Society of Saint Gregory

Has belief in the real Presence really declined or is it the case that we are more comfortable expressing our disbelief in public than we were pre Vat II? I don't think so. Rather, I think it has expanded, as we have come to realise, following Paul VI in Mysterium Fidei , that the Real Presence exi...

BTW, I wonder what it means in the Catechism, where it says The Eucharistic presence of Christ begins at the moment of the consecration ? (1377) I have no idea. Even Trent does not say this. The Catechism is, I am told, notorious among theologians for its inadequacies, but let's not go there. If yo...

Stephen Dean's setting in The Great Squeak. We have previously used Inwood's setting - I think it's in Easter Mysteries, the one that starts "I will sing, sing, sing...".

(And by the way, the whole Eucharistic Prayer is consecratory, so it's difficult to specify that Jesus is present on the altar after the consecration.) Yes...but there is surely a reason for the celebrant/presider genuflecting after each of the elevations Many presiders do not do this. It is a hang...

I would be asking why the ministers line up at the altar step at all, let alone bowing. In my diocese, the recommendation is that ministers go directly and unobtrusively to the sanctuary and line up behind or alongside the altar, during or immediately after the Sign of Peace, precisely in order to a...

Nick Baty wrote:

keitha wrote:Like it or not, their music is popular throughout the country

I think I know of one parish in our diocese which occasionally sings an item – not saying there aren't more, of course.

And there's at least one diocese where they have effectively been banned from working in the schools.

Philip Billson's a great guy with contacts everywhere Yes, you're right. He is a nice bloke. But he needs help. in fact, the recently retired series editor of Songs of Praise was a Catholic. Yes, but not one who was in touch with what's going on at the grass roots. I suspect they simply accepted th...

I was told that the BBC are having increasing problems finding venues that can produce a 'parish' act of worship that is at all 'broadcastable' so the producers tend to play safe. That's because Philip Billson doesn't have a clue about who to ask. There are people out there who can tell you where t...

All three tracks on myspace (I had to use Firefox to get there - Internet Explorer wouldn't find it) seem to feature a female soloist. Could this be Hermione Fawcett rather than Edwin? Or was John Quinn referring to the SPGC singing the Lamb of God, rather than Edwin Fawcett singing it? Yes, the pol...

Thank you, mcb. If he's a protégé of Miko, he must be a 'good thing'! I look forward to meeting him.

Just to confirm that Ditchingham is a great place to be. The chapel is a square space in which everything is moveable - just the thing to enable creating a true worshipping community. No organ there, though - the Summer School will have to borrow or hire one. The accommodation is good, too, and the ...

It is awkward listening in on a parish Mass. It feels intrusive. This is the constant dilemma facing the broadcast worship producer: do you act as a fly on the wall, reproducing what actually happens in a service at the chosen location, or do you "produce" it, changing, adding, making it ...

I too listened, and I fear I am not as complimentary as Mary. I thought the publicity puff for Mike and Jo in Fr Tim's intro after the Sign of the Cross was misplaced (it almost sounded as is they were the only people he was welcoming), and an indicator of what was to come - and indeed it was: a sho...

HelenR wrote:the music is always there to support the rite and deepen our active participation and understanding of our faith.

...and incidentally fill CJM's coffers. <cynicism off>

But as others have said, let's reserve final judgment until we hear what actually happens tomorrow.

docmattc wrote:

Psalm Project wrote:(There are other ways of telling the age of a chorister- but counting their rings would involve chopping a leg off)

Hilarious!