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We often hear the phrase “chant is so peaceful.” Certainly, many chants do have an inherent sense of peace about them.\u00a0 But not all of them — sometimes the chant demands our attention, insisting that we stand up and listen!<\/p>\n
Last week, the communion antiphon began with the text “Amen, dico vobis.” \u00a0Translated, that means “So be it, I say to you.” \u00a0These words of Jesus are not set to a gentle recitation but rather burst forth on a trumpet-like motive that leaves no room for doubt that we need to listen to Jesus’ words that follow.<\/p>\n
All week, I found myself “hearing” that trumpet motive from other times of the church year. In fact that same sound occurs in the communion for Pentecost — “Factus est repente de caelo sonus” (A mighty sound came rushing out of Heaven); the introit for Christmas Day mass — “Puer natus est” (A boy is born unto us); the procession for Palm Sunday — “Hosanna, Filio David” (Hosanna to the Son of David), to name a few. In moments, I had been taken through much of the church year, reminded by a simple musical motive of the Kingship of Christ.<\/p>\n
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Credit for image 5070 – Music – Gregorian Chant<\/a><\/p>\n mw.mcmaster.ca<\/a>275\u00a0\u00d7\u00a0400<\/a><\/p>\n By Cantor We often hear the phrase “chant is so peaceful.” Certainly, many chants do have an inherent sense of peace about them.\u00a0 But not all of them — sometimes the chant demands our attention, insisting that we stand up … Continue reading <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"