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NECEDAH, Wis., Sept. 3 /Christian Newswire/ -- Catholic Word President Carolyn Klika announced today that MercySong Records, a member of the Catholic Word Publisher Group, won four prestigious awards this past weekend at the tenth annual Unity Awards in Calgary, Alberta.

The Unity Awards Show is the premier event of Canada's United Catholic Music and Video Association and has been called Canada's "Catholic Grammys." The awards honor achievement and excellence in music and video.

The night's first accolade for "Liturgical/Sacramental Song of the Year" went to MercySong's Brian Flynn for his song "Panis Vere" off his latest album Beyond the Veil. The award was presented by his parents Vinny and Donna Flynn, who admitted to being a little more nervous than usual when they opened the award envelope.

Beyond the Veil was honored again for "Praise and Worship Album of the Year," while "You are a Priest Forever," another song off the album, won for "Devotional Song of the Year." Flynn later performed the tune in the show.

Vinny Flynn also won the "Spoken Word Recording of the Year" award for MercySong's two-CD album, Mother of Mercy Scriptural Rosary.

"We at Catholic Word are tremendously proud of what the Flynn family has accomplished," said Klika. "The fact that their peers in the Catholic entertainment industry have recognized their achievements in such a resounding way validates what we have known for a long time. Brian is so tremendously talented. He is the total package: a captivating performer who is an amazingly skilled composer with incredible proficiency both as a musician and in his ability to weave into his lyrics the beauty of Scripture and Church teaching. It isn't surprising given his phenomenally talented family.

"And I'm so thrilled Vinny has been recognized for the amazing Mother of Mercy Scriptural Rosary. Our customers tell us it is the most impactful recording, enabling them to get the most out of the Rosary."

Catholic Word is a publisher group of 21 Catholic publishers and music producers who ship together to make resellers' purchasing experience more streamlined, efficient, and thus profitable. A few of their best-selling authors include Jeff Cavins, Fr. Donald Calloway, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Matt Pinto, Fr. John Bartunek, and Donna-Marie Cooper O'Boyle. For more information on MercySong and other titles, please call 800-932-3826 or view www.catholicword.com.