Keeping Up With Praise And Worship

[ThePenciledOne]

[quote name='USAirwaysIHS' timestamp='1342922604' post='2457715']
Two of the best resources I know:
[url="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/letters/2003/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_20031203_musica-sacra_en.html"]http://www.vatican.v...a-sacra_en.html[/url]
[url="http://www.adoremus.org/"]http://www.adoremus.org/[/url]
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*facepalm*

[Nola Seminarian]

[quote name='USAirwaysIHS' timestamp='1342922604' post='2457715']
Two of the best resources I know:
[url="http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/letters/2003/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_20031203_musica-sacra_en.html"]http://www.vatican.v...a-sacra_en.html[/url]
[url="http://www.adoremus.org/"]http://www.adoremus.org/[/url]
[/quote]
#Trollface

very nice brother.

[Vincent Vega]

True worship occurs, of course, solely within the Mass. It was, therefore, a 90% serious post.
[spoiler]If I post something with a higher serious percentage than that, I experience sever nosebleeds and anal fissures.[/spoiler]

[Amppax]

[quote name='USAirwaysIHS' timestamp='1343007939' post='2457955']
True worship occurs, of course, solely within the Mass. [/quote]

I would like you to back this up with something. Because, quite frankly, I don't think this statement is correct. More than willing to admit you're right upon citation.

Edited July 23, 2012 by Amppax

[Vincent Vega]

Hm. Interestingly I can't find anything off the bat. This is one of those things that has been repeated time and time again to the point of accepting it without citation. I'll see what I can do.

[Amppax]

[quote name='USAirwaysIHS' timestamp='1343020210' post='2457994']
Hm. Interestingly I can't find anything off the bat. This is one of those things that has been repeated time and time again to the point of accepting it without citation. I'll see what I can do.
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Appreciated.

[Jaime]

[quote name='Hubertus' timestamp='1342445969' post='2456033']
Anyone have any advice on the best way to stay up-to-date with praise and worship? The youth minister at my parish is wanting me to start playing guitar for the youth and I need to expand my knowledge of what's good.

I know what kind of songs we sang when I was in high school, but I remember telling some of my Protestant friends about it once and they said something to the effect of, "Oh pfft, those songs are so old! "

I know being edgy isn't always important, but I wanted to keep the kids from having an experience like that. With p&w, you kinda have to stay new to keep from being cheesy.. lol


Anyway, I was going to just fish through some of David Crowder and Matt Maher's newer stuff and see what I found, but I would appreciate your suggestions too. And the more Catholic the better!
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You know what? I say cheesy gets a bad rap sometimes. I like "Father I Adore You". Sue me!

[Amppax]

[quote name='USAirwaysIHS' timestamp='1343020210' post='2457994']
Hm. Interestingly I can't find anything off the bat. This is one of those things that has been repeated time and time again to the point of accepting it without citation. I'll see what I can do.
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Reading through Sacrosanctum Concilium (ok, skimming is a better word) this afternoon, it talks of mass as the highest form of worship, which I would think implies that other forms are possible. Whether or not praise and worship music is one is probably a discussion for another thread.

[Slappo]

Well is mass is the highest form of worship, and Gregorian Chant is most suitable for mass, than surely Gregorian Chant is an excellent musical choice for praise and worship.

[ThePenciledOne]

I think outside of the Mass, Catholics have found other ways to worship, because we can't be at Mass all the time. Priests only recommend going to Mass once a day, (if you go to daily Mass already).

I feel like American Catholics have been cheated of a rich worship tradition that can be found in say either African or Mexican cultures. I have moments when I wish I belonged to a culture such as those....

[Slappo]

[size=6][sup][quote name='ThePenciledOne' timestamp='1343168238' post='2458531']
I think outside of the Mass, Catholics have found other ways to worship, because we can't be at Mass all the time. Priests only recommend going to Mass once a day, (if you go to daily Mass already).

I feel like American Catholics have been cheated of a rich worship tradition that can be found in say either African or Mexican cultures. I have moments when I wish I belonged to a culture such as those....
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[sup]Please elaborate on both parts. Are you speaking of worship of God as doing a particular thing such as P&W, mass, adoration, holy hour, etc? [/sup][/size]


Also, what do you mean by a "rich worship tradition"? Sorry for font, comptuer is being super wierd

Edited July 24, 2012 by Slappo

[ThePenciledOne]

[quote name='Slappo' timestamp='1343171767' post='2458549']


[size=6][sup]Please elaborate on both parts. Are you speaking of worship of God as doing a particular thing such as P&W, mass, adoration, holy hour, etc? [/sup][/size]


Also, what do you mean by a "rich worship tradition"? Sorry for font, comptuer is being super wierd
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Yes, I am speaking of worship in that sense as a particular thing, though in a musical sense. Mass has music, but then you can lift your voice in a prayer, which takes a form in a song...as done at FOPS etc.

And by 'rich worship tradition' as in they have a mentality of P&W alongside their spirituality that pervades it. They are unafraid to praise at gatherings, at Mass or outside of it. Given this is a huge generality, but that was what I was referring to. We seem to think that because the Church has placed 'primacy' upon certain things, then that is the only aim we have. This is false, because then the Church would not have other things in place and have other emphasis. The fact that Catholicism is universal should be a reason for our tradition to be broad, not narrow.

Sorry I got kinda off track, but oh well.