"Hear, Holy Mother," a Catholic hymn for the pandemic

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In this video, soprano Kristen Smith Gionfriddo and organist Dr. William H. Atwood perform the hymn "Hear, Holy Mother," the text of which I wrote to the 17th-century tune CHRISTE SANCTORUM. The words of this hymn first came to me while I was driving home from a grocery store in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Later, my pastor asked me to add another verse that mentions the Blessed Mother's crown or "corona" from the Book of Revelation.