▁her ▁lit ur gy ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁music . ▁But ▁it ▁must ▁also ▁be ▁universal , ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁that , ▁while ▁every ▁nation ▁is ▁permitted ▁to ▁admit ▁into ▁its ▁ecc les iast ical ▁compos itions ▁those ▁special ▁forms ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁said ▁to ▁const itute ▁its ▁native ▁music , ▁still ▁these ▁forms ▁must ▁be ▁sub ordin ated ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁manner ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁characteristics ▁of ▁sacred ▁music , ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁of ▁any ▁nation ▁may ▁receive ▁an ▁impression ▁other ▁than ▁good ▁on ▁hearing ▁them ." . ▁This ▁was ▁expanded ▁upon ▁by ▁Pope ▁P ius ▁XII ▁in ▁his ▁mot u ▁proprio ▁Mus ica e ▁sac ra e . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁Constitution ▁on ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Lit ur gy ▁( S ac ros an ct um ▁Con cil ium ) ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁V at ican ▁Council ▁directed ▁that ▁" b ish ops ▁and ▁other ▁past ors ▁of ▁sou ls ▁must ▁be ▁at ▁p ains ▁to ▁ensure ▁that , ▁whenever ▁the ▁sacred ▁action ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁celebrated ▁with ▁song , ▁the ▁whole ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁faithful ▁may ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁contribute ▁that ▁active ▁participation ▁which ▁is ▁right ly ▁their s , ▁as ▁laid ▁down ▁in ▁Art . ▁ 2 8 ▁and ▁ 3 0 ," ▁where ▁we ▁read : ▁" To ▁promote ▁active ▁participation , ▁the ▁people ▁should ▁be ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁acc lam ations , ▁responses , ▁ps alm ody , ▁anti ph ons , ▁and ▁songs . ▁Full ▁and