Sacred Music

Sacred Music

“Sacred music, being a complementary part of the solemn liturgy, participates in the general scope of the liturgy, which is the glory of God and the sanctification and edification of the faithful. It contributes to the decorum and the splendor of the ecclesiastical ceremonies, and since its principal office is to clothe with suitable melody the liturgical text proposed for the understanding of the faithful, its proper aim is to add greater efficacy to the text, in order that through it the faithful may be the more easily moved to devotion and better disposed for the reception of the fruits of grace belonging to the celebration of the most holy mysteries.” 

Pope Pius X, Instruction on Sacred Music, 1903

Choirs

For weekly practice times, please contact Benjamin Phillips, Organist and Choirmaster, at bphillips@charlestondiocese.org.

Schola

Schola is composed of girls in seventh through twelfth grade and boys in ninth through twelfth grade. Schola sings the 10:30 a.m. Solemn Mass on most Sundays, as well as the principal Masses on feasts and solemnities throughout the year.

Jubilate Deo Choir

Jubilate Deo Choir is composed of adults ages eighteen and above. JDC sings the 8:00 a.m. Mass on all Sundays, as well as the evening Masses on feasts and solemnities throughout the year.

Junior Girl Choir

Junior Girl Choir is composed of girls in third through sixth grade. JGC sings the Saturday 5:00 p.m. Mass once a month, and the Thursday 10:00 a.m. School Mass twice a month.

Junior Boy Choir

Junior Boy Choir is composed of boys in third through sixth grade. JBC sings both the Saturday 5:00 p.m. Mass and the Thursday 10:00 a.m. School Mass once a month.

Organ

Our Wicks pipe organ has twenty-one ranks of pipes over two manuals and pedal. The specification can be found HERE.