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Richard Morris Quotes & Sayings
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Last updated May 2024
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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.
Richard Morris
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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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Catholic liturgical music, it would seem, is everywhere but in the Catholic Church itself.
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For two thousand years, the Church has guided the development of music, carefully legislating to fuse artistic talent and aesthetic beauty with the demands of the Faith.
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There's nothing stupider than bursting into song for seven seconds and then falling silent again.
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All you hear Catholics turning out these days are pop versions of the old Protestant anthems.
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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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As for sacred polyphony, there is no reason to be afraid of it.
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But nowadays hymns are the norm, because people don't have much else to sing.
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Even Catholic parishes today are not wanting for talent. But no serious singer or organist will get anywhere near the typical music program, at least if he wants to retain his self-respect.
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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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It bothers me when I hear it in a car commercial or some such. But for the most part, it's better than seeing sacred music relegated to the scrap heap.
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It would be difficult to discover the truth about the universe if we refused to consider anything that might be true.
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Music had always been the handmaid of the Roman liturgy.
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Never have so many recordings of the great Masses and motets been in wider circulation.
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Once the Mass is restored to its rightful place, we will again see choirs being developed.
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Record stores have whole sections devoted to the chant.
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The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture.
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Then suddenly the Roman liturgy disappeared as we knew it.
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Thus the slogan should be reversed: Catholics taught the world what music is supposed to sound like, and, more importantly, what it is supposed to mean.
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