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“It is a queer type of mind that actually is interested in knowing whether the deacon should stand at the right or the left of someone else at some moment.” Why would Dr. Fortescue say this?
Edwin Fischer was considered the greatest Swiss pianist. I believe Alfred Cortot was also Swiss, but most people considered him French.
This book looks like it would make a wonderful Christmas gift!
Physical gestures of reverence and adoration play a huge part in Catholic worship . . .
Have you noticed that absolutely everything is shown on television these days?
“Good things come to them what wait.” This bizarre phenomenon continues to haunt my life.
“What I’m tempted to believe rises to the level of an axiom: We always have time for whatever it is that we want to have time for.”
Download five (5) different free versions of the “Ubi Caritas”
PART 1: What is a Catholic “hymn” ?
PART 2: How do hymns fit into the Catholic Mass ?
A brief summary: What are the Mass Propers?
The Easter Proclamation (“Exsultet”) sung on Holy Saturday Night New Translation (Roman Missal, 3rd Edition)
The Gloria is not said during Lent, so musicians can “get away” with using a slightly longer Kyrie . . .
The phenomenon continues.
Happens every time . . .
