When People Lie About Hymns Unwittingly
As a young man, I came into contact with an organist who claimed there was no such thing as a “Recessional,” insisting that I was wrong and foolish to use that term.
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
As a young man, I came into contact with an organist who claimed there was no such thing as a “Recessional,” insisting that I was wrong and foolish to use that term.
With permission from the CDF, the nuptial blessing at a sung EF Mass may be chanted according to this melody.
“How surprised people would be next Sunday to see the direction being carried out!” —1943 article
This pipe organ will be heard as it has never been in our lifetimes.
I would not argue with someone who called this document curious, or even bizarre; it was only in effect for a few years • Also: “Should the Sanctus and Benedictus be split in the Traditional Latin Mass?” • This “Extraordinary Form” question is treated meticulously with full documentation going back 150 years+
A beautiful English translation of “En Clara Vox Redarguit” by Fr. Fitzpatrick.
You can hear the individual tracks if you visit the source website.
I have no idea whether this will be of use to anyone, but here it is…
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We’re under tremendous pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do this. We believe our website should remain free to all. It’s annoying to have to search for login credentials (e.g. if you’re away from your desk).
Our president has written the following letter:
* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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