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Hail, Holy Queen: heaven and earth resound the hymn!
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deacon greg kandra
Since we are convinced, after long and serious reflection, that great good will accrue to the Church if this solidly established truth shines forth more clearly to all, like a luminous lamp raised aloft, by Our Apostolic authority We decree and establish the feast of Mary’s Queenship, which is to be celebrated every year in…
“Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life”
By
deacon greg kandra
That’s one small, but significant, change in the new translation of the mass that will directly impact the deacon. You can find more at this helpful link, provided by the USCCB, with comparisons of the old version of the mass, and the new. It’s not clear when the new translation will take effect — there’s…
Face East, young man — UPDATED
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deacon greg kandra
That’s the way they’ll be doing things in Tulsa — at least, when Bishop Edward Slattery celebrates mass at the cathedral. The bishop’s statement, in part: In the last 40 years…this shared orientation was lost; now the priest and the people have become accustomed to facing in opposite directions. The priest faces the people while…
Speaking of dancing…
By
deacon greg kandra
My Anglican e-pal Bosco Peters, in New Zealand, noting the kerfuffle over that wedding march, has pointed me to this intriguing video of an Episcopal parish in San Francisco which regularly uses dance as part of its liturgy. Below is a snippet from its Easter Vigil — which, I dare say, is unlike any that…
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