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“Mysteries & Medicine,” the newest album by Brother Isaiah, has already had over 1 million streams since its release on July 12.
Isaiah, a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal, has been creating original music to evangelize the world since 2016.
“Music for me is something that helps me pray,” Brother Isaiah said in a recent documentary on the creation of “Mysteries & Medicine.”
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With the release of this new album, Brother Isaiah hopes to encourage more people to seek out and contemplate the beauty of reconciliation, bringing them closer to the merciful heart of Christ.
Isaiah joined the friars in 2008 after graduating from Boston College and was ordained a priest in May of this year.
His public music ministry began in 2016 with the release of his first album, “Broomstick.” Since then he has released four more albums including the highly popular “Poco a Poco.”
His songs have been made available on multiple streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and even the Catholic meditation app Hallow.
He shared in a recent interview that the album was written about the joys of the sacrament of confession. “‘Mysteries & Medicine’ is my experience of what God does to me in the confessional,” he said.
Creating and producing “Mysteries & Medicine” required a lot of collaboration and prayer.
Along with Fr. Mark Mary, the executive producer of “Poco a Poco” and a priest with the Franciscan Friars of Renewal, Brother Isaiah prayerfully considered whether to continue creating original music and albums at all. Both men wanted to be sure that music production would be a good use of their time and the community’s resources before continuing.
Once it was decided that the project was a go, they contacted J.J. Wright, a world-renowned musician with a passion for sacred music, to help with the composition of the songs. After about two years of preparation, they began the recording process at Dreamland Recording Studio in Woodstock, NY.
“For me, I just have the songs and if it’s time to share them or if I should share them I’d put it out there and either I’d share them, you know, with our youth group or we record them and share them with more people,” Brother Isaiah said.
Throughout the process, he turned continually to prayer. Recognizing his own need to stay grounded in bringing Christ-centered music to the world, he also consulted Fr. Mark Mary and J.J. Wright to ensure that the music contained the right message.
Readers can find Brother Isaiah’s newest album here.
