[Magdalen] Related to "Yet Another Case of Race Abuse"

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In a message dated 10/4/2015 6:51:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:

One of  the reasons I used to like to go to the Spanish Mass at St.
Patrick's in  Morristown, TN, was the music, which was enhanced by presence
of the large  number of young men in the congregation, who sang fervently,
if not always  tunefully. It was a delight to be with that group, who took
literally the  injunction to "make a joyful noise to the  Lord.">>>>>>
 
I attended the Spanish Mass at Newark, NJ's mammoth Sacred Heart
Cathedral on a number of occasions.  It always struck me that all  the
tunes for this Liturgy all sounded the same.  One hymn seemed to
meld into another, and then into the Ordinary.  There certainly  couldn't
be any complaints that there was not a musical unity.
 
But actually, it seemed a rather pleasant anachronism to have  liturgical
music of such a style in a grand gothic revival cathedral, probably
New Jersey's largest church with a four manual pipe organ, one of 
the State's largest, sitting there in the real gallery totally  unused.
 
The English Masses at Sacred Heart paled by comparison.
 
 
 
David Strang.