GOOD MONDAY NEWS 2

Change in Reign to come within the BCL!

This from the November 2007 Adoremus Bulletin:

...Following the November meeting, Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli will succeed Erie Bishop Donald Trautman as BCL chairman. Bishop Serratelli is a member of the Doctrine Committee and chairman of its Ad Hoc Committee on Review of Scripture Translations.

Knowing of the excellent liturgy articles Bp. Serratelli has written for his Paterson diocese, this is a very welcome change. Truthfully, almost any prelate would be an improvement from the outgoing chairman (there are at least a couple that may be worse), but this is definitely a welcome change!

Peace,
BMP

GOOD MONDAY NEWS 1

Red Sox win World Series!


2007 WORLD SERIES EDITION

Introducing the 2007 World Series Champion:

Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, whose Red Sox swept Archbishop Chaput's Rockies in the 2007 World Series, 4 games to zip. The Sox won their first two games in Fenway 13-1 and 2-1, then won at Coors Field 10-5 and 4-3.

If I'm not mistaken, Cardinal O'Malley is the first Franciscan prelate to have a team within his See win a World Series.

WOOHOO! GO SOX!

Oh, and while we're in Cdl. O'Malley's jurisdiction, what about them Patriots, eh? They not only smoked Archbishop Wuerl's Redskins FIFTY-TWO TO SEVEN, but they set an NFL record for having the most consecutive games where they've scored 30 points or more!

WOOHOO! GO PATS!

Peace,
BMP

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Holy Ghost Church, Tiverton, RI
All Saints (7 PM) - November 1, 2007

For all the saints..."Sine Nomine"
Lord, this is the people...Carroll/Gelineau
God, we praise you..."Nettleton"
Remember, Lord, thy servants...Page
Ye watchers and ye holy ones..."Lasst uns Erfreuen"

Sunday XXXI in Ordinary Time - November 4, 2007

There's a wideness in God's mercy..."In Babilone"
I will praise your name for ever...Page
I heard the voice of Jesus say..."Kingsfold"
Eat this Bread...Batastini/Berthier
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven..."Lauda Anima"

Music common to both feasts

Gloria VIII...Mode V
Alleluia...Murray
Community Mass...Proulx
Lord's Prayer (in English)...Chant

Peace,
BMP

THE NEW POSTER CHILD

for the "Alleluia Chee-Chee"



Click here (then click on products, then the "sound" icon) to hear how it goes. You won't know whether to laugh or puke.

Peace,
BMP

EXCELLENT FUNERAL POLICY

Bob Grant does excellent with this - with regards to the request line, outside musicians, you name it! I do get a bench fee when an outsider is asked by the family to replace me at the console. That's a good thing, as that's work being taken away from me. The request for an outside organist is also very rare, as the pastor's "only our organist plays" policy is only bent in the most extreme circumstances (it's only happened three times in three years). Now if I was only lucky enough to have a "request-line" policy like Bob's supported by the typical clergy here in Little Rhody. I do get ample support to enforce this, however:

Secular songs, ballads, and show tunes are more appropriate for the interment or the wake, therefore, are not permitted at the Requiem Mass. The use of CDs and accompaniment tracks is strictly prohibited.

Music in liturgy is to expressed naturally, not canned.

Kudos for another great article, Bob!
Peace,
BMP

THE ALCS IS FINALLY OVER

World Series starts Wednesday!

WORLD SERIES 2007
While the Chaput Rockies have been waiting around for almost a week trying to figure out who they will be facing in the World Series this year (they swept the Olmstead Diamondbacks 4 games to zip), the O'Malley Red Sox and Lennon Indians were still duking it out. And now an American League Champion has FINALLY emerged:

THE O'MALLEY RED SOX - WOOHOO!

Yup - the Sox smoked the Indians in the late innings to score an 11-2 game 7 victory, and a 4-games-to-3 ALCS victory. The Sox and the Rockies begin the World Series in Fenway at 8:23 PM EDT (another precise timing - LOL) on Wednesday. This is Cdl. O'Malley's second World Series this decade (remember, they swept the Burke Cardinals in 2004), and Abp. Chaput's first World Series ever. Should be interesting.

