Dear St. Catherine of Siena Parish Family,
This past weekend, I preached in my homily about the importance of reverence in the liturgy and a renewed awareness of the sacredness of the Eucharist. Although there are many ways to encourage a deeper reverence and awareness of the sacredness of the Eucharist, one of the specific ways I have tried to promote this is through the use of sacred music in the liturgy. In this regard, the organ, especially, plays a distinctive role in fostering a deep sense of beauty and majesty, lifting our hearts and minds from the secular to the sacred. Additionally, the organ plays an important role in supporting our choir in singing