The blood of our Lord Jesus Christ came to Nidaros. With these words the Icelandic Annales regii of the year 1165 recorded the arrival of a drop of Christ's blood in Nidaros, today known as as Trondheim in Norway. As often occurred with important saints' relics, Christ's holy blood and it's arrival in Trondheim became the central theme of an ecclesiastical feast. This feast was called Susceptio sanguinis and was celebrated annually on September 12th. Today the Nidaros holy blood relic has disappeared, and many regard the medieval cult of relics as heathen and utterly fanciful. If we choose to focus on the main idea lying behind the Annales regii, namely the theme of the redemption of mankind flowing from a substance that descends from the divine, we might understand the cult's long-standing attraction. Schola Sanctae Sunnivae and conductor Anne Kleivset perform the first recording of the Holy Blood Office.

Tracklist:

Ad Primas Vesperas, Antiphona: Super Precipuos
Ad Primas Vesperas, Antiphona: Ecce Advenit Dominator Deus
Ad Primas Vesperas, Antiphona: Salus Aeterna Nobis
Ad Primas Vesperas, Antiphona: Christus Deus Noster
Ad Primas Vesperas, Antiphona: Exultemus In Domino
Ad Primas Vesperas, Responsorium: Jesu Bone
Ad Primas Vesperas, Hymne: Salve Lux Mundi
Ad Primas Vesperas, Antiphona Ad Magnificat: Ave Pater Gloriosae
Ad Matutinas, Antiphona Ad Invitatorium: Filie Sion Venite
Ad Matutinas, Hymnus: Christe Redemptor Omnium
In Primo Nocturno, Antiphona: Auctor Salutis Omnium
In Primo Nocturno, Antiphona: Beata Vere Civitas
In Primo Nocturno, Antiphona: Clementissime Domine
In Primo Nocturno, Responsorium: Dignus Es, Domine
In Primo Nocturno, Responsorium: O Vere Digna Hostia
In Primo Nocturno, Responsorium: Domine Jesu Christe
In Secundo Nocturno, Antiphona: Domine Rex Omnipotens
In Secundo Nocturno, Antiphona: Gregem Tuum Domine
In Secundo Nocturno, Antiphona: Da, Benignissime Deus
In Secundo Nocturno, Responsorium: Verbum Patris Aeterni
In Secundo Nocturno, Responsorium: Primogenito Patris
In Secundo Nocturno, Responsorium: Completis Scriptis
In Tertio Nocturno, Antiphona: Gratia Dei Per Jesum Christum
In Tertio Nocturno, Antiphona: Domine Fons Misericordiae
In Tertio Nocturno, Antiphona: Ave Regum Rex Et Domine
In Tertio Nocturno, Responsorium: Sanguis Tuus Domine
In Tertio Nocturno, Responsorium: Gratia Dominica
In Tertio Nocturno, Responsorium: Summa Laus
Ad Laudes, Antiphona: Crux Benedicta Nitet, Dominus
Ad Laudes, Antiphona: Salvator Mundi, Salva Nos
Ad Laudes, Antiphona: Orabat Christus In Caelum
Ad Laudes, Antiphona: Redemisti Nos, Deus
Ad Laudes, Antiphona: Ecce De Quo Johannes Dicit
Ad Laudes, Hymnus: Magne Deus Potentiae
Ad Laudes, Antiphona Ad Benedictus: Laetentur Omnes Populi
Ad Secundas Vesperas, Antiphona Ad Magnificat: Rex Seculorum

UPC: 7041888520429
Label: 2-l
Release Date: 10.30.15
Format: CD

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