In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, - TopicsExpress



          

In order to communicate the message entrusted to her by Christ, the Church needs art. Art must make perceptible, and as far as possible attractive, the world of the spirit, of the invisible, of God. It must therefore translate into meaningful terms that which is in itself ineffable. Art has a unique capacity to take one or other facet of the message and translate it into colours, shapes and sounds which nourish the intuition of those who look or listen. It does so without emptying the message itself of its transcendent value and its aura of mystery...The Church...needs musicians...In song, faith is experienced as vibrant joy, love, and confident expectation of the saving intervention of God. Pope John Paul II in Letters to Artists 1999 (thanks to David Hampton for sharing a while back!) vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/letters/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_23041999_artists_en.html
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 23:08:06 +0000

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