Panis Angelicus / Bread of Angels [submit Diocesan]
Panis Angelicus / Bread of Angels Music is a way to express emotion when words are otherwise limited. As I have always found prayer difficult, I've been trying to better develop my relationship with God through various aids. One recent example is investing in Piano classes for my children, with the hope that this will later result in a skillset they can use to praise God. Have you ever stopped to take in just how important music is in the Church? How many beautiful hymns you can recall word by word? Panis Angelicus is one of my favorite hymns about the Eucharist. I remember growing up listening to the version by then 10-year-old Charlotte Church. In English, the hymn is translated as "The Bread of Angels", and originates from a longer hymn by Saint Thomas Aquinas for the feast of Corpus Christi , the feast of the Body of Christ. Bread of Angels, made the bread of men; The Bread of heaven puts an end to all symbols: A thing wonderful! The Lord becomes our food: p