Society of Saint Gregory

Peter said, a while back, that '...bread and wine to be transformed' was, strictly speaking wrong (thus making that Offertory hymn unusable?) as the elements are to be 'transubstantiated'. To nit-pick: 'transformed', in so far as it means just 'changed' is ok. Transubstantiation is one way (from ...

If any of you have a service of Compline on Holy Thursday and are short of pieces to sing, here are two sets of hymn words I produced a year or two ago:

Opening hymn:

1. From your Last Supper, Lord, we come,
from sharing bread and wine –
your very Body and your Blood:
Passover’s victory sign.

2 ...

Yes, I agree that "awaiting the blessed hope and the coming..." is obscure. It's a close translation of the Latin, and is a direct quotation from Paul to Titus, the meaning being that we are waiting for that which is our blessed hope, namely the coming of Jesus Christ... The previous English Missal ...

Well, some of the most ancient creeds have "credimus" (and early Greek ones have "pisteuomen", we believe, too). So, you'd be in good company and I guess the earlier translators took these creeds into account. (Mind, it would be "... in Deum parentEM ..." - third declension accusative - well ...

Interesting that the Communion hymn at the Mass in St Peter's square was sung in Italian to Winchester Old (While shepherds watched...).

The Greek "himas" is in fact in the accusative. It's the Latin pronoun that's dative.

Martin Barry's Salford Cathedral music blog lists a few of these:
http://salfordcathedralmusic.blogspot.co.uk/

"The main place should be given to Gregorian chant, all things being equal...." (GIRM) What do you take 'all things being equal' mean here?

Oops, yes. Sorry! I meant in relation to the music.

You might consider the attached, composed just this year by Colin Brumby, the Australian composer. You are free to copy and use it as you will - no copyright issues. It's not especially 'rousing' but has a response which would be easy for the congregation to sing. PSALM 96 (Transfiguration of the ...

Tricky one that, the Marian hymn in May at Mass, especially because of 6 Easter, Ascension, Pentecost and Trinity, and if your folk have a strong devotion to Mary. Some congregations occasionally sing a Salve Regina or Regina Caeli at the Prayer of the Faithful, in place of the (alas now disputed ...

Of course, women were allowed onto the sanctuary outside of liturgies.... to do the cleaning!

You can be resourced up to the hilt but what matters is how the principal musicians of celebrant, cantor and congregation sing the liturgy.

Some of the best music in the country comes from cathedrals with fewer resources: Clifton, Hallam, Salford. They're the places I'd go to for inspiration ...

If... If... If... If... Well, yes. It would, in those circumstances, be wonderful. (At three hours plus, do you have an intermission? Kia-Ora at the offertory?)

Lovely!