A Mass of Cardinal Burke in Paris

Aurelio Porfiri

I happened to see a video on YouTube, which concerned a traditional Mass celebrated by Cardinal Raymond Burke in Paris on 16 September 2023 for the SOS Chrétiens d'Orient association.

The songs of the Mass were performed by the Schola Sainte Cecile directed by Henri de Villiers. The choir and orchestra, in addition to some parts in Gregorian chant, performed pieces by French authors, especially Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704). I learned about this Mass from the YouTube video, so it was a casual viewing. Yet after a few minutes of the video, it was clear to me how the beauty and solemnity of the music and the ritual opened the doors to the whole truth, that truth which is the fruit of the work of the Holy Spirit.