Thursday, October 9, 2014

"A hymn"

"A HYMN is the praise of God with song; a song is the exultation of the mind dwelling on eternal things, bursting forth in the voice."

~St. Thomas Aquinas: Exposition In Psalmos, Prologue.


Sanctorale. France, ca.1275

Antiphonal: "The antiphonal (antiphonarium), or antiphonary, contains the music, e.g., hymns, responsories, versicles, responses, psalms, etc. (think gregorian chant here) sung by the clergy or choir during the mass or the Liturgy of the Hours. The first mention of an official antiphonary is from Pope Gregory I in the seventh century and the oldest extant manuscripts are from the ninth century. They are still in use today." (source: J. Hughes)

Listen to this presentation from Compline for Memorial of St. Mary Magdalene.

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