Someone probably neglected to update the credit card...

or perhaps the USCCB copyright police did it

Obviously not enough of us paid for the "rights" to compose music for the newest and improved, better than the last one and better than the one before it, which was thought to be the be all and end all but wasn't Mass text, making it impossible to keep the lights on.

Why not let the monks who did the Grail do it instead? Instead of a committee.

Or the Coverdale? They're all dead? And people still use their translation? How is that possible? We all have to have new cars every couple of years and new Mass translation to keep the economy going.

Do many of us recall when priests drove black cars? That, too, went out with the Latin.

I wonder if it is related to the problems they had about this time last year. (Sorry, I couldn't link to the relevant discussion.)

Wow, someone telling Francis how to act!

I don't think that axes are ground in rabbit holes - their grinding and use is always above ground.

If one were to drop into an equal number of OF and EF Masses in the usa and rate them for the quality of the worship, including the music, the demeanor of those involved and such, you'd see that the NO is sadly sad in most places.

First, you must remember that the NO is NOT an English Mass, it is a Latin Mass that has been translated, translated and translated again, leaving people marooned and with the options of the rite, uncomfortable. Add to it the wide variations - just yesterday reading of a new priest who dropped the acclamation and had people CLAP instead, and you have a disgruntled, confused and rapidly leaving the fold people.

The modified NO Mass is partly to blame as it is more "down to earth" leaving out gestures and the "Hocus Pocus" so criticized by Anti-Catholics of the Latin Mass.

But when did the MAss become about earthly things? Being greeted, imitating the gestures of the priest in the holy act of saying the Mass and so on.

It has little to do with being in English and all about bad planning and execution of a plan. All typical human faults, which is what Francis is talking about.

And that's why people go to the TLM Mass, even if it is hard to find, scheduled at strange times and populated by a very few people who can be difficult. (the Shushers, I believe that they are called)

"Prig?" If so, I hope that I am also one.

I can see shirts:


I'm a Prig and am Proud

I'm Priggish - it's not just a British Thing anymore.

Well, I don't much concern myself with the English, either. One of them we defeated in that little skirmish in the 1770's....and the other is constantly in a state of flux making purchase of missals ......well......

He might be charismatic, but I've never had the privilege of shaking his hand.

He is actually a very talented musician and composer.

Yes, posting a comment just to draw attention to one's personal opinions, in a purely technical thread where they are not relevant, is a way to draw negative attention to oneself.

However, finding the page for downloadable liturgical music is not easy.

That is the most odd feature of their website, IMVHO. The items a musician most wants are the most difficult to find.

The items a musician most wants are the most difficult to find.

not sure if bug or feature

Yeah, they fixed it when they got in to work after the weekend.
Meanwhile the CMAA page is still soliciting enrollment for the 2018 Colloquium.

Meanwhile the CMAA page is still soliciting enrollment for the 2018 Colloquium.

That's intentional: it's marketing for next year: if people come to the site, having heard of the colloquium from a video or a blog post, they can learn about what the Colloquium is and what they missed.