Tag Archives: singing

On the twelfth day of Christmas

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

On the twelfth day of Christmas I shared myself. Well, that just looks like a weird sentence, doesn’t it?! I met two beautiful souls for the first time: @hakiclark and @stitchsarah. We, along with @seanfish, shared good food and good … Continue reading →

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Climax

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

This morning I conducted the choir at 9am Mass.  Today is the Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ (aka Corpus Christi).  In addition to this, our 9am Mass today was a celebration of the 50th anniversary of priesthood … Continue reading →

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Sing! Sing a song!

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

“Vide, ut quod ore cantas, corde credas, et quod corde credis, operibus comprobes“ This prayer is a blessing for cantors as decreed by the Tenth Canon of the Fourth Council of Carthage (c398 AD).  It translates as “See that what … Continue reading →

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The seventh day of Christmas

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

As the 2011 draws to a close in the next 90 minutes, it is time to reflect. For a whole host of reasons, this has not been the happiest year of my life. I don’t really want to elaborate on … Continue reading →

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The first day of Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

The first day of Christmas for me began with Midnight Mass. It was my third Mass of the evening so I was quite tired. The night before had been spent, as per my Christmas tradition, out shopping until around 3am. … Continue reading →

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Say nightie-night and kiss me

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Today is the last day of June so that brings to a close the month of #blogjune. I’ve had so much fun!  I’ve learned more about my friends and colleagues and I’ve learned more about myself.  It has been such … Continue reading →

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I ♥ Birthdays!

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

Man, do I love birthdays!!!  They don’t even have to be mine…although I really do like mine too.  I’ve had a pretty busy weekend…which explains the crappy blog posts of the last couple of days.  Yesterday I drove for over … Continue reading →

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Easter

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to finally post my final blog entry for #lent2011.  Lent is nothing without Easter! So here it is… Actually, I really feel my celebration is the Triduum and Easter Sunday is somewhat … Continue reading →

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Triduum

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

My final few #Lent2011 posts are now so overdue that it almost seems pointless but I will finish what I started. There are three days which form the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil.  Here is my … Continue reading →

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Holy Week

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

At the end of my last blog post I had the idea that I would at least make the effort to post every day in Holy Week.  Well that just didn’t happen.  If I was completely honest with myself, it … Continue reading →

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