Three Irish priests may be hitting the top of the pops by covering songs like Benedictus, Panis Angelicus and Be Thou My Vision among others, according to the Daily Mail.
They’re celibate, saintly and say they are not in it for the money – but thanks to their vocal talent, a band of brothers is set for superstardom.
As the name may suggest, The Priests are real-life, understated clergymen from Ireland, and yet they have created an unprecedented clamour around their debut album.
Within 24 hours of its release, The Priests’ album had sold a staggering 29,000 copies, and it’s heading for a top position in the charts this weekend in a battle against American rock band Guns N’ Roses, The Killers and last year’s X-Factor runner-up, Rhydian Roberts.
Choose your stars!
The priests say that no matter how big they get they’ll always wear their collars in public. This will be an interesting story to follow. There’s some videos on Youtube. Really great!
November 28, 2008 at 9:21 am
Not sure about this sort of business.
November 28, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Soon, they’ll be battling among themselves, breaking up, and having a reunion tour. It’ll be like The Police but without all of Sting’s self righteousness.
November 28, 2008 at 1:47 pm
But, but, where are all the guitars, drums, and disco lights, this is Latin, no body will understand what they are saying, no one will be interested. ;>)
Please forward to Fr Z, beautiful
November 29, 2008 at 3:25 am
Thanks so much!
I listened, went to Amazon and bought it! This is going to be a great addition to my Homeschool Latin course!
These Priests are really sharing the Faith.
November 29, 2008 at 3:25 am
Thanks so much!
I listened, went to Amazon and bought it! This is going to be a great addition to my Homeschool Latin course!
These Priests are really sharing the Faith.
December 16, 2008 at 5:10 am
Thank you so much! I was hunting for a Christmas gift for my husband, and this is perfect!
Huzzah for positive press for the priesthood!!!!!!!!!!