{"id":9797,"date":"2022-12-08T10:54:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T15:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilian.org\/?p=9797"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T16:46:21","slug":"a-musical-gift-for-the-basilian-bicentennial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilian.org\/en\/a-musical-gift-for-the-basilian-bicentennial\/","title":{"rendered":"A Musical Gift for the Basilian Bicentennial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of their Bicentennial, the Basilian Fathers in the Houston area were treated to a musical performance of the Congregation\u2019s motto. St. Thomas High School teacher, Joshua Wilson, composed a four-part harmony for the Psalm 119, \u2018Lord Teach Me\u2019, from which the Basilian motto \u2018Teach me goodness, discipline and knowledge,\u2019 is derived. \u201cThat prayer from the liturgy of the hours seemed to be the perfect text for a choral piece for men\u2019s voices,\u201d said Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>The piece premiered at the school\u2019s annual Thanksgiving Prayer Service on November 18, 2022, and was sung by the school choir, the St. Thomas Singers. The premier\u00a0lined up with the Basilians\u2019 200th anniversary of their founding celebrated on the Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9800\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9800\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9800\" src=\"https:\/\/basilian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Basilian-Motto-Plaque-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Basilian-Motto-Plaque-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/basilian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Basilian-Motto-Plaque-396x475.jpg 396w, https:\/\/basilian.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Basilian-Motto-Plaque.jpg 769w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plaque with Basilian Motto displayed in STHS&#8217; main corridor<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Wilson was inspired to compose the piece from a plaque with Psalm 119 engraved that is displayed in the school\u2019s main corridor near the front entrance. \u201cThe Basilian motto, \u2018Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge\u2019 has become the motto of my own life, or at least what I aspire to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As he was composing the piece, he reflected on his 20 years spent teaching at St. Thomas and his children who have benefited from the Basilian ministry. \u201cThe Basilian Fathers have in supported my family spiritually and materially in many ways over these years. I don\u2019t have much to give, but it was my hope to contribute this piece as a gift to honor the legacy and work of the Basilians on the occasion of this bicentennial anniversary,\u201d said Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it is great that this piece of music will be performed many times over the coming years. One more way of identifying our motto with the lives of faculty and students,\u201d said Father Ron Schwenzer, CSB, who attended the premier.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of their Bicentennial, the Basilian Fathers in the Houston area were treated to a musical performance of the Congregation\u2019s motto. 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