‘Josephian Carols’ renewed hope for a community in distress St. Cecilia’s Choir of St. Joseph’s College   Source:dailymirror.lk Undaunted by Covid restrictions and undeterred by intermittent closure of schools, St. Cecilia’s Choir of St. Joseph’s College went on to conduct the annual Carols Service in all its splendour, whilst adhering to all mandatory health regulations. Aptly titled “Verbum Caro” (and the Word was made Flesh), the central theme of the sacred event focused on the stupendous Christian mystery of the Son of God coming to Earth as a fragile babe in order to endure the pangs of our human existence. Held in the evening of December 18, at the vast Rev. Dr. Abeysekere Auditorium, as the solemn entrance procession made its way in, bearing the statue of the Infant Jesus, the Choir chanted the traditional Christmas antiphon, “Jesu Redemptor Omnium”, enhancing the rendition with a four-part chorus.  After the Opening ...

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