[Magdalen] Readings?

[Jay Weigel]

Last Corpus Christi I visited the RC Church in Harrisonburg, just because.
The priest there, or at least he's the head honcho, is from Kenya, and he
likes all the bells and whistles. So, all the readings. Also. a procession
around the block which I found surprisingly moving, Also some of the fine
old hymns, done in Latin by a small but well-trained choir,,,"Tantum Ergo"
and "O Salutaris Hostia". It's a pretty cool church, and seems to be very
alive. If I were going to be RC I would not have a problem going there, I
think. I couldn't help musing, however, what would happen if the bishop
dropped an African priest in the Catholic church in my former home town in
East Tennessee........

On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 4:30 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Maybe I should also say we have two readings, a psalm (chanted), and
> Gospel.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
> 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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