Our Roman Catholic tradition teaches us the two-fold purpose of sacred music: the glorification of God and the edification of the faithful. It also reminds us of the two dimensions of sacred music: it must be sacred (i.e. having a sacred text) and it must be art. We do our best to embody these tenets in our sacred music program here at St. Thomas by grounding ourselves in the living musical tradition of the Roman Catholic Church. The end of all of our efforts is to offer the finest gift of music to Jesus Christ, High Priest, in His Divine Liturgy. The result has been a dramatic growth in our sacred music program over the last several years.
Chant, polyphony, and high quality choral music are regular offerings at St. Thomas both in English Novus Ordo liturgies and at our weekly Sunday morning and Thursday night Latin Mass in the Extraordinary Form. We fully engage our congregation by publishing a weekly worship leaflet regularly featuring the chanting of the Propers of the Mass (as commanded by the Second Vatican Council), fine hymnody, and service music. As directed by Church custom and teaching, the organ is used to accompany the liturgy and to render solo repertoire.
Whether as an avid listener or as an active participant, you are most welcome to be a part of the following musical ensembles at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Anyone interested in singing or supporting our work is asked to please contact Mara DeLuca or see her after any weekend liturgy.
