Michael Joncas

Jan Michael Joncas (born December 21, 1951) is a priest, liturgical theologian, and composer of contemporary Catholic music, best known for his hymn, "On Eagle's Wings." He received an MA in liturgy from the University of Notre Dame in 1978 and went on to study at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute in Rome. He was ordained in 1980, and teaches at the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, Minnesota), at the University of Notre Dame, and summer courses at the Saint John's School of Theology - Seminary (Collegeville, Minnesota).

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• Discography
• His music in contemporary culture
• References

Joncas' compositions are representative of the more popular style of music that has appeared in American Catholic parishes in the wake of the Second Vatican Council.

Discography

Singing In the Light (1968)

On Eagles' Wings (1979; featuring "On Eagle's Wings")

Every Stone Shall Cry

Here In Our Midst

O Joyful Light

I Have Loved You

Praise God in Song

No Greater Love

Winter Name of God (1988)

God of Life and of the Living

Sing Praise and Thanksgiving

Come to Me

Mass for John Carroll

Psallite Mass

We Come to Your Feast

A Voice Cries Out

As the Deer

God of Life Be Praised

In the Sight of Angels (2008)

Christ Be Near (2009)

His music in contemporary culture

Joncas is one of many musicians who compose contemporary Catholic liturgical music.

"On Eagle's Wings" was played at many of the 9/11 memorial services, and was sung by a former Miss America at the memorial service for the 1995 Oklahoma City federal building bombing.