English - Clergyman | September 8, 1833 - May 12, 1894
The pastor of a parish will typically have no education in the chant or in music, and he will hire the first music director who walks through the door.
Richard Morris
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The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pass for hymns these days.
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And this speaks to the larger problem that no one wants to talk about: the restoration of the Roman rite is a precondition for a long-term fix for the problem.
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Participation is easily obtained with Latin chant.
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Inaudible prayers, particularly of the Canon, which at first don't seem to have anything to do with music, end up being a very important part of the aesthetic of the traditional structure of the Mass.
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There's nothing stupider than bursting into song for seven seconds and then falling silent again.
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Music had always been the handmaid of the Roman liturgy.
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Then suddenly the Roman liturgy disappeared as we knew it.
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All you hear Catholics turning out these days are pop versions of the old Protestant anthems.
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You can count on one hand the number of Novus Ordo churches in this country that feature a fully Catholic music program of any quality, consistent with the Roman rite tradition.
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But nowadays hymns are the norm, because people don't have much else to sing.
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At St. Francis de Sales in Atlanta, we do not have an organ. We do not have rehearsals during the week. We do not have a professional choir.
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