Society of Saint Gregory

Latest info is that a lot of PPs are buying the Indian set at $105.....

Latest info is that a lot of PPs are buying the Indian set at $105.....

Don't rely on your phone. The responsorial psalm materials sent to publishers and composers by the Liturgy Office contain myriads of typos, errors and inconsistencies. It is not known if the actual lectionary will be the same. If this is also reflected in what eventually becomes available via Univer...

The author's name is Frederick Whitfield, not Helmsley. You will find a full bio at https://hymnary.org/person/Whitfield_F If you scroll down this page until you come to I Need Thee, Precious Jesus , and click on either of the two links there (different versions of the text), they will take you to p...

A simple Google search pulls up this: This is the Missionary Hymn of the Holy Ghost Fathers, and exhorts missionaries to take their message to the ends of the earth. However the lyrics are not specific to the Spiritan (Holy Ghost) Fathers, and it can be used by lay-people and ones from any religious...

Dom Perignon wrote: ↑Sun Mar 31, 2024 12:50 pm We wish all forumites a happy and holy Easter. May all your liturgies have gone as well as you hoped!

Many thanks, Dom P ! Not sure I like the sound of "forumites", though. A bit too close to Sodomites for comfort......

The very difficult issue we suffer from is that readers are very reluctant to practice, so when everyone else - cleaners, sacristan. servers, flowers and musicians are at the top of their game ..... readers are often ill-prepared and stumble and mispronounce. Mentions of this problem go down like a...

The very difficult issue we suffer from is that readers are very reluctant to practice, so when everyone else - cleaners, sacristan. servers, flowers and musicians are at the top of their game ..... readers are often ill-prepared and stumble and mispronounce. Mentions of this problem go down like a...

The very difficult issue we suffer from is that readers are very reluctant to practice, so when everyone else - cleaners, sacristan. servers, flowers and musicians are at the top of their game ..... readers are often ill-prepared and stumble and mispronounce (I am still recovering from a Good Frida...

I hope that all participants in this forum are enjoying a blessed, peace-filled Christmas, and a well-deserved rest after their labours.

Here's to 2024!

Although your documentation shows that this hymn appeared in the St Basil Hymnal until the 1950s, that hymnal was never used on this side of the Pond. I have never heard of either the hymn or its author. It has not appeared in any UK hymnal in recent times.

Yes, Advent may seem a long way off, but it begins in just two months from now. Here are some thoughts about the Advent Wreath, a subject that can sometimes arouse controversy. I wonder if yours is one of the many parishes where the Advent Wreath is blessed at the beginning of every Mass during Adve...

Apologies for resurrecting an old topic. I know several members of this forum belong to the Facebook group mentioned.... I actually set up the group, but I wanted to let members know that I now no longer have Facebook access, following a very nasty hacking, so the group admin is now solely and safe...

A happy and blessed Easter to all those who still frequent this forum.

I hope your celebrations have been serene without too many untoward incidents, and may the Easter season be a time of joy and repose for you after the exertions of Holy Week!

Christ is risen!

I am sufficiently comfortable as a female member of the human race not to be bothered about 'inclusive' language, except that it make for some very clumsy edits in psalms and hymns. I find replacing every use of the words 'he, him, his' with 'God, who, whose' is a pain aesthetically and vocally. It...