For Catholic singer-songwriter Matt Maher, the 17th chapter of John’s Gospel, in which the Lord prays that all will be one, has fueled his 20 years of itinerant ministry and traveling. Pope Francis meets with Opus Dei prelate Monsignor Fernando OcárizCatholic musician Matt Maher performs April 6, 2024, in concert during the"Live and in the Room Tour" at the International Community Church in Frederick, Md.
“The Eucharist is Jesus’s high priestly prayer of thanksgiving to the Father. It’s the perfect sacrifice of him offering himself on the cross. But it’s also the fulfillment of one covenant, the institution of another; it’s the center of all history.
This is what helped him understand why the U.S. bishops have called for a Eucharistic revival as a three-year project to revitalize the faith. “In the age of so much scandal and disappointment and disillusionment, the poverty of Jesus humbly offered, in what looks like simple bread and simple wine — so simple that it’s not even leavened,” Jesus brings peace, he said.
Though he is still thinking and praying about what music he will use for the revival, he may use the arrangement of five Eucharistic hymns by St. Thomas Aquinas, which he recently composed for the Hallow prayer app. He realized also that in the countless youth conferences, retreats and other events, whether it was a full stadium, or a group of 25 or 50 people, or just five people in an adoration chapel, in that moment in Brazil, “I felt the Lord say, ‘I was just as present then as I am now’ and so, to me, that moment really represented a full circle moment in my life in terms of all the years.”
As a husband and father — his family lives in Nashville, Tennessee — he is more cognizant these days about the time he spends away on tour, and trying to stay engaged in their lives. “So many people say, ‘I pray for you,’ and I’m like, don’t pray for me, pray for my family. It’s hard for a family.”
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