The Commission

“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

- Matthew 28: 19-20

“Go tell the world about me: I was dead but now I live. I’ve gotta go now for a little while, but goodbye is not the end.”

- CAIN, The Commission

First off, a huge thank you to everyone who attended, participated, and lent their support to Now is the Time, the second joint concert featuring the combined music ministries of St. Joe’s and St. Bart’s parishes, held last Sunday, May 19th. We hope our music continues to help you experience the movement of the Holy Spirit here at the parish, as well as in your daily lives.

Now, if you were at the concert, you may recall one of the songs rendered by our Worship Band entitled The Commission. It was written by Blake Neesmith, Carter Frodge, Logan Cain, Madison Cain, and Taylor Cain, for the Christian country band CAIN, with lyrics inspired by the Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20) – our Gospel reading for this Sunday. The song was also featured on a special Christmas episode of the well-loved Christian TV drama, The Chosen.

When Kathy recommended this song to me for Worship Band, I immediately fell in love with it, and we have since used it as an anthem for Pentecost, Ascension, and Sundays when the Gospel is about the promise of the Holy Spirit and the Great Commission. If you’re a regular at the 5pm Mass, then you’ve definitely heard it a couple times these past Sundays. If you haven’t heard it yet, you could hear it a final time this Sunday, either at the 9:30 AM Family Mass (to be sung by Eloise Mascitti from our Youth Choir, who will also be cantoring for the Mass), or at the 5:00 PM Mass (with our Worship Band). Or, you could just watch this video of Eloise singing the song!

With my peace,
Carlo Serrano, Music Director