The official hymn of the upcoming 5th Congress of the Church in Italy (9-13 November 2015) was written by Sr. Anna Maria Galliano, fsp, and set to music by Msgr. Marco Frisina.
Msgr. Frisina says: “In setting this hymn to music, I tried to respect the structure and key points contained in Sr. Anna Maria Galliano’s rich text. I wanted the refrain to be simple but solemn, culminating in the acclamation, ‘Lord Jesus.’ The text of the verses is more complex: several structural elements recur in them and I tried to respect that. After an initial address to Christ under his more significant titles, the phrase ‘we pilgrims’ recurs and I wanted to emphasize this because it is precisely we, the children of our time on our journey through history, who are called to take the Gospel to the streets of the world. We turn to the Lord because we are eager to share with him this marvelous adventure of witness and proclamation.”
Our congratulations to Sr. Anna Maria, along with sincere thanks for her work.