Society of Saint Gregory

Very tasty too. Made them with my 10 year old godson who really enjoyed both reading the recipe and the cooking. Yes, it is possible at a tender age to appreciate the similarity to the language of the new Roman Missal translation! When I commented on the fact that there seemed to be a large amount o...

Alan Rees's "We should glory inthe cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ" has been used for many years in my parish. Written with a refrain and verses for cantor, the congregation now sing the whole piece. We should glory in the cross of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. He is our salvation, our life and r...

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Sang in an Anglican Cathedral recently and one of the sopranos asked should she sing Ant or Dec ..........

This took some decoding when I first encountered it many years ago. MAIDEN, YET A MOTHER: Maiden, yet a mother, Daughter of thy Son, High beyond all other, Lowlier is none; Thou the consummation planned by God's decree, When our lost creation nobler rose in thee! Thus His place prepared, He Who all ...

A CD entitled "Plainsong for parishes" produced by "The Music Makers" is available from Farnborough Abbey bookshop
http://www.theabbeyshop.com/index.php?c ... =2a&page=2
It includes six different plainsong masses including Missa de Angelis plus other Mass parts and Marian anthems.

Radio 4 Sunday Worship at 8.10am on 8th February will be broadcast from Allen Hall. Radio Times listing reads: "The morning service from Allen Hall in London. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor reflects on priesthood and vocation in the 21st century as he prepares to retire from his position as Ar...

Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord will be broadcast by Radio 4 on Sunday 11th January at 8.10am in the Sunday Worship slot. It will be led by Fr. Timothy Menezes - member of the SSG Executive Committee and parish priest at St Thomas More Church, Coventry. Kris Pears (SSG Treasurer) is a ...

Please does anyone know the origin of the prayer:
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
and enkindle in them the fire of your love .... ?

Details of a Rubbra recording below ..... RUBBRA Five Motets; Four Carols; Missa á 3; Lauda Sion; The Beatitudes; Five Madrigals; Two Madrigals; Mass in Honour of St Teresa of Avila. Voces Sacrae/Judy Martin. ASV CD DCA 1093. [66.44] [PC] "Two CDs of marvellously eloquent and committed choral p...

Is this the answer to those of us who want to know how to conduct a hemiola?

While the plainsong is superb, you might like to look at your "other copy" of Resurrexit where you will find two "hymn tune" versions. The first one is a setting of Kevin Nichols' words by James Walsh and the second one uses the same words but to a more familiar melody (Stainer's...

Just to keep the "Liturgy and" part of the SSG description in the public eye ... I was very interested to see the item on "The Wednesday Word" for use within families in - relation to scripture study with young children. Currently material is available for school and home use. Pa...

When does Christmas begin? As it is a First Class Feast, does it not begin with the First Vespers of Christmas, celebrated on the vigil of the feast i.e. Christmas Eve? If this is the case, surely carols are allowed before the start of Midnight Mass......

Not usually a Carey Landry fan - but there is a Holy Spirit hymn in "Rise Up and Sing" (Young People's Music Resource" - publ. OCP Refrain The Spirit of the Lord has anointed us: Holy is the Spirit of the Lord! Holy is the Spirit of the Lord! Verses then invoke the Spirit and gifts e....