Society of Saint Gregory

So sad! What an extraordinary and lovely man he was! Those of us who were privileged to have met him can understand exactly why he was such an influence for good in the Church and in the world.

The Lectionary has been a disaster. Not a day goes by without some infelicity, erroneous translation or other irritant making itself known. The Tablet continues to carry correspondence on a weekly basis. I do not recall seeing a single letter in favour of what has happened. George Stack and Vin ...

The new translators have not always been concerned to preserve the sprung rhythms of the Hebrew the way the Grail version did so well. (Indeed that was a stated aim of the Grail version – to provide a translation singable using Gélineau-type settings.) So for instance in Ps 146(145) we used to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...