Ésta Es el Agua

Del agua y del Espíritu

Author: O. Catena
Tune: [Del agua y del Espíritu]
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Author: O. Catena

Osvaldo Catena (b. 1920; d. 1986) was an Argentinian priest and composer. Showing an early interest in music, he entered the Metropolitan Seminary in Santa Fe, Argentina, where he learned multiple instruments and studied for ordination. He was ordained as a priest in 1943. He started the first School of Sacred Music in Santa Fe, and in 1950 organized the first University Choir. He was soon appointed chaplain at the College of Our Lady of Calvary, but moved his ministry to the poor, harsh areas of Santa Fe, in what he named Villa Prak, “the triangle” outlined by railroad tracks, garbage dumps, and caves near the Rio Saldo. He termed this area Villa Park. He spent much of his life in this area, working to develop the area and provide fell… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Del agua y del Espíritu
Title: Ésta Es el Agua
Author: O. Catena
Language: Spanish
Refrain First Line: Ésta es el agua pura
Notes: País: Argentina; English: This Is the Pure Water
Copyright: © 1978, Editorial Bonum, Buenos Aires

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Flor Y Canto (2nd ed.) #506

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