Midnight Mass Homily

2007-12-24

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/homilies/2007/documents/hf_ben-xvi_hom_20071224_christmas_en.html

He came to restore beauty and dignity to creation, to the universe: this is what began at Christmas and makes the angels rejoice. The Earth is restored to good order by virtue of the fact that it is opened up to God, it obtains its true light anew, and in the harmony between human will and divine will, in the unification of height and depth, it regains its beauty and dignity. Thus Christmas is a feast of restored creation. It is in this context that the Fathers interpret the song of the angels on that holy night: it is an expression of joy over the fact that the height and the depth, Heaven and Earth, are once more united; that man is again united to God. According to the Fathers, part of the angels’ Christmas song is the fact that now angels and men can sing together and in this way the beauty of the universe is expressed in the beauty of the song of praise. Liturgical song – still according to the Fathers – possesses its own peculiar dignity through the fact that it is sung together with the celestial choirs. It is the encounter with Jesus Christ that makes us capable of hearing the song of the angels, thus creating the real music that fades away when we lose this singing-with and hearing-with.

Sing to the Lord - Music In Divine Worship

http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/SingToTheLord.pdf

2007-oct-09 news release about reworking MCW
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2007/07-155.shtml

2007-nov-12-13-14-15 Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship
no recognitio

2007-nov-30
PDF version available on USCCB website

2008-jun-20
Printed booklet version available from usccbpublishing
http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2008/08-093.shtml

75. Each worshiping community in the United States, including all age groups and all ethnic groups, should, at a minimum, learn Kyrie XVI, Sanctus XVIII, and Agnus Dei XVIII, all of which are typically included in congregational worship aids. More difficult chants, such as Gloria VIII and settings of the Credo and Pater Noster, might be learned after the easier chants have been mastered.

Liturgical Calendar 2008

http://usccb.org/liturgy/current/2008cal.pdf

Vatican WOPCU

http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/weeks-prayer-doc/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_20070710_week-prayer-2008_en.html 

USCCB MCW6_0FINAL.pdf

2007-may-25

http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/newmcw/MCW6_0FINAL.pdf

discovered while using USCCB search box

requires login and password to access

Sacramentum Caritatis

2007-feb-22 Sacramentum Caritatis
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_ben-xvi_exh_20070222_sacramentum-caritatis_en.html

on the Eucharist as the source and summit of the Church's life and mission

some footnotes point to the pre-synod 50 propositions

2005-oct-23 Propositions available (non-official translation Latin->Italian->English)
http://www.zenit.org/article-14338?l=english
Prop 1-4
http://www.zenit.org/article-14353?l=english
Prop 5-10
http://www.zenit.org/article-14365?l=english
Prop 11-15
http://www.zenit.org/article-14385?l=english
Prop 16-20
http://www.zenit.org/article-14396?l=english
Prop 21-25
http://www.zenit.org/article-14410?l=english
Prop 26-30
http://www.zenit.org/article-14421?l=english
Prop 31-36
http://www.zenit.org/article-14431?l=english
Prop 37-40
http://www.zenit.org/article-14452?l=english
Prop 41-45
http://www.zenit.org/article-14462?l=english
Prop 46-50
http://www.zenit.org/article-14475?l=english
See also:
http://www.fdlc.org/Synod.htm

#40
appreciation of the value of the liturgical norms
foster a sense of the sacred
attentiveness and fidelity to the specific structure of the rite

#41
purpose of sacred architecture is to offer the Church a fitting space
painting and sculpture, where religious iconography should be directed to sacramental mystagogy
vestments, the furnishings and the sacred vessels, so that by their harmonious and orderly arrangement

#42.
In the ars celebrandi, liturgical song has a pre-eminent place. (126) Saint Augustine rightly says in a famous sermon that "the new man sings a new song. Singing is an expression of joy and, if we consider the matter, an expression of love" (127). The People of God assembled for the liturgy sings the praises of God. In the course of her two-thousand-year history, the Church has created, and still creates, music and songs which represent a rich patrimony of faith and love. This heritage must not be lost. Certainly as far as the liturgy is concerned, we cannot say that one song is as good as another. Generic improvisation or the introduction of musical genres which fail to respect the meaning of the liturgy should be avoided. As an element of the liturgy, song should be well integrated into the overall celebration (128). Consequently everything – texts, music, execution – ought to correspond to the meaning of the mystery being celebrated, the structure of the rite and the liturgical seasons (129). Finally, while respecting various styles and different and highly praiseworthy traditions, I desire, in accordance with the request advanced by the Synod Fathers, that Gregorian chant be suitably esteemed and employed (130) as the chant proper to the Roman liturgy (131).

#50
communion singing and silence

#62
sing in Latin for large liturgies

fn128
see proposition 25
Like every artistic expression, singing must be closely adapted to the liturgy and contribute effectively to its aim; in other words, it must express faith, prayer, wonder and love of Jesus present in the Eucharist.

fn129
see proposition 29

fn130
see proposition 36

fn131
see SC 116
see GIRM 41

MUSIC%20FDLCnew.ppt

2007-jan-xx

* http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/MUSIC%20FDLCnew.ppt
* not sure when it appeared on USCCB website
* maybe powerpoint presentation occurred at USCCB Nov 2006 meeting ?
* slide 2 "re-established 2002" ?
* slide 11 twenty most popular liturgical songs scrutinized
* slide 17 refers to Musicam Sacram
* slide 18 draft norms (indicate two more years)