Pastors & Church Musicians: Are We Really Working Together?
Msgr. Marini recently spoke to a group of Italian musicians as part of a choral festival.
“A much greater source of anxiety to Us is the style of action of those who maintain that liturgical worship should shed its sacred character, who foolishly say we should substitute for sacred items & furnishings ordinary common things in daily use.” —Pope Saint Paul VI (14 Oct 1968)
Msgr. Marini recently spoke to a group of Italian musicians as part of a choral festival.
Working for the Church is wholly at odds with having a family and being present for them.
If 500 people attend Mass and one acts as lector, there are still 499 people “not participating” by that flawed logic…
I also want to say “thank you” to all of you who play the organ during the sacred liturgy. We owe you a great song of gratitude!
Quite interesting, containing additional mysteries for those who look carefully…
Have you ever been asked to sing some Gregorian chant? How do you choose a representative piece?
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He said, “Make room there; for the girl is not dead, but sleepeth.” And they laughed Him to scorn.
Spot an ancient chasuble or rare picture of St. Wojtyła? Odds are it came from John Paul Sonnen.
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