Our Mother’s passion for the Church hymns was remarkable. She knew them all by heart. When we learn that there are about 150 important hymns, in addition to countless short ones, we realise how much she loved them and was able to understand and absorb the minute details of their different tunes. Each hymn or chant has its own rhythm and deep special meanings. Each one is intended to evoke its own sublime and inimitable spiritual effect; for its music is “entirely divested of every earthly sensation."