Author: John Schultz

Listen here!
Michael Dubruiel caught this from Zenit.org. It’s a quote from JPII.
Hence, it is necessary, to constantly discover and live the beauty of prayer and of the liturgy. One must pray to God not only with theologically precise formulas, but also in a beautiful and dignified way. In this connection, the Christian community must make an examination of conscience so that the beauty of music and song will return increasingly to the liturgy. It is necessary to purify worship of deformations, of careless forms of expression, of ill-prepared music and texts, which are not very suited to the grandeur of the act being celebrated.
Food for thought. Any comments?

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On judgement day, keep clear of liturgy directors who are in their offices hiding under their desks.
“O, Eternal One – I’m sorry I rewrote the “O Sanctissima” text to include an Eleanor Roosevelt reference!”

And over at musicam sacram
Liturgists can sometimes fall all over themselves trying to justify what they are up to. A.A.E. has some great observations on how silly some of the questions are.

I can’t resist

1973: “The folk Mass is held in the basement at 5pm on Sunday”
2003: “The Latin Mass is held in the basement at 5pm on Sunday, but don’t tell anyone or the Bishop might cancel it.”

I may have excelled in this school system
Arm Wrestling OK in Swedish Schools
Includes a classic phrase you don’t read in the news very often: “She was as strong as a bull.”