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by Howard Baker
Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:02 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: A year on, what are we singing?
Replies: 79
Views: 44290

Re: A year on, what are we singing?

Several references here to Mass of St Rita. Could some kind person send me some details? (I've Googled it and have found one such by John Wilkins mentioned on the Roman Missal website, but can't find any other details.)
by Howard Baker
Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:38 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Simple English Propers
Replies: 30
Views: 17136

Re: Simple English Propers

For amateur choirs the whole issue of propers is fraught. In my church we have been experimenting lately with the 'Anglican Use Gradual' (available for free download, ultra-simple plainsong, same melody week, text of the Graduale Romanum but in 16th-cent English translation), using its introit follo...
by Howard Baker
Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:38 pm
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: Simple English Propers
Replies: 30
Views: 17136

Re: Simple English Propers

Since there is no official English translation of the Graduale Romanum texts, and since in many places the Entry Antiphon is not sung at all but is replaced by a hymn, I'd have thought any English version of the GR or Graduale Simplex texts would be acceptable, or at least a step in the right direct...
by Howard Baker
Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:34 am
Forum: Liturgy Matters
Topic: "Ah-men" or "Ay-men" ("Ay" as in "day" etc)
Replies: 18
Views: 27851

Re: "Ah-men" or "Ay-men" ("Ay" as in "day" etc)

What about the streets and rock band? Ay-men, no?