Name: Taizé Prayer
Start: 2026-03-01T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-01T23:00:00-05:00
Location: 2 Elm St, Malden, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02148

$Taiz\u00e9 Prayer$

Please join us for this hour-long contemplative service. We invite you to participate in singing simple songs or listen. No preparation needed.
Taizé prayer services combine silence and song, candlelight and stillness, prayer and contemplation. Taizé chants are simple refrains repeated, mantra-like, by the whole congregation, while instrumental and vocal soloists may occasionally add verses on top of the repeated refrains. The accessible music invites participation. Repeating the refrains invites slowing down and entering a contemplative state. The result is to gradually move prayer from the head to the heart.
Service structure:
Several songs
A short reading
Meditation
Several songs
Closing
Taizé’s name comes from the village in eastern France which, for over 50 years, has been the home of the ecumenical Christian monastic community which developed this distinctive style of prayer. Although the original Taizé format borrowed much from a wide variety of international languages and traditions, much of its music was created particularly for the community by noted liturgical musicians.
The Parish is located on the 101 and 108 bus lines and is 0.2 miles from Malden Center Station. Parking is available on Elm Street or in the lot between Beebe School and the Church. Entrance is on Elm Street or through the ramp on the Beebe side of the building. Once inside the building, turn left and walk towards the Sanctuary.
The cover art has a black background with a white band in the middle. There are musical notes playing across the white band, and in the center, they form a heart.