But that is not the main reason why we are singing Gregorian chants. The most important thing is, we want to give a voice to the whole of all creation. And by our voices, everything — animals ...

If the past is any indication of what the future may hold for Gregorian chant’s place in Catholic life, prospects are good that it may once again become the principal music at Mass.

Gregorian chant was standard in the Mass in the 1950s, but fell out of favor after the Second Vatican Council, when the traditional Latin Mass was changed to the dominant language of each country.

The study, “Gregorian Chant as a Practical School of Meditation,” concludes: “Even if Gregorian Chant is a religious art, it is also in danger of being taken out of its original context ...

Existing for over a thousand years and still practised today, Gregorian chant is one of the most sophisticated forms of sacred music. It is not only the chant of the Church, but also the chant of the ...

The Gregorian Chant. Share full article. From Donahoe's. Oct. 2, 1898; Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from October 2, 1898, Page 21 Buy Reprints.

While Church documents like Sacrosanctum Concilium tell that Gregorian chant has “a pride of place in the liturgy,” Echie explained that, “in practice, it is not so. ...

Over a period of a little more than a year, some 2,200 hours of Gregorian chants sung during Mass and Divine Office in the Tridentine forms, according to the ancient manuscript tradition, will be ...

In advance of the Dec. 8 reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral in France, the Gregorian Choir of Paris is launching its inaugural U.S. tour this month, including three concerts in Maryland.

Lorraine Riedl said her kids think it’s “kind of weird” their mom likes Gregorian chanting. But the beautiful sounds of “Ave Maria” — a Gregorian chant version — she sang ...

The original Gregorian chant debuted in 2002, as part of the first Halo game’s theme. Composed by Marty O’Donnell, the piece went on to become synonymous with the long-running Halo series, ...