Gregorian Chants in San Miniato al Monte

We were touring the 1000 year old church of San Minato al Monte when all of a sudden, we heard gregorian chants. We went downstairs to where they keep the bones of St. Minias and the monks were doing mass. It was a rare and wonderful experience.

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[RudyIzCool]

Gregorian Chant is my passion. I love to sing it. This video has inspired me to sing it more. Thank you for posting such a beautiful and sacred video on this subject. God bless you.

[lilkido]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[arnielaws]

no probs... u are right with it being part of history and art. belongs so much to the history of, and what forms the basis of western civilization, but i guess no matter ones beliefs, it is also a living form of expression that is still used daily in many communities of monks, nuns and buy secular priests. i think in west we forget the antiquity and practice of daily rituals that have survived. sometimes it is good to be reminded that our heritage is there too and being preserved in many ways.

[lilkido]

I agree. It was a wonderful experience for me to go to Italy this summer as I am 1/4 Italian (the rest of me is all european as well). It was a humbling experience to see with my own eyes where I come from. It is so easy for us to get wrapped up in the trivial things over here that we forget the simplicity (and complexity) of our culturally rich roots.

[arnielaws]

The monks were chanting one of the Hours from the Divine Office, not Mass. They are collections of psalms and prayers said through the day and night... unchanged in form for over a thousand years.

[lilkido]

Thanks for the clarification

[bernardgui]

Wonderful!

by the way, it's no mass but some office of the day ;) like vespers ;)

[FisherOfMen77]

LOVE the monks!!

[withinthecube]

Anyone know what chant this is? I would love to know thanks.

[Tovarits]

What was the time? At evening, midday or morning? It is so hard to guess.

[NabilQuwatli]

God bless you, Muslim

[rjmorgan31]

This is one of my favourite places in Florence. I've been to Vespers at San Miniato several times now - it really is a wonderful experience.

[m1garand0]

please remember god is the center its not about tradition

[sonicx666]

makes u really still and reflect!

[KlausPettersson232]

The Gregorian Chant is the most beautiful form of prayer.For Mass it should nevew be changed.This is the tradition of Catholicism and it will always remaind me of St Gregory the Great

[jtrouveroy]

actually, that would go against what gregorian chant is... first and formost its a prayer. and in latin.