St Dominic's Rosary Shrine on BBC Sunday Worship

St Dominic's choir practicing.

BBC Radio 4 will broadcast 'Sunday Worship' this weekend with music and reflections from St Dominic's - The Rosary Shrine, the Dominican church in north London. Saints and Song is on Sunday 7 September at 8.10am on BBC Radio 4.

"There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship" - St Thomas Aquinas

This famous quote from the Dominican Friar, St Thomas Aquinas, touches on a deep truth; friends bring meaning to our lives in a myriad of ways. Though friendship is often overlooked, for many it not only provides essential support and comfort, it also has a spiritual significance. Fr Matthew Jarvis OP reflects on the relationship between friendship and the sacred and explores the important role it it has on the path to sainthood.

As the canonisations of two new saints, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (a lay Dominican), and Blessed Carlo Acutis, happen in Rome, Fr Matthew focusses on how their devotion to God and to their friends, set these young men apart.

This year also marks the 500th Anniversary of the birth of the composer, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. Recognised as one of the most influential composers of the late Renaissance, his music expresses a rich theology, as different voices interweave to create polyphonic lines. The Southwell Consort sing music by Palestrina and some of his contemporaries, in this service from St Dominic's Priory - The Rosary Shrine in London.

Watch a video of the choir practicing: https://vimeo.com/1115741705?share=copy#t=0

Fof more information and a link to the broadcast see: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002j5mk