Sept 27, 2012: Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday evening attended a concert offered
by the Augustinus Institute from the Wurzburg diocese in Germany. As the orchestra
struck the last chord in the Courtyard of the Papal Summer Residence the Pope rose
to congratulate all those who had made the evening such a success.
The Holy
Father had just had the pleasure of listening to an Oratorio on St Augustine by composer
Wilfried Hiller and his delight was plain to see.
Speaking in his native language
of German, the Pope said the title of this work of Augustine, "bright mosaic" draws
a portrait of this great Saint. This mosaic Pope Benedict explained, represents the
size and complexity of the man and the theologian.
The relevance of this great
Father of the Latin Church, continued the Pope, is brought to the fore in this great
musical work. He said that these seven images introduce us to the Bishop of Hippo
in contemporary musical language, bringing out the “struggle of man and his search
for what is most intimate, and true.