Amen.One of the goals of the school Mass absolutely should be continuity with the weekend Masses.
Our kids use worship aids no problem. In fact, it simplifies certain things. It's more work on my end, but we don't have to worry about finding pages in a book, or announcing "NUMBER 322, that's number THREE... TWO.... TWO." (ugh)If the parish doesn't use a hymnal, I would stick with worship aids.
Our kids use worship aids no problem. In fact, it simplifies certain things. It's more work on my end, but we don't have to worry about finding pages in a book, or announcing "NUMBER 322, that's number THREE... TWO.... TWO." (ugh)
So hopefully by the end of the year we'll have a release date, assuming the manuscript doesn't get voted down?The new hymnal is going through the episcopal review phase, with a vote due in August. I have a copy on my desk, which I will study carefully in the coming days. The study text is over 500 pages.
I did this last year, in part to rectify our own issues. I based my list on the Puer Cantores recommended repertoire list. There is also a thread about "hymns that every catholic child should know" which would give you a healthy start:In the nearer term I think I will need to put in some work on a sort of core repertoire, a minimum essential list of what the students should learn to sing for liturgy and paraliturgical devotions.
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