[Magdalen] Readings?

[Suzie Buchanan]

I got to sing the Kodaly last year. Would have loved to have experienced it in a worship setting

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> On Jun 3, 2018, at 2:04 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Maybe not in Virginia, but in Anglo-Catholic circles, sure. The actual
> feast day was celebrated locally at St.Clement's Church in Philadelphia on
> Thursday evening. I'm sure they did an over-the-top ceremony, but I wasn't
> there. I have been in the past though.
> 
>> On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 1:49 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> The “Solemnity of Corpus Christi”?? Is that even a thing in the Episcopal
>> Church?
>> 
>>> On Jun 3, 2018, at 1:22 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Well, this morning I attended my former parish, The Church of the Good
>>> Shepherd, in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. They used only the Epistle and
>> Gospel.
>>> The canon of the mass was mostly silent (at least as far as the smallish
>>> congregation was concerned) which I really dislike. BUT they were
>>> celebrating the Solemnity of Corpus Christi with a procession of the
>>> blessed sacrament at the end of mass followed by benediction. They also
>> had
>>> a choral missa brevis by Zoltán Kodály, so it was worth putting up with
>> the
>>> arcane liturgical elements. It is not my regular place of worship
>> however.
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 11:07 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I prefer epistle or OT-psalm- gospel combo myself.
>>>> For cryin’ out loud... church is the only place some churchgoers even
>>>> hear/read scripture. Exposure and preaching may pique their interest in
>>>> knowing more.
>>>> Lynn
>>>> 
>>>> On Jun 3, 2018, at 7:16 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I would guess that the more low church, the greater the possibility of
>> only
>>>> one or two lessons besides the gospel.  I take offense at the priest's
>>>> sentiment that reading OT, PS, NT, plus Gospel is giving the
>> congregation
>>>> too much scripture.  What does he know about a person's need/ability to
>>>> read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest scripture???  Perhaps he may
>> find it
>>>> difficult to preach with 'so many' texts read.
>>>> 
>>>> Since 2012 when Good Shepherd, Summerville, SC was established as a
>> result
>>>> of the schism in SC, we have used RCL's three suggested readings, plus
>> the
>>>> gospel for the day.  Our current priest-in-charge is high church at
>> heart
>>>> and by years of experience, so I doubt that format will change anytime
>>>> soon.   But, reading all three lessons is customary in (yes, snakebelly
>>>> low) South Carolina.
>>>> 
>>>> My $0.02.
>>>> Ginga
>>>> 
>>>>> On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 6:27 AM ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> “The people sit. One or two Lessons, as appointed, are read.”
>>>>> 
>>>>> no page numbers in Kindle version :-(
>>>>> 
>>>>> That said (or quoted), I’m SMH.
>>>>> -M
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Saturday, June 2, 2018, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I’m curious to know how many of our US sibs use just two reading on
>>>>> Sunday
>>>>>> morning?
>>>>>> The interim at a church where I’ve done a lot of supply and will again
>>>>> for
>>>>>> a few Sundays just does one reading, the Psalm and the Gospel. For the
>>>>>> first reading he picks either the OT or Epistle reading for the day.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> When I expressed surprise at the change, it sounded as if he was doing
>>>> it
>>>>>> because he’s been doing this for 40 years, and it’s more Scripture
>> than
>>>>> the
>>>>>> congregation needs.  That’s a bad paraphrase, but it seemed to be the
>>>>> gist
>>>>>> of what he was saying.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I don’t have the prayer book with me at the moment, but I thought the
>>>>>> Sunday Eucharist was supposed to include all three assigned readings
>>>> plus
>>>>>> the Psalm. I know weekday Eucharists, especially those commemorating
>>>>>> saints, only have two readings and a Psalm assigned, but that’s not
>> the
>>>>>> case for Sunday.
>>>>>> This is literally the first time I’ve attended a Sunday service
>> without
>>>>>> all the readings.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Your take on this?
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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