Two Franciscan University Choirs to Present Advent Service of Lessons and Carols
The Schola Cantorum Franciscana and the Franciscan University Chorale will celebrate the birth of Christ with the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols. The annual Advent event will take place on Saturday, December 7, at 7:00 p.m., in Christ the King Chapel at Franciscan University of Steubenville.
The Service of Nine Lessons and Carols was developed in late 19th-century England as a prelude to the Christmas Mass at night and tells the story of the Incarnation from the fall of Adam to the birth of Christ through Scripture, prayer, and music.
The Schola, directed by Father Stephen Concordia, OSB, and the Chorale, directed by Professor George Melhorn, will perform traditional carols and musical pieces.
