[ELS]

I am (officially) annoyed that the VatChoir (or whatever) can't or won't just sing the Missa de Angelis. What is their problem?! Their intermixing of some other melody is quite disturbing. They did it again with the Gloria today at St. John Lateran. Ugh. </rant>

[pieces of time]

Does anyone know the two songs, processional and recessional, sung at St. Mary Major? The limited translation I got of the recessional sounded as though it might be specific to St. Mary Major. Thought they also mentioned Benedict by name.

God bless Pope Benedict and keep him strong.

[ninenot]

Sorry, I didn't hear the Mass. Some niece of mine was getting married and She Who Must Be Obeyed thought I should show up...

You're lucky to have heard what you did. I was forced to participate in a Mass celebrated by a contumacious Jesuit, who re-arranged the words of the Canon and the Our Father, who ordered the congregation to stand throughout the Canon, etc., etc.

Of course, my family KNELT during the Canon--all 11 of us, and the various boy/girl friends of my children. We were up in front, too.

Heh, heh, heh.