Monday, October 19, 2009

A Few Words From Holy Father

" . . . Music is a part of all cultures and, we might say, accompanies every human experience, from pain to pleasure, from hatred to love, from sadness to joy, from death to life. We see how, over the course of the centuries and millennia, music has always been used to give a form to that which we are not able to speak in words, because it awakens emotions that are difficult to communicate otherwise. So it is not by chance that every civilization has placed such importance and value on music in its various forms and expressions.

Music, great music, gives the spirit repose, awakens profound sentiments and almost naturally invites us to lift up our mind and heart to God in every situation, whether joyous or sad, of human existence. Music can become prayer."


2 comments:

Carol said...

I didn't know the Pope said this! Beautiful words and so true! I know he is a pianist so he must like music.

Miss Robyn said...

I have been listening to Gregorian chants this past week and yes, it did become a prayer for me..