Ennio Morricone Has died: "Comforted by the Faith"
Ennio Morricone, 91, died in Rome from a fall and fractured femur a few days ago. His name is especially linked to the film Mission (1986), the story of a converted slave trader who joins a Spanish …More
Ennio Morricone, 91, died in Rome from a fall and fractured femur a few days ago.
His name is especially linked to the film Mission (1986), the story of a converted slave trader who joins a Spanish Jesuit among the South American Indians in the 18th century.
Years later, one morning, while Morricone was bying the newspapers in Piazza del Gesù, a Jesuit approached him and asked him to write a Mass for the two hundredth anniversary of the reconstitution of the Society of Jesus, after its suppression in 1773,
"Shortly before the performance, Pope Francis came to visit the church and they arranged a meeting. Alone with him, Maria [his wife] and I burst into tears; Francis looked at us silently," Morricone recounted later:
"After a few minutes I was able to speak, I told him about Mission, the Mass and asked him to come and listen. He gave us two rosaries. But he did not come. The Vatican said that he had to receive Putin. And what was the problem? We waited. Maybe he was bringing Putin too." …More
His name is especially linked to the film Mission (1986), the story of a converted slave trader who joins a Spanish Jesuit among the South American Indians in the 18th century.
Years later, one morning, while Morricone was bying the newspapers in Piazza del Gesù, a Jesuit approached him and asked him to write a Mass for the two hundredth anniversary of the reconstitution of the Society of Jesus, after its suppression in 1773,
"Shortly before the performance, Pope Francis came to visit the church and they arranged a meeting. Alone with him, Maria [his wife] and I burst into tears; Francis looked at us silently," Morricone recounted later:
"After a few minutes I was able to speak, I told him about Mission, the Mass and asked him to come and listen. He gave us two rosaries. But he did not come. The Vatican said that he had to receive Putin. And what was the problem? We waited. Maybe he was bringing Putin too." …More
Although I paraphrase, I recall Etienne Gilson once remarking how, strictly speaking, not even the great dramatic settings of the Mass by Beethoven, Mozart, or any other composer truly is liturgical music. As popes and tradition indicate, solely Gregorian Chant is this, and it is what the Church forged in history for the sake of honoring the Holy Trinity and redeeming men.