Richard Morris Quotes

• All you hear Catholics turning out these days are pop versions of the old Protestant anthems.

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• At St. Francis de Sales in Atlanta, we do not have an organ. We do not have rehearsals during the week. We do not have a professional choir.

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• And this speaks to the larger problem that no one wants to talk about: the restoration of the Roman rite is a precondition for a long-term fix for the problem.

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• As for sacred polyphony, there is no reason to be afraid of it.

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• Catholic liturgical music, it would seem, is everywhere but in the Catholic Church itself.

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• Ironically, we live in times that are awash in authentic sacred music.

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• Even Catholic parishes today are not wanting for talent. But no serious singer or organist will get anywhere near the typical music program, at least if he wants to retain his self-respect.

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• But nowadays hymns are the norm, because people don’t have much else to sing.

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  For two thousand years, the Church has guided the development of music, carefully legislating to fuse artistic talent and aesthetic beauty with the demands of the Faith.

   

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• Inaudible prayers, particularly of the Canon, which at first don’t seem to have anything to do with music, end up being a very important part of the aesthetic of the traditional structure of the Mass.

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• Never have so many recordings of the great Masses and motets been in wider circulation.

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• It bothers me when I hear it in a car commercial or some such. But for the most part, it’s better than seeing sacred music relegated to the scrap heap.

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• It would be difficult to discover the truth about the universe if we refused to consider anything that might be true.

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• Participation is easily obtained with Latin chant.

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• Record stores have whole sections devoted to the chant.

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• The democratic and pedestrian character of the new Mass itself seems to invite the ditties that pass for hymns these days.

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• Once the Mass is restored to its rightful place, we will again see choirs being developed.

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• Music had always been the handmaid of the Roman liturgy.

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• The tunes, rhythms, and messages are drawn mainly from secular culture.

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• The pastor of a parish will typically have no education in the chant or in music, and he will hire the first music director who walks through the door.

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Birth:	8th September, 1833
Death:	12th May, 1894
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Philologist, Priest, Writer

About

He was born at Bermondsey on 8 September 1833, of Welsh parentage. He was trained for an elementary schoolmaster at St. John's College, Battersea, but his education was for the most part self acquired. In 1869, he was appointed Winchester lecturer on English language and literature in King's College School. In 1871, he was ordained, and served for two years as curate of Christ Church, Camberwell.

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