On the RC  Martyrologyy, Nov. 19 is the feast of St Mechtilde, virgin, Benedictine nun
Today's sound file is the anthem, "Set Me As a Seal" by British composer Herbert Howells.  This text is often part of the Common of Virgins in the Roman Rite.
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The recording was done by the Schola Cantorum of St. Peter's in the Loop.
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Set me as a seal upon thine heart, 

as a seal upon thine arm: 

for love is strong as death;

Song of Solomon 8:6 

09 Set Me as a Seal 1 (2)

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