CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 57

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Christus Vincit in three musical settings, from the 8th Century to the 20th Century.

Blogs mentioned:
 The New Liturgical Movement, Musica Sacra.

Intro: Shamus O Reilly's snow machine malfunctions on Thanksgiving Day

Feasts for the Week: St. Andrew the Apostle
Music Lists: Thanksgiving and Christ the King

Music:
1. For the Beauty of the Earth (tune: Dix)
2. To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King (refrain / tune: Ich Glaub an Gott)
3-5. Three settings of Christus Vincit (Ambrosian Chant as found in The New St. Basil Hymnal; Roman Version as found in The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book, 1941 Supplement; and a setting written by yours truly in 1999)
6. A brand spankin' new organ impromptu performed by yours truly, based on the Ambrosian Christus Vincit.

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Christus Vincit Sports: Thanksgiving Day Scores.

Shamus' Adventures in Classical Latin, brought to you by Abbott and Costello Go to RCIA Class. Shamus wreckovates my own Christus Vincit.
Closing news: A Vancouver, BC, priest "strives for the ideal!"

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 56

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Today we explore two hymntunes that begin the same way, carry the same time signature, and carry the same poetic meter. Here we check out the similarities between the hymntunes Hanover and Lyons.

Also, we welcome The Free Sound Project to our list of effects sources, and Shamus O'Reilly gives thanks for his snow machine.

Feasts for the Week: November 21-25
Music Lists for Holy Mass: Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time. The Taco Bell Cannon (pictured left) is also discovered.

Music:
1. Now Thank We All Our God (tune: Nun Danket)
2. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (tune: Picardy, arr. by Gustav Holst)
3. O Worship the King (tune: Hanover); 4. Ye Servants of God (tune: Lyons)
5. O Praise Ye the Lord (tune: Laudate Dominum)

6. Fugue in C Minor, BWV 847, for Woodwind Trio, written by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by Steve Kreinberg, brought to you by the Podsafe Music Network. Dr. Kreinberg has a Podcast called The Music Professor Podcast.

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News from the Blogosphere - Links mentioned:
The New Liturgical Movement, Roman Catholic Blog, Christus Vincit - The Blog,
RPInet Message Board (registration is mandatory to post, but is free),
musicforliturgy.org, Diocese of Salt Lake City, Free Music Staff Paper,
The Laughing Cat, Royal School of Church Music.

Shamus' Adventures in Classical Latin, brought to you by The Wiggles Guitar: Shamus wreckovates Johann Michael Haydn's setting of O Esca Viatorum.

Closing notes - Links mentioned: Open Book, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

HAVE A HAPPY, SAFE, AND BLESSED THANKSGIVING!!!

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 55

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Today we celebrate the "double-nickels". As a special feature, we explore certain worship aids and discover which piece of music in each is "number 55" in each of them.
We also played catch-up on our Wish List, where we seek out the really good titles in the Oregon Catholic Press search engine that should be (but are not) in the Music Issue or Missal Programs. Today's list: 33 songs. Total running count after today: 235 songs.
Feasts for the Week: November 13-18
Music List for Holy Mass: Thirty-Second Sunday of Ordinary Time

Music:
1. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (tune: Lobe den Herren);
2. The Apostles' Creed, by Paul Lisney, brought to you by the Podsafe Music Network

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Shamus wreckovates Louis Lambillotte's Panis Angelicus in Shamus' Adventures in Classical Latin, brought to you by Orange County Mass Chopper-Uppers.

Links mentioned in Last Things:
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, The New Liturgical Movement

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 54

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Today we have a new Catholic Lost 45: Jesus, Son of Mary

Feasts for the Week: November 4-11
Music Lists: All Saints and Thirty-First Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Music:
1. For All the Saints (tune: Sine Nomine);
2. Remember, Lord, Thy Servants (written by yours truly)
3. I Love You, Lord, My Strength (written by yours truly, but the antiphon was adapted from Ein' Feste Berg)
4. Jesus, Son of Mary (tune: Adoro Te Devote)
5. Be Thou My Vision (tune: Slane), performed by Fugli, courtesy of Podsafe

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Christus Vincit Sports: Undefeated and Winless Teams exposed (just wait till the Boston Celtics get mentioned, ho ho ho!)
Shamus wreckovates In Paradisum in Shamus' Adventures in Classical Latin, brought to you by The Curt Jester Election Day Voticons.
Blogs mentioned in Last Things: Cantate Deo

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