The Society of Saint Gregory is the national society for liturgy and music in the Roman Catholic Church in the UK.
Founded in 1929, the Society of St Gregory has played an important role in the liturgical reform and continues to do so by promoting the study and understanding of the liturgy and resourcing and encouraging good pastoral practice in the public worship of the Catholic Church.
The Society’s interests and activities encompass music and composition, the ministry of readers, presiding at liturgy, liturgy with children and young people in schools and parishes, and Christian art and architecture.
Welcome
Fr Adrian Porter sj, SSG Chair, writes: “Welcome to the Society of St Gregory. We are an association of people interested in good liturgy – the public worship of the Catholic Church. Our members include singers and musicians, readers and servers, bishops, priests and deacons, and ordinary lay folk who have an academic or pastoral interest in liturgy.
We publish a journal three times a year, hold an annual residential Summer School, run online and in-person training courses for those involved in liturgy in their parishes or schools, and organize composers’ groups for those writing music for the liturgy.
Please take a look at our website. Ask for a free copy of our journal, Music & Liturgy. And, if its right for you, think about joining us. You will be most welcome!”
News, views and reviews from the liturgical world . . .
SSG AGM
Notice is hereby given to members that the Annual General Meeting of the Society of Saint Gregory will be held online (by Zoom) on Saturday 23 November 2024 at 12.15pm. AGENDA 1. Welcome from the...
New lectionary
Bishop Hugh Gilbert, President of the Scottish Bishops' Conference and a member of the Dicastery for Divine Worship, speaks on the new translation of the scriptures, the English Standard Version...
Sunday 28 scripture
Wisdom 7:7-11 Psalm 89 Hebrews 4:12-13 Mark 10:17-30 St Mark has such a keen eye for human interaction, and a skilful story teller. In the passage from his gospel proclaimed this Sunday – at least...
New Rieger organ
For all those organ enthusiasts out there, this video by Balint Karosi gives an extraordinary introduction to the new Rieger instrument at the Musikkittalo in Helsinki. Parish organists may have...
Sunday 27 scripture
Genesis 2:18-24 Psalm 127 Hebrews 2:9-11 Mark 10:2-16 This Sunday there is a choice between a shorter and a longer version of the Gospel for Mass. In the shorter version Jesus responds to a...
Young Conducting Scholarships
Sing for Pleasure has opened applications for its Young Conducting Scholarship 2024-25. This specially designed, year-long programme offers promising young musicians, ages 18-25, funded places on...
Sunday 26 scripture
Have you ever tried to resolve a problem, only for someone else to come along and provide a solution so obvious you wonder why you hadn’t spotted it yourself in the first place? While grateful for...
Sunday 25 scripture
Mark 9:30-37 Today’s gospel finds the disciples in an awkward silence. They have been arguing on the road about which of them was the greatest, and almost certainly overheard by Jesus. Their...
Sunday 24 scripture
Francis of Assisi is quoted as saying, ‘The deeds you do may be the only sermon some people hear today.’ He would have appreciated today’s second reading from the letter of James, reminding us that...
Composers’ group
The Composers' Group next meets online on Saturday 14th September at 2pm. All involved in writing music or texts for the liturgy, from beginners to advanced, are welcome. The session lasts no...
Schweitzer 2025
2025 marks the 150th anniversary of Albert Schweitzer's birth and the 60th anniversary of his death. Various events are planned to mark this important occasion in organ musicianship. More...
Happy feast day!
A happy feast day and every blessing on this patronal feast of St Gregory the Great to all SSG members and followers of our website. "For, as on the festival of Saint Gregory, you bid your Church...