Reginaldo Veloso: Composer of the Kingdom of Life!

Abstract

Reginaldo Veloso celebrated in December 23, 2021, 60 years of ministry. He who was known as the “priest of the CEBs”, left us a voluminous poetic-musical work of profound beauty and gospel aesthetics. Songs that invite us to be in God's presence completely; songs that urge us to embrace Pope Francis' proposal of an outgoing Church, Samaritan, for and of the poor; songs that spring from life. Songs that were born in the Northeast, but that reached all of Brazil. Liberation Theology owes a debt of gratitude to Reginaldo Veloso, for carrying out, in his poetry and melodies, the inculturation of the theological place of encounter with God and the coming down of the crucified peoples from the cross. The objective of this article is to present, without great pretensions, for future generations, for the leaders that work in the Ecclesiastical Base Communities, from four historical songs and of great popular appeal, as they are still sung in many communities, parishes and dioceses in Brazil, at different times. The methodology used was bibliographic, digital, audiovisual research, as well as booklets with the lyrics of the songs worked on in this article. It is expected that the article help many people to know the poetic-prophetic-musical work of Reginaldo Veloso, a rich material for the maintenance of dreams and hope, for the urgency for justice, for its relevance and for its unique ability to touch hearts and minds.