Instructions On Music in The Liturgy PDF
Instructions On Music in The Liturgy PDF
Instructions On Music in The Liturgy PDF
Musicam Sacram
#5. Liturgical worship is given a more noble form when it is celebrated in song, with the
ministers of each degree fulfilling their ministry and the people participating in it.
Indeed, through this form, prayer is expressed in a more attractive way
the mystery of the Liturgy, with its hierarchical and community nature, is more openly shown,
the unity of hearts is more profoundly achieved by the union of voices,
minds are more easily raised to heavenly things by the beauty of the sacred rites, and
the whole celebration more clearly prefigures that heavenly Liturgy which is enacted in the holy
city of Jerusalem.
The practical preparation for each liturgical celebration should be done in a spirit of
cooperation by all parties concerned, under the guidance of the rector of the church, whether it
be in ritual, pastoral or musical matters.
Benedict XVI
Liturgy is for all. It must be catholic i.e., communicable to all the faithful without distinction of place,
origin and education. Thus it must be simple. But that is not the same as being cheap. There is a banal
simplism there is the simplicity which is the expression of maturity.
The Feast of Faith
p. 122
The Church must maintain high standards; she must be a place where beauty can be at home Thus to
ask what is suitable must always be the same as asking what is worthy; it must constantly challenge
us to seek what is worthy of the Churchs worship.
The Feast of Faith
p. 125
#9. In selecting the kind of sacred music to be used, whether it be for the choir or for the
people, the capacities of those who are to sing the music must be taken into account.
No kind of sacred music is prohibited from liturgical actions by the Church as long as:
it corresponds to the spirit of the liturgical celebration itself and
the nature of its individual parts,
and does not hinder the active participation of the people.
one to the other. It is sung or said on Sundays outside the Seasons of Advent and Lent, on
solemnities and feasts, and at special celebrations of a more solemn character.
CREDO = SUMASAMPALATAYA AKO
68. The Creed is to be sung or said by the priest together with the people on Sundays and
Solemnities. It may be said also at particular celebrations of a more solemn character.
If it is sung, it is begun by the priest or, if this is appropriate, by a cantor or by the choir. It is
sung, however, either by all together or by the people alternating with the choir. If not sung, it is
to be recited by all together or by two parts of the assembly responding one to the other.
SANCTUS = SANTO
#79b. Acclamation: In which the whole congregation, joining with the heavenly powers, sings the
Sanctus. This acclamation, which is part of the Eucharistic Prayer itself, is sung or said by all the
people with the priest.
AGNUS DEI = KORDERO NG DIYOS
The priest breaks the Bread and puts a piece of the host into the chalice to signify the unity of
the Body and Blood of the Lord in the work of salvation, namely, of the living and glorious Body
of Jesus Christ. The supplication Agnus Dei, is, as a rule, sung by the choir or cantor with the
congregation responding; or it is, at least, recited aloud. This invocation accompanies the
fraction and, for this reason, may be repeated as many times as necessary until the rite has
reached its conclusion, the last time ending with the words dona nobis pacem (grant us peace).
ACCLAMATIONS
- GOSPEL ACCLAMATIONS GIRM# 62
- (SANCTUS)
- MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION GIRM#79e
- GREAT AMEN GIRM#79h
- DOXOLOGY GIRM#81
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
#62. After the reading that immediately precedes the Gospel, the Alleluia or another chant
indicated by the rubrics is sung, as required by the liturgical season. An acclamation of this kind
constitutes a rite or act in itself, by which the assembly of the faithful welcomes and greets the
Lord who is about to speak to them in the Gospel and professes their faith by means of the
chant. It is sung by all while standing and is led by the choir or a cantor, being repeated if this is
appropriate. The verse, however, is sung either by the choir or by the cantor.
a. The Alleluia is sung in every season other than Lent. The verses are taken from the Lectionary
or the Graduale.
b. During Lent, in place of the Alleluia, the verse before the Gospel is sung, as indicated in the
Lectionary. It is also permissible to sing another psalm or tract, as found in the Graduale.
SEQUENCE
#64. The Sequence, which is optional except on Easter Sunday and on Pentecost Day, is sung
before the Alleluia.
Memorial acclamation
#79e Anamnesis: In which the Church, fulfilling the command that she received from Christ the
Lord through the Apostles, keeps the memorial of Christ, recalling especially his blessed Passion,
glorious Resurrection, and Ascension into heaven.
AMEN
#79h. Final doxology: By which the glorification of God is expressed and is confirmed and
concluded by the peoples acclamation, Amen.
Musical Formation
RUDIMENTS OF MUSIC
Elements of Musical Notation;
Scales and Triads;
Note reading;
Solfeggio; Elementary Harmony
and Keyboard
LITURGICAL FORMATION
BASIC CATECHESIS
-Basic Prayers; Creed; Commandments
and Laws of the Church.
-The Mass
-Sacraments and Sacramentals
-Liturgical Year
-The Psalms
-Vatican II: Documents on Liturgical Music
SPIRITUAL FORMATION
Sacrament of Confession
Adoration of the Sacrament
Rosary, Meditations and Devotions
Monthly or Quarterly Recollections
Annual Retreat and Group recreation
Spiritual Direction/ counselling
Talks/seminars on Spirituality.
Pilgrimages