Today we had a plenary talk by Bishop +Conley from the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, who spoke on the Via Pulchritudinis, or the Way of Beauty. We, as transmitters of the sacred music tradition, are called to evangelize through our chant amd polyphony. In our post-modern culture, truth and goodness are no longer valued, but beauty retains its power to inspire conversion, turning to God. We are to let it transform our whole lives, leading by example.
A lovely addition to the week jas been the opportunity to meet two of my online Plurk friends in person. We met Mark, from Rome of the West, and Tina, from Snup's View from the Back Pew, for lunch at Schlafly's Tap Room neat the Colloquium hotel. I love it when my online friends turn into 'in real life' friends! :-)
After lunch was the final rehearsal for the evening Mass for the Nativity of St. John the Baptist at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. We were warned not to let our necks get stuck looking up so much at all the mosaics adorning the interior of the cathedral! It would have been easy to do so, as it is covered from top to bottom, and then some! Our 60 voice Palestrina choir had the awesome experience of singing the Missa Papae Marcelli in this magnificent space. The reverberation time seemed to be almost nine seconds! Following the Mass and supper, we returned t the cathedral for an organ concert, which again filled the space. I'm still trying to figure out how to pack some of that echo for home; even three seconds would make a world of difference in our home parish.
Tomorrow, the Mozart choir will provide his Sparrow Mass setting for our final Mass back at the Shrine of St. Joseph.
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| Bp. +Conley gives a plenary talk on the Via Pulchritudinis |
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| Main altar containing a relic of St. Louis |
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| Me with Mark and Tina, in real life! |
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| St. Louis is the patron of the Secular Franciscan Order |
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| Lots and lots of angels! |
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| Up in the baldachino you can see the honeycomb. The Motet choir sang Jesu Dulcis Memoria by Victoria |
Lovely pictures and what great selections in music and presentations. So glad you and 'plurks' got together! CFF Pat
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