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Rev. Samuel Schuldheisz points us to the role of the liturgy\u2013including the Psalms and the classic hymns of praise\u2013in the life of J. R. R. Tolkien.\u00a0 This is from a letter to his son, Christopher:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you don\u2019t do so already, make a habit of the \u2018praises\u2019. I use them much (in Latin): the Gloria Patri<\/em>, the Gloria in Excelsis<\/em>, the Laudate Dominum<\/em>; the Laudete Pueri Dominum<\/em> (of which I am specially fond), one of the Sunday psalms; and the Magnificat<\/em>; also the Litany of Loretto<\/em> (with the prayer Sub tuum praesidium<\/em>). If you have these by heart you never need words for joy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

via E-nklings: Tolkien on the Liturgy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

HT:\u00a0 Mary Moerbe<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rev. Samuel Schuldheisz points us to the role of the liturgy\u2013including the Psalms and the classic hymns of praise\u2013in the life of J. R. R. Tolkien.\u00a0 This is from a letter to his son, Christopher: \u201cIf you don\u2019t do so already, make a habit of the \u2018praises\u2019. I use them much (in Latin): the Gloria […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1281,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,28,32],"tags":[1064,1135,1310,2386],"class_list":["post-10634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church","category-literature","category-music","tag-hymns","tag-j-r-r-tolkien","tag-liturgy","tag-worship"],"yoast_head":"\nWith the liturgy, "you never need words for joy"<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rev. 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