought me to the Catholic faith. Fa'afetai (I think thats how you say thank you)

[HEACHAN07]

does anyone here speak samoan? id like to get the lyrics in samoan. tnx.

[wvuhrn]

I agree. I love the sound of this language!

[ralphnzee]

@wvuhrn it definitely is a beautiful language!!

[MercedesDuColon]

Anyone know if this full recording, or any others by this choir, can be purchased? This is the most beautiful recording of this song I have ever heard.

[Gene4310]

Beautiful language and voices.

[FobDee]

This is touching, faamolemole o lea foi e sue upu a le pese lenei.

[dfszczepan]

Beautiful & So Inspirational!!!! Thanks so much for posting!!!! God Bless!

[mezmari83]

The lyrics to the song in samoan. Not the name of the song.

[mezmari83]

Does anyone have the lyrics to this song? Please post if you do. Thanks =)

[Baldgol4]

I am the bread of life.

[sanfranciscobay]

Who was singing this song and where were they when the video was being recorded?

[lekea08]

Its the Catholic Choir at Mulivai in Apia during the funeral of Cardinal Pio Taofinuu in January 2006

[mathilda12231911]

This has to be the most beautiful and uplifting recording of this song I have ever heard.

[sanfranciscobay]

If you were to go back in time, 500-1,000 years, what were the traditional customs regarding the deceased for the Samoan people?

Were the deceased buried, cremated, cast to sea...?

[prosaint3]

oil balm wrapped in tapa. buried.

[sanfranciscobay]

I'm looking for the best choir version of this song. Clear voices, good background music...

Can anyone make suggestions of which version they think is the best?

[sanfranciscobay]

jeromejnr73

Is it possible to post the whole song here on youtube?

[sanfranciscobay]

When and how did Samoa become Catholic?

What religion did they have prior to?

[tapusoaj10]

there is Ekalesia Fa'apotopotoga Kerisiano i Samoa (EFKS)(CCCS) since 1830, Ekalesia Fa'apotopotoga Iesu i Samoa (EFIS)(CCJS), Lotu Metotisi (methodist), Lotu Patipati (assembly of god), EFKAS CCCAS, Aso Fitu (seventh day adventist), Lotu Mamona (mormon), and more

[sanfranciscobay]

Great song and great singing to send Cardinal Pio on his final journey home.

[ralphnzee]

i dont think there needs to be a relationship between culture and nhaving drums in a church....more personal preference for a faipese, i dont think it is OTT anyway. manaia le leo o le aufaipese lea. faafetai.

[joeygirl82]

Beautiful voices from the choir! R.I.P Katinale Pio...Thanks for sharing

[wormy0505]

WOW! Any other songs by this choir? Amazing! Thank you for sharing.

[InZaIjN]

someone want to chat

i cant watch this video py

[Freebie1975]

no way I love the drums in there..keep them

[ANTHONY212008]

I LOVE jESUS...

[ANTHONY212008]

i'm catholic myself, this song is familiar to many cathiolis, i heard this in english, in spanish , in filipino, in chinese. even in african american gospel style. oh Lord i'm grateful that you made me catholic, that i learned to appreciate you in recieving you in communion with my brothers and sisters .

[kksd2]

Beautiful and inspiring hymn ! Excellent Choir ... Wish this choir could join the choir at Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok Thailand ~ another great Choir !!!!!

[benaggreyfynn]

Wow, God Amighty, You are alive indeed!

Beautiful video and a great inspirational hymn. I love it.

Thanks for sharing.

Welldone and God bless †

[fictioooo]

Wow...ever since I saw this clip last night I've come back to it to get that feeling of nostalgia. I grew up in American Samoa listening to the beautiful voices of our people. This song is a traditional Catholic hymn that has been marvelously translated to Samoan and the choir is just amazing. Thanks for posting this clip on the net. Of all the different religions of our world, the Catholic faith is the most dear to my heart. God bless you all and God bless Katinale Pio.

[catbird55]

@fictioooo "Catholic" the name says it all!

[milo96706]

wow, how beautiful to see how we can all come together as one to recieve His body, even if we are from different faiths. Praise, God!

[gpk1027]

Perfect song for Easter Service

[windxkites]

It's beautiful to see that Catholics of different part of the world could sing praises as one.

[eriekid20]

i absolutely love that song!!!

[gbolagun]

an inspirational hymn that captures the soul & draws us closer to God. it makes us to appreciate that God is love & our life must be lived to bless His Holy Name. Thanks Jeromejnr73 for posting this hymn & God bless you all for watching. Amen!!!

[germoanese]

i miss and love you, Katinale Pio