Hymns Ancient and Modern
Multitudes of Masses offer different types of music. From Gregorian Chant to Christian Folk, to Contemporary Gospel, they offer Christians a variety of expressions of the soul unique to the geographic region and to the expression of the community as a distinct part of the whole body of believers. Our 5:00 Youth Mass at Emmaus is geared towards a contemporary expression of worship, designed specifically for the youth and the young at heart. A majority of the music is current in modern worship circles, and offers the possibility of integration into other areas of living besides just the Mass itself on Sundays. This music is always intended to be in complete service to the Liturgy and draws it’s life from Catholic teaching and from Scripture. As explained by the Catechism, the Liturgy is always an expression of the worshipper: namely, that diversity is treasured in participation of the Eucharist. One very visible sign of this is the change from a universally Latin Mass to a Mass said in the regional dialect of the indigenous people. The Church is a diverse Body, and as such, we worship as one in the Eucharist, but have many different expressions thereof.