tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808083113697429762.post4102032908284004981..comments2023-09-23T03:34:34.366-07:00Comments on sweet beneath the leaf: The earth is the Lord'sMJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10804920112755692828noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808083113697429762.post-44661925860229659992013-06-29T11:07:59.445-07:002013-06-29T11:07:59.445-07:00Well, THIS catholic funeral mass was at a very &qu...Well, THIS catholic funeral mass was at a very "low church" college catholic center. If they say three words of latin in a year I'd be surprised. It was extremely like an ordinary mass there, with hymns chosen by the woman before she died and a few prayers with echoes of orthodox prayers for the departed in them. <br /><br />It was kind of nice to have a full mass with a funeral ("...as a promise of Thy kingdom and they life to come"), but I was surprised that there was not more funeral to it. Perhaps there is more of that in private when one dies, or when one is buried? Or perhaps this was the sort of woman who adjures folks to rejoice at her funeral and carries enough weight to be heeded. <br /><br />I wonder if it is still possible, anywhere in the world, to find the kind of mass conjured up by a Mozart requiem or a Schubert mass. But then maybe they were generally for concerts rather than for church, anyway. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808083113697429762.post-80188436889058700502013-06-29T06:05:54.363-07:002013-06-29T06:05:54.363-07:00I always enjoy his posts and the comments. I was e...I always enjoy his posts and the comments. I was eager to listen to his appearance on Ancient Faith Today on "The Crisis of Beauty," because I loved that post, but I was sadly sort of underwhelmed by the dialogue between him and Kevin Allen. I didn't listen to the whole thing though, and nonetheless I liked hearing his voice.<br /><br />What are catholic funeral masses like? Do they sing "Requiem?" MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804920112755692828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5808083113697429762.post-17371561948328538732013-06-28T14:48:55.846-07:002013-06-28T14:48:55.846-07:00I spent all morning last Thursday reading Fr Steph...I spent all morning last Thursday reading Fr Stephen's "Modern Loneliness" post and ALL the comments....!! Way to go Fr Steven: serious and kind comment thread. That is, after I went to a catholic funeral mass for a woman I'd never met. It was kind of a strange day. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com