iSNARK! 173

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OOPS! I somehow managed to create the longest podcast episode in Christus Vincit/iSNARK! history, surpassing the 2007 Easter special by just about two minutes! That is basically because our What Did We Sing Today still came out longer than normal, and I even dropped several pieces I recorded! Oh well, try to enjoy anyways!
Anyhoo, today we talk about my new pet project, influenced by the book pictured at left, and A Living WHAT?!, a ranting on how one publisher killed a good, solid, Catholic classic! 
Feasts for the Week:  July 4-17. 
Commercials (the three usuals, scattered)
Don't Do This at Church (three, scattered)

What Did We Sing Today: covering The Body and Blood of Christ, First Communion, Sacred Heart (Extraordinary Form), and the Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Miscellaneous Outburst
Top Ten Least Popular Patriotic Songs Heard at Mass, brought to you by Programmable Belltower Bells. From the home office somewhere in West Warwick, Rhode Island.

Music:
1. Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All (tune by Mother Alexis Donnelly, RSM)
2. Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (tune: Grosser Gott)
3., 4. Kyrie and Gloria from Mass VIII (Missa de Angelis)
5. Cor Dulce, Cor Amabile (traditional); 6. Adoro Te Devote (Mode V)
7. God of Our Fathers (tune: National Hymn)
8. I Will Praise Your Name for Ever (written by yours truly); 9. Alleluia (Mode VI)
10. Shepherd of Souls (tune: St. Agnes); 11. America, the Beautiful (tune: Materna)
12. Faith of Our Fathers (tune: St. Catherine)
13. Chris Breemer plays the Organ Sonata #4 in B-Flat Major (written by Felix Mendelssohn), courtesy of the Piano Society (though he plays this piece on the ORGAN) and the Classic Cat.

Additional link:  Catholic Light

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iSNARK! 172

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Inspired by First Communion rehearsals a couple of Sundays ago, I couldn't resist doing a segment on postures for receiving Holy Communion (but not without revealing some major pet peeves). Special thanks to my wife Ann for some voice help.  Also, the Gott Vater makes its grand return. Includes the beloved O Most Holy Trinity refrain.  Speaking of refrains, Sweet Sacrament also falls into the mix.
Feasts for the Week:  June 20-July 3 (now with Anglican Use Calendar)
Don't Do This at Church (two instances)
The usual commercials (three of them, scattered throughout)

What Did We Sing Today? Trinity Sunday. Comes with some Titanic trivia.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Communion Line edition, brought to you by Orange.
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Music:
1. Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Mode I); 2. Come, Now, Almighty King (tune: Italian Hymn)
3. Holy, Holy, Holy (tune: Nicaea); 4. Danish Amen
5. De Trinitate (anonymous tune; text by Adam of St. Victor)
6. Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All (tune: Sweet Sacrament)
7. O God, Almighty Father (tune: Gott Vater, sei Gepriesen)
8. Johnny Proctor rocks out with Power to Believe. Courtesy of Music Alley.

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 81

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Sorry we're late this week. I had everything ready for yesterday, but was sidetracked with some family issues that had to be taken care of. I was able to get as far as the mixing finally last night, so the dates reflect yesterday. But...I couldn't upload the show or the notes until today.

Today we talk about congregational singing at funerals.
Feasts for the week:  May 14-18. For more information, see the New Advent Website.

Christus Vincit Semi-Live on I-195: Today the road is a little safer as we discuss and play some of the music we used for the Sixth Sunday of Easter. It was an action packed weekend as one Mass ended with a May Procession, and another Mass was First Communion.

Music:
1. Come, Holy Ghost (music written by Louis Lambillotte)
2. O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God (tune: St. Columba)
3. Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (tune: Hyfrydol);
4. At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing (tune: Salzburg)

5. Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious, written and performed by Paul Lisney, courtesy of the Podsafe Music Network

Commercials: Playing with Fire Podcast, iPadre Network, Disciples with Microphones
Top Ten List: Top Ten Least Popular Music Ministry Ensembles, courtesy of Hell.
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CHRISTUS VINCIT PODCASTING 29

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Hope all you mothers had a happy Mothers' Day, especially to my own mother, as well as to my wife. ;)
Starting today, we will now upload on Mondays. I actually have more time to get things going.
Today we describe the organs of three Catholic Churches in my alma mater town of Cumberland, RI. We also discover that Shamus is "loco in the cabesa".

Music:
1. Ave Verum Corpus (written by W.A. Mozart)
2. Prelude and Fugue in G Major (written by J.S. Bach), played by Joe Clemens, courtesy of Podsafe

Christus Vincit Sports: BISHOPS IN SPORTS (NHL/NBA Playoff edition) continues

Commercials:
The New Ignatius Bible, Second Catholic Edition and a podcast on it by Gerald Augustinus at The Cafeteria Is Closed,
iPadre, Disciples with Microphones

Music list: an action-packed Fifth Sunday of Easter, that includes a May Procession, and First Communion
Closing: my forthcoming appearance on a TV Mass, and how my cat reacts to the hymnal Glory and Praise

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