PURCHASING A PARISH HYMNAL

Some good reading - Dan at The Shrine of the Holy Whapping has a series going on "Purchasing a Parish Hymnal".

Part I asks the key questions, like "Do we really need to SEE the readings as well as HEAR them?" "What styles of music are involved?" "How much money can we dish out?", etc.

Part II describes many of the hymnals individually.

Part III, once it is posted, will cover "the decision". Stay tuned.

Peace,
BMP

OT 22 at the Cathedral

Prelude: Prelude on RUSTINGTON -- Paul Bouman

Entrance: For the Beauty of the Earth / DIX

Gloria: Carroll T. Andrews

Psalm 15: Guimont

Celtic Alleluia

Offertory: Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service / BEACH SPRING

Sanctus, etc.: Creation

Agnus Dei: Isele in D

Communion: Blest are They

Recessional: God Whose Giving Knows No Ending / RUSTINGTON

Postlude: Voluntary on DIX -- Lani Smith

Holy Father to Hold Private Debate

His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI will be gathering some of his former theology students for a weekend of private debate on evolution and religion at Castel Gandolfo.

Full story at Yahoo!

~nb

FROM THE VATICAN BREWERY:

When in Rome, when you want more than just a beer, turn to the product that most Vatican officials drink: Papal Bull Malt Liquor. It's the ONLY malt liquor that doesn't fill you up (especially with heterodoxy). It's also the ONLY malt liquor that has a secret ingredient that will spiritually guide you to being an orthodox Catholic.

Why do you think they call it Papal Bull?

Hat tip to the Crescat.

Peace,
BMP

FUNERALS (Adoremus Bulletin 9/06 Issue)

Lucy Carroll touches on funerals - always a common sticking point of mine in terms of appropriate music, bench fees, and eulogies. I will always maintain that only sacred music is appropriate for the funeral, the bench fee (the organist's full fee) should be awarded to the parish organist when the family wants the former organist five times removed or dear Aunt Sally (whichever may be less liturgically- or less musically-inclined) to play instead of the parish organist, and for crying out loud NO eulogies at Mass. Save the talk about grandpa's beer blitzes for the wake, will ya?

If anyone has heard my podcast about eulogies, you'll hear the story of one celebrity roast I had to endure by this one lady who was once told by the deceased that she had "too much to drink". I think she had too much to drink doing the dang eulogy! But Dr. Carroll has an even funnier (yet sadder) instance:

The brother walked into the sanctuary in shorts, sneakers, and spoke of sports and such. Near the end, someone from the congregation handed something to the speaker. He held the object aloft, saying: “So, brother, here’s a toast: to you!” Pfsst! He popped open the beer can and began to drink! Immediately, from the congregation, pfsst, pfsst, pfsst, pfsst followed -- people had brought their own beer cans to Mass!

I'm seeing a very bad mental picture in that speech! I don't drink - period! But probably could have used a good stiff one after that Mass.

Incidentally, Dr. Carroll is, like me, an advocate of the use of the In Paradisum or translation thereof as the recessional (instead of How Great Thou Art or Beagle's Things).

Plenty more good stuff in the September 2006 AB. Check it out!

Peace,
BMP

WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED?

Hat tip to Gerald.

Guess which church is hosting a poncho lady? Yup - you guessed it. Till today St. Joan of Arc has actually been quiet around much of the blogosphere. I haven't heard much about St. Joan's for at least a couple of months. Well, check this out:

Call to Action Minnesota: Womenpriests Celebrate the Eucharist. On Saturday, September 23, 4-8 pm. Call to Action invites you to a Eucharistic Celebration with Regina Nicolosi presiding. Rev. Nicolosi was ordained as a womanpriest this summer. Following the Eucharist is a presentation by SJA parishioner Dr. Dorothy Irvin on "Ancient and Contemporary Models of Womenpriests and Deacons". Supper is included. FFI contact Judy McGuire at 612.927.6825.

Will Archbishop Flynn take notice? He has less than a month to contact St. Joan's and inform them that such a "Eucharistic Celebration" would be completely invalid. This is probably the WORST of the St. Joan's goings-on that I've seen yet. But then - St. Joan's, poncho ladies, they deserve each other.

Peace,
BMP

THOU SHALT REVEAL THYSELF (Again)

Effective immediately, no more anonymous comments. You must be logged in to Blogger with a name. If you're going to post innuendos like "dirty, dirty, dirty" and post it again once I erase it, at least have a dang spine. If you're going to be relevant to the post, fine. Any type of sexual innuendos, I don't care if they're song titles, they do not belong here. Period.

Peace,
BMP

CHRISTUS VINCIT PODCASTING 44

You can listen below, or save the file by clicking here. (31:20/14.3 MB)

(I just bought a new mic, but I'm still making adjustments. So bear with me.)

What is a bench fee, and why is it highly supported by parish organists? This pertains primarily to funerals and weddings.

Feasts for the week: St. Augustine of Hippo; Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist
Music List: Twenty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time (We finished our third and final consecutive week of Taste and See as the responsorial Psalm)

Music:
Sanctus XVIII (Chant); Ubi Caritas (Chant, Mode VI)
Grand Frere, by Pierre Journel, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network

Commercials: Going Fourth; iPadre Podcast and Videocast; Disciples with Microphones
Christus Vincit Sports: Shamus talks about the slumping Red Sox and wishes he had steroids. Blogs mentioned: The New Liturgical Movement, Catholic Caveman
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Receiving the Holy Eucharist edition (encore from Podcast #12), brought to you by Inflatable Church
Thank you for your Podcast Alley votes this month. 14 is most votes in one month in Christus Vincit history!
Closing notes, a plug for my parish by the author of The Reform of the Reform?, and we read some feedback from our listeners.

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BATTLE OF THE SAINTS

Matthew at the Dusty Choir Loft has the next round of hymn tune voting in place:
ST. THEODULPH (All glory, laud, and honor) VS. ST. ANNE (O God, our help in ages past)

In the first two rounds:
1. ICH GLAUB AN GOTT (To Jesus Christ, our sov'reign King) edged out DIADEMATA (Crown Him with many crowns)
2. SINE NOMINE (For all the saints) just downright smoked AURELIA (The Church's one foundation)

All of these are great tunes, so these could easily be a coin toss. Pit any of the hymns Matthew has listed up against "Here I am, Lord" or "Beagle's Things", then it's a smokeshow before the voting even begins (unless your taste buds for sacred music call for "easy listening" - though I have serious doubts about saying "Beagle's Things" would be easy on the ears).

Peace,
BMP

"HOOKED ON RUBRICS" WORKS FOR ME

Father Heterodox, Wanna know how to overcome this?Then you need this.


See the Curt Jester for details.
Peace,
BMP