iSNARK! 171

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Today we have a special treat for you: music from the First Friday Mass of VI-3-11, my first Extraordinary Form High Mass in eight years, scattered throughout this episode. Schola Viri Duorum strikes again, this time in persona yours truly and Richard Chonak of Catholic Light fame. We also play four different tunes to Ave Verum, and link to one more.
Intro, featuring sheep and squirrels
Feasts for the Week:  June 6-19.

Commercials from our usual "sponsors" (Krakowska Kielbasa, König Ludwig Weissbier, and Christus Vincit Whitewash) scattered throughout. Look on the sidebar, you'll find them there, too!
Miscellaneous Outburst, Random Thought, and Don't Do This at Church (two instances)
Shamus' Adventures in Classical Latin, brought to you by Lots of Hair. Shamus O'Reilly wreckovates Mozart's Awe Werum.

Music:  (1-4 are from The Complete Proper of the Mass by Koch and Green)
1. Cogitationes Cordis Ejus (Introit/Sacred Heart)
2. Double Alleluia (Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart in Paschal Time)
3. Holocaustem et pro peccato non postulasti (Offertory/Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart in Paschal Time)
4. Si Quis Sitit (Communion/Votive Mass of the Sacred Heart in Paschal Time)
5. O Sacred Heart, O Love Divine (traditional)
6. Kyrie from Messa "Laus Tibi Christe" (Federico Caudana)
7.Cor Dulce, Cor Amabile (traditional)
8., 9. Sanctus and Agnus Dei from Messa "Cristo Riscuciti" (Luigi Picchi)
10. Elevation music: Organ improv by yours truly, which includes the refrain of the Roman Christus Vincit
11. Christus Vincit (written by yours truly)
12. To Jesus' Heart All-Burning (traditional)
13-16. Four different settings of Ave Verum (Mode VI, recorded in my parlor, circa 2007; setting by W.A. Mozart, recorded at an Extraordinary Form Low Mass at St. Leo the Great Church, Pawtucket, RI, circa 2008, duet with Valerie; setting by Lorenzo Perosi, arr. by Fr. Carlo Rossini, recorded May 2011 at an Ordinary Form Mass at Sacred Heart Church, West Warwick, RI, sung by Elane and Kate, accompanied by yours truly; setting by William Byrd, performed by Aeode Consort, courtesy of The Classic Cat)
Additional link: Link to YouTube video of the setting by Colin Mawby (performed by the choir of the Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City, UT, while at the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, Italy)

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CHRISTUS VINCIT TV 2

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Sorry it's been so long since the last show. However, we did do some improving of the sound on this one. It actually lines up with the video now. That's because instead of using the camera audio, I used the audio from my trusty Olympus DS-30 recorder, then doctored it with Audacity before putting it together on ShowBiz.

Today we talk about the Extraordinary Form of the Mass that I played at St. Leo the Great Church in Pawtucket, RI.
We also play a (roughly) 90-second re-enactment of the 100th episode of Christus Vincit ANYWHERE! -- performed by squirrels!
Additional links: Christus Vincit - the BLOG!, Orthometer

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 93

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Now that we've gone through all the Mass from the opening Asperges/Vidi Aquam to the final Deo Gratias of the Last Gospel, today we cover one last item - the Lectionary and Calendar of the 1962 Roman Missal.

Feasts for the week (now includes the Tridentine calendar):  August 12-18.  For more information, see the New Advent Website.
Christus Vincit Semi-live in the local pub: Who do you think would take this show semi-live into a pub? After a few strong ales, Shamus manages to discuss and play the music of the Ninteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time. Better get him a designated driver, though.

Music:
1. Faith of Our Fathers (tune: St. Catherine)
2. To Jesus Christ, Our Sov'reign King (tune: Ich Glaub an Gott/refrain only)
3. Overcomer, by Jessica Smith Wright, courtesy of Podsafe

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Additional Links: Fisheaters (1962 Mass Rubrics), Sancta Missa, Christus Vincit - the BLOG!

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 92

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Today we finish our tour of the Mass according to the 1962 Roman Missal - from the Pater Noster to the Last Gospel, complete with a free tutorial for the priests on chanting the Pater Noster.
Shamus also reveals the origin of the disco tracks in Episode 90.

