CharlesSA

Ours are maybe 10-15 minutes, no matter which of the 3 of our priests (FSSP) are preaching.

Even before having kids, I always hated listening forever when it wasn't even a very in…

Thanked by 4tomjaw LauraKaz CharlesW trentonjconn
@Charles_Weaver

We did pre-55. The chapel was pretty small, however, in a remote location outside a small (7500) town, so there weren't tons of people in the congregation. Keeping…

Thanked by 4Charles_Weaver rich_enough tomjaw CHGiffen
Francis, you captured the idea very well, thank you. Admittedly it can be difficult, especially in our modern world, to "be immersed in it consistently from day to day" as you put it. But t…

Thanked by 5Chant_Supremacist francis MatthewRoth a_f_hawkins OMagnumMysterium
"we're a parish, not a monastary"
Absolutely irrelevant to the question of whether a full Tract's melody is sung, and I really wonder where priests learn and cling to this …

Thanked by 4LauraKaz sdtalley3 tomjaw OMagnumMysterium
I'm not going wholesale fasting and abstinence everyday as trentonjconn suggests, although I agree that should be what everyone should strive for. I'll be doing that multiple days per week…

Thanked by 8M. Jackson Osborn LauraKaz PaxMelodious trentonjconn CHGiffen canadash OMagnumMysterium tomjaw
This is a fascinating discussion. I have my own quite strong opinions on how Chant ought to be sung, but acknowledge that it is impossible to know exactly how chant would have been sung in earlier c…

Thanked by 5Richard Mix CHGiffen francis OMagnumMysterium tomjaw
we all accept doing psalm-toned tracts

Oh really????? I definitely don't. Any psalm-toned proper is a letdown. Psalm-toning due to lack of ability to chant it is one thing, but…

Thanked by 4Richard Mix LauraKaz OMagnumMysterium tomjaw
That being said, if you're in an FSSP parish then I'm not sure how much this would matter; I'm in a typical OF parish and I imagine the people singing is viewed differently.

Thanked by 2 CHGiffen tomjaw
Hello everyone,

Perhaps this is a very long shot, but this is one of the few places I'll try to "recruit."

There is a women's convent moving to Fort …

Thanked by 2tomjaw OMagnumMysterium
...it may be beneficial to uncover the reasons that inform your pastor's reticence about increasing the number of sung Masses, insistence on seasonal choir breaks, etc. That may help determine h…

Thanked by 3CHGiffen Aristotle Esguerra tomjaw
I need recommendations for Church Documents discussing the importance of developing a parish culture which includes as many sung Masses as parish resources (i.e. any combination of cantors, choir, or…

Thanked by 3Aristotle Esguerra CHGiffen OMagnumMysterium
My opinion:

I believe in variance in tempo, based on mode, text, etc.

Always musically and with attention to text; I think these two things will inform the tempo.
…

Thanked by 2tomjaw Chris Garton-Zavesky
I don't have anything of real worth to say, other than I understand the confusion and agree with you. I absolutely dislike organ music after the consecration. Improvisation or not. Those who …

Thanked by 2LauraKaz CharlesW
1.

a) I would not at all say Mass VIII "de Angelis" is not appropriate; however, I would suggest that Mass IX "cum Jubilo" is possibly more appropriate, given the M…

Thanked by 1SWM
I almost was going to read through the thread but of course I should have known what to expect from MarkB and others, and stopped reading early on after contemporaryworship92 accused tomjaw of "…

Thanked by 1trowland87

Welcome to the MusicaSacra Forum!

To participate in the discussions on Catholic church music, sign in or register as a forum member, The forum is a project of the Church Music Association of America.

About

Username: CharlesSA
Joined: November 2014
Visits: 855
Last Active: 3:09AM
Roles: Member
Posts: 168
Thanked: 269