Communion Music

[franciscanheart]

So what do you like during communion?

[inDEED]

Drums, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocalists

ie: "Hungry", "Agnus Dei", "Breathe", "My Glorious"

[the_rev]

I can only Imagine!

LOL!!!! Real appropriete song for communion wouldn't you say?

[philothea]

Chose the first, but more specifically, I like music that's not too distracting and that I am not expected to sing along with.

[Lil Red]

the kind that doesn't smell of elderberries. what, isn't that a real answer?

[zabbazooey]

Yuck. No music at all would be preferable.

I can't concentrate on praying!

[franciscanheart]

[quote name='Lil Red' date='Aug 19 2005, 01:12 PM']the kind that doesn't smell of elderberries. what, isn't that a real answer?
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im totally with you on this haha

[zabbazooey]

I also love that kind!

[son_of_angels]

How about the appointed Gregorian Propers?

[Fides_et_Ratio]

Either:

a) no one singing

or

b) serious gregorian chant

[toledo_jesus]

[quote name='inDEED' date='Aug 19 2005, 12:06 PM']Drums, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocalists

ie: "Hungry", "Agnus Dei", "Breathe", "My Glorious"
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gross. electric guitar? any guitar? DRUMS? distraction like whoa.

[son_of_angels]

Hey, I'll be the first to say I love contemporary worship. I'm not even that opposed to involving contemporary music in the liturgies and the Mass. I have always wished parishes everywhere would have contemporary Benediction and Devotions services so as to show the fulness of faith expressed in the Church. I simply think that the place for such music is in its own context and not within the Mass proper itself (though I would definitely be all about having a Worship service right after Mass, or perhaps even some very soft a capella, or minimally accompanied, contemporary songs at the Entrance, Offertory, or Communion). Nevertheless I don't think people should be closed minded to the use of contemporary settings of the Latin ordinary chants (like the Missa Kenya, that is so awesome).

[toledo_jesus]

I just don't want to go to Mass at Podunk Swamp Catholic Church and listen to the Down Home Cathedral Choir sing "This little light of mine"...

[Colleen]

I prefer no singing or music. I think that the time during Communion (and directly after) should be a time of silence. Christ is within us and we should be given the chance to listen to what He has to say to us. I find it hard to pray when there is singing and music in the background.

Silence is a beautiful thing.

[Andrea348]

anything but fast and upbeat.....my choir used to sing this fast version upbeat version of taste and see during communion sometimes....i hated it.....communion is not the time to be rocking out.....

[ryanmeyersmusic]

something you don't have to look at a book for, primarily.

[franciscanheart]

i personally concentrate more most of the time when there is music. i really focus. its just one of those weird things where i become so intranced in the music and how its bringing my thoughts to Christ that i dont really notice anything else around me (sometimes that includes when prayer is over and its time to stand). i really really [i]really[/i] like adoramus te domine during communion. really.

really.

[morostheos]

I like singing a Eucharist - centered song during the distribution of Communion, then having a period of silence after everyone has recieved - that way the people last in line don't get their meditation time cut short, and everyone gets to sing the song.

[dspen2005]

either soloist or choir -- slow and steady allowing for meditation -- better yet, gregorian chant/polyphony are appropriate...

[qfnol31]

I like quiet Gregorian chant, no music, or Latin polyphony (unless it's incredibly good English, like this one song my choir sings). Most of the time I find louder music or anything in English a distraction. Sometimes that's good because the music itself is a prayer. Othertimes the English is not a prayer, which is sad (this is mostly the case), and then I find it really difficult to concentrate.

Today for Holy Communion my choir (actually a soloist) sang all six verses of the Tantum Ergo (different name, but you know the song I believe). Perfect because it is quiet and reverant, yet at the same time expresses what we're doing. If I want to sing, I'm singing along with what I'm doing. If I don't, I can remember where I am. And if I'm really weird, I can completely tune it out.

I think that the Recessional should be the one song is most uplifting, though this depends on the day. I don't think Lent particularly should be all that "joyful," it's just out of place.

Now many people think I'm old or outdated, but I do believe that they need to try a first Friday Mass at Cistercian in Dallas.