[Magdalen] Readings?

[Jay Weigel]

It was. Great outfit, as far as the RCs go.

On Sun, Jun 3, 2018 at 7:05 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Was that Blessed Sacrament, Jay?
>
> > On Jun 3, 2018, at 5:34 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >>>>
> >>>> List Mail Address: cervus51 at gmail.com
> >>>> Personal Mail: cervus at veritasliberat.net
> >>>> Twitter: @cervus51
> >>
> >>
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