[Magdalen] Assumpta est.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Many choirs sing for this occasion if they have the chants.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 3:11 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> Tomorrow is the Feast of the Assumption/Dormition/St. Mary the  Virgin.
> It's also a feast day for the Orthodox, showing it's ancient  origin.
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> Many church choirs cut their summer vacations short to sing for this
> feast day.
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> The weather always seems hot and humid.
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> The  Proper text for the feast has several versions depending
> on the date of the missal, but this text is in all of them:
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> Communion:
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> Beatem me decent omnes generationes, quia fecit mihi magna
> qui potens est.
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> All generations shall call me blessed, for He that is mighty hath
> magnified
> me.
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> David Strang.
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