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What should the music be like during Mass (or in the liturgy in general)? Leo XIV provides the answer

Pope's General Audience, August 19, 2026, on Sacred Music The post What should the music be like during Mass (or in the liturgy in general)? Leo XIV provides the answer appeared fi...

Daily Bread Devotional 8.23.26

Music is a special part of our worship experience, and I love the Psalms. The post Daily Bread Devotional 8.23.26 appeared first on First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth.

Saturday Lagniappe: 'How to Teach A New Hymn or Song to Your Congregation' And More

One way to beat the summer doldrums and to brighten church services on Sundays and other occasions is to introduce new hymns, worship songs, and service music. For example, have an...

Rome, A City Pilgrimaged Also with the Voice: Pilgrims Arrive in the Eternal City to Pray, Sing, and Place Their Talents...

Music has become one of the expressions of this new way of making a pilgrimage. During this summer, various choral groups have arrived in Rome not only to visit its Basilicas and H...

New Divine Liturgy settings to premiere at Dallas cathedral (+VIDEO)

All English and Spanish translations from the original Greek and Church Slavonic are the work of Archbishop DMITRI (Royster), to whose blessed memory this Divine Liturgy is dedicat...

Pope Leo calls sacred music 'a treasure of profound value'

"Indeed, singing and playing a musical instrument are acts of prayer," the pontiff said. "Music thus fosters our unity in praising God and opens our hearts to be fashioned by his g...

Musical Musings 06-28: Karin brings us meditative music from Erik Satie and our own Rev. Randy Partain

Music Notes – Sunday, June 28th: This Sunday’s musician is UUCC Pianist Karin Tooley.   Centering Music: Filled with Loving Kindness – Hayes/Riddell Based on a traditional Buddhist...

Musical Musings 07-05: Special music from the GA Service and ‘coming attractions’ later this summer at UUCC

Music Notes – Sunday, July 5th: This Sunday morning, come to Fellowship Hall for a potluck breakfast and ‘watch party’ featuring the Sunday Worship Service from this year’s UUA Gen...

A Modern Sacred Artist's Take on Church's Ancient Prayer

J. Snarski, Aleteia Did you know that the Liturgy of the Hours is older than the New Testament? That even more than the Rosary or the Angelus, it's the "official prayer" of...

Musical Musings 08-02: Leon and Pam bring us the music of Bach, Saint-Saens, and more this Sunday

Music Notes – Sunday, August 2nd: This Sunday’s musicians are Leon Michaud and Pam Schenk   Centering Music: Le Cygne (The Swan) – Saint-Saëns “Le Cygne” (The Swan) is the … Contin...

Questions about liturgy: “My Sacrifice and Yours”

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university. The post Questions about litu...

Pope Leo on Gregorian chant: ‘Pride of Place’ – But is it just one option?

Pope Leo XIV affirmed that Gregorian chant enjoys a “pride of place” in the Roman liturgy and described the Church’s musical tradition as a treasure of immense value. But Frank Wri...

Hymn Practice

The Canticles: A Rookie Anglican Guide

The canticles are not liturgical garnish. They form part of the rhythm by which Scripture becomes prayer and prayer becomes praise. The post The Canticles: A Rookie Anglican Guide...

NIGHT PRAYER: Monday 8/3

It's hard for me to believe that we've been singing Marty Haugen's setting of Psalm 23, Shepherd Me, O God - for 40 years!  That's just shy of half my lifetime! So many of Marty's...

More Than Just Music

“Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your steadfast love and your faithfulness!” Psalm 115:1   The supermarket parking lot was quiet under the afte...

Musical Musings 08-09: Fun and inspiring songs for our Animal Blessing service with the talented Watkins/Burns family

Music Notes – Sunday, August 9th: This Sunday’s musicians are Becky Burns, Molly Watkins, Sophie Watkins, and UUCC Music Director Mike Carney   Centering Music: Untitled – Watkins...

Musical Musings 07-12: From Ruth Gipps to Johannes Brahms with Dana Bjorklund and Lucy Carney

Music Notes – Sunday, July 12th:  This Sunday’s musicians are Dana Bjorklund, Lucy Carney, and UUCC Music Director Mike Carney   About Sunday’s guest musicians: Dana Bjorklund disc...

Pope Leo XIV: The Musical Heritage of the Church Must Be Preserved

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Music on the Mezzanine with the University of Exeter Chapel Choir

We’re delighted to announce an extra date in the current Music on the Mezzanine series. This Saturday 4 July 2026, the University of Exeter Chapel Choir, one of the south west’s le...

This is the Christ — new from Emu Music

“This is the Christ” is the latest release from Emu Music. It’s the second single from their forthcoming EP ‘Just As He Said’. “We wanted something anthemic that the whole church c...

What hymns do you love?

We thank God and are grateful for all the hymns we grew up listening to and singing, and for those who played them so beautifully and faithfully. The post What hymns do you love? a...

O Ruler of the Universe: A Reflection on Magna Et Mirabilia

The 2019 Book of Common Prayer, however, draws on nearly 400 years of Prayer Book history; the canticle Magna et Mirabilia offers a wonderful example. The post O Ruler of the Unive...

Music in person

Randy Fayan, music director at First Unitarian Church in New Bedford, came to First Parish in Cohasset to play for one of our summer services. Listening to Randy this morning made...