Note the Communion and Closing hymns that hint of patriotism but not nationalism...*I* think so, anyway. The Pastor picked the communion hymn...I didn't like it at first. Love it now.
I had to get out the ever popular "America the Beautiful" for the recessional hymn. Otherwise, I didn't do anything patriotic or nationalistic. Not so bad, I think.
The text for the communion hymn is a good one. It was written originally in Swahili by an Anglican missionary to Swaziland, Edmund Palmer. It appeared, among other places, with the tune "Adoro Te" in the Hymnal 1940.
This is what we did in Toronto at the Ordinariate parish, St. Thomas More. Our Remembrance Sunday observance was restricted to the end of Mass, after the blessing. We had our Ordinary, Monsignor Steenson visiting, so we had a lengthy procession which allowed us to sing the Parry.
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