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Music and the Mass
The essential theology of the Roman Catholic Mass is the ‘sacramental presence of Christ’. The concept of sacrament is vital in understanding why the Mass is so important for the Catholic community.
The essential theology of the Roman Catholic Mass is the ‘sacramental presence of Christ’. The concept of sacrament is vital in understanding why the Mass is so important for the Catholic community.
A sacrament is about making visible something that is invisible. For Roman Catholics, the Mass makes visible the love of God in the form of bread and wine – the offering and sacrifice of Christ on the cross is made present at Mass. During the Eucharistic prayer at the centre of the Mass, Catholics believe that these become the sacramental presence of Christ: they are no longer bread and wine but the real presence of Christ himself.
The Roman Catholic Church has made clear its perspective on the place of music in the Mass:
The music is always subservient to and reflective of the liturgical action taking place at any given moment: there is never music for music’s sake, it always has a purpose.