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by High Peak
Fri Feb 09, 2024 11:05 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Triduum Planning
Replies: 8
Views: 1351

Re: Triduum Planning

I once worked in a parish where you couldn't be on the rota for reader or the rota for minister of communion until you had done the training that the PP prescribed. This worked very well. His rationale was that if you couldn't be bothered to be as good as possible then you shouldn't be ministering ...
by High Peak
Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Triduum Planning
Replies: 8
Views: 1351

Re: Triduum Planning

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...
by High Peak
Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Triduum Planning
Replies: 8
Views: 1351

Triduum Planning

We had our (two) parishes' Lent and Easter planning meeting a couple of weekends ago, and our singers will have the first rehearsal in another couple of weekends. We may have a Baptism, Deo gratias, which means that I can dust off my Litany music. (I haven't sung a Litany of Saints since the Ordinat...
by High Peak
Sun Jul 30, 2023 11:51 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Summer School 2023
Replies: 1
Views: 11906

Re: Summer School 2023

I thought that this year's Summer School was very good indeed, with possibly the nicest atmosphere of any that I have attended.

Hearty congrats to the organisers, workshop leadeers and speakers.
by High Peak
Mon Apr 10, 2023 2:47 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Festal Greetings!
Replies: 2
Views: 23715

Re: Festal Greetings!

He is risen indeed.

Repose is certainly most welcome. I eventually had breakfast on Sunday at 1:30pm. :lol: I was running on adrenaline.

But it was worth it - we celebrated the Sacred Triduum most fittingly.
by High Peak
Wed Mar 22, 2023 11:12 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Triduum
Replies: 5
Views: 38401

Re: Triduum

Southern Comfort wrote: Wed Mar 22, 2023 10:16 am Just say No, and walk away.
Hear, hear.

I have, most relutantly, had to do that under a previous regime.
by High Peak
Tue Jun 21, 2022 9:08 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: The Sunday Obligation - it's returning
Replies: 4
Views: 20623

Re: The Sunday Obligation - it's returning

justMary wrote: Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:21 pm Has it made a difference anywhere?
Not that I have noticed!
by High Peak
Fri May 27, 2022 8:56 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Replies: 14
Views: 87120

Re: The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

Nick Baty wrote: Sun May 22, 2022 2:57 pm
Southern Comfort wrote: Sun May 22, 2022 1:41 pma Roman officer is famously named Biggus *beep*.
:lol:
You shouldn't laugh - he ranks as high as any in Rome.
by High Peak
Mon May 16, 2022 12:52 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Replies: 14
Views: 87120

Re: The Queen's Platinum Jubilee

It would also help if it were published in modern notation as well as Gregorian.
by High Peak
Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:27 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Communion Songs
Replies: 16
Views: 68105

Re: Communion Songs

It's certainly not well known, from what I can tell. Before I was aware of Communion Songs I was never comfortable with hymn singing during the Communion Procession - I find it intrusive to be expected to open my hymnal and certainly can not do that when actually going up to receive. I began to intr...
by High Peak
Sun Apr 17, 2022 3:07 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Easter Blessings!
Replies: 5
Views: 18416

Re: Easter Blessings!

Christ is Risen!

I am SOOOO tired today - there is no option but to relax. I suspect that I have been living off adrenaline the last few days. :lol:

One cockup but otherwise all went very well indeed, with lots of very positive and appreciative comments.
by High Peak
Fri Apr 08, 2022 6:22 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Easter Vigil lights.
Replies: 11
Views: 25810

Re: Easter Vigil lights.

Fr Paul Turner's explanation is worth reading........ "......the lighting of altar candles at the Gloria is a holdover from the preconciliar Vigil, which separated the service into two parts: the Vigil and the Mass. Mass did not begin until the altar candles were lit at the Gloria. Everything b...
by High Peak
Thu Apr 07, 2022 11:29 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Easter Vigil lights.
Replies: 11
Views: 25810

Re: Easter Vigil lights.

After the third "Lumen Christi" and the Paschal Candle has been placed on a stand next to the Ambo or in the middle of the sanctuary, the lights are lit throughout the church, except for the altar candles. Surely we should remain in candlelight for the Exsultet! I would agree that, atmosp...
by High Peak
Thu Apr 07, 2022 4:47 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Easter Vigil lights.
Replies: 11
Views: 25810

Re: Easter Vigil lights.

See the link below from Fr Paul Turner's blog (an excellent resource) for a description and explanation.

https://paulturner.org/lights-at-easter-vigil/
by High Peak
Thu Apr 07, 2022 4:43 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Easter Vigil lights.
Replies: 11
Views: 25810

Re: Easter Vigil lights.

After the third "Lumen Christi" and the Paschal Candle has been placed on a stand next to the Ambo or in the middle of the sanctuary, the lights are lit throughout the church, except for the altar candles.