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Ricky Manalo, CSP


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Father Ricky Manalo is a presbyter in the Paulist order, which is dedicated to the ministry of evangelization, reconciliation and ecumenism. An accomplished musician, composer, lecturer and author, he specializes in ritual music, liturgical inculturation and spirituality. His compositions combine accessibility with challenge, continuity with variety and solemnity with joy.

Ricky has served as liturgical director of the Asian/Pacific Apostolate Office of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and as choir and liturgy director of the Washington Theological Union. He is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, where studied under John Corigliano and Ludmila Ulehla and received a bachelor of music in composition. He earned a master's in theology at the Washington Theological Union in Washington, D.C., with a concentration in word and worship. Recent projects include producing a collection of liturgical music from the Philippines and studying multilingual music in China. He currently is pursuing a doctorate in Asian-American liturgical studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.

Father Ricky's book Chanting on Our Behalf Pastoral Guide to Presidential Chanting and Musical Leadership is a standard text for seminarians, deacon, priests and bishop who want to improve their role in chanting the liturgy.

Chanting on Our Behalf

This well-researched book teaches the presider's chanted parts of the Mass, employing workbook-style musical and vocal exercises, including spaces for students to practice and write what they've learned.
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10895 Beyond the Days CD $17.00 Add to Cart
Title Listen iTunes Sheet Music
Ang Katawan ni Kristo/Behold, the Body of Christ
Beyond the Days
By the Waking of Our Hearts
Chosen to Be God's Own
Come to Our Gathering
Come, Lord! Maranatha
Come, O Spirit of God
Easter Sequence and Alleluia
Faith, Hope, and Love/Love One Another
Go Forth
He Is Risen
Holy Is God
Holy Is the Name of God
In These Days of Lenten Journey
Let Us Go Rejoicing
Many and Great
Mater Ecclesiae
Now Is the Time
O Word of God
On This Day
Pange Lingua
Pentecost Sequence and Alleluia
Pie Jesu
Proclaim the Message
Psalm 103: Third Sunday of Lent C
Psalm 27: Second Sunday of Lent C
Psalm 34: Fourth Sunday of Lent C
Psalm 51: Be Merciful, O Lord/Create a Clean Heart in Me, O God/I Will Rise and Go to My Father
Psalm 91: First Sunday of Lent C
Saints of the Americas / Litany of Saints
Song of the Servant
Spirit and Grace
Springtime Is Blossoming
The God of All Grace
The Lord Has Done Great Things (Psalm 126)
The Proclamation of the Birth of Christ
This Holy Light
Transfiguration
We Are Sent into the World
We Should Glory in the Cross
With One Voice
Worthy Is the Lamb
Paulist Father Ricky Manalo is recognized as a leading authority on intercultural liturgical issues and music. A frequent lecturer, presenter and workshop leader in cross-cultural settings, Fr. Ricky specializes in offering highly practical applications and strategies.
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Event Dates Location
Stockton Priests' Convocation May 14, 2008 Danville, California, United States
NPM Eastern Regional Convention June 30, 2008 - July 3, 2008 East Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
The Hymn Society Conference 2008 July 13, 2008 - July 17, 2008 Berkeley, California, United States
NPM Western Regional Convention August 5, 2008 - August 8, 2008 Los Angeles, California, United States
Winner 2007 NPM Hymn Competition
"That All May Be One"