Taize Reflections 1

Volume 1 of the Taizé reflections series contains songs by the Taizé Community, an ecumenical monastic order in Taizé Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France . The music that has come out of this community is contemplative in nature, with simple, repeated chorale-like refrains, their own personal devotions and prayers.

The Taizé Community is an ecumenical monastic order in Taizé, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. It is composed of more than one hundred brothers, from Catholic and Protestant traditions, who originate from about thirty countries across the world. It was founded in 1940 by Brother Roger Schütz, a reformed Protestant. Guidelines for the community's life are contained in The Rule of Taizé[1] written by Brother Roger and first published in French in 1954.

The community has become one of the world's most important sites of Christian pilgrimage. Over 100,000 young people from around the world make pilgrimages to Taizé each year for prayer, Bible study, sharing, and communal work. Through the community's ecumenical outlook, they are encouraged to live in the spirit of kindness, simplicity and reconciliation.