June 11, 2011: Pentecost Sunday (vigil) in a local western Sydney parish brought with it the first in-liturgy use of the new translation[…] The liturgy had more of a feeling of ‘classroom’ than prayer-event at times.
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Diocesan common Mass settings
Should the whole diocese learn the same Mass setting??
Let’s see if anyone out there has any opinions about music. I doubt anyone does, but I could be wrong about that.
Is Pentecost really the “birthday” of the Church?
I never metaphor I didn’t like…{groan}…but when metaphors go bad, they’re really bad.
Read morePentecost: “Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth”
Psalm 104 reminds us that in worship, we join with the whole universe which sings to God; our human voices are but a tiny part of a vast symphony that includes not only the birds that might sing in our backyard but also the waves of the world ocean and the movements of the galaxies.
Read moreI suppose a party does make sense, but. . . .
With all that baptism promises, why wouldn’t one want it to be a party?
Read more2011 National Catholic Youth Choir
If you’re in the neighborhood – come hear the National Catholic Youth Choir at liturgy or concert.
Read moreGained in translation
In translating the liturgical texts, our esteemed experts should be considering not just a faithful rendering of the original Latin into the vernacular, but also the effect this will invoke in the congregation of a Sunday Mass…
Read moreRoman Missal podcast
“Beyond the Words” seeks to catechize young adults (and the young at heart) on the changes of the new Roman Missal.
Read moreAgnus Dei tropes – for Pentecost
It is permitted to repeat “Agnus Dei” as many times as needed.
Read moreRevisited: The BBC on the “Missal Crisis”
If you missed it in February, here is the audio from a “Sunday Sequence” report from BBC-Ulster on what they call the “Missal Crisis.”
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