We had a visiting missionary priest at Mass yesterday; he was of the Redemptorist order. Polish, but the accent didn't sound like it to me; he had served in Denmark and other places; when they come, it's always to raise money for their poorer locations. After speaking a little while he suddenly began to sing a very simple melody - a chant, really - calling on the Holy Spirit. It was unexpected, beautiful and very moving - everybody felt it. After getting used to the melody we joined in for a while, and then it was done.
O Wisdom of God, you are the light by which we see:
- shine on the paths we are to walk this day.
- from Magnificat, July 2024
Are you able to remember the melody so as to keep singing it to yourself ? It sounds like a blessed time.
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Alas, Gretchen - I am not. Although I could make up my own. It wasn't the melody per se, but that he did it at all, and that it was such a simple and humble thing for him to do.
DeleteThis sounds like a really moving experience. I love it when people sing as part of worship, not in a performing, 'listen-to-me' kind of way but naturally and prayerfully.
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