Colloquium 2009

The Mission of the Knights' Schola

The place of sacred music in the life of the church has an effective function and a lofty purpose. Its function is to be the handmaiden of the liturgy, making the sung prayers beautiful, solemn, and moving. The lofty purpose of sacred music, like the liturgy itself, was described most succinctly by Pope St. Pius X when he wrote that the purpose of sacred music is "the glory of God and the sanctification and edification of the faithful."

The mission of the Knights of Divine Mercy Schola is to do all we can to help reawaken all of us to the beauty of sacred music. We plan to work very hard to learn Gregorian chant and sacred polyphony so that we are prepared to bring this to parishes. Our hope is that, upon hearing this treasury of our faith, many will seek to bring this music back into our churches and the worship we raise to our God.

First Rehearsal Feb 8

Welcome gentlemen and hearty congratulations for stepping up to this bold initiative of forming our schola cantorum!

Rehearsal begins at 6:00 PM and go until 7:30 PM. They are being held at St. Mary's of Pine Bluff. We will look to have some social time each week at the conclusion of our rehearsals.

See you there!