![]() ![]() These ancient hymns of the Christian tradition are of incomparable beauty, and it would be desirable for their rediscovery and re-use, within the limits of possibility. It is no coincidence that I wanted to include, in addition to the texts of the songs, the Latin text with its corresponding Gregorian melody. This collection is intended as a modest tool to learn and sing these wonderful texts that the liturgical and spiritual tradition of the Church has to offer. The Church in those days makes us sing the lyrics more beautifully and meaningfully, those theologically the most poignant and poetic, that have marked the faith of centuries of believers and summarizing our Christian culture. The Easter Triduum is the heart of the liturgical year. ![]() Through the pain you go to glory, through the humiliation we reach the triumph of God over sin and the world. The Cross stands sorrowful and glorious, a bright standard for all humanity in search of hope and light. The paschal mystery, as the center of redemption, is the fulfillment of salvation history in Christ Jesus, and is achieved for every man. John of the Cross, " The Living Flame of Love," reminds us that the soul of Christ in love fears nothing, neither proof nor suffering, because love nourishes the believer's heart and fills it with singing, that melody sublime that comes from the breath of the Spirit. ![]() Such is the journey through the desert to reach the light of the encounter. This new collection of songs, some of which revolve around Lenten themes, remind us of the demanding journey of Christian faith but joyful at the same time with the strength that comes from love for Christ and as the great saints teach us. This meeting is enough to fill your life, to fill the hearts of men so that there is no longer need for other goods to be happy. ![]() The encounter with God takes place in the intimacy of the heart as strenuous and demanding commitment to the service of the Church and the world, but it is always dictated by love "who creates everything." Only love for God and for others authentically fills the heart of man with joy. Today's world is increasingly distracted by an unfair and improper use of things, from the frantic search for success, wealth, pleasure at all costs, all of which leave men after an apparent joy in the sadness and anguish. "Not by bread alone does man live, but by every word that comes from God." The Lord nourishes his children in the desert of daily life, where there between the trials and sufferings of every day we are often tempted to give in and change his way, not to continue until the meeting with Him. Our love goes to Christ, because now "it is no longer we who live but Christ who lives in us ," "our life is hidden with Christ in God." (Galatians 2:20, Colossians 3:3) The fundamental vocation of every believer is to be an instrument of this love. It is a life that continues to be the experience of those called, the experience of the patriarchs to that of the saints, from Mary to that of each of us. "The love of Christ impels us" ( 2 Cor 5:14 ), then, to think of our lives in that direction, to make our actions echo the love of Christ who loved us " to give to us his life" (1 Jn 3:16). With that sublime gesture the heart of God is revealed and touches man's heart so that from that moment on, every action receives meaning and significance from that gesture. It is there, in fact, that Christ reveals to each of us his love, a love so strong and powerful that "nothing in the world "will be able to separate us from him. The themes revolve around the great Pauline theme of redemption which was manifested to us through the cross of Christ. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |