I’m not here to make you or me happy. | Music as a Virtue
It is not the point of sacred music to make individuals or even the Music Director happy.
Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”
Richard J. Clark is the Director of Music of the Archdiocese of Boston and the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. He is also Chapel Organist (Saint Mary’s Chapel) at Boston College. His compositions have been performed worldwide.—Read full biography (with photographs).
It is not the point of sacred music to make individuals or even the Music Director happy.
Reverence, prayer, and internal participation increased through this act of external participation.
Do not miss the opportunities of All Souls Day, especially as it falls on a Sunday.
An article that may serve to guide those of us searching for the words to speak to our parishioners, choir members, and also clergy.
One of the most painful spiritual experiences many Catholics suffer is the closure of their parish.
There is a bond forged by those struggling to create beauty and pray the scriptures through sacred melody.
To what extent does the pipe organ’s inclusion as a worship component influence
the quality of your worship experience?
Saint John Paul stated: “The ‘beautiful’ was thus wedded to the ‘true’”. Is there a standard for what is beautiful?
Saint John Paul calls artists to a great responsibility–but also gives a warning.
“Leave it to the ignorant and stupid who judge by counting only the faults. I can be grateful, and so must you be, for even one note, one wonderful phrase.” — Pablo Casals
Progress is never made by making declarations or quoting the Liturgy Documents. It doesn’t work and never will. So what will?
Following the rubrics or enacting the GIRM is not the ends. It is a means towards which we find immediacy with God in prayer and therefore healing for humanity.
Some mainstream resources are geared towards maximizing market share; there are a number of others, perhaps lesser known that have the words of St. Pius X and “Sacrosanctum Concilium” in mind.
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