VATICAN CITY, SEP 4, 2004 (VIS) - This morning the Pope welcomed the Pueri Cantores International Federation and the Italian Association of St. Cecilia, who is the patron saint of music.
Speaking French, he told the Pueri Cantores he was happy that, "thanks to your association, thousands of children and young people throughout the world take part in the beauty of the liturgy, thus contributing to 'expressing in an adequate fashion the Mystery received in the plenitude of the faith of the Church and according to suitable pastoral indications given by competent authorities." May young people, he added, "through song, be active members of the Church and true witnesses of the Gospel of Christ.
The Pope noted that the St. Cecilia Association had gathered in Rome "for a meeting on Gregorian chant in the liturgy, on the occasion of the 14th centenary of the death of St. Gregory the Great." He expressed his "appreciation for the commitment you make to the field of sacred music, ever attentive to the teachings of the Magisterium. In so doing, you offer a valid contribution to the realization of the liturgical reform of Vatican Council II."
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