St. Hildegard’s Encounter With Angels & Their Music, by Odile Haumonte

By Odile Haumonte, Catholic Exchange, Oct. 15,2021

Odile Haumonté is the mother of five children. She works as a Catholic publisher and is the editor-in-chief of the magazine Patapon, which is designed to enable people to grow as a family with Jesus. …

Editor’s note: This article is adapted from a chapter in the new book Encounters with Angels: The Invisible Companions of Our Spiritual Life. It is available from your favorite bookseller or online through Sophia Institute Press.

Praise and Heavenly Music

“Where were you,” God asked Job, “when I founded the earth . . . while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?” (Job 38:4, 7).

The angels invite us to sing in praise of creation. The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that “the com­position and singing of inspired psalms, often accompanied by musical instruments, were already closely linked to the liturgical celebrations of the Old Covenant. The Church continues and develops this tradition” (1156).  …