Society of Saint Gregory

Well, I don't think that it is inappropriate to say that I enjoyed that. But, more to the point, it simply felt right to be singing the Mass again. The restrictions that we have endured on how we celebrate the Holy Mass have been frustrating and painful, but entirely appropriate in the circumstances ...

Much more modest restart for us: Mass setting, Acclamations and Psalm only.

Some reactions and attempts to explain here......though I do not find any of the "explanations" in the least persuasive.


https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/14185/ ... -cathedral

Can anyone tell me why Boris Johnson and Carrie Symmonds were permitted to be married at Westminster Cathedral.

People may have been more amenable towards rules made by a competent and honest government. Absolutely! I don't want to dwell on this issue too much - this is, after all, meant to be about liturgy - but I was in Manchester Royal Infirmary (yet again} today. Even there the number of people ...

Oops , every time people bend the rules or break them, we all suffer as a consequence. If people had consistently behaved themselves over the past 14 months, we'd be a lot further on in the process of exiting the restrictions than we actually are. The people who have tried to wiggle round, or have ...

https://youtu.be/SyBEMRyt6Qg Nice tune. Nice performance. Stupid sentiment! Those who selfishly and ignorantly disregard (temporary) restrictions are prolonging the pandemic and share in the respnsibility of countless, needless deaths. Civil liberties and mental health are, of course, crucially ...

In case you haven't seen this...........

..........at a similar volume.

This article was on BBC news today.

It does seem to suggest that plainchant is safer than a rousing sing.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53853961

A draft copy of this document read....... " Until further instruction is given on singing, there should be no congregational singing at Mass. A soloist or cantor is permitted as long as there is supplementary mitigation of risk, such as a persplex screen or face covering, to prevent aerosol ...

Churches in Germany were allowed to open today. But, as well restrictions on the numbers allowed to attend, singing was banned as it creates a greater risk of spreading Covid-19.

Schools tend towards the 'happy clappy' because it's closer to children's culture. So, as organist says, they learn a very limited style of repertoire and they tend to look upon this dumbed-down fare as being music for small children: so they lose interest in it once they go to secondary school. No ...

This morning I assisted with the music for a First Holy Communion Mass in a neighbouring parish. About 12 minutes before Mass was due to start, the PP took command in quelling the loud conversation in the unusually-full church by commencing a decade of the Rosary along with other devotional prayers ...

alan29 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 7:23 am We have a bishop who never ever lets the final note of a song die before leaping in with what he has to say. Just plain bad manners in my book.

And makes everything unnecessarily rushed, detracting from the dignity of the celebration.

Encouraged to do so on another thread, here is an account of my experience of liturgy in Malta over the Triduum. We attended the Triduum liturgies at one church and Sunday morning at another. The Triduum music seemed to be run by a youth group (in their 20s) and was all praise & worship in style ...