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Prodigal Daughter
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Posted: Mon May 28th, 2007 02:14 pm |
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| Yesterday at Mass, a prayer was read after the second reading and before the Gospel. When I arrived home after Mass, I looked in my Magnificat and saw this same prayer. It is called "Sequence." Does anyone know where this prayer came from and why it is read on Pentecost?
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Posted: Mon May 28th, 2007 05:02 pm |
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Prodigal Daughter wrote: Does anyone know where this prayer came from and why it is read on Pentecost?
The Sequence is a hymn once sung before the Gospel on all major feasts. I think the only feasts remaining in which the Sequence is still included in the liturgy are Easter and Pentecost, but it's possible that it may also be in some other feasts such as Corpus Christi. For the most part, it's been replaced by the verse before the Gospel (usually called the Alleluia verse except during Lent).
New Advent includes the definition and history of the Sequence in the Catholic Encyclopedia but remember that the information here is from 1917 so much of it (such as the feasts) is no longer current.
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Posted: Mon May 28th, 2007 05:02 pm |
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Deb, on certain solemn feasts such as Christmas, Easter and Pentecost, there is an extra thematic song/poem placed after (“in sequentia,” hence the name “sequence”) the responsorial psalm, to add to the solemnity of the occasion. The one for Pentecost is of medieval origin. I think the author is known, but I haven’t checked on it to make sure.
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Posted: Tue May 29th, 2007 12:47 am |
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Argh!
Why did my parish omit the Sequence? There was a choir. There was a cantor. It's in the Breaking Bread hymnal. I was looking right at it.
"The Sequence, which is optional except on Easter Sunday and on Pentecost Day, is sung before the Alleluia." (GIRM, 64)
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Posted: Tue May 29th, 2007 01:15 am |
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japhy wrote: Argh!
Why did my parish omit the Sequence? There was a choir. There was a cantor. It's in the Breaking Bread hymnal. I was looking right at it.
"The Sequence, which is optional except on Easter Sunday and on Pentecost Day, is sung before the Alleluia." (GIRM, 64)
Not every pastor has read the GIRM, and many of those who have do not believe it applies to them. That's really the only answer I can give you. You can print the GIRM and ask your pastor about it if you want. I'd be interested in hearing what he has to say.
It's a shame, too, because it is such a beautiful hymn.
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Posted: Tue May 29th, 2007 01:25 am |
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I could bring in my copy of the GIRM, which I'm a quarter or third of the way through, having already highlighted #64 in its entirety a month ago or so.
It might have been an oversight of our music minister. I'd feel more comfortable asking him first before I "confront" my pastor.
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Posted: Tue May 29th, 2007 02:11 am |
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japhy wrote: I'd feel more comfortable asking him first before I "confront" my pastor.
Well, I didn't say "confront", I said "ask". I think when a parishioner is studying a Church document and he finds something that brings a question to his mind, it's worth an inquiry to the person responsible, and in this case it's the pastor. His answer might well be that it was an oversight, and that's a valid response. It might also be that he didn't realize it was mandatory, which is also valid, but he'll know better next year. And he might say that it would make the mass too long or he doesn't think it's important, which will convey an entirely different message. But regardless of the answer, it does not affect the validity of the mass.
When you have a question about the universal Church or policy in the United States, we can answer. When you have a question about the practice in your own diocese, it should go to your bishop or his representative. When it involves your own parish, it goes to the pastor or his representative. In your case, it might well belong with the music director or liturgy coordinator, but the pastor has the ultimate responsibility. At any rate, you have the right to ask.
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Posted: Fri Jun 1st, 2007 10:45 pm |
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What does GIRM stand for and what exacty is it?
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Posted: Fri Jun 1st, 2007 11:16 pm |
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GIRM stands for General Instruction of the Roman Missal. It’s the official guide to how Mass is supposed to be celebrated. It’s available on the internet at the USCCB site.
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