No, not a word. Someone else sang the Mysterium Fidei and Per Ipsum.

After reading the first four posts, my initial reaction to your post, Charles, was that the word "lung" can't be used as a past tense verb... oops

The program for his installation mass didn't look much different from what Benedict did. Good thing for traditionalists.

Also, hasn't the Vatican denied the one lung thing?

I saw him singing the Pater Noster, but his voice is not loud.

Seven homeschoolers? I hope it doesn't turn into a sevenfold version of, "The Ransom of Red Chief." ;-) I don't know about Pelosi and Biden. Anyone know?

bonniebede: Adoro te devote. Easy. Beautiful. Perfect.

I know. You are all Republicans, inhale gunpowder at NRA meetings, are champion spellers, go to the EF Mass... Did I leave out anything? LOL.

Be careful Charles...we homeschool types are EVERYWHERE... :)

bonniebede...what Andrew said. It's very simple and my four year old can do it. (She sings beautifully in Latin too.)

Maybe the Holy Father can't sing in tune, or thinks he can't. That can happen.

Who could be so callous as to fault a man (who happens to be pope) for not singing with only one lung? He deserves our support and understanding. However, I noticed at his first papal mass in the Sistine Chapel, that the lessons were not sung, nor were the universal prayers and a few other things that well should have been. Such half-baked ritual and lack of consistency in ceremonial register is all too typical of Catholic liturgy at all levels just about everywhere. Some fine lessons could be learnt from the Eastern Rites and the Anglican Ordinariates.

Biden and Pelosi did receive Communion, according to the Washington Times.

A bit off topic, bonniebede, but that never stops any of us. :-) What is the state of church music in Ireland? We are still reeling from the contributions of the "young" from the seventies. Unfortunately, those young composers are now neither young nor relevant, but hopelessly dated. Do you have a similar situation? I am not familiar with Lawton.

What I noted in the bio, composer of "inspirational" music. That was the keyword red flag.

LOL. Kinda like how a realtor calls a neighborhood "diverse" which means, "don't walk around at night". :)

Inspirational, but not liturgical. So he's kind of like the Haugen of Ireland?

Biden and Pelosi did receive Communion, according to the Washington Times.

Did they sing?

Biden and Pelosi sing? I bet they will, if enough money is given.

"During this song the dancers lead the Archbishop to the Pulpitum screen". Sounds like fun! In the words of the Ordo (p. 41), "Deo gracias!"

What is the state of church music in Ireland?

I can't claim any sort of expertise. i've been fortunate enough to be a regular for the last years at St Teresa's in Clarendon Street Dublin, a gem of a church on the must visit list if you ever come to Ireland. run by Carmelites they have employed an organist and paid for a choir for one sunday Mass for the last number of years, and so we have been enjoying some nice chant and a lot of very good polyphony.
The organist is also a talented composer Ronan McDonagh, who has some beautiful pieces. Ronan has also developed an volunteer choir who sing there in irish, and has written some excellent pieces in both irish and English. You can sample their stuff here http://www.fuaimlaoi.com/ Not all of that is for mass by any means. One particularly touching piece is an traditional Irish lullaby, often ascribed to being what Mary sings to Jesus in the crib, which he has interspersed with verses, music by himself and the lyric by an excellent Irish poet. The first verse asks Mary - where will you go to find safety for your baby, with every door shut in his face with the coldness and pride of the human race? and the second verse asks her ' to accept the invitation I extend, to a small windswept island in the west, where there is a turf fire in every hearth and in every window a candle to welcome you' referring to an irish custom of putting a candle in the window on Christmas eve to welcome Mary and Joseph should they happen to knock on your door. Sorry for waxing lyrical, but it is a beautiful piece.
A number of his pieces set Irish prayers from our ancient monastic tradition to music, in other places he has taken psalms or liturgical hymns and given them a treatment which respects aspects of chant, with the Irish tradition of unison singing (which given our culture was probably enriched by the traditions of the monasteries.
Anyway we have moved from there recently and so am now back in more normal land. Many places have no music at all. Folk groups, taize groups, gospel choirs, guitar/singer combos and church choirs of a few aging voices are common. The Ef parish in Dublin is served by a wonderful young schola under the direction of Ita Donovan, whose work is a bright spot in a fairly dark landscape. The procathedral also has some decent music, though the tradionally all boys Palestrina Choir has recently opened its doors to girls under its new lady choir director.
As for what is being sung in parishes, people with very good will are making tremendous efforts to do their best, but it sounds like the same story as i hear on this forum, few know what they should be doing, and much poor quality music abounds. We have plenty of haugen et al, as well as a few homegrown geniuses of that ilk. Increasing amounts of music from the school catechesis program is being used at 'family masses'. That program teaches the kids that the Eucharist is Holy bread, and the music tends to be the 'lets celebrate ourselves celebrating' sort.
But , as elsewhere, there are sound young priests with good hearts, many of the young are more traditional minded and other signs of springtime are visible.
Spring in Ireland is a changeable season... last week it was balmy with blossom, at the moment outside my window is a howling gale with sleet and snow in places. I think when JPII called for a new spingtime people often get mixed up in their seasons, and think it should look like harvest time. ;-)