Sing to the Lord

Issued by USCCB, November 14, 2007 Copyright ? 2007, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. All rights reserved.

Sing to the Lord:

Music in Divine Worship

CONTENTS

Abbreviations Foreword

I. WHY WE SING

Participation

II. THE CHURCH AT PRAYER

A. The Bishop B. The Priest C. The Deacon D. The Gathered Liturgical Assembly E. Ministers of Liturgical Music

The Choir The Psalmist The Cantor The Organist and Other Instrumentalists The Director of Music Ministries

F. Leadership and Formation G. Music in Catholic Schools H. Diverse Cultures and Languages I. Latin in the Liturgy

III. THE MUSIC OF CATHOLIC WORSHIP

A. Different Kinds of Music for the Liturgy Music for the Sacred Liturgy Gregorian Chant The Composer and Music of Our Day

B. Instruments The Human Voice Musical Instruments Instrumental Music Recorded Music

C. Location of Musicians and Their Instruments D. Acoustics E. Copyrights and Participation Aids

IV. PREPARING MUSIC FOR CATHOLIC WORSHIP

A. What Parts Do We Sing? The Principle of Progressive Solemnity The Parts to Be Sung Sacred Silence

B. Who Prepares the Music for the Liturgy? C. Care in the Choice of Music for the Liturgy D. Judging the Qualities of Music for the Liturgy

The Three Judgments: One Evaluation The Liturgical Judgment The Pastoral Judgment The Musical Judgment

V. THE MUSICAL STRUCTURE OF CATHOLIC WORSHIP

A. Music and the Structure of the Mass The Introductory Rites The Liturgy of the Word The Liturgy of the Eucharist The Communion Rite The Concluding Rites

B. Music and the Other Sacraments The Sacraments of Initiation The Initiation of Adults The Baptism of Children The Baptism of Children During Sunday Mass The Sacrament of Confirmation The Rite of Marriage The Rite of Ordination The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick The Sacrament of Penance

C. Music and the Liturgy of the Hours Responsorial Antiphonal Through-Composed Metrical Psalms Formula Tones Other Elements

D. Other Liturgical Rites Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest

Worship of the Eucharist Outside Mass Order of Christian Funerals E. Devotions

VI. CONCLUSION

Abbreviations

AG

Second Vatican Council, Ad Gentes Divinitus (Decree on the Church's

Missionary Activity) (1965)

BCL

Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy

BLS

USCCB, Built of Living Stones: Art, Architecture, and Worship (2000)

CCC

Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd edition

CVL

USCCB, Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord: A Resource for Guiding the Development of Lay Ecclesial Ministry (2005)

DV

Second Vatican Council, Dei Verbum (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine

Revelation) (1965)

GILH

General Instruction of the Liturgy of the Hours

GIRM

General Instruction of the Roman Missal

GS

Second Vatican Council, Gaudium et Spes (Pastoral Constitution on the Church

in the Modern World) (1965)

HCWEOM Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist Outside Mass

LFM

Lectionary for Mass

LTA

John Paul II, Letter to Artists (1999)

MS

Sacred Congregation for Rites, Musicam Sacram (Instruction on Music in the

Liturgy) (1967)

MSD

Pius XII, Musicae Sacrae Disciplina (On Sacred Music) (1955)

OCF ORD PCS PL RBC RC RCIA RM SacCar SC

USCCB

Order of Christian Funerals Rites of Ordination of a Bishop, of Priests, and of Deacons, 2nd typical edition Pastoral Care of the Sick Patrologiae cursus completes: Series Latina Rite of Baptism of Children Rite of Confirmation Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Rite of Marriage Benedict XVI, Sacramentum Caritatis (Sacrament of Charity) (2007) Second Vatican Council, Sacrosanctum Concilium (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy) (1963) United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

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