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Floriani at the National Eucharistic Congress
Floriani sings at the National Eucharistic Congress

, the men鈥檚 choral group formed by four 黑料不打烊 alumni, had the honor of singing before thousands of pilgrims during Adoration Thursday evening at the in Indianapolis. (See video below.)

As the Most Rev. William Byrne, Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts, brought out the monstrance, TAC graduates Thomas Quackenbush (鈥14), Giorgio Navarini (鈥17), Joseph Daly (鈥19), and Graham Crawley (鈥20) began the Pange Lingua Gloriosi, solemnly singing as the Blessed Sacrament came to rest on the altar. Throughout the hourlong Adoration, the four sang a mix of traditional and original sacred music, their voices filling the enormous arena and helping to lift attendees鈥 hearts to God.

Founded in 2017, Floriani began as a TAC student group. As undergraduates, its members sang both on and off campus for liturgies, workshops, and feast days. After graduating, they pursued other paths individually until 2021, when they re-formed and decided to perform professionally. Since then, Floriani has gone on to perform and record sacred music and conduct retreats for church choirs, all to introduce Catholics to the Church鈥檚 rich heritage of beautiful liturgical music. It also provides instruction in Gregorian chant through its .

On Friday, Floriani sang at a National Eucharistic Conference Mass offered by the Most Rev. Joseph F. Naumann, Bishop of Kansas City, Kansas. May God bless these talented young men as they continue to spread a greater recognition and reverence for Christ鈥檚 Presence in the Eucharist!