tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443555219727926481.post8480257086234927521..comments2023-06-08T10:20:56.020-05:00Comments on Snup's View From the Back Pew: St. Ferdinand - FlorissantTina aka Snupnjakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10209866349452434099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443555219727926481.post-82137675472411918072012-04-12T11:56:32.462-05:002012-04-12T11:56:32.462-05:00I did not mean odd as in bad, I meant odd as in di...I did not mean odd as in bad, I meant odd as in different. I don't believe that a second Alleluia is actually an option, but I'm not a liturgist. <br /><br />The problem is that on Christmas, you get many people that may not be parishoners because they are visiting their families or they are C&E or CAPE Catholics. They may not A. know about the new translation or B. it may not be the music they are used to. <br /><br />Additionally, people do move. It may be someone's first time as a new parishoner.<br /><br />It was not a criticism of St. Ferdinand perse, it is a criticism of the practice in general. The problem is that the words no longer fit the music. This was the perfect time to introduce new music and teach the congregation something new.<br /><br />It strikes me as strange that those in charge emphasize full and active participation by the laity but do not give us the tools to actually do so.Tina aka Snupnjakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209866349452434099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7443555219727926481.post-74571699616067168612012-04-12T11:29:35.802-05:002012-04-12T11:29:35.802-05:00I am not a Parishoner of St. Ferdinand but I must ...I am not a Parishoner of St. Ferdinand but I must say I disagree with some of your post. First of all, how is a procession during the Opening Hymn and an Alleluia after the Gospel an "Odd Happening" Midnight Mass is supposed to be celebratory and joyous and MANY Catholic Churces use an Alleluia after the Gospel for Christmas and Easter. It's exciting and beautiful to rejoice after hearing God's Word! Secondly, you said you just showed up there for Midnight Mass…the rest of the congregation has been singing that Gloria since before the change over and HAD music to go with it and used that music until they didn’t need it anymore. Also, how is that any different than showing up to ANY church and not knowing the Gloria they are singing? I have visited other churches for the first time and I had never heard the Gloria before and I didn’t have the music. I would have rather been able to know it enough (even if I had to sing the old words) then to not be able to sing at all!cjkbab2012https://www.blogger.com/profile/02560900182997594674noreply@blogger.com