MMCMXC-What I Prefer Liturgically

As One who saw the Dramatic Liturgical Changes 40 Years ago at this time, unto the point where The Holy Sacrifice of The Mass took on aspects of the Sacred Liturgies of The Lutherans, with the beginning of the Haugen-Haas Insipid Hymn Festival at such Liturgies, often infused to us in the form of a "Folk" Mass, I feel I can comment on the state of Liturgy:

I am now seeing a return of the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar to His Proper Place at The Centre of The Altar, which "Dignum Et Justum Est" or in the vernacular, "It Is Right & Just."

The Problem within the Current Offering Of The Sacred Liturgy, began with the Priest facing The Populi. Whereas the the Focus of The Liturgy should be on The Christ in regards to the Eucharist, which occurred when the Priest faced East, the Holy Sacrifice Of The Mass in the current form, may give way to a personality centred Liturgy:

If there's one thing to be said about the Anglican Book Of Common Prayer, it must be noted that the English used, is of a stately manner;

Currently, I attend the 5:15PM Sunday Mass at St Agnes RC Church on East 43rd Street, between Lexington and Third Avenues, in Midtown Manhattan, though I reside in Queens. WHY do I do this? There is absolutely NO Haugen-Haas Awful Liturgical Musical Festival. There is NO "Michael Row The Boat Ashore" type of Liturgical Music at Mass there. There is a stately Opening Hymn and Closing Hymn. There is the singing of Gregorian Chant in Latin, at the Communion Antiphon. Some pre-Communion Prayers like the "Agnus Dei" are chanted in Latin. There is Solemnity as it should be;

The Parish is home to the Traditional Latin Mass of the 1962 Missale Romanum, but even in the current Ordinary Rite, there is a Beautiful Solemnity, I experience NOWHERE Else:

Mum was Baptized there in 1921;

I went to the then Parish Owned HS from 1969 to 1973, when the school had liberalized somewhat;

But, as a Church with Solemnity, even in the Current Liturgical Form, I feel at Home;

Pax Vobis;

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MMCMLXXXIX-The Last Sunday After Pentecost Or The Feast of Christ The King

If you go according to the Traditional Catholic Calendar, this is the Twenty Fourth And Last Sunday After Pentecost, as it is during the Offering of The Traditional Latin Mass or The Anglican Use Sarum Rite Mass. If you go according to the Ordinary Rite, to day is the Feast Of Christ The King, which is celebrated in October in the Extraordinary Rite of The Traditional Latin Mass. Either way, the Old Calendar is passing and the New Year of The Church is upon us, as of Next Sunday, in the Minor Penitential Feast called Advent, bringing us into Christmas.

Out with The Old and In With The New, as in Renewal;

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The Snowbird Who Flew Home

Actually, he was called Home By God:

An Integral Part of The Ancient Order Of Hibernians in Queens County, Vincent played the Grand Role of Historian, imparting lessons to us all(Halloween is Irish, Dear People);

For he received the Grandest Call of All Time, For God Called Him Home, last Sunday;

"Bless You, My Son", was his call to me;

To which I say "Bless You Da";

Slan Leat!

On The 11th Day Of The 11th Month At The 11th Hour In 1918

The War To End All wars ended, which we know as World War I. An Armistice was signed. As a National Holiday, it was called Armistice Day. It is now called Veterans Day to honor all The Veterans of All Wars:

You see a veteran of any conflict or an active duty soldier, Thank Him or Her. Buy them a cup of Coffee, tea or even an Adult Beverage;

To date, only 1 "Doughboy" from WWI from the US is alive. Ditto, Canada & that last Canadian Veteran is a US Citizen, living in Washington State. 2K WWII Veterans per day are dying. Korean & Vietnam Veterans are aging. & Now we have Gulf War and Current Vets in our Midst;

God Bless America!

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I Have An Idea What You're Thinking Of The New Music On This Blog

If you are a US Marine, it's a John Philip Sousa March. You would be absolutely correct in saying so:

But to those of us who were children, teens and adults in the 1970s, it means "And Now For Something Completely Different";

The Military March, called "The Liberty Bell", is the theme for "Monty Python's Flying Circus", which starred Messrs Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam & The Late Graham Chapman. The female most-often cast in the series was Carol Cleveland. The show was on BBC 1 for a number of seasons, as well as various PBS Stations and later as part of ABC Late Evening Programming;

The show still causes me gales of laughter;

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Game ended. Yankees won!
MLB
PHI:3
NYY:7
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27 World Championships for DF Yankees-Oh, FUCK!

Under NO Circumstances Is It Permissible To Do THIS

Repeat-Under NO Circumstances is it permissible for METS Fans to root for DFYankees & certainly NOT in a World Series:

It's like Jews rooting for HITLER;
In my parlance, a METS Fan who roots for the Yankees in this series, deserves to be strung from a Citi Field Light Tower. In the past, it would've been an Ankle Hang from a Shea Stadium Upper Level Ramp;

It's losing your Baseball Soul;

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Oh, S--t, I Had To Bat & I Couldn't Pitch

AJ Burnett couldn't pitch last evening. It's more like he s--t the bed, which is really nothing new for him, giving up 6 Earned Runs in 2 Innings, with the Philadelphia Phillies hitting the NY Yankees 8-6:

The Yankees are 1 away from a World Series Title, #27 to be exact, but they may have to do it in that ridiculous bandbox of theirs with the Low Fences, like HS or Little League Low Fences;

Then again, it still might not happen, as CC Sabbathia isn't quite a World Series Pitcher;

Cliff Lee was strong but not quite as strong. Ryan Madson isn't the kind of Reliever I would have confidence in. And Chase Utley set a new record for 2nd Basemen, cracking his 7th Postseason Homer. Raul Ibanez cracked one a nice distance;

Notice Jorge Posada's Double-it was a Homer in RF Pop Fly Land in The Bronx, but not in Citizens Bank Park.

Now one Wonders about the Listed Yankee Stadium III Distances-are they the REAL Distances or is that all for show, & perhaps deception, by possibly 15 Feet? Like how SHORT are those Distances?

7:57PM ET on FOX, Tomorrow. Radio is WPHT 1210, Philadelphia, if you DON't Want to hear Sterling & Suzyn or The Wit & "Wisdom" of Tim Mc Cavah.

Game ended. Yankees lost.
MLB
NYY:6
PHI:8
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