Hail Holy Queen

      I have personally never seen the movie Sister Act. However, I stumbled upon this particular video while searching for a song that a teacher used to play at school Masses in high school.
      This video portrays exactly the rendition that we used to sing at Mass, complete with the claps, solos and upbeat piano parts. It was always my favorite part of Mass. The music was enough to turn a gym filled with 800 bored and sleepy high school girls into a energetic dance party. Being a part of something like that was such an amazing experience.
        When I found this video, I must have played it on repeat five times. It brought forth such a good feeling inside of me, probably because of the memories it brought back for me. I also love the look on Mother Superior Maggie Smith's (the actress who also played Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter series) face when the priests announces Whoopi Goldberg (Sister Mary Clarence) as the new choir director. It reminds me of the people in the Church who aren't quite ready for change. Despite the energetic faith-filled music, I think the most powerful part of this scene is when the teenagers decide to enter the church just to check out the music. This shows that the Church could use some change to keep a more than 2,000-year-old faith alive and interesting in the modern world. Maybe more churches should adopt this fun rendition.
       Hope you enjoy it!