Society of Saint Gregory

contrabordun wrote: The FRCO will quite happily carry on as if nothing had happened.

Depends on the hymn CB!!!

Lest it be thought that I advocate and use nothing but Latin, may I put the record straight by saying that in my parish we do probably and very roughly 80% vernacular / 20% Latin. PP would like far more Latin; a minority of the congregation would prefer none . I have to guide things along a knife ed...

Merseysider wrote:No – I'm asking if that's the reason some people sing in Latin

Is that not a good enough reason?

Merseysider wrote: But if you're doing it because it's the official language of the Church... er... and? why?

Err..are you saying "why is it the official language of the Church"?

Re umderstanding Latin, I am told by (supposedly inteligent) adult parishioners that they "might feel happier with Latin if they knew what they were singing. I have tried to make the point that if we sing "Gloria in excelsis" at the point in the Mass where we might otherwise sing "Glory to God", tha...

But doesn't the use of the old well known bits in Rome these weeks underline the need to make sure that all our congregations have the opportunity to learn at least some plainsong. It is our birthright. ABSO-FLIPIN' LUTELY!! Tell my lot that - that's what I meant by ignorance. (We had a parish pilg...

I am still unsure who CB was getting at here. Would like verification from the horse's (or perhaps should be pipe's?! Contrabordun- geddit??! Praps not if you are against organ accompaniment!!) mouth..........

contrabordun wrote:heavens, one swoons at the very idea... there's all the difference in the world between a gusty rendition of old-fashioned music and active participation in a liturgy

Err - not quite sure how to take that.......can you enlarge please?

Oh - and yes, they did sing with gusto!

To answer Vox's charges: Personally, I agree that de Angelis is far from ideal, but on this occasion things prevailed:- 1) Used at Installation of Benedict XVI last Sunday (as was Credo III). 2) PP likes it 3) We do not have congregational copies of Cum Jubilo Yes-accompanied on organ (as in Rome). ...

It seems the club is being transformed m Some excellent links here apart from anything else. I wish my entire parish had the intenet-I'd forward this site to them all. (Ignorance reigns supreme in this little corner of England!) Merseysider said he'd never felt less Catholic than since the appointm...

Merseysider wrote:[Since his appointment I have never felt less Roman, have never felt less Catholic. I'll be honest, I wept.

Anyone know where I can follow a fast-track course in Methodism?

Err....why do you feel this way, and why Methodism in particular?

Have not had chance to more than skim through the following, but may be of interest...........

http://www.canticanova.com/articles/liturgy/art9u1.htm

A few years ago, our then PP allowed a Liturgy Committee to be set up "to get the choice of hymns away from the D of M" (me). He was happy with my choices, but a few people were not, so this was his way of evading responsibility. Basically, a few people turned up with a note of their favourite hymns...

Tell me, did you ever actually get to the end of Mass?

I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF AND WHEN!!!!!

The Gathering Mass was banned by my previous PP, because he kept getting confused! (Yes-really!!) On several occasions, hearing the "Hosannah's" reprised after the Memorial Acclamation, he thought it was the Sanctus (having forgotten we'd already sung that!) amd start the EP again. It was, of course...