Chief Reasons For Mass “Facing The People”
Are you being rude to people sitting in pews behind you?
“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)
Vatican II spoke of “useless repetitions” in the liturgy, and said these should be examined…
These three elements inform most every aspect of our service to God and the faithful.
Giving Gregorian Chant the “pride of place” is more than just singing the Propers.
“We implore Thy majesty, O Lord, that the holy mysteries we are celebrating may free us of past sins and save us from future sins.”
“Do it gradually, with proper catechesis, to avoid shocking the people.” —Most Rev’d Gracida
“Let Thy grace, we beseech Thee, O Lord … make us to be continually zealous in doing good works.”
Many of us are gearing up our choir programs. Yet if we do not invest of ourselves time to “know” the Lord, our work may be for our own glorification rather than for God’s.
Art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.
The grandmother of 5 choristers informed me that one of her granddaughters told her rehearsal wasn’t long enough—it seemed to be over just as it was starting!
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