On the New Liturgical Movement today I found a recording of Carthusian chant from the film Into Great Silence . The author of the post on NLM can’t find the adjectives to describe the chant, and neither can I. It does not have the polished perfection of a professional recording, but much more. The silent and calm meditation that fills the monks’ lives overflows into their singing, and into the hearer as well. It is not a self-centered silence or a mood to calm the nerves, but the love song of men at peace in their Lord.
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