What is the right emotion? And what is the general esthetic of Catholic worship? Haven't you seen televised papal Masses with songs from the St. Louis Jesuits? Is the general esthetic of Catholic worship more Catholic than the Pope?
Haven’t you seen televised papal Masses with songs from the St. Louis Jesuits?
Our choir sang at a funeral Mass today for a former member of the choir. She knew she was going to die soon, so she selected the songs to be sung at her Mass. She chose “Take, Lord, Receive” by John Foley for the Preparation hymn. It is one of the most spiritually moving songs I know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrX_T5QLBXQ
I haven't, but after listening to the "music" prepared for Pope Benedict's US visit a few years back, I can imagine just about anything.
The problem with "soon and very soon" is that it is childishly happy, with choppy jazz-like rhythm, which lies outside of the European musical tradition which is also the Catholic tradition. The less innovation in this area the better, especially since the English liturgical tradition is quite rich.