In talking about the World Youth Day Mass setting, Missa Benedictus qui venit, we discussed how that the people’s acclamations during Mass should always be sung whenever possible. These acclamations include the gospel acclamation, Sanctus (Holy, holy, holy Lord…), Memorial Acclamation (e.g. Christ had died…) and Great Amen. Another part of the Mass that is … Continue reading 24/8/08 – Singing the Psalms
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Just before he moved to Blacktown to take up the position of pastor of St. Patrick’s Parish, I was fortunate to have Fr. Peter Confeggi invite me to visit Holy Family Church in Emerton – Mt. Druitt. Fr. Peter has just completed a period as parish priest there. What’s more, some parishioners would know that … Continue reading 10/8/08 – Making the Space Your Own
My greetings to you on this weekend when we celebrate our parish’s patronal feast. While this week in July is always a significant one for our parish, there seems to have been plenty of additional reasons to celebrate in recent years. This year, it’s the celebration of World Youth Day 2008. Today we begin our … Continue reading 13/7/08 – OLMC & WYD
Today we celebrate a feast that is not commonly on a Sunday; the feast day of Sts. Peter and Paul. This is one of several feasts that take precedence when they fall on a Sunday during the season of Ordinary Time. Others that we will celebrate this year will include The Triumph of the Cross, … Continue reading 29/6/08 – Year of St. Paul
I recently wrote about our learning of the World Youth Day Mass setting, Missa Benedictus qui venit, in preparation for next month’s massive event. Why is it, however, that the preparation and learning of a Mass setting has taken priority over other songs and hymns? The reason for this is because the singing of the … Continue reading Singing Acclamations
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