Full and active participation in the liturgy means not just silent respect but singing, too. The cantor or choir are meant to be the leaders we follow, not the soloists we watch. We are not spectators but participants in these sacred mysteries.
In praise of singing
Pandemic causes shift in liturgical music expectations for Christmas
Due to the pandemic, some common safety accommodations have included removing hymnals from pews, forgoing choirs and wind instruments, and discouraging congregational singing which will alter the liturgical music experience at Christmas.
Sacred silence: Pandemic spurs innovation, appreciation for sacred music
The coronavirus pandemic has changed how Catholics celebrate the liturgy, singing tops the list.
Singing in church on hiatus for now but will return, say music ministers
With choirs and hymnals suspect because they may spread the coronavirus, what is the future of singing at Mass?
Father Kenneth Doyle: Need for annulment? / Mass without singing?
Q. I had been away from the Catholic Church for a very long time, but I recently returned and I have a question. I was married […]