Feasts for the week:  August 6-12.  For more information, see the New Advent Website.
Christus Vincit Semi-live in the living room: One of the few days I don't have to go anywhere (thank God), we discuss and play the music of the Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Music:
1. The Church's One Foundation (tune: Aurelia); 2. Pater Noster (Chant)
3. Getting it Right, by Just Jaycob, courtesy of Podsafe

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 91

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I decided to do something totally different and do a show without scripts! Still did pretty good, I think. Anyhoo, today we continue the Traditional Latin Mass tour as we go through the Mass of the Faithful, up to and including the Canon of the Mass.
Feasts for the week:  July 30-August 5.  More information:  New Advent Website.
Christus Vincit Semi-Live with the Bitmap: The music for the Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Music:
1. O God, Almighty Father (tune: Gott Vater, sei Gepriesen - refrain only)
2. The King of Love My Shepherd Is (tune: St. Columba)
3. Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (tune: Lauda Anima)
4. Untitled GTR Track 367, by Christopher h, courtesy of Podsafe

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 90

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Shamus has infested this episode with disco! OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! For the record, personally, I despise disco, and even worse, rap.
Anyhoo, today we continue our journey through the Mass according to the Roman Missal of 1962, exploring the Epistle, Gospel, the intervening chants in between said readings, homily, and Credo. We managed to fit both contexts - Low Mass and High Mass.
Feasts for the week:  July 23-29.  More info: New Advent Website.
Christus Vincit Semi-Live on I-195: Music for the Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Music:
1. O God, Our Help in Ages Past (tune: St. Anne)
2. Now Thank We All Our God (tune: Nun Danket)
3. Childlike Faith, by Johnny Proctor, courtesy of Podsafe

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 89

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Today's show is in our normal format as we continue on our tour of the Traditional (1962 Missal) Latin Mass. Here will cover from the beginning up to the Collect, as we did on our last show. However, this time we will cover this in a High Mass context. When this Mass is done right, it's very beautiful! We also make mention of some of the bishops who favor the Motu Proprio and some who don't.
Also, Fr. Jud McFry returns and opens up a Communications Kiosk.
Feasts for the week:  July 16-22.  More info: New Advent Website.

Christus Vincit Semi-Live in the living room: Getting a much needed rest after the last of my daughter Brittany's all-star softball tourneys, we cover Christus Vincit Sports (final scores from the last of the tourneys) as well as the music we played on the Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Music:
1. Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (tune: Hyfrydol); 2. Holy, Holy, Holy (tune: Nicaea)
(Special thanks to Maria Anthon for joining me on those first two hymns)
3. Asperges Me (Chant, Mode VII); 4. Vidi Aquam (Chant, Mode VIII)
5. The Joy, by David Cyr, courtesy of Podsafe

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Shamus' Adventures in Classical Latin: Shamus wreckovates the Asperges Me and the Vidi Aquam, brought to you by Gerald Augustinus' Money-Saving Tips for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 88

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Special "midweek" edition - that "podcast in between regularly scheduled podcasts".
Today we begin a new series on how the Traditional (Tridentine) Latin Mass is celebrated. On this first leg of the series, we take you from the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar to the Collect in Low Mass.
Feasts for the week and CV Semi-Live will resume on our next show.
We did, however, bring back our good friends Papa Joe Ratzi and Frank A. Rinze as they save a distraught bishop in Liturgy 911.

We also give a sneak preview of Big Sibling 2, by PWTN, a Miscellaneous Outburst, and Don't Do This at Church.

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Music: Divine Praises, by Paul Lisney, brought to you by the Podsafe Music Network

Additional Links: Fisheaters.com Traditional Mass Rubrics

Finally, nominations are still going for the 2007 Podcast Awards, until July 15. After that will be the voting phase. Anyone wanna nominate us? Please?

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CHRISTUS VINCIT TV 1

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Welcome to our CVTV debut!
On this CVTV Premiere, we discuss this year's Music Survey from OCP, and the forthcoming Motu Proprio from Pope Benedict XVI that the liturgical world is anticipating.
Please bear with me in terms of sound issues (1: swishy / 2: as the show progresses, the sound seems to beat the movement of my mouth by about a half a second), as we'll be fixing those issues soon enough. If anyone has an idea on how to fix those, please let me know.

Links:
OCP Music Survey 2007 (blank - .pdf);
My answers to the same survey (also a .pdf) DO NOT COPY MY ANSWERS (that would be cheating)! USE YOUR OWN DAMN ANSWERS!

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 77

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Today we finish talking about bits of our Holy Father's Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis. This is the last of three parts.

