Explores the beauty of Catholic Sacred Music as the heartbeat of worship.
Robert Cardinal Sarah, prefect emeritus of the Vatican's Dicastery for Divine Worship, invites Catholics to rediscover the true meaning of worship in Christ Himself, not in aesthetic preference.
In his book The Song of the Lamb: Sacred Music and the Heavenly Liturgy, co-authored with Peter Carter, director of the Catholic Sacred Music Project, Cardinal Sarah delves into the spiritually rich tradition of Catholic sacred music.
The book traces the history of Catholic sacred music from the Church's earliest days to the Second Vatican Council and beyond.
People throughout Catholicism have taken entrenched sides in the Church's seemingly never-ending liturgy wars without asking what the Church herself really wants when it comes to worship, especially when it comes to music.
Author's summary: Cardinal Sarah explores Catholic Sacred Music.