--- title: "Benedicta: Chant in Honor of the Blessed Mother" description: On a day dedicated to the Blessed Mother, Barb Szyszkiewicz reviews a new album of Marian chant by the Monks of Norsia. --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2015/12/08/benedicta-chant-in-honor-of-the-blessed-mother#) # Benedicta: Chant in Honor of the Blessed Mother Dec 8, 2015 12:00:37 PM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs) [![benedicta album cover](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/benedicta-album-cover-400x400.jpg?width=400&height=400&name=benedicta-album-cover-400x400.jpg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/benedicta-album-cover.jpg) [DeMontfort Music](http://www.demontfortmusic.com/artists/), who recently introduced the world to music by the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of the Apostles and the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, recently released an album dedicated to Marian chant, as prayed by the Monks of Norcia. ***[Benedicta](http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B00V66GNMQ/catholicmom)*** is packed with 33 a cappella tracks: prayers, hymns and antiphons all honoring the Blessed Mother. I could listen to this simple chant all day. It is beautiful, calming, serene. Normally, I find music distracting to me as I go through the day. I definitely don't listen to music while I'm praying the Liturgy of the Hours or reading the daily Mass readings because I get caught up in the music. This chant, though, is different. I can keep it playing during times of prayer and while I work. It focuses, rather than distracts. Maybe that's due to the simplicity of the chant. Listening to ***[Benedicta](http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B00V66GNMQ/catholicmom)***, I can close my eyes and forget that I'm sitting in my own living room. Here's a sample of this extraordinary music: https://youtu.be/nTQTFW1Gdbs *Copyright 2015 Barb Szyszkiewicz, OFS.* If you’re interested in purchasing this CD, consider stopping in at your local Catholic gift shop first. 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Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at [FranciscanMom](http://franciscanmom.com) and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at [Cook and Count](http://cookandcount.wordpress.com). Barb is the author of *[The Handy Little Guide to Prayer](https://amzn.to/2LQB2oL)* and * [The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours](https://amzn.to/3wbDB8k)*, available from Our Sunday Visitor. ## Related Blog Articles [ Earthquake Topples Benedictine Basilica Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2016/11/11/earthquake-topples-benedictine-basilica) [ Book Review: The Diaries of Joseph and Mary Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2015/03/18/book-review-the-diaries-of-joseph-and-mary) [ Our Lady's Picture Book Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/our-ladys-picture-book) ## Comments ## Donate now [![Support Catholic Mom](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/275132/10016573-1c5c-4aa5-baba-c2ac91fe7545) [![CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png?width=1806&height=731&name=CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c%20(002).png "CatholicMom_hcfm_logo1_pos_871c_2728c (002)")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) ##### Subscribe to Catholic Momcast on iTunes or Spotify [![itunes-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/itunes-logo-black.svg)](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-momcast/id1362352357)[![spotify-logo-black](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/logos/spotify-logo-black.svg)](https://open.spotify.com/show/15CoipHL7z61IDcYErV0b8?si=hqaQJSxDQgq7S1hxCwsoxQ) ##### CatholicMom on Social Networks [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) ##### About Catholic Mom [Who We Are](https://www.catholicmom.com/about-us) [Contact Us](https://www.catholicmom.com/contact) [Support CatholicMom.com](https://www.catholicmom.com/support-us)   ##### Associated Links [Holy Cross Family Ministries](https://www.hcfm.org/) [Family Rosary](https://www.familyrosary.org/) [Family Theater Productions](https://www.familytheater.org/) [Congregation of the Holy Cross](https://www.holycrossusa.org/) [Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C.](https://www.fatherpeyton.org/) [The Peyton Institute for Domestic Church Life](https://www.peytonfamilyinstitute.org/) ### **Stay connected!** Don’t miss a thing! 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