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Father V. had a wonderful homily for the children's mass this year. Here is a part of it but head on over to Adam's Ale to read the rest. When (and if) it gets posted over on the church web site, I'll link it here.
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Twas the night before Christmas
And packed was the Mass.
Not a creature was stirring?
Not even a chance.
The cars were all parked
In imaginative places
For in the small lots
There were no more spaces
And many a wife
To her husband thus talked
“We parked so far away
We could have just walked”
All the people were stuffed
10 or 12 to a pew
Perched 2 to a chair
Such a crowd the Mass drew.
Each grown up was fussing
With some consternation
Trying to follow
The new Mass translation.
Some funny comments about the mass when it changed back in 1970!
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On the way home from Church on that first Sunday of Advent, 1970, I joined my parents’ grumbling chorus:
“Why does the Creed say, ‘We believe” instead of “I believe’? How do I know what the guy sitting behind me really believes? I want to speak for myself.” (That was Dad.)
“They’ve taken all the poetry out of the mass. It was a more elevated type of language before. This sounds like a third grade reader.” (That was Mom.)
“And now it just says plain ‘Church’ instead of ‘holy Church’ during the Offertory. Like the Church isn’t holy anymore?” (that was 11-year-old me chiming in, proud to be part one of the Grumbling Grownups.)
Interesting musical changes ahead. I wonder how this is going to affect me as a church musician of a secondary instrument.
A guide to the new changes in the mass - coming our way in just a few weeks!
A reminder about girl servers. All four of my sons have served but I do not and will not encourage my daughter. So far, at age 10, that has not become an issue in our household.
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A: Although a clarifying instruction on several such questions was frequently described as "imminent," a long time has passed and it would seem that it is still in the pipeline.
All the same, it is important to remember that, even in the ordinary form, the use of female altar servers is in virtue of a specific permission and is not automatic. As the Holy See has explained on several occasions, the local bishop may permit the use of female servers but may not oblige the pastor to use them.
Also, the Holy Father's motu proprio granting permission for the celebrations of the extraordinary form was for the Roman Missal according to the edition issued under Pope John XXIII. Since the rubrics of this missal in no way contemplate the possibility of female servers, then it must be surmised that only altar boys or adult men are allowed as servers in the extraordinary form of the Roman rite.
Sermons to download and listen to on Catholic family ilfe, marriage and education!
A site that explains all of the parts of the mass. Very informative for non-Catholics and Catholics!
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It seems impossible that at the Pope's April 17th Mass in Washington, D.C., that anyone could possibly schedule The Mass of Creation by Marty Haugen,: the Sanctus, the "Great Amen," and Agnus Dei. Composed in 1984 (I think), with obvious Broadway influence and overdone melodrama, it has been an unrelenting presence in parishes all over the country. In fact, it is legendarily over used, in every season, again and again and again, so much so that these parts of the Mass sometimes seems like the movie Groundhog Day.
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"God of Power, God of Might." "Jesus, Lamb of God." The text departs not only from the Latin but even from the ICEL translation approved for English use. In this sense--and it is a small thing with big symbolic importance--how could it be possible that this setting would be used at a Mass celebrated by the Pope?
How could be that people would come from all over the country to attend a Papal Mass and hear music that is nothing but an overdone version of the cheap Broadway styles that they have to endure in their own parishes every week? How could organizers possibly use an English Mass setting such as this when the Pope has been working so hard to encourage liturgies that live up to the promise of Vatican II, which placed primacy on Gregorian chant?
Not even the "praise music" crowd is willing to defend this Mass setting anymore. They have regretted its prominence for years. For most young priests, it is the bane of their liturgical lives. They stamp it out as soon as they arrive in a new parish. On the street, it is known as the "Massive Cremation." This is hardly the best America has to offer.
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