A Statement on the Current Situation of Sacred Music
“CANTATE DOMINO CANTICUM NOVUM” We, the undersigned—musicians, pastors, teachers, scholars, and lovers of sacred music—humbly offer this statement to the Catholic community around the world, expressing …More
“CANTATE DOMINO CANTICUM NOVUM”
We, the undersigned—musicians, pastors, teachers, scholars, and lovers of sacred music—humbly offer this statement to the Catholic community around the world, expressing our great love for the Church’s treasury of sacred music and our deep concerns about its current plight.
Introduction
Cantate Domino canticum novum, cantate Domino omnis terra (Psalm 96): this singing to God’s glory has resonated for the whole history of Christianity, from the very beginning to the present day. Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition alike bear witness to a great love for the beauty and power of music in the worship of Almighty God. The treasury of sacred music has always been cherished in the Catholic Church by her saints, theologians, popes, and laypeople.
Such love and practice of music is witnessed to throughout Christian literature and in the many documents that the Popes have devoted to sacred music, from John XXII’s Docta Sanctorum Patrum (1324) and Benedict XIV’s …More
We, the undersigned—musicians, pastors, teachers, scholars, and lovers of sacred music—humbly offer this statement to the Catholic community around the world, expressing our great love for the Church’s treasury of sacred music and our deep concerns about its current plight.
Introduction
Cantate Domino canticum novum, cantate Domino omnis terra (Psalm 96): this singing to God’s glory has resonated for the whole history of Christianity, from the very beginning to the present day. Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition alike bear witness to a great love for the beauty and power of music in the worship of Almighty God. The treasury of sacred music has always been cherished in the Catholic Church by her saints, theologians, popes, and laypeople.
Such love and practice of music is witnessed to throughout Christian literature and in the many documents that the Popes have devoted to sacred music, from John XXII’s Docta Sanctorum Patrum (1324) and Benedict XIV’s …More
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The Eucharist is a memorial of Christ's Sacrifice, initiated at the Last Supper.
Therefore, more relevant is what would have been sung at the Crucifixion.More
The Eucharist is a memorial of Christ's Sacrifice, initiated at the Last Supper.
Therefore, more relevant is what would have been sung at the Crucifixion.
Therefore, more relevant is what would have been sung at the Crucifixion.