{"id":4932,"date":"2006-10-29T12:53:06","date_gmt":"2006-10-29T12:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/10\/morlino-rocking.html"},"modified":"2006-10-29T12:53:06","modified_gmt":"2006-10-29T12:53:06","slug":"morlino-rocking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/10\/morlino-rocking.html","title":{"rendered":"Morlino, Rocking"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent missive from the Bishop of Madison, Wisconsin:<\/a><\/p>\n

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The question arises, does some of the music routinely sung embody the incorrect overemphasis<\/u> on the presence of Christ in the assembly, so that people are confused as to the importance of the sacramental intensity of His presence, especially under the signs of bread and wine.<\/p>\n

Certain songs come to mind where the lyrics raise a real question for me. For example: "We<\/em> are called, We<\/em> are chosen, We<\/em> are Christ for one another, We<\/em> are a promise, We<\/em> are sower, We<\/em> are seed, We<\/em> are question, We<\/em> are creed." Singing that song repeatedly teaches people something, and I am afraid that it is something that I as Bishop do not want to teach them, but we certainly need to begin a dialogue about these matters.<\/p>\n

Another example of this same problem would be the lyrics of the hymn Gather Us In,<\/em> where a seemingly endless explanation is given to God about who We<\/em> are, who are gathered in.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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But I write this present communication in the hope that pastors and brother priests, deacons, and various liturgical ministers in the parishes will begin to reflect on and discuss this particular important matter, so that the liturgical prayer of our people will be more integral with and more expressive of authentic spirituality and theology, and as a result our faithful people who pray that prayer will be even more holy than so many of you already are.<\/p>\n

We must remember that as we pray before the "Holy, Holy, Holy," the angels and saints are present with us giving praise to the Trinity. The hymns we sing should be worthy of the participation of the angels and saints.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Good, good, good…and can we keep reaching, keep stretching <\/em>this conversation until we can finally confront that whole "4-hymn sandwich" model, period?<\/p>\n

A Mass without hymns – St. Mark’s in Venice.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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