SUNDAY, June 1, 1:30pm

In Concert: Stabat Mater

EWTN The Passion of Christ and the grief of the Virgin Mary are beautifully evoked in this musical performance of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s music from All Saint’s Church in Aldwingle, England.

TUESDAY, June 3, 9pm

Hallowed Grounds

PBS This special visits some of the 23 U.S. military cemeteries from World Wars I and II that the American Battle Monuments Commission maintains in Europe, Tunisia and the Philippines. The cemeteries are home to 125,000 Americans, and they memorialize 94,000 more who are missing in action. A re-airing from 2009.

FRIDAY, June 6, 9pm

Music Makes a City

PBS This documentary tells the story of the largest commissioning of classical music in U.S. history. In 1948, the Louisville Orchestra started commissioning classical music pieces from composers worldwide. A re-airing.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY, June 6-7, 9pm

D-Day in HD

HISTORY On the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of German-occupied Europe, this four-hour special salutes the combatants by converting battle films into high definition and by interviewing Allied and German survivors about their part in the conflict. Part 1 of the special airs at 9pm Friday; Part 2 airs at 9pm Saturday.

SATURDAY, June 7, 5pm, live

The Belmont Stakes

NBC The 146th running of this demanding 1.5-mile race, the last leg of thoroughbred horse racing’s yearly Triple Crown contests, takes place at Belmont Park in Elmont, Long Island, N.Y. Post time will be 6:30pm.

SUNDAY, June 8, 1:30pm

In Concert: Magnificat in C Major

EWTN Dutch conductor Ton Koopman, a leading authority on Baroque music, conducts the music of German composer Johann Kuhnau (1660-1722).

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 11pm

Catholic View for Women: Body-Image Blues

EWTN Host panelists Teresa Tomeo, Janet Morana and Astrid Bennett Gutierrez conclude that Catholic women should be "in the world but not of it" when considering their appearance and their dress. Re-airs 10:30am Friday. TV-G.

Dan Engler writes from

Santa Barbara, California.