Also: CV Semi-Live is in a casino, and we have two brand new miscellaneous outbursts.
Feasts for the week: St. Anselm. For more info, visit the New Advent Website.
Christus Vincit Semi-Live at Twin Rivers Casino: While Shamus wins a lot of loot and blows it right back, we cover the music of Confirmation and Divine Mercy Sunday.

Music:
1. Come, Holy Ghost (tune: Lambillotte); 2. Veni, Creator Spiritus (Chant, Mode VIII)
3. Sing with All the Saints in Glory (tune: Hymn to Joy)
4. Godhead, Here in Hiding (tune: Adoro Te Devote)
5. We Walk by Faith (tune: St. Anne); 6. O Salutaris Hostia (Werner)
7. Power to Believe, by Johnny Proctor, brought to you by Podsafe.

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Hymnody in Inflationary Language: Today Shamus inflates Ye Sons and Daughters, brought to you by the Secret Society of the Spirit of Vatican II.
Additional Link: Sacramentum Caritatis on the Vatican II Website

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 75

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Woohoo! We're up on the Monday this week, like we should be. Still having problems mixing to an .mp3, but I was able to mix from my wife's computer, then upload from my own computer. How did the files get transported from one machine to the other without file sharing? My trusty Olympus DS-30 (pictured at left), of course!
Today we continue talking about bits of our Holy Father's Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis. This is the second of three parts. CV Semi-Live is back on I-195, and we have two brand spankin' new miscellaneous outbursts.
Feasts for the week: April 2-7.  For more information: New Advent Website.
Christus Vincit Semi-Live on I-195: While on the highway doin' 70 MPH (that's five over the posted limit, btw), we cover the music of Palm Sunday.

Music:
1. Gloria, Laus, et Honor (antiphon only) (Chant, Mode I);
2. Hosanna, Filio David (Chant, Mode VII);
3. All Glory, Laud, and Honor (tune: St. Theodulph);
4. My God, My God (excerpt), (written by yours truly)
5. O Sacred Head, Surrounded (tune: Passion Chorale); 6. Were You There (Spiritual)
7. Sing, My Tongue, the Savior's Glory (Chant, Mode III)
8. Prelude on Passion Chorale (written by Flor Peeters)
9. The Apostles' Creed, by Paul Lisney, brought to you by Podsafe.

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Shamus' Adventures in Classical Latin: Gloria, Laus, et Honor, brought to you by the Pontifical Office of Liturgical Police's Effort to End Liturgical Abuse.

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 74

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Sorry I'm late. Computer acted up on me all night last night trying to get my podcast up. For some reason, it would not let me mix the show I had prepared as an .mp3 file. But I had no problem mixing it as a .wav. This morning, it loaded as an .mp3 with no problem, which ticked me off because everything I had recorded was aimed around yesterday - the Annunciation, even with the praying of the Angelus Prayer.

Anyhoo, today it's all up - the Angelus Prayer, and the first of a three-part series on Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Exhortation, Sacramentum Caritatis. Today we cover some of the introductory sections of this very important document.

We've got two miscellaneous outbursts today as well.

Feasts for the week: Annunciation. For more information, see the New Advent Website.
Christus Vincit Semi-Live on the High Trail with the Bitmap: Bitmap and Snarky run through the music list for the Fifth Sunday of Lent. They even run into Shamus. The muddy trails will never be the same again!

Music:

1. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (tune: Lobe den Herren)
2. The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came (Basque Carol), improvised variations performed/arranged by yours truly
3. Hail Mary, by Johnny Proctor, brought to you by Podsafe. Johnny's Soundclick Site

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Inflationary Language: There's a Wideness in God's Mercy, courtesy of Save the Liturgy, Save the World.
Additional Link: Fr. Martin Fox's Latin/Chant Survey

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CHRISTUS VINCIT PODCASTING 15

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Today: The conclusion of our side-by-side comparisons between the Tridentine Mass and Normative Mass (Novus Ordo), with focus on seasons and feasts and the difference in their dates. We also cover our music for the anticipated Mass of the Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Music: A Tale, by None, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network
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CHRISTUS VINCIT PODCASTING 14

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Today: The first part of this two-part series compares the basic Mass elements of the Tridentine Mass (1962 Missal) with the Missa Normativa (current Missal).

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Music: Sage Hill - Theme, by Intellect, courtesy of Podsafe
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