Music of Silence: A Sacred Journey Through the Hours of the Day

156 Pages·2002·17.167 MB·English

by  David Steindl-Rast, Sharon Lebell

USIC of
A SACRED
Silence
JOURNEY
THROUGH
THE HOURS
OF THE DAY
DAVID STEINDL-RAST SHARON LEBELL
AND
INTRODUCTION BY KATHLEEN NORRIS
AUTHOR OF THE CLOISTER WALK
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Kathleen Norris
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Copyright © 1998, 2002 by David Steindl-Rast, O.S.B, and Sharon Lebell.
Introduction Copyright © 1998, 2002 by Ulysses Press.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conven-
tions, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form
whatsoever, except for use by a reviewer in connection with a review.
Angel musicians by Fra Angelico, from the Tabernacle of the Lmaioli, Museo di
San Marco, Florence, Italy. Courtesy of Scala /Art Resource, New York.
Epigraphs from Abraham Joshua Heschel, I Asked for Wonder: A Spiritual Anthology,
edited by Samuel H. Dresner (New York: Crossroad, 1990), 4 and 10.
Grateful acknowledgment for permission to reprint poetry by Denise Levertov.
From Candles in Babylon © 1982 by Denise Levertov. Reprinted by permission of
New Directions Publishing Corporation.
Published by: Seastone, an imprint of Ulysses Press
P.O. Box 3440
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ISBN: 1-56975-297-4
Published by arrangement with hdarperSanFrancisco, a division of
HarperColhns Publishers
Printed in Canada by Transcontinental Printing
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Editorial and production: Claire Chun, Lily Chou
Cover Design: Sarah Levin and Leslie Hennques
Cover Art: Singapore Bell: Craig Sherburne/lmageState
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Steindl-Rast, David.
The music of silence : a sacred journey through the hours of the day /
David Steindl-Rast ; with Sharon Lebell ; introduction by Kathleen Norris,
p. cm.
Originally published : [San Francisco] : hdarperSanFrancisco, cI995. With
new introd.
ISBN I-56975-137-4 (alk. paper)
L Monastic and religious life. 2. Divine office. 3. Chants (Plain, Gregorian,
etc.)—History and criticism. I. Lebell, Sharon, 1957- . II. Title.
[BX2435.S68 1998]
264’.15—dc2I 97-51683
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Special thanks are due John Loudon, who conducted
the conversations on which this book is based and
then edited the resulting manuscript through its var-
ious stages; and to Nancy Graeff, who generously
gave of her time and skills to meet a tight editorial
schedule.