All I can say is:
GO SOX!

Peace,
BMP

VOICE OF THE FAITHFUL INFESTS PROVIDENCE

along with Dickie McB

This story from the website of WPRI-TV Channel 12:
(snarky remarks mine)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- The Catholic lay group Voice of the Faithful wraps up its two-day national conference in Providence.

And it's signaling it may be preparing to tackle controversial issues such as whether priests should be allowed to marry. (They can tackle all they want. There ain't gonna be no married priests, period!)

The group was formed in 2002 amid anger over the clergy sex abuse scandal. But it's recently struggled with fundraising and focus as anger over the scandal has subsided.

The keynote speaker, Notre Dame theologian Reverend Richard McBrien (theologian??? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!), says Voice of the Faithful has had success demanding increased accountability from church leadership. But he says it wasn't time to declare victory.

He says the group would not be straying from its original mission by calling on the Vatican to reconsider mandatory celibacy for priests.

Their big claim is that if priests would be allowed to marry, the pedophilia problem would be solved. BULL$=!+! Perverts can be married too! Now, my wish to "El Dickie" and pals - GET THE HELL OUT OF PROVIDENCE, TAKE YOUR AGENDA AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ARSE!

In the fullness of peace,
BMP

I'VE JUST BECOME A REGULAR

No, I am not leaving Holy Ghost. I have, however, as of the end of this afternoon's Extraordinary Form of the Mass at St. Leo the Great Church, been asked to become the regular organist for the Extraordinary Form, and I graciously said "yes", since I'm almost always available on Sunday nights (I'd only be unavailable if I had a Sunday night obligation at Holy Ghost, but such is the case maybe 1% of the time - tops).

I'm very happy with the turnout of today's Mass, as well as reuniting (albeit Third Sunday Nights) with my former pastor and good friend, Fr. Kevin Fisette. I'm looking forward to November 18!

Peace,
BMP

A RARE GEM

Pictured at top: St. Anne's Church in Fall River, MA.
Pictured at left: Normand Gingras, who turned 80 this summer, but more importantly, has been St. Anne's music director and organist for the past 50 years! The 81-rank pipe case you see as Mr. Gingras' backdrop is the Casavant organ that he oversaw the installation of - in 1964!

Congrats Normand! (BTW, don't expect him to retire anytime soon. Not to mention, he STILL plays like a pro!)

Guys like Normand are rare gems. I knew over my years of only one other organist in my region like him and with his ability, a gentleman named Rene Viau who, at 80, could still play Bach inside-out at the former Notre Dame du Sacre Coeur Church in Central Falls, RI. Mr. Viau lived to be 99.

Full Story on Normand Gingras in SouthCoast Today, RSCT to Domini Sumus.

Peace,
BMP

MUSIC FOR HOLY MASS

Sunday XXX in Ordinary Time - October 28, 2007
Holy Ghost Church, Tiverton, RI

Our 10:00 Mass this coming Sunday will be interpreted in sign language. The music will be the same for all three Masses. Celebrant for the sign language Mass will be Fr. Joseph Bruce, SJ. So this will be two firsts for me - my first sign language Mass, and the first Mass (that I recall anyways) that I'll have done with a Jesuit.

Anyhoo - my list for this week:

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven..."Lauda Anima"
Gloria VIII...Mode V
The Lord hears the cry of the poor...Ostrowski
Alleluia...Mode VI
O breathe on me, O breath of God..."St. Columba"
Jubliate Deo...chants
Lord's Prayer (in English)...chant
This is the feast of victory for our God..."Festival Canticle"
Faith of our fathers, living still..."St. Catherine"

As for the Latin chants, the person who will be doing the sign language has been informed and will sign according to the English translations. This should be interesting - not necessarily in a bad way.
Peace,
BMP