Preparing Funeral Liturgies
Who Should Pick the Readings?
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
But why bring up this subject at all, when probably 95% of Catholic priests have no familiarity with Gregorian chant? • concerning the challenges of composing Gregorian chant in English+
Roosevelt was President while paralyzed. Churchill gave speeches but couldn’t pronounce “S” correctly. Surely, then, we can implement the Mass Propers with these 11 collections! • the Graduale Romanum has been set in English by many composers; here are some collections with audio samples+
Vatican II wanted more Scripture in the Mass, but somehow the reformers missed that memo.
If Pope Pius V or Gregory the Great were to come back, they ought to see that the Mass after Vatican II has substantially remained the same.” — Secretary of the Consilium
Why aren’t the Propers from the Roman Gradual identical to the Mass Propers printed in the Roman Missal? • “Recent research … has made it clear that the antiphons of the Order of Mass were never intended to be sung.” — Bishop Donald Trautman (2007)+
The Vatican II Hymnal Website will continue to house free online hymns.
A full set of free English settings of the Communion antiphons for cantor, organ, and congregation.
Are there concrete reasons to prefer the ancient texts from the Roman Gradual? Short answer: Yes!
These Mass texts are “3L” : Large, Lovely, Legible … silly sounding, but true!
A book which Bugnini called the “precursor” to the Simple Gradual is now online!
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* 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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