My husband and I are parishoners of St. Mary of the Mills in Laurel, Maryland. Today, my husband was a member of one of the choirs that sang during the mass.
I am very proud of my husband because he kept up with the rehearsals all while undergoing radiation treatment for prostate cancer.
I have spoken to him since the mass ended and he is quite pumped and happy.
Is that why we assist at Mass -- to get "pumped and happy?".
Please understand that none of my comments were meant as criticizms of the people who where singing or playing instruments. It wasn’t their job to pick the music and for the most part, they did a marvelous job. My son and my husband are musicians and have unfortunately taught me to listen for sour notes and there were a few but generally it was very nicely done.
Congratulations to your husband for a job well done. I especially liked the various individual voices we heard singing the psalms. The black priest who was directing the choir has a great voice as did the many others who sang solo or in chorus. Placido appears to be one of the few, if any, persons on the approved list for this really depressing thread of holier than the pope catholics. I felt blessed and happy to be able to listen to and watch the whole event and grateful to the many, many, persons who participated in one fashion or another to make it possible. Prayers for your husband’s recovery from prostate cancer. >