INCARNATE IN WORD & SONG

Liturgical Music and Preaching Bring Life to the Liturgy-and Each Other The essay below is excerptedfrom the author's2023 book, published by Liturgical Press, Incarnate in Word and Song: Exploring Music in Liturgy and Life, with permission by and gratitude to the publisher. Rather, this approac...

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Published inPastoral Music Vol. 48; no. 3; pp. 10 - 15
Main Author Johnson, Orin
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington National Association of Pastoral Musicians 01.06.2024
Subjects
Christianity
Hymns
Liturgy
Musical performances
Musicians & conductors
Poetry
Religious music
Rites & ceremonies
Sermons
Singers
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Summary:Liturgical Music and Preaching Bring Life to the Liturgy-and Each Other The essay below is excerptedfrom the author's2023 book, published by Liturgical Press, Incarnate in Word and Song: Exploring Music in Liturgy and Life, with permission by and gratitude to the publisher. Rather, this approach calls even more attention to itself than do some presiders who might be accused of being too gregarious and attention-seeking during their liturgical ministries. Writing hymns today, especially ones that might be published, can be an exacting challenge, as the writer needs to attend both to the local community vis-à-vis lex orandi, lex credendi and to the desire of the teaching authority of the Church to ensure the beliefs espoused in the hymn are constant and true. When "Catholic Hymnody at the Service of the Church," from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Doctrine, appeared in December 2020, many in the world of liturgical music saw it, optimistically, as an opportunity' to enter into dialogue with our bishops, an occasion where helpful distinctions might be made and mutually beneficial progress could be achieved.
ISSN:0363-6569