"… our first task is to adore and glorify God. It is the highest expression of our gratitude to Him and the most beautiful response our life can offer to the extraordinary love He bears us. To adore God one must set oneself apart -in silence. Come here in the silence of the heart, to listen to God. This is what it means to enter into a sacred disposition.
There are sacred places set
apart for God, chosen by God - these places must not be profaned by any
activity other than prayer, silence and liturgy.
Our churches are not theaters, nor concert halls, nor venues for cultural or recreational events. The
church is the House of God. It is reserved for Him alone. We enter it with
reverence and veneration, properly clothed, because we tremble before the
greatness of God. We do not tremble out of fear but out of reverence, awe and
wonder.
…Sacred places do not
belong to us; they belong to God. The purpose of the liturgy is the glory of
God and the sanctification of the faithful, and sacred music is a privileged
means to foster the active and fully conscious participation of the faithful in
the sacred celebration of the Christian mysteries…"
(Cardinal Robert Sarah, July 26, 2025 Homily marking the 400th anniversary of Saint Anne, mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at her shrine in Sainte-Anne d’Auray, Brittany, France)
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