Question of Faith

How Does Music Get Selected for Mass?

March 12, 2024 Mike Hayes and Mary Hrich Season 2 Episode 10
Question of Faith
How Does Music Get Selected for Mass?
Show Notes

Mary Hrich, Director for the Office for Worship joins us as Fr. Damian is travelling.

0:20:  Mary is a longtime liturgical musician, so she talks about how she's gone about selecting music in parish life.

1:40:  Music must be deemed worthy and liturgically approproate.

2:35:   Music has different purposes: Sometimes it's the prayer itself.  Sometimes it's processional.

4:00:  The are limits to the musical diversity, but there is diversity.

4:45:  Mary had a great liturgical teacher and has kept up with workshops, etc.

6:20:  Can you make music requests?  Why or why not?

8:55:  What about Weddings or Funerals?

10:30:  Mike's friend's crazy story about wedding music.

11:50:  What's Mary new job like?

14:05:   Mary misses playing music at Mass.

15:00   Church Search goes to Resurrection in Solon, Oh

16:00:  Readings for the 5th Sunday of Lent