Society of Saint Gregory

The text is not copyright, only the music. St Teresa of Avila's prayer exists in many incarnations (a simple web search will show that). If you're not reproducing the music lines you should be OK.

Does that help, Lesley?

I have to admit that I find animators a real distraction. In which case they're not doing it properly! Yes. Additionally, there are also some people who seem to have an inbuilt aversion to anyone other than the priest taking on any kind of leadership role in the liturgical assembly. In one parish t...

I have seen this question asked elsewhere, but don't recall seeing a satisfactory answer: Why do the Catholic assembly have to be "invited" to join in? I have never come across "animators" in Anglican or nonconformist churches. (a) As already mentioned, music in Catholic churche...

Have to say that I agree with Nick here. You can get by without a choir or organist (though it's nice to have them) as long as you have a leader of song. Cantor + assembly is the basic bedrock.

contrabordun wrote:I suppose it comes down to whether you prefer to be served by a butler or a dumb waiter.

That's a great quote. Thank you, CB

One final observation: the chief musical instrument in our liturgical tradition is the voice. We are called to sing the Mass. All else, no matter how desirable, is not necessary. I know I keep going on about this, but the Psallite thing about "essentially vocal" music seems to me to be ve...

VML wrote:I believe the Church likes to keep music live!? I hope I am not alone.

At the risk of opening up a recently-festering sore, may I simply say that I agree. Live music is an authentic representation of who the community is.

A better response to "The Body of Christ" would be "Yes, we are". Perhaps that's what johnquinn39 remembers.

No need to sit corrected. 6. Music used in divine worship PRS for Music, at its discretion, does not make a charge for music used at a recognised Service of Divine Worship in consecrated places of worship (of any recognised faith), where no charge is made to attendees for admission. Back to top 7. M...

John Ainslie wrote:See http://www.chabanelpsalms.org Note that the site is American, so the psalm text version is (I think) CCD - it certainly isn't Grail.

The psalm text is NAB and the responses are ICEL - i.e. not the same responses as in the UK Lectionary.

Following on from Helen's list:

God has chosen me - Bernadette Farrell
Sent by the Lord am I - Nicaraguan trad.
Lord, you give the great commission

As Dr. Reid writes in his response to Fr. Baldovin, "Who knows what further dialogue will bring?". I agree with this absolutely. Over the years I have become convinced that dialogue is the only way to go - if it is possible. The major problem in my experience is that it is impossible to h...

On the subject of leadership, it seems to me that one of the great things about the Conference of England and Wales is precisely the way that different members, with different gifts and different expertises, move to the fore as the need arises. (A recent example would be Archbishop Peter Smith of Ca...

Thank you, petrasancta . Yes, let's split hairs. But most countries have instances where one might have suggested that not more than one cardinal could subsist simultaneously and in fact there were two (or more). Curial cardinals existing at the same time as cardinals in the diocese they originated...

Thank you, musicus , for the reply. I obviously accept your opinion of the references concerned, and I want to put on record that my aim in this all along was to ensure that readers of this valuable board were aware of where some of those cited were coming from. I hasten to add that I do not include...