tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531248303954963098.post3126951622127144766..comments2024-01-16T18:30:41.436-06:00Comments on The Badger Catholic: St. Joseph's Oratory, Green Bay, WIBadger Catholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05389147035157025445noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531248303954963098.post-69184032856024762002012-05-12T20:27:01.368-05:002012-05-12T20:27:01.368-05:00Anony of Edmonton is absolutely correct.
The &q...Anony of Edmonton is absolutely correct. <br /><br />The "low Mass" model is an aberration--a concession--rather than the norm, which is a SUNG Mass w/Chant so the people can sing.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531248303954963098.post-59516209793577657352012-05-11T09:51:14.495-05:002012-05-11T09:51:14.495-05:00"It would seem that a true intention of Vatic..."It would seem that a true intention of Vatican II was to encourage singing in Mass, even by the people." <br /><br />It was St. Pius X, I think, who called for a return to Gregorian chant for this very reason. There is nothing wrong with the Mozart style mass settings, it just should not be the norm. People should be able to sing the Gloria, Credo, etc. at Mass with little aid; from memory after a little while. That said, there should never be a requirement to sing nor should the impression be given that one does not participate if one does not sing.<br /><br />In Christ,<br />Edmonton, AB reader<br /> (former Badger State residence)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4531248303954963098.post-34854272021673603912012-05-10T11:55:28.723-05:002012-05-10T11:55:28.723-05:00The Extraordinary Form of the Mass was celebrated ...The Extraordinary Form of the Mass was celebrated here before the Institute of Christ the King arrived. I sang for a wedding here about 15 years ago and at the time it was a chapel and the resident priest who offered the Mass wasn't part of the Institute. He was a secular priest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com