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[voluptuary_manque]

We use bread - pass around fresh loaves and people tear off little snippets.

Works much better.

The wine still sucks, though.

I used to go to a congregation where one of the members made up a fresh loaf every Sunday morning. Then he moved to Kentucky! And the wine still sucked.

 

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[voluptuary_manque]

At least the hymns rock.

I like the new hymnal. Of course I'd like it better if the Worship Planner in the next room would chose more of the old German composers, (hint, hint) instead of all these 'inclusive' things . . .

 

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[TE999]

You need a more progressive priest. Here in SoCal, some of the Catholics are starting to get wine, too, on occasion. Of course, the French Catholic church in San Francisco traditionally serves white wine and French pastry after mass. All we get is coffee and doughnuts.

That's what we get too...plus jelly sticks and muffins.

No wine here so far, but with our large northern Italian population, it can't be far off.

 

[TE999]

I like the traditional hymns.

Can't stand the "praise" songs.

But that's just me.

Same here. Our hymnal was 'modernized' several years ago and 2/3 of the stuff in it sounds like John Denver composed it while on Acid.

 

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[voluptuary_manque]

I like the traditional hymns.

Can't stand the "praise" songs.

But that's just me.

Me, too! I'll tolerate the Latin American, African and Taize', but whenever Hot Mama decides to pick out something that sounds like it needs an out-of-tune piano, I go on strike! Bleagh! And I want some theological meat in the sermons, too.

 

[TE999]

Cheesy and vapid songs.

They drop down the screen and show the words on it via computer.

The first time I saw it (and granted, I'm quite a grumpy church-goer these days) I said, "Oh, look. Karaoke in church!"

Bleah.

Sort of "Follow the bouncing cross and sing along" huh?

I still miss the Latin mass.

 

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[voluptuary_manque]

Sort of "Follow the bouncing cross and sing along" huh?

I still miss the Latin mass.

Oh me, too. Back in the university we used to a lot of Palestrina, Monteverdi, de Victoria and the like. Once we even, through a fluke, got to perform Missa Postuma by Monteverdi in Mission Santa Barbara. Guys, it was an ecstatic experience, truly ecstatic. The entire chamber choir was in tears as we sang. Tourist tripped up the steps and into the church . . . and froze! Just glorious.

 

[TE999]

It's nicer when you don't know what they're saying?

I knew every word by heart, and what it all meant.

It was so much more...dignified...holy I guess you could say...not all this git'tar playin', goofy songs and suchlike now'adays, consarn it.

 

[TE999]

Oh me, too. Back in the university we used to a lot of Palestrina, Monteverdi, de Victoria and the like. Once we even, through a fluke, got to perform Missa Postuma by Monteverdi in Mission Santa Barbara. Guys, it was an ecstatic experience, truly ecstatic. The entire chamber choir was in tears as we sang. Tourist tripped up the steps and into the church . . . and froze! Just glorious.

Sounds beautiful. Shame it wasn't recorded, or was it?

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Sounds beautiful. Shame it wasn't recorded, or was it?

No, it was purely a spur of the moment kind of thing. The story is too long for here but should you suffer from insomnia in Chicago . . .

 

[TE999]

No, it was purely a spur of the moment kind of thing. The story is too long for here but should you suffer from insomnia in Chicago . . .

Somehow, I don't think that will be a problem...

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Somehow, I don't think that will be a problem...

Yeah, staying awake would probably be an advantage there!

 

[TE999]

Yeah, staying awake would probably be an advantage there!

It sure was last year.

 

[incubus666]

Damn sarahh

I thought you might be Jewish. As I remember Jewish women were required to submit to their husbands on the Sabbath. (Saturday)
Were that true you would be so full of endorphins the wine would be unnecessary.
A different idea of what being plowed means.

Mike S.

 

[Belegon]

I knew every word by heart, and what it all meant.

It was so much more...dignified...holy I guess you could say...not all this git'tar playin', goofy songs and suchlike now'adays, consarn it.

While I don't necessarily dislike the more modern services, I also will say that the Latin Mass had some damn good style to it. It really does seem more reverent.

Would I feel that way if I had sat through it every Sunday? Well, probably not.

But I still like it in Latin.

(BTW, took 2 years of Latin. Can kinda follow along, even now.)

 

[voluptuary_manque]

While I don't necessarily dislike the more modern services, I also will say that the Latin Mass had some damn good style to it. It really does seem more reverent.

Would I feel that way if I had sat through it every Sunday? Well, probably not.

But I still like it in Latin.

(BTW, took 2 years of Latin. Can kinda follow along, even now.)

It's one of the few regrets I have in my life that I didn't take Latin instead of Spanish in high school and then in the university after that. I'd have liked Greek, too, Classicist maniac that I am.

 

[Safe_Bet]

Can they just stop with the flipping incense though? Makes me sneeze like crazy whenever I go to a Catholic service for some reason!

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Can they just stop with the flipping incense though? Makes me sneeze like crazy whenever I go to a Catholic service for some reason!

I love the incense! It's the only kind I really like and you can't get that particular scent at any craft faire, wiccan gathering or anywhere else that I know. I'm sorry that you're allergic to it but if someone knows a source of official Catholic liturgical incense, I will be soooo greatful.

 

[Safe_Bet]

I love the incense! It's the only kind I really like and you can't get that particular scent at any craft faire, wiccan gathering or anywhere else that I know. I'm sorry that you're allergic to it but if someone knows a source of official Catholic liturgical incense, I will be soooo greatful.

Make your own! Wear the same pair of socks for a month straight (no bathing - that cheating) then light those suckers on fire!

Every wonder why all those monks wear sandals without socks? Yup, they are regularly harvested to make incense!

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Make your own! Wear the same pair of socks for a month straight (no bathing - that cheating) then light those suckers on fire!

Every wonder why all those monks wear sandals without socks? Yup, they are regularly harvested to make incense!

At this point, I think we're back to the thread AllardChardon started on hormones and scents. That certainly isn't what it smells like to me!