Dona nobis pacem
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Dona nobis pacem is a phrase in the Agnus Dei
section of the Roman Catholic
mass
. The phrase, in isolation, has been appropriated for a number of works, which include:
Agnus Dei (liturgy)
In the Mass of the Roman Rite and also in the Eucharist of the Anglican Communion, the Lutheran Church, and the Western Rite of the Orthodox Church the Agnus Dei is the invocation to the Lamb of God sung or recited during the fraction of the Host...
section of the Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
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Mass (liturgy)
"Mass" is one of the names by which the sacrament of the Eucharist is called in the Roman Catholic Church: others are "Eucharist", the "Lord's Supper", the "Breaking of Bread", the "Eucharistic assembly ", the "memorial of the Lord's Passion and Resurrection", the "Holy Sacrifice", the "Holy and...
. The phrase, in isolation, has been appropriated for a number of works, which include:
- Dona nobis pacem, a traditional canon
- The final movement of J S Bach's Mass in B minor
- The cantata Dona nobis pacemDona nobis pacem (Vaughan Williams)Dona nobis pacem, , is a cantata written by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1936 and first performed on 2 October 1936. The work was commissioned to mark the centenary of the Huddersfield Choral Society. Vaughan Williams produced his plea for peace by referring to recent wars during the growing fears...
by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1936) - One section of Adiemus V: VocaliseAdiemus V: VocaliseReleased in 2003, Adiemus V: Vocalise is the last album by Welsh composer Karl Jenkins as part of the five-album Adiemus project. In contrast to Jenkins's past Adiemus compositions, several of the tracks in this album are arrangements or variations on existing classical works...
, by Karl Jenkins (2003) - One track of the album No BoundariesNo Boundaries (Ladysmith Black Mambazo album)No Boundaries is a 2005 album by the South African isicathamiya group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and the English Chamber Orchestra. It was released on January 25, 2006 and featured many Western classicals tracks composed by Mozart and Bach as well as Joseph Shabalala originals No Boundaries is a 2005...
, by Ladysmith Black Mambazo (2006) - Track 12 of the album Whiskey Tango GhostsWhiskey Tango GhostsWhiskey Tango Ghosts is the third solo album by Tanya Donelly, released in 2004. The album marks a departure from Donelly's previous pop work in favor of a country and folk-influenced sound...
, by Tanya Donelly (2004) - At the end of Pray Your Gods by Toad the Wet SprocketToad the Wet SprocketToad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative rock band formed in 1986. The band consists of singer/guitarist Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss. The band enjoyed chart success in the 1990s with the singles "Walk on the Ocean," "All I Want,"...
(1992) - In an arrangement of I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (Dona Nobis Pacem) recorded by Wayne WatsonWayne WatsonWayne Watson is a Dove Award-winning singer-songwriter in contemporary Christian music. Some of his songs have become CCM classics, including "Another Time, Another Place," "For Such a Time as This," "Friend of a Wounded Heart," "Touch of the Master's Hand," "New Lives for Old," and "Watercolour...
on One Christmas Eve (1994) - The third movement of Symphonie LiturgiqueSymphonie LiturgiqueSymphonie Liturgique is the Third Symphony by the Swiss composer Arthur Honegger.Composed in the aftermath of World War II, it is one of Honegger's best-known works. It is in three movements, each of which is named after part of the Requiem Mass...
by Arthur Honegger - The phrase is used by the Doctor - season 4, episode 6 of Doctor Who, The Poison SkyThe Poison Sky"The Poison Sky" is the fifth episode of the fourth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was broadcast on BBC One on 3 May 2008. The episode features both former companion Martha Jones and the alien Sontarans...
- when speaking in code to Donna Noble who is trapped on the TARDIS by the Sontarans. (Original airdate: 3 May 2008) - It forms the climax of Leonard Bernstein's Mass
- Dona Nobis Pacem is repeatedly quoted in Graham Greene's 1938 novel Brighton Rock by its antihero Pinkie Brown