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Redemptorists Dedicate Rosary to Our Mother of Perpetual Help

The first Rosary CD to feature the music of a saint has been released by the Redemptorists of the Denver Province. Titled, “Praying the Rosary with St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori,” the 2-CD set is dedicated to Our Mother of Perpetual Help, the name by which Redemptorists “make her known throughout the world,” as stipulated by Pope Pius IX in 1866.

A percentage of the proceeds will be used to fund the work of our Redemptorist missions in Brazil and Nigeria.

Original music composed by St. Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787), founder of the Redemptorists, is played during the reading of the Rosary and the twenty meditations, also by St. Alphonsus. A majority of the meditations are taken from his great spiritual masterpiece, The Glories of Mary. It will be the first time the music of St. Alphonsus will be heard and certainly the first time in English.

Produced and arranged by Little Lamb Music, St. Alphonsus’ words and hymns are performed and sung by members of two of the West Coast's preeminent musical institutions and the Padre Serra Children's Choir.

Rev. Peter Schavitz, C.Ss.R. leads the listeners in the Rosary.

Ray and Theresa Herrmann, co-founders of Little Lamb Music, produce and arrange Catholic music for families and their young children. Ray and Theresa have dedicated their company, their family and their lives to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Ray is one of the finest instrumentalists working in the music business today. He has played with and arranged music for the likes of Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Mathis, Herbie Hancock, Chicago, and George Benson.

The release of the Rosary CD coincides with the 275th anniversary on November 9th of the Redemptorist Congregation, founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732 in the hill country of Scala, Italy, overlooking the Amalfi coast.

The 2-CD set retails for $17.95 (plus shipping & handling) through Little Lamb Music. To order the Rosary CD, go to its website at littlelambmusic.com or call 1-800-231-1207 or 1-888-337-5030 (PST). To submit email orders, go to info@littlelambmusic.com. Mail your checks (payable to Little Lamb Music) to P.O. Box 3129, Thousand Oaks, CA  91359.

Visitors can listen to a few short selections from the Rosary CD by going to the Denver Province website (www.redemptorists-denver.org) or the Little Lamb Music website.