Dear friends, For those of you who follow classical music, do you know of Orthodox composers John Taverner and Arvo Part?
Arvo Part is Estonian Orthodox. John Taverner is English/British and a convert to the Russian Orthodox Church in Britain.
I found no problems with the music, but I wonder your opinion on this: Part follows the Western liturgy in some of his works, and has works in Latin, as this is typical of classical music. However, he quotes the Latin Western version of the Mass with the \"CREDO\" including the Filioque! For shame! The music is beautiful! But for a person attempting to bring entertainment in a godly spirit, it is unacceptable to have a heterodox doctrine in the liturgy.
Truly, though, we don\'t go to church to be entertained. I guess that\'s part of my personal problem; I am easily bored. I find it hard to get to church, any church.
I believe Orthodoxy is the Truth, but the liturgy is not entertainment. That kind of convinces me of the worth of Eastern worship styles; this is for God, not man.
This is not to make us feel good (or bad for that matter). This is about connecting with God.
Anyway, it will be awhile before I am doing what I should. I need to get to church.
But my purpose here was just to note:
Part kind of fudged the liturgy with a Western bent, so it is entertainment, not Orthodox theology, that comes here.
Anyway, I need to do better, so I can understand if people are doing what they know not.
I still don\'t quite know what I am doing.
But no longer can I say (believe) \"who proceeds from ...\" The Father \"and the Son\".
It hurts my conscience to say that; that\'s kind of why I can no longer attend Lutheran services without feeling strange and not at home.
Oh well.
Take care.
Always,
Scott
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