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- Mon Nov 19, 2012 9:28 am
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: Re-opening and dedication of Cathedral Church of St Marie
- Replies: 23
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Re-opening and dedication of Cathedral Church of St Marie
I'll check on the relics when I'm back in work on Wednesday.... but I suppose relics don't have to be bone, do they? There are reports of hair and even bits of cloth being admissible albeit described as secondary relics. Anyhow my faith is neither founded on nor rocked by relics. Liturgical music is...
- Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:32 pm
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: Re-opening and dedication of Cathedral Church of St Marie
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16442
Re-opening and dedication of Cathedral Church of St Marie
Sorry Peter, don't want to appear ungrateful but we've already printed the Order of Service! I heard that some bones (probably from hand of JHN) were offered for reliquaries in major churches and to the Vatican back in 2008 when permission was given to open the coffin. I don't know the detail, I'm a...
- Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:15 pm
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: Re-opening and dedication of Cathedral Church of St Marie
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16442
Re-opening and dedication of Cathedral Church of St Marie
You are most welcome, Dunstan. I've changed the refrain melody and some of the SATB part-writing slightly, and added brass parts for this Friday's celebration.
.. and thanks for the best wishes ... makes a change from discussing relic envy!
.. and thanks for the best wishes ... makes a change from discussing relic envy!
- Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:06 pm
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: Re-opening and dedication of Cathedral Church of St Marie
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16442
Re-opening and dedication of Cathedral Church of St Marie
Legend has it that Pope Benedict XVI gave a relic of JHN to each Diocesan Bishop when he was in England's green and pleasant land.
- Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:44 pm
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: Re-opening and dedication of Cathedral Church of St Marie
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16442
Re-opening and dedication of Cathedral Church of St Marie
.. I thought St Tranquilinus was drowned in St Sebastian's jacuzzi. It's a mystery, init?
- Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:26 pm
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: Re-opening and dedication of Cathedral Church of St Marie
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16442
Re-opening and dedication of Cathedral Church of St Marie
Just in case you are interested we are re-opening the Diocese of Hallam's Cathedral Church of St Marie this coming week after a closure of 14 months for significant re=ordering work. Musically everything is set to go with a Diocesan Choir of 60 making a great sound at yesterday's rehearsal. PRAYER V...
- Wed Nov 14, 2012 8:49 am
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: Kevin Donovan SJ Memorial Lecture 2012 Nov 9th
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4895
Re: Kevin Donovan SJ Memorial Lecture 2012 Nov 9th
I was also dissappointed by this lecture which did not seem to relate to what I expected from the title. I would expect that my congregation would find the psalm setting a challenge if a little awkward. The passacaglia piece was interesting but how much of what was presented could be deployed in a l...
- Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:49 am
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: Edinburgh - bookshops for 2nd hand hymnals?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2108
Re: Edinburgh - bookshops for 2nd hand hymnals?
I think we should all consider offering those mass settings which we can no longer deploy in our liturgies to our ecumenical friends who can still use them.
- Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:46 am
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: A year on, what are we singing?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 45116
Re: A year on, what are we singing?
As JW says, you don't need to stick with the same mass setting throughout. Yes, I agree too. I note that Dan Schutte's Mass of Christ the Saviour is finding some popularity. This is a setting which would benefit from the kind of approach being advocated here. It tends to feature the same harmonic a...
- Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:38 am
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: High esteem for the pipe organ?
- Replies: 220
- Views: 87863
Re: High esteem for the pipe organ?
Is anyone seriously suggesting that the English choral tradition, which so impressed the Pope on his visit, be abandoned? I also love the organ but not all are magnificent examples and many do not attract players in our churches so parishes have to make difficult decisions sometimes. I also love wh...
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 6:14 pm
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: High esteem for the pipe organ?
- Replies: 220
- Views: 87863
Re: High esteem for the pipe organ?
'Eh' is a rather familiar phrase in common usage, I feel. It has the effect of a gentle cajoling.
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:57 pm
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: High esteem for the pipe organ?
- Replies: 220
- Views: 87863
Re: High esteem for the pipe organ?
Thanks for the support John but let's avoid the exclusive jargon, eh?
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:30 am
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: High esteem for the pipe organ?
- Replies: 220
- Views: 87863
Re: High esteem for the pipe organ?
... and the greater challenge is not how to render the song but rather how to ensure that outsiders will 'know we are Christians by our love'. Putting faith into action beond the enclosed space of worship is a focus for the Year of Faith which we are in danger of overlooking if we concentrate on emb...
- Wed Oct 17, 2012 8:54 am
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: Submit or not to the Panel?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3230
Submit or not to the Panel?
This is not an opportunity for folk to ridicule our Panel but just me asking perhaps a daft question and seeking advice! I have just been sent some Mass settings by an Australian composer. I understand that he has not submitted his settings to the Panel in UK (and am unsure whether he has submitted ...
- Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:52 pm
- Forum: Liturgy Matters
- Topic: Lamb of God/Jesus Lamb of God
- Replies: 103
- Views: 48269
Re: Lamb of God/Jesus Lamb of God
Of course my friend Peter Jones may choose not to accept what he describes as 'woolly' proposals for retaining troped Lambs (sic) of God ... but he is not a Conference authority to my knowledge. He is however a priest with considerable liturgical knowledge and musical skill serving the archbishop an...