Silence in the Liturgy
Thoughts from Pope Benedict XVI, Msgr. Guido Marini, and the GIRM
Jesus said to them: “I have come into this world so that a sentence may fall upon it, that those who are blind should see, and those who see should become blind. If you were blind, you would not be guilty. It is because you protest, ‘We can see clearly,’ that you cannot be rid of your guilt.”
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli plays Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in d minor…
Until we start forming our youth in the Church’s treasury of sacred music we will continue contracepting our musical future to death.
It never occurred to him that this would be hard, or that he wouldn’t do well. He just thought it would be fun.
Free download of an Introit for Holy Trinity (Years A&B). English text; SATB, organ, schola/cantor, and congregation.
Unfortunately my avocation of church musician doesn’t allow me to sidestep the Latin vs. vernacular issue any more than a house painter is able to avoid paint.
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“Light most blessèd, shine on the hearts of Your faithful—even into their darkest corners…”
In the words of Kurt Cobain, “Here we are now, entertain us.” Sometimes, our jobs can feel this way. But church musicians have responsibilities that are anything but entertainment.
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