Singing vs. Speaking the Psalms
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Why do we sing the psalms in Mass? In this episode, Fr. Josh explains why the psalms are most commonly sung and how singing can actually benefit our prayer. He also dives into the life of the author of the psalms: King David.
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“Have mercy on me God in your kindness and blot out my offense.” Psalm 51
Glory Story (1:35)
Listener Question (4:32)
Why do we sing instead of read the Psalms during Mass? While listening to Fr. Mike Schmitz read Psalms in the Bible in a Year, I've learned to really enjoy these verses. Some are very beautiful poetry. After decades of listening to the Psalms be sung each week, I had stopped paying attention and just wanted to get to the second reading. Singing the Psalms had almost nullified these wonderful scriptures in my life. Singing -- or 'chanting' -- can often put the emPHAsis on the wrong sylLAble making it hard to understand.
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