[Magdalen] Vigil

[Jay Weigel]

Oh, Joe, that would be fitting indeed, especially since that person hated
chant in all its forms *evil cackle*

On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 7:41 PM, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com> wrote:

> A condign punishment for the person who so poisoned you would be to listen
> to the 15 Old Testament Lessons from the Byzantine Lectionary (usually
> reduced) in Old Slavonic, Greek, and English with all the options for the
> choral responses sung either in medieval Byzantine chant or Znamenny by a
> tone deaf cantor
>
> Joe (one of the visions of hell from the Syncretic Hermitesses underground
> caves )
>
> On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 7:30 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I would probably love the Easter Vigil if it hadn't been poisoned for me
> > years ago by the actions of one person. Apparently that poison spread to
> a
> > lot of people in that church, though, and it's still not a popular
> > tradition. According to my sources, there is still much grumbling and
> > complaining about it from the people who are charged with getting it
> > together, and the reception of the congregation has never been more than
> > lukewarm at best. This year, because they are in supply mode, it was
> > canceled, to (sotto voce) alleluias from the choir, acolyte corps, and
> > altar guild, and no particular murmuring from the congregation.
> >
> > On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 7:11 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I only have to show up and stumble into a seat.
> > > 4 a.m. for us.
> > >
> > > I think I'd better go to bed.
> > > -M
> > >
> > > On Saturday, April 4, 2015, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Our Easter Vigil will begin about 7pm, and as of right now I'm still
> > not
> > > > sure whether I'll be singing the Exsultet or reading it.  Depends on
> > what
> > > > my voice is doing by then; it's a little unpredictable of late.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>