[Magdalen] Vigil

[Georgia DuBose]

This year at St. Andrew's, Florence, we are rejoicing because the
Easter Vigil will include the first singing of the Gloria from the St.
Andrew's Mass, written by one of our musicians, Mary Ann Eagle. I am
so looking forward to it. I finally finished my vigil homily (our
assisting priest is preaching at the Festival Eucharist) and the
deacon will sing the Exsultet--although I would like to give it a try
next year. We are ready, and all is prepared for the Vigil fire. Time
to go home, have an early supper, and go early to bed. 4 A.M. comes
early, even here on the Pacific Coast.

Blessings for all,

Georgia+

On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 6:19 PM, Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com> wrote:
> Alas, I missed the Liturgy for the Saturday of Lazarus today because I
> overslept so I didn't help prepare the palm crosses for tomorrow.
>
> I will make sure to be at Liturgy tomorrow for Palm Sunday, along with
> crunchy fish sticks and mahalepi (made with rose-water and  sugar and
> cornstarch and water) for coffee hour.
>
> Kate
>
>
> "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
> humbly with your God?"
> Micah 6:8
>
> 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.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>>