Dear Editor: The retired Pope Benedict XVI recently gave a speech on the continuance of sacred music.

He said that music would always reveal “beauty.” I refer this to the music in the Catholic Church, having served as a choir master in a parish. There will be “beautiful music” in the Catholic Church if the congregation wants it! Notice, I used the word “congregation.”

Another positive factor would be that all leaders of worship take public speaking lessons and practice. Then they will give the appropriate emphasis to meaning, pauses that draw attention and proper speed and levels of voice.

At the same time, they take acting classes to learn the appropriate manner of acting when they pray, preach, read or perform the ritual movements. All this would draw the congregation into the action of worship.

BROTHER JAMES LOXHAM F.S.C.

Freeport, L.I.