Society of Saint Gregory

PS - Am I being thick -- but is it a bit daft to translate literally from the latin when the original was not in latin?

JQ

A while ago, I asked people to offer criticism of any music or singing that I help provide for the parish. I can only say that people have been more that generous in supplying it. This has been very useful, because when people feel free to say exactly what they think, you can get some very useful ...

Sorry,

'Come, Lord Jesus ...'

We opened with 'Come, thou long expected Jesus' (sung to Cross of Jesus). The Mass setting was MacMillan's St. Anne's Mass - to the revised words, which fit very well, in my view. The psalm was Sue Furlong's 'God of hosts ...' from Psalm Songs, and the Alleluia was by Andrew Wright. The communion ...

musicus wrote:
... contrary to the law ...

I don't think that there is any law that RC's follow in matters liturgical or otherwise. People simply make up their own minds.

Nick Baty wrote:
I am regularly surprised to find parish musicians who honestly do not know what's available and/or where to find it ...

I think the problem is that many parish musicians do not wish to know what's available, yet alone where to find it.

Yes, parishes are transitioning well. Some odd things have been cropping up though, such as the lady who emailed me saying "We don't have to use any of these new or revised settings, do we? until they've been approved by Rome." Lots of misinformation out there still. Sorry to be going off-topic ...

alan29 wrote:

Gwyn wrote:

BTW, shouldn't the title of this thread read "Alleluia for Advent?"

Purist.

Liturgist.

Yes, but this is the new translation.

JQ

What Alleluia are people using for advent?

Do we have a sort of Parallel Magisterium in RC liturgical affairs? The official teaching of what's suitable and where -- the Acclamations, RP, Propers (or substitutes) -- scriptural songs in a stlye that enables the congregation to 'enter into' the texts of the Mass. Then the unofficial teaching ...

(Some clergy then lead the congregation in reciting 'O sacrament most holy'). Are such additions/extensions to the rites fairly commonplace? Why is there a feeling that they are needed, in some places?[/quote] (Peter Jones) As far as I know -- yes. I think that what we need to look at is the ...

It all depends on how you define "traditional", GF. There are many easily singable antiphons out there – simple enough for an assembly on the move. (Whether or not they do sing is a different question, of course!) What sort of things are you looking for? I'm sure the folk on here could make quite a ...

It's a thread to discover what works well and what doesn't. Okay, at the 10.00 -- what works, juusstt about, as the comm. antiphon -- Eagles wings (Joncas) -- As the deer (Hurd) -- One bread, one body (Foley) -- Here I am Lord (Schutte) -- I will see you again (Psallite) -- Lord, we are always in ...

Suspect you're jesting GF. I wish I was Nick! At a parish I used to help out in, the new priest 'banned' the singing of the psalm and acclamations, and put this rule into practice. I have been frequently yelled at over the years, and told that I do not like Our Lady, when I do not put on 'As I ...

Notices and dismissal are followed by Angelus and a final hymn, often Marian in Ordinary Time, appropriate to the time of year otherwise. This is interesting. Perhaps the most quoted (if not the only quoted) rule of liturgy that I have come accross is that: 'There has to be a hymn to Our Lady at ...