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Musical Concert: Missa Gaia / Earth Mass

Guardian Angels Music Ministry presents Missa Gaia

“In union with all creatures, we journey through this land seeking God. Let us sing as we go.” - Pope Francis, from Laudato Si

Missa Gaia / Earth Mass

Sunday, October 4 at 7:00 PM, at Guardian Angels Church, 8260 4th Street N., Oakdale, MN

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Premiered by the Paul Winter Consort in 1981 for the St. Francis Day service at the Cathedral of St. John The Divine in New York City, Missa Gaia is a contemporary ecumenical and ecological liturgy celebrating the Earth. It features lyrical melodies derived from the songs of wild animals, along with dynamic rhythms from African, Brazilian and jazz traditions.

This prayer service will be integrate the music of Missa Gaia with the words of Pope Francis’s encyclical on environmental justice, “Laudato Si”.

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