Dear Fellow Parishioners,

Happy Father’s Day! This week I’m sharing a few songs for Father’s Day and a few more based on the Gospel in which Jesus calms the storm that was threatening to sink the boat he and the disciples were on. The lyrics for the songs at Mass can be found in this attachment. I don’t think any of them are truly new, although you may be less familiar with the last song, ‘Blest Be the Lord.’ It’s been around a long time, but some of my choir members didn’t know it, so here is a link for you. https://youtu.be/BW5DHXIU43Y

Here are my musical sharings of the week.

For Father’s Day:

• ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ sung by Jackie Evancho
  https://youtu.be/Vg2AsS4CErM?t=33
• ‘Through the Eyes of My Father’ by Brianna Haynes
  https://youtu.be/I7SH9eP7Q_o
• ‘My Dad’ by Abel Ullon
  https://youtu.be/CwEREm1WRE4

Songs with a variety of styles but all based on the Gospel:

• ‘Begone Unbelief’ by Lori Sealy
  https://youtu.be/FqhHq3BC42Q
• ‘Didn’t I Walk on Water’ by the Dunaways
  https://youtu.be/uR6RgSMbFxY
• ‘Master of the Wind’ by Jeremiah Yocom
  https://youtu.be/r5qSbKzNsCE
• ‘The Anchor Holds’ by Ray Boltz
  https://youtu.be/MSAc5Z2lprk
• The next one is a very contemporary song and I wasn’t sure at the beginning of the song that I was going to like it, but once I gave it a chance, I really did. It’s sung by a Nigerian artist, Joshua Mike Bamiloye, known as Jay Mikee.  ‘Jesus Stops the Storm’
  https://youtu.be/Zf990gKbm-4

And this week’s toe-tapper is one that we older folks are sure to remember:

• ‘Put Your Hand in the Hand’ by Ocean
  https://youtu.be/nh4Y9lT75Kw

Once again, happy Father’s Day to all and with the ending of restrictions, I’m sure there will be many happy family gatherings this weekend. God bless you all.

Janis Cantú