[Magdalen] Are we down?

[Susan Hagen]

We had a lovely Evensong for the Feast of the Presentation last night.
JMU's men's a cappella group, KOR, sang.  We processed from the chapel
to the nave with candles and chants.  The canticles were plainchant,
the psalm was 48 to Richmond, they did a gorgeous anthem that the
director said is newly published.  Here's a youtube performance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XccG8ibGEnY


On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 6:32 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Roger Stokes
> <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
>> Candles can also feature the next day, 3 February, which is the Feast of St
>> Blaise.  Those with a throat problem can have their throat blessed at mass
>> by the priest holding crossed candles in front of the person's throat.
>> Neither event has any connection with furry rodents.
>
> The throat blessing is often given after the Candlemas Mass; we've got
> the little holder into which the two (unlighted!) candles are placed.
> I don't know whether or when this will be done this year.
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA



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