I was at an RC funeral today, and heard something I had never heard before, that the Pall was symbolic of the clothes in which Jesus was wrapped in. Has...
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John Lagrue
jdlagrue
Feb 13, 2011 12:41 pm
Not a spoonerism of course, but one can never forget the hymn "Glady the cross-eyed bear" John Lagrue ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Frank Senn
fcsenn
Feb 13, 2011 2:19 pm
I suppose they had to come up with some explanation when the color of palls changed from purple to white. I would think being covered with the righteousness...
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dlewisaao@...
wx5116
Feb 13, 2011 2:22 pm
Would not the candlestand to the right of the lectern have been the Paschal (Easter) Candle? David Lewis In a message dated 2/13/2011 2:08:26 A.M. Eastern...
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Sean W. Reed
skreed2002
Feb 13, 2011 6:37 pm
Lew - The old maxim remains, if one is going to be excessive, be terribly so! Sean...
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Douglas Cowling
cowling.douglas@...
Feb 13, 2011 7:43 pm
On 2/13/11 2:08 AM, "Michael Thannisch" <mjthannisch@...> wrote: I was at an RC funeral today, and heard something I had never heard before, that the...
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Michael Thannisch
mjthannisch
Feb 13, 2011 8:06 pm
That is kind of what I thought. I had one other problem there. They needed hangings. Between the sound system, the priests strong accent and the echoing...
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James O'Regan
jamesoregan
Feb 13, 2011 9:51 pm
Or one could speak louder, without a microphone, and speak slower: loud and slow - that works. All the best, James O'Regan oregan@......
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Michael Thannisch
mjthannisch
Feb 14, 2011 7:48 am
I agree. I think removing the microphone would have really helped. Many of us use microphones when we do not really need them. Sadly in Latin America...
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Frank Senn
fcsenn
Feb 14, 2011 1:38 pm
It's the same with the African congregation that meets in our church building on Sunday afternoon. Our nave has perfect acoustics for any musical...
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John Seboldt
rohrwerk@...
Feb 14, 2011 2:38 pm
... An interesting counter-example for our Christmas concert... here speaking of African-American Gospel... a fine high school Gospel group came in, complete...
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Michael Thannisch
mjthannisch
Feb 14, 2011 11:04 pm
I ran into something similar with Nigerian congregations. Shalom b'Yeshua haMoshiach  +Mar Michael Abportus mjthannisch@... Pastor,...
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Dwight J. Penas
djp4law
Feb 15, 2011 5:27 pm
I suppose this is not a new question, but I don't seem able to access the archives to search, so perhaps someone can offer me a precis of older discussion. Our...
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Jerry Kliner
Jerry_Kliner
Feb 15, 2011 6:21 pm
Dwight, You are correct that the impulse for Compline is "lights out" and silence at the completion of the office. At the Trappist/Cistercian New Melleray...
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Douglas Cowling
cowling.douglas@...
Feb 15, 2011 6:57 pm
On 2/15/11 12:26 PM, "Dwight J. Penas" <DJP4LAW@...> wrote: I wonder whether members of the list have experience with Compline as a congregational office? ...
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Krister Ulmanis
k_ulmanis
Feb 15, 2011 8:29 pm
... Doug, I would like a copy of the Compline you have. Krister Ulmanis...
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Frank Senn
fcsenn
Feb 15, 2011 9:44 pm
Dwight, We have been singing/praying Compline on Sunday night at 8:30 p.m. for ten years. A small but dedicated core of members attend and on occasion we...
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felix4badu
Feb 16, 2011 4:27 pm
We currently use Compline as a congregational office on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week, using the Gospel assigned for that day as the reading (I...
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Frank Senn
fcsenn
Feb 16, 2011 6:58 pm
Of course, your people also need to experience Compline throughout the year so they don't think of it only as a Holy Week office. This was a concern I had...
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rdrjames
Feb 17, 2011 12:18 am
I understand the desire to incorporate a kind of 'monastic spirituality' into parish life. I think this input is valuable, but speaking as a conservative...
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Father Robert Lyons
fatherroblyons
Feb 17, 2011 12:29 pm
Here, I basically use the form that New Melleray Abbey in Peosta, Iowa has on their website, with three basic changes: 1) The addition of a fixed reading after...
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Sean W. Reed
skreed2002
Feb 17, 2011 1:57 pm
While I am not sure I follow the necessity for all the tinkering with Compline, we have a number of us in our parish who pray from the Breviary daily, and if...
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Father Rob
fatherroblyons
Feb 18, 2011 10:46 am
... There are various reasons... some of them theological, some of them practical. The first time I heard the New Melleray compline, I fell immediately in love...
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felix4badu
Feb 18, 2011 4:11 pm
Frank, I understand your concern. We tend to reserve Vespers for Advent and Lent as well. My goal is to offer the prayer offices throughout the year, but...
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Rdr James
rdrjames
Feb 24, 2011 10:19 pm
http://dansiedell.typepad.com/blog/2010/06/the-rublev-trinity-iconographic-tradition-and-the-individual-talent.html [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Rdr James
rdrjames
Feb 26, 2011 5:16 am
ASH WEDNESDAY The ashes smudged upon my head Give now no hint of palms and sun, Nor I, with much of life to run, Resemble cold and distant dead. Yet feel the...
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rhawkjmt@...
chantermt
Feb 26, 2011 2:06 pm
Thank you for sharing this, Reader James! J. Michael Thompson Pittsburgh, PA In a message dated 2/26/2011 12:16:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ...
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Tom Poelker
tapoelker
Mar 1, 2011 1:47 am
Editorial assistant Chris Ángel has prepared the following table, where the 1967 commentary is presented alongside the full text of the Canon in both the 1967...
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dlewisaao@...
wx5116
Mar 1, 2011 2:11 am
But has not Rome already spoken on this matter? David Lewis In a message dated 2/28/2011 8:47:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, TomPoelker@... writes: ...
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Tom Poelker
tapoelker
Mar 1, 2011 3:04 am
Chris Ángel has prepared the following table, where the 1967 commentary is presented alongside the full text of the Canon in both the 1967 translation and the...
