Four Real Reasons for Roman Catholic Funerals
The real purpose of a Roman Catholic funeral is not what most people think.
“Is it not true that prohibiting or suspecting the extraordinary form can only be inspired by the demon who desires our suffocation and spiritual death?” —The Vatican’s chief liturgist from 2014-2021; interview with Edw. Pentin (23-Sep-2019)
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).
The real purpose of a Roman Catholic funeral is not what most people think.
This is perhaps my favorite collection to date.
Fr. Gaspar eloquently emphasis key words and phrases, underscoring the beauty of the sacrament.
A very helpful recording for anyone singing this in English for the Ordinary Form.
“Meek,” “mild,” “humble,” and “lowly” are mistaken for submission and weakness. Only a person of great strength could possess such qualities.
“Christmas is thus the feast of the loving humility of God….” — Pope Francis
A sure sign of an insecure leader is one whose first instinct is to blame others when something goes wrong.
“Sounds from the Spires” has been a great supporter of sacred music in the liturgy, bringing choral music, chant, and the pipe organ to a broad audience.
Working for the Church is wholly at odds with having a family and being present for them.
Assassinated on March 24, 1980 while saying Mass, Romero was beatified by Pope Francis on May 23, 2015.
He has been on top of the Roman Catholic world of liturgical music for decades.
It is not found in the Roman Rite. It is not there in the scriptures. We are in fact inserting such self-obsession.
This isn’t about chant. This isn’t about a style of music. It is about the urgency we face with vocations.
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