Factus est repente - Catholic Songs, Gregorian Chant

This Pentecostal hymn is very short, but very rich, it is Communion hymn from the mass at Pentecost, recalling ’Acts 2:2,4’. I have not included the lyrics in the video, because of its shortness, but I have included various representations of the descent of the Holy Spirit. These pictures are all from different periods in art history. The chant is sung by the Cistercian monks of Stift Heiligenkruez. The Latin text and English translation follow: Factus est repente de caelo sonus, tamquam advenientis spir