Society of Saint Gregory

Went to Taize about 20 years ago.
4000 people singing the chants to the accompaniment of a single classical guitar sympathetically miked up.
It was deeply moving.

oopsorganist wrote: ↑

Sat May 26, 2018 8:24 am

Laudate 305

Enemy of Apathy.

Used to sing that. Fine words - have to take care with the speed or those quavers can gabble.

We use this Dona Pena song - I say "Yes" my Lord..Although it doesn't mention the Spirit explicitly the words are very apt. And people can join in easily while the candidates are being confirmed. NB - we don't do the Spanish! As usual with GIA there is a recording to listen to. https://www.giamusic....

I find it puzzling that the celebration of the Ascension a feast closely associated with the saving activity of our Lord should have been moved from Sundays (the Lords day and the summit of the liturgical week) while Corpus Christi a feast day which is about a sacrament should have stayed on Sunday.

Noticed it a few weeks ago when I did the psalmists rota and discovered that I needed to concoct something for that Sunday.

Thanks Nick.
I suspected it mightn't be a runner. Pity. I might try harp + a string pad .... its for the In Paradisum.
Yes it is for the lovely Sheila. Its going to be an eclectic mix of music from Mike Anderson to Faure - totally appropriate for the lady.

Here's the situation. Our parish has no organ of any sort - space for one was never in the plans, we have a Kawai digital piano. 99% of the time it does a good job of accompanying the congregation with a variety of piano and organ sounds - and thats its main function. All the sounds are touch sensit...

Nowt wrong with consecutive 5ths. Ask Vaughan Williams.

And we sang Unless a Grain of Wheat on Easter Morning at communion.
Congrats to a very talented composer.

Sorry, I can't help you there Mark.
Is a composer or lyricist mentioned on your copy?
Maybe its something home grown.

On the curious side, there was much bowing and scraping and busy-ness with the hands. Happily Mass was celebrated facing the people. This is very typical of many Ordinariate celebrations. They seem to love all the "manual acts", some of which come from the Tridentine Rite, others from Anglican trad...

I went to Mass at Christmas at a parish that was served by an Ordinariate priest. While it used the Roman Missal, there were things that made me check the newsletter that it was an RC service and not an Anglican one. On the plus side the homily was excellent and the priest seemed to be a thoroughly ...

Paschale Solemnitatis is very clear about this. There is no "pastoral provision": ‘The entire celebration of the Easter Vigil takes place at night. It should not begin before nightfall; it should end before daybreak on Sunday’. This rule is to be taken according to its strictest sense. Reprehensibl...

What is noticeable in our place is that numbers for the Vigil have declined - we start at 8.30. We still get 100-150, but that is still half empty. But on the other hand we get a full house at the 11.00 am on Easter morning. No doubt something to do with every child being given a Cadburys cream egg!...

nazard wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 05, 2018 10:44 am

I wish that Rome would stop considering English and American to be the same language. Consider the following sentences:

Go do the math.

Make sure your football does not go off the pavement.

I believe the same doesn't hold with Spanish where there is a variety of translations.