The Bible and Music

While I was abroad, I was able to attend mass in Germany for the beginning of Lent, Ash Wednesday.  Although I was in a catholic church, the mass was vastly different than a mass at home.  From the music, the ceremony, and especially the language barrier, the mass was a unique experience.  The music during the mass had a deeper, much different tone than the usual uplifting music in America.  The music was much more solemn which changed the way that I viewed the ceremony and the passages were interpreted differently because of this tone.