{"id":8106,"date":"2003-02-27T14:09:00","date_gmt":"2003-02-27T19:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2003\/02\/27\/examination-of-litugical-conscience\/"},"modified":"2003-02-27T14:09:00","modified_gmt":"2003-02-27T19:09:00","slug":"examination-of-litugical-conscience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2003\/02\/examination-of-litugical-conscience\/","title":{"rendered":"Examination of "litugical" conscience"},"content":{"rendered":"

VATICAN CITY, FEB. 26, 2003 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II
\ncalled for an examination of conscience on the beauty and dignity with which
\nCatholic communities should celebrate the liturgy, particularly in regard to
\nmusic. <\/font> <\/p>\n

"It is necessary to constantly discover and live
\nthe beauty of prayer and of the liturgy. One must pray to God not only with
\ntheologically precise formulas, but also in a beautiful and dignified way,"
\nthe Pope said during today’s general audience. <\/font><\/p>\n

"In this connection, the Christian community must
\nmake an examination of conscience so that the beauty of music and song will
\nreturn increasingly to the liturgy," he added. <\/font><\/p>\n

The Pope made his request when commenting before 10,000
\npilgrims on Psalm 150, a poetic invitation to praise God as the People of Israel
\ndid, with musical instruments and dance. <\/font><\/p>\n

The papal meditation began with a reference to God "transcendent"
\nand "mysterious" yet at the same time "near to us." <\/font><\/p>\n

"The liturgy unites the two sanctuaries, the earthly
\ntemple and the infinite heavens, God and man, time and eternity," he explained.
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

"During prayer, we begin a kind of ascent toward
\nthe divine light and at the same time we experience a descent of God who adapts
\nhimself to our limitation to hear us and to speak to us, to meet us and save
\nus," the Pope continued. <\/font><\/p>\n

To make this encounter more profound, Psalm 150 suggests
\nrecourse to music. It was at this point that the Pope emphasized the need for
\nan examination of conscience on the way music is used today. <\/font><\/p>\n

"It is necessary to purify worship of deformations,
\nof careless forms of expression, of ill-prepared music and texts, which are
\nnot very suited to the grandeur of the act being celebrated," the Holy
\nFather stressed. <\/font><\/p>\n

John Paul II concluded quoting St. Augustine of Hippo:
\n"The highest music is the one that arises from our hearts. It is precisely
\nthis harmony that God wants to hear in our liturgies."<\/font>
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Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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