tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post2186692039630979569..comments2024-03-29T00:16:25.097-07:00Comments on The Eponymous Flower: Old Jesuit Church Taken Over by Traditionalist Order in IrelandTancredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16015531337154301560noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-85012547636646419402012-11-01T13:06:10.170-07:002012-11-01T13:06:10.170-07:00Good question, the site that reported it is curren...Good question, the site that reported it is currently not posting much, but I'll keep a lookout.<br /><br />http://catholicheritage.blogspot.com/2012/08/rejoice-rejoice-rejoice.htmlTancredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015531337154301560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-66163640119414734912012-11-01T11:01:52.343-07:002012-11-01T11:01:52.343-07:00When is the church going to be fully open again to...When is the church going to be fully open again to the publicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-21724899063288400032012-08-25T17:49:46.681-07:002012-08-25T17:49:46.681-07:00That's right, you Irish like no music...That's right, you Irish like no music...Andrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-50625730650393650692012-08-25T11:33:56.576-07:002012-08-25T11:33:56.576-07:00I used to go to a regular old diocesan Indult that...I used to go to a regular old diocesan Indult that would on occasion play the organ throughout the entire Mass. It was extremely grating.servonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-22582488415428616262012-08-25T11:19:08.014-07:002012-08-25T11:19:08.014-07:00Thank you for this. Just out of curiosity, would ...Thank you for this. Just out of curiosity, would this choir have been replaced by a chant scholar by any chance?Tancredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16015531337154301560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-87202102554757131382012-08-25T11:09:58.462-07:002012-08-25T11:09:58.462-07:00Thank you, Jack.
Actually it is because I appreci...Thank you, Jack.<br /><br />Actually it is because I appreciate fine music that I bemoan the rather odd musical illiteracy of the Institute. Not all of their priests are tone deaf, of course, but a surprising number of them are. They have a well-deserved reputation for taking over a church and promptly turning great choirs into mediocre ones. Why this is, I cannot say.<br /><br />Your last sentence was both ironic and amusing since the Low Mass I attend, which is offered by the Institute, has unending wall-to-wall organ music from before Mass begins to well after it ends. The only moment of silence we suffering Catholics are permitted is a couple of minutes during the Elevation.<br /><br />I used to attend the High Mass there, with a choir so expert that one thought one was actually in Heaven. But the new Institute priest promptly disbanded this 45 year old choir and replaced it with an inept conductor and some highly untrained singers. <br /><br />After being appalled by the dreadful downturn in the musical quality I started attending the Low Mass...only to have this damned organ going nonstop. We can't win.<br /><br />The Institute is a fine organization, and they say their Masses beautifully, but their musical acumen is nil.schmenznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-1445215404218162712012-08-24T18:53:20.994-07:002012-08-24T18:53:20.994-07:00More information about the Institute in Ireland ca...More information about the Institute in Ireland can be found at <a href="institute-christ-king.ie" rel="nofollow">institute-christ-king.ie</a>.<br /><br />Schmenz, if you brought ear-plugs to Mass, you wouldn't be able to hear the organ and defeat the purpose of a High Mass. One who doesn't appreciate fine music would be best suited to attend a Low Mass.Jack B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-23125797519654352412012-08-24T17:19:50.571-07:002012-08-24T17:19:50.571-07:00I remember seeing this video several years back I ...I remember seeing this video several years back I believe. I was so saddened (almost to tears) at hearing the awful future that lay in store for God's house. With the music I could almost hear the joyous and busy sounds that once filled the rooms, residences and the church proper... only to be silenced by the grim reality of a church in pain, losing her faithful. But no! God has other plans! This is a testament to the return of Holy Mother Church to bring to her children traditional Catholic teaching and worship. Blessed be God.Thomhttp://brunnerorgans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4404498638452030181.post-28566789976791743972012-08-24T09:37:47.970-07:002012-08-24T09:37:47.970-07:00I'm glad to see this.
But my dear Irish frien...I'm glad to see this.<br /><br />But my dear Irish friends: be prepared for never-ending, non-stop, wall-to-wall organ music during your Institute Masses. Maybe you can all purchase ear plugs! (smile)schmenznoreply@blogger.com