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Opening concert of the New Slovak Music Festival
Friday, November 7, 2025 | KSSF

Opening concert of the New Slovak Music Festival

Friday, November 7, 2025 at 19:00 | KSSF | | | [published 2025-12-01]

Opening concert of the New Slovak Music Festival

Two works subtitled symphony and featuring irreplaceable vocal parts, with the participation of a choir and soloists, both with spiritual themes, will open the next edition of the New Slovak Music festival. In his symphony Via lucis, Ľuboš Bernáth drew inspiration from New Testament texts from the mystical Johannine tradition. The message of the work is “the author's inner plea and appeal for a return to the archetypal legacy of humanism among people, a return to dialogue and peaceful coexistence, the spread of goodness and love.” Excerpts from the Gospel according to John and the Revelation of John are sung in Latin. In contrast, Lukáš Borzík sets the text to music in Slovak in his symphony Matka (Mother), a series of twelve prayers to the Virgin Mary for the twelve virtues of silence, offering yet another new perspective on the meaning of the term symphony. Borzík was strongly inspired by the icon of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Silence, who places her index finger on her mouth. It was made by a nun from the Benedictine monastery Mater Ecclesiae on the small island of San Giulio in Italy. A copy of it was sent as a gift to Pope Francis, who hung it next to the main entrance of the Apostolic Palace and had the words “Do not hurt anyone with your mouth” written on the back in gold pen.

Modlitby za 12 čností ticha

1. Ticho

Ó, Mária, Matka ticha, prosím ťa o dar vnútorného stíšenia sa, aby som mohol načúvať Božiemu hlasu v mojom vnútri. Amen.

2. Počúvanie

Ó, Mária, Matka, ktorá počúvaš, daj mi vieru počúvať a uskutočňovať slovo utrpenia a svetla tvojho Syna Ježiša. Amen.

3. Pokora

Ó, Mária, Matka pokory, je vo mne kúsok neba i zeme, daj mi milosť byť láskavým k mojim blížnym a pokorným pred Bohom. Amen.

4. Radosť

Ó, Mária, Matka radosti, daj, aby moja duša velebila zázraky Božej Lásky. Amen.

5. Pozornosť

Ó, Mária, ktorá si bola pozorná voči Božiemu synovi, udeľ mi tú milosť, aby som bol aj ja pozorný voči Bohu a voči bratom a sestrám, ktorí ma obklopujú. Amen.

6. Čakanie

Ó, Mária, Matka čakania, nauč ma očakávať Boha s trpezlivosťou a vytrvalosťou, aby som plnil iba Božiu vôľu. Amen.

7. Vyváženosť

Ó, Mária, Matka vyváženosti, daj, aby som našiel správnu rovnováhu medzi mlčaním a hovorením, prácou a oddychom, modlitbou a apoštolátom. Amen.

8. Poslušnosť

Ó, Mária, Matka poslušnosti, ako nebeská Matka vlož do môjho srdca srdce svoje spolu s tichým a pokorným srdcom svojho Syna,
ktorý sa zriekol seba samého, aby bol poslušný nebeskému Otcovi. Amen.

9. Stálosť

Ó, Mária, Matka stálosti, prosím o stálosť srdca a mysle, aby som každý deň niesol svoj kríž pozdĺž Kalvárie a na vrch Tábor. Amen.

10. Čistota

Ó, Mária, vždy Panna, daruj mi čisté srdce plné nežnosti a opravdivej lásky ku všetkým stvoreniam. Amen.

11. Dôvera

Ó, Mária, Matka dôvery, osloboď ma od strachu a smútku a nahraď ich pokojom, radosťou a nádejou, aby moja dôvera v Boha otvorila cestu pre Jeho zázraky. Amen.

12. Milosrdenstvo

Ó, Mária, Matka milosrdenstva, ukrývam svoj život pod tvoj plášť, urob ma nástrojom pokoja, odpustenia a milosrdenstva. Amen.

This concert was recorded for you by StreamTeam of the Slovak Philharmonic : Marek Piaček video producer, post-production, Olesia Stepura lights, sound, Stano Beňačka camera, editor
© Slovak Philharmonic 2025
Concert was published on Monday, December 1, 2025.
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