20/08/2026
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CHURCH NEWS | Pope At Audience: Sacred Music is to Glorify God and Sanctify the Faithful
During his Wednesday General Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on sacred music in the liturgy, praising it for giving voice to prayer and expressing the faith, always with the main objective of glorifying God and helping the faithful grow in holiness.
The Pope observed that singing and playing sacred music in the liturgy "means to pray, attuning one’s heart to that of our sisters and brothers and to God, through active participation in the mystery that is being celebrated.”
Recalling that music expresses the affective dimension of prayer, Pope Leo cited when St. Augustine said, “Cantare amantis est,” translated as “singing belongs to those who love.”This,” the Pope reflected, “is very important because it helps us to open our hearts to God’s action in grace and to allow ourselves to be moulded by it.”
Moreover, the Holy Father recalled that singing fosters communion. “It contributes to the unity of hearts," he said, "overcoming differences between people and bringing everyone together in praise of God through the symphony of voices. Thus, it becomes an epiphany of the Church, a tangible manifestation of the communion that belongs to her very nature.”
"Let each of you become a choir," he said, "so that, harmonious in agreement and taking the pitch of God in unity, you may sing with one voice through Jesus Christ to the Father, so that He may hear you and, from the good works you perform, recognize that you are members of His Son."
