Posted on 03/28/2006 7:02:51 PM PST by sionnsar
A Tribute to Anglo-Catholics
(tune: Aurelia: The Church's One Foundation)
Our church is mighty spikey with smells and bells and chants,
And Palestrina masses that vex the Protestants.
O happy ones and holy who fall upon their knees
For solemn Benediction and mid-week Rosaries.
Though with a scornful wonder men see our clergy, dressed
In rich brocaded vestments as slowly they process;
Yet saints their watch are keeping lest souls be set alight
Not by the Holy Spirit, but incense taking flight.
Now we on earth have union with Lambeth, not with Rome,
Although the wags and cynics may question our true home;
But folk masses and bingo can't possibly depose
The works of Byrd and Tallis, or Cranmer's stately prose.
(Here shall the organist modulate)
So let the organ thunder, sound fanfares "en chamade";
Rejoice, for we are treading where many saints have trod;
Let peals ring from the spire, sing descants to high C,
Just don't let your elation disrupt the liturgy.
Traditional Anglican ping, continued in memory of its founder Arlin Adams. ping
Ya'll should cross the Tiber, we need you.
This is not the first time I have heard this, so I will just note that that could well be the reason why some are not crossing the Tiber.
Very funny!
You could do the Anglican Usage (if things are worked right), like we have here in Houston. Very smoky.
My daughter made the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela last summer. This is the "Botafumiera" - the giant thurible - that is charged and lit and then swung back and forth through the cathedral by eight guys with ropes.
Some day, God willing, I will get over to Santiago de Compostela. After I have paid my respects at the Valle de los Caidos, of course.
Yes, pray cross the Tiber! The crossing should go both ways as there are many here that would fit in perfectly there.
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