Posts Tagged ‘Liturgical Arts’
Why Gregorian Chant is Supreme (Part I of II)
“How I wept in hearing Thy hymns and canticles, touched to the quick by the voices of Thy well-beloved Church! The voices flowed into my ears and Thy truth distilled into my heart, whence the affections of my devotion overflowed, and tears ran down, and happy was I therein.” -St. Augustine (Confessions, IX) Sacred liturgy…
Read MoreOn the Impressive Ceremonies of the Latin Mass
“It is known, in fact, that the Latin liturgy of the Church in its various forms, in each century of the Christian era, has been a spur to the spiritual life of many saints, has reinforced many peoples in the virtue of religion and fecundated their piety.” —Pope Benedict XVI Mass is the highest act…
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