music + prayer Flashcards
summary
singing and music has been a part of catholic worship since the earliest days of the church. music continues to be used today in worship, and specific hymns and types of music reflect various catholic beliefs. prayer is communicating with God, usually though words and music. Catholics pray together through liturgical worship, most commonly the Mass. Called public worship and involved Catholics coming together in church to celebrate and pray together. Catholics also encouraged to pray on their own, called private prayer or private worship
catholics music
a hymn is a type of religious song, written for worship or prayer. Catholics hymns are often written with special or seasonal themes and these are used on holy days such as Christmas, Easter, or during particular seasons such as advent or lent. music helps lift hearts and voices to god so prayers can be offered
Faure’s Requiem
one of most famous pieces of music used at requiem was composed by Gabriel Fauré. Faure’s attempts to express Catholic beliefs about eternal life in his music. In the requiem he wanted to show that you can be sad about the death of loved ones whilst also hoping that after death they had gone on to eternal life with God. The music focuses on the hope that the dead will be in heaven and share eternal life with God. The harps, violins, and angelic sopranos are designed to lift the music skyward in the hope that the prayers of the funeral go to God
types of prayer: formulaic + extempore
formulaic prayer: set structure. passed down over many years as part of Church tradition. many if these prayers that Catholics can use. e.g Our Father, Haily Mary, Glory Be
extempore prayer: prayers where a person might use their own words to speak to God. spontaneous + don’t require planning or preparation. might be prayers that you say to yourself or a prayer that you share with others
the purpose of prayer
jesus taught his disciples to pray using the Lord’s prayer or Our Father. model prayer because it contains 4 mains reasons why people pray. the acronym ACTS used to remember 4 key parts that are found in many formal prayers. Catholics use these in their informal, personal prayers:
A-adoration. praising god e.g Dear God, I know that you’re all loving
C-confession. saying sorry
T-thanksgiving. thanking Gid
S-supplication. asking for something. can also be called intercession
prayer + masses for the dead
catholics have a long tradition of praying for the dead. ask God to welcome the deceased into God’s presence so they can have eternal life in heaven. most commonly used prayer is the ‘Eternal Rest’. Catholic might ask a priest to offer a mass for a relative or friend who has died. Catholics pray for the dead because of their belief in purgatory. state before heaven. comes from word ‘purge’ to cleanse or get rid of. they think most people are not bad enough to go to hell but not good enough to go straight to heaven as they have sinned in their lives on earth
