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As the congregation sings their part, the choir “enhances” them with polyphony. This is genius!
The sixth mode is sometimes the “peaceful” mode.
We sometimes receive messages which…
For sixty years, Catholics have demanded to know what is gained by the ceaseless tinkering with liturgical translations.
“In less than a year, I was able to transition their Spanish Mass from completely contemporary to completely sacred. No parishioners were lost and the Mass attendance grew slightly.” —Rebecca De La Torre
Francis Cardinal Arinze served as Prefect of the Vatican’s “Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments” from 2002 to 2008.
Let’s call this person “Harry.” (We usually redact names for anonymity’s sake.)
His statement is not only foolish, it approaches heresy!
Singing Gregorian Chant lifts one’s spirits. Agree or disagree?
“The way in which music is deployed in the Holy Mass has a direct impact on how we understand our relationship with God.” —Dr. Backman
There’s been considerable online discussion about this. Our readers have a right to know what’s at issue.
“This is not the choir!” … exclaims Mike Aquilina.
Although it beggars belief, in his entire life Father Josef A. Jungmann never celebrated a sung Mass—not one!
Re: the “Communion Antiphon” for the Feast of All Saints (November 1st).
With a brief digression on “feelings of inadequacy.”
