[Magdalen] Readings?

[Marion Thompson]

I should say that our priest is Anglo-Catholic and would have loved to have a procession, etc., and would certainly have incense at every service.  As laity I have more freedom to be an outspoken fan of incense and, oh, everything.  I am fed through the senses, through the ritual, and, well, the high Christology that floats our boat.  Our congregation is not quite of one mind in these matters, a curious mix, actually, so I get a kick by gushing over the prospect of incense with childish enthusiasm.  Never changed anyone’s mind, but keeps the topic alive as I try to offset any murmurs of ‘That’s Kaaaa-lick!’  A bit of humour never hurts.  “Oh, Marion, you’re so funny!”

Marion, a pilgrim, who recently planted a daylily called ‘Big Time Happy’

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From: Marion Thompson
Sent: June 3, 2018 3:36 PM
To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Readings?

It is in Canada.  Well, at least as a Feast, not observed universally, 
of course.   Today my Googled illustration at the start of our Cat's 
Meow (what's happening) was labelled The Solemnity of Corpus Christi and 
featured a monstrance, thurible streaming smoke, and a quantity of 
dripping candles.  Not a photo, you understand, just a pretty drawing 
;-) .  Sadly, no procession of the Blessed Sacrament at the end and 
Benediction, nor even incense (we've used up our five, I guess  :-( )  
So, yes, I was being quite subversive.  :-D

Marion, a pilgrim

On 2018-06-03 1:49 p.m., Grace Cangialosi 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?
>>
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Christopher Hart
>>
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