FACTUS CIBUS VIATORUM VERE PANIS FILIORUM NON MITTENDUS CANIBUS NON ECCE PANIS ANGELORUM ECCE PANIS Sacred Music Spring 2019 | Volume 146, Number 2 Editorial Musica humana | William Mahrt . 3 Articles The Number Seven as Signifier of Symbolism in the Sacred Music of the Renaissance | William Elders . 7 Musica Sanans: Individual and Communal Reintegration in Augustine’s Expositions of the Psalms | Fr. Samuel Bellafiore . 28 Repertory Frank La Rocca’s The Mass for the Americas: Two Composers Discuss a Major New Sacred Work | Mark Nowakowski . 35 Commentary Incense | William Mahrt . 43 Last Word An Organ Comes Home | Kurt Poterack . 44 CMAA Announcements . 45 Formed as a continuation of Cæcilia, published by the Society of St. Cæcilia since 1874, and The Catholic Choir- master, published by the Society of St. Gregory of America since 1915. Published quarterly by the Church Music Association of America since its inception in 1964. Office of Publication: 12421 New Point Drive, Richmond, VA 23233. Email:
[email protected]; Website: www. musicasacra.com Editor William Mahrt Managing editor Jennifer Donelson Editor at large Kurt Poterack Editorial assistant Jacek Burdowicz Nowicki Ty pesetter Judy Thommesen Membership & Circulation: CMAA, P.O. Box 4344, Roswell, NM 88202 Church Music Association of America Officers and board of directors President William Mahrt Vice-president Horst Buchholz Secretary Mary Ann Carr Wilson Treasurer Steven Holc Chaplain Father Robert Pasley Director of Publications Vacant Directors Charles Cole, Jennifer Donelson, David Hughes, Susan Treacy, Edward Schaefer Directors emeriti Rev. Father Ralph S. March, S.O.Cist.†, Kurt Poterack, Paul F. Salamunovich†, Calvert Shenk†, Very Rev. Monsignor Richard J.