1157. Song and music fulfill their function as signs in a manner all the more significant when they are “more closely connected . . . with the liturgical action,”22 according to three principal criteria: beauty expressive of prayer, the unanimous participation of the assembly at the designated moments, and the solemn character of the celebration. In this way they participate in the purpose of the liturgical words and actions: the glory of God and the sanctification of the faithful:23
How I wept, deeply moved by your hymns, songs, and the voices that echoed through your Church! What emotion I experienced in them! Those sounds flowed into my ears distilling the truth in my heart. A feeling of devotion surged within me, and tears streamed down my face – tears that did me good.24
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163. How are non-Catholic Christians to be considered?
587. What is the structure of the Lord’s Prayer?
464. What are the duties of citizens in regard to civil authorities?
474. What duty do we have toward our body?
348. When does the Church allow the physical separation of spouses?
451. How did Jesus act in regard to the Sabbath?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the importance of faith in the Christian life, according to the Bible?
The Beatitudes: Understanding Their Meaning and Importance (Matthew 5:3-11)
What is Ezekiel’s message about individual responsibility before God?
The Dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem: Analysis of the Ceremony (1 Chronicles 22-29)
What do the horseman, angel, and Lord symbolize in Zechariah’s vision described in Zechariah 1:8-17?
