Chrism

"Inculturation" what is it?
I always thought that inculturation was the changing of a culture to conform to Christ, not the changing of liturgy to conform to a particular popular culture.

Comment by Chrism May 2010 permalink
Differences in versions of Immaculate Mary
Going from memory here...the Traditional Roman Hymnal has two versions: "Lourdes Refrain" (C4 C8 B4 B8 A8 A8 A8 D4 G8) and "Fatima Refrain" (G8 C4 C8 B4 B8 A8 A8 A8 D4). I would assume that Lourdes was written before Fatima.

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Feast Days
Above all, it's best to ask the priest, primarily because he might be following a different Ordo, or he might know of local feasts or customs, or he might even be following an older set of rubrics. Otherwise, it is probably easiest to consul…

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The Summit Choirbook
Take one nun and put her to work Here's that nun. The video of her at the bottom of the page is a must see.

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Whitacre's Virtual Choir
The poster of the thread can also sink it. What we can't do is lock or delete it.

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Whitacre's Virtual Choir
Original thread here.

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Thurifer Videos
I don't know Spanish, but I think the Archdiocese of Compostela website says the following: The Botafumeiro is used on the 25 Solemnities of the year, and occasionally for pilgrimages The Hymn to St. James the Apostle was composed during the h…

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Thurifer Videos
Apparently this is the hymn to the Apostle St. James with lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idNOftp1RHs I'd imagine that the Botafumeiro action would seem more prayerful at the EF, with the clergy in choir and celebrant facing away from t…

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iPad as Sacred Music Library
The killer app will be when they integrate a headset, analyze your pitch, and tell you whether you are flatting or sharping, and when you need to breathe or clear your throat.

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Hiring contract players
In my area, this is limited to those who actually have contact with minors.

Comment by Chrism April 2010 permalink
Mary Lou William's Mass (?)
The danger in composing a Mass as art is that someone, somewhere might think it's suitable for liturgical use.

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DC Solemn Pontifical Mass Kudos
An additional note: that may be the most beautiful video of a Mass ever recorded.

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DC Solemn Pontifical Mass Kudos
What a beautiful day for the Church in the United States. I was greatly edified just watching the Mass on television. I will be kicking myself for years for not having made arrangements to attend in person. A profound thank you to all who par…

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taking communion twice in one day?
Jam, The ideal Western praxis in the first part of the 20th Century seems to have been Confession every week, Mass and Communion every morning, strict fast from Midnight until some time after Communion, daily Rosary, morning and night prayers.

Comment by Chrism April 2010 permalink
taking communion twice in one day?
The gloss on canon 917 in MTF's Code of Canon Law Annotated (2d ed.): The possibility of receiving communion a second time in the same day (cf. Immensae caritatis 2 [omit cite]) can only exist within the Mass, since the reasons that justify th…

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Gone with the WHAT?!?
What is it with Europeans and "O Happy Day"? They were singing that in Malta this week as well.

Comment by Chrism April 2010 permalink
my article and the unexpected hysteria
I'm sorry if I misled you, Ian. They are useful words in describing situations. They are simply inaccurate in describing the Catholic Church or the CMAA, and to apply them here would be a grave and damaging misuse of the words.

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my article and the unexpected hysteria
None of those labels is appropriate for the Church and such labels have been used by her enemies since before her birth. I reject those labels utterly as agents of Satan.

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my article and the unexpected hysteria
partisan sites and those where the parties come together Either categorization would be a dumbing down of the CMAA. liberal or conservative And again. The attacks on Jeffrey will have apparently worked, if he and this site end up boxed into su…

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my article and the unexpected hysteria
I just read that Dom Guéranger worked on Ineffabile Deus, the Papal document that defined the Immaculate Conception dogmatically. Why hasn't the man yet been canonized?

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Pontifical High Mass, Washington, April 24th at 1 pm
Pray the ash doesn't get in the way of the His Eminence's travel.

Comment by Chrism April 2010 permalink
my article and the unexpected hysteria
IanW, I wasn't referring to you alone, but nothing is stopping anyone from getting his own blog. My concern, frankly, is that there are too many miscreants in the world for our little band to keep track of, and it would be far better to simp…

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my article and the unexpected hysteria
Over at [some blog] I hope that we don't get dragged down into petty internet flame wars. We are above all that. The Vatican refers inquirers here, to this site.

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my article and the unexpected hysteria
j13rice: Congregational singing is something the Church asks for explicitly beginning with Sacrosanctum Concilium It started well before that, at least as far back as the great Tra le Sollecitudini. Congregational singing should be encouraged, b…

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Easter is very late next year
There should be enough music appropriate for Corpus Christi Processions to get you around most of the churches of Pittsburgh.

Comment by Chrism April 2010 permalink
Easter is very late next year
In the EF, Corpus Christi is celebrated on Thursday. In some places, it is celebrated again on Sunday.

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The composition and liturgical use of new monodies
Dr. Mahrt, If I remember correctly, the Du Mont Masses fit within the Gregorian modes and seemed to follow the traditional genre for each particular chant (e.g. melismatic Kyrie) ...do you know if the same can be said for the settings found in the…

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The composition and liturgical use of new monodies
I should add, Mr. Votta, that I listened to the recording of your Kyrie in honor of St. John Bosco and found it quite beautiful. If it were available in a 9-fold version, it would also be one of the shorter choral Kyries I've heard worth sin…

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Response to a diocesan Director of Worship?
b) Vernacular music that is only pre-1962? Not in keeping with Church norms and desires. c) No guitar etc.? See b). Ick.

Comment by Chrism April 2010 permalink
The composition and liturgical use of new monodies
I think the reason behind the rule against unauthorized, non-Gregorian monophony is simple to understand. Would it be a deformation to replace Mozarabic chant with Gregorian chant in the rite of Toledo? Would it be abusive for an Oriento-suprem…

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