“In the liturgy, to sing and play music means to pray.”: Pope Leo’s Words Today

PA 12-31
PA 12-31

“In the liturgy, to sing and play music means to pray.”

In this week’s Wednesday audience, Pope Leo XIV continues his catechesis on the Second Vatican Council, exploring the importance of sacred music.

Music is not merely a decorative addition to the liturgy; it is an act of prayer. In the liturgy, to sing and play music means to pray, attuning our hearts to God and to our brothers and sisters. “Singing belongs to those who love,” said St. Augustine. It opens our hearts to grace and allows us to be fashioned by it.

Singing also fosters communion, bringing everyone together in praise of God.

For this reason, sacred music should be dignified and noble, inspired by Sacred Scripture, and reflective of local cultures while preserving the musical heritage of the Church.

“May we join together in love, and—in the words of St. Ignatius of Antioch—‘with one voice sing to the Father through Jesus Christ.’”

To read more of Pope Leo XIV’s General Audience reflection, click here.

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Alex Kucera has lived in Atlanta, GA, for the last 46 years. He is one of 9 children, married to his wife Karmen, and has 3 girls, one grandson, and a granddaughter on the way. Alex joined Regnum Christi in 2007. Out of the gate, he joined the Helping Hands Medical Missions apostolate and is still participating today with the Ghana Friendship Mission.

In 2009, Alex was asked to be the Atlanta RC Renewal Coordinator for the Atlanta Locality to help the RC members with the RC renewal process. Alex became a Group Leader in 2012 for four of the Atlanta Men’s Section Teams and continues today. Running in parallel, in 2013, Alex became a Team Leader and shepherded a large team of good men.

Alex was honored to be the Atlanta Mission Coordinator between 2010 to 2022 (12 years), coordinating 5-8 Holy Week Mission teams across Georgia. He also created and coordinated missions at a parish in Athens, GA, for 9 years. Alex continues to coordinate Holy Week Missions, Advent Missions, and Monthly missions at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Cumming, GA.

From 2016 to 2022, Alex also served as the Men’s Section Assistant in Atlanta. He loved working with the Men’s Section Director, the Legionaries, Consecrated, and Women’s Section leadership teams.

Alex is exceptionally grateful to the Legionaries, Consecrated, and many RC members who he’s journeyed shoulder to shoulder, growing his relationship with Christ and others along the way. He knows that there is only one way, that’s Christ’s Way, with others!