The Longest Tract in the Liturgical Year

The Tract is the chanted proper which replaces the Alleluia in Lent. This coming Sunday’s Tract is the entire 16 verses of Psalm 90(91). The word tract comes from the Latin verb trahō , meaning drag, so the Lenten tracts are drawn-out or prolonged meditations. There are various explanations for why the Psalm is chanted […]