Society of Saint Gregory

From the programme for the Mass sheet for Arundel cathedral for the Carpet of Flowers festival on 30th May:
Pleni sunt cacti et terra gloria tua.

... and a board outsIde the pub where I was staying advertised a Special Corpus Christie menu.
(Luckily we were spared an Agatha Dei!)

Thank you MUsicus - I hasn't noticed the little PM icon!

Thanks to all who have offered help! Thank you Q - I have a Liber at home and now I know what I am looking for, I will explore it. I would expect to sing the psalms in English, but I can find translations. Thank you also londonchurchman for your link - that is useful extra info. BTW, I was at St Bar...

During Holy Week I attended Tenebrae for the first time. I've always known about Tenebrae, but never had the opportunity before to experience it. We could do that next year, I thought afterwards, and mentioned it to PP and a few others, who were of a similar opinion. So - I need to know: Are the psa...

Definitely 'Ah-men'. The only time I heard 'Ay-men' as a child was in American films. Then I became a Catholic and heard it in England, to my surprise (but not often). However, I haven't heard it for ages. Perhaps it was a generational thing? Pre-war?

Very sorry not to be able to be with you this year - things conspired against me! Hope all goes well and all come away refreshed, renewed, inspired etc and ready once more for the fray that is out lot...

I publish my (monthly) music list by posting it on the notice board in the porch, on the notice board in the sacristy, on the organ and to individal choir members.

I too have only ever experienced (1) - gradual unveiling - in Wellinborough, in all those years, whether old rite or 'new'. Can't comment on elsewhere.

At my place, choir go up for Communion after servers (organ silent unless a lot of servers in which case brief improvisation); then choir anthem/motet (could be accompanied eg Elgar Ave Verum, could be plainsong unaccompanied either Latin or English, could be Taize, could be unacc hymn - all suitabl...

Please add me too (alto). I know Greater Love v well (and have sung it recently at both Peterborough and Ely cathedrals).

SC mentions that the Gathering Mass has been revised - as this was written for Northampton diocese many moons ago and our congregation seem to know it - who has published it and where is it available?

Indeed - yes, I rejoice that our patron has been thus elevated. However, I take the point about the Celtic heritage. It's as though it never happened. How about 're-evangelise'? After all, they had it, but lost it after the departure of the Romans and the arrival of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes.

Did you get a rush of volunteer sinners?

Yes - v. well done Leeds. O that there were more such!

Mothering Sunday (NB not Mother's Day - that is American and secular, ditto the Fete des Mamans in France) is a different case. Mothering Sunday is always the fourth Sunday of Lent and was the traditional day in England when children in service were allowed to go home to their Mother church (and the...