Society of Saint Gregory

2 Corinthians 3:6 springs to mind.....

One can see the reason for the greatest vigil of the year - the Easter Vigil. And the Pentecost Vigil is I suppose emblamatic of the waiting for the coming of the Holy Spirit. The Vigil Mass of Christmas is explained I imagine by the fact that although it fulfils the Christmas oblogation, its timing ...

At my last place, we used Schiavone's Advent Wreath Service - with a minor amendment to the words suggested by Paul Inwood....

Apologies for resurrecting an old topic. I know several members of this forum belong to the Facebook group mentioned.... I actually set up the group, but I wanted to let members know that I now no longer have Facebook access, following a very nasty hacking, so the group admin is now solely and ...

Apologies for resurrecting an old topic. I know several members of this forum belong to the Facebook group mentioned.... I actually set up the group, but I wanted to let members know that I now no longer have Facebook access, following a very nasty hacking, so the group admin is now solely and ...

A former PP insisted that being present and participating was far more important than the act of receiving Communion....

Fair enough. I just accepted that in my last situation, it was impracticable without leaving a shuffling hiatus! Where I attend Mass now, the choir and organist go first, with the congregation following closely in a rush to get out after receiving, so most of the Communion time is just a shuffle ...

With a mixed band of musicians it is possible to stagger communion so that instrumental support is always there. With a solitary organist the choices are limited to some unaccompanied singing, or a non communicating organist. Neither are ideal. A modern song with a strong memorable refrain is ...

I chose not to communicate to avoid shuffling silences

At my last gaff I used to play an organ piece (always chosen and prepared) until the choir and/or cantor(s) had been for Communion. We would then have the "song" - usually with a refrain, but sometimes a hymn - as the last few rows of the assembly went for Communion.

Although I miss it, I am actually just SO glad that I'm not needed to play anywhere - I really don't think I could cope with the Triduum now after 2 (now 3) years break!

One PP once asked for a version with responses that he'd heard elsewhere (can't remember who it was by) IIRC there was an instruction in it that the cantor raised an arm when they reached the phrase that the assembly were supposed to repeat. I seem to remember that it went quite well, although I ...

Has anyone else had to accompany the missal tone for the Exsultet because the priest who insisted on sing it (the long version at that) was so musically challenged that he was likely to set off somewhere in the alto register and end up like a Russian contra bass? Yes! Didn't make any difference ...

One PP once asked for a version with responses that he'd heard elsewhere (can't remember who it was by) IIRC there was an instruction in it that the cantor raised an arm when they reached the phrase that the assembly were supposed to repeat. I seem to remember that it went quite well, although I was ...

In my last parish, my first PP used to sing the Exsultet fairly successfully (No deacon at the time) His successor read it. Thereafter for a number of years we did a version with two congregational responses, and two psalm tones for the cantors (I used two cantors - one for the text and one to lead ...