iSNARK! 155

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More on the 2010 Music Issue's issues (hymns #372-457 to be exact), and, in a special presentation of Liturgy 911 (encore from CVA #61 - yeah, the OLD show!), Papa Joe Ratzi and Frank A. Rinze have been hired to pursue the Clorox Martini Lady. We then follow with the origin of the Clorox Martini.  We also have something new: a couple of iSNARK! Fun Facts!
We begin with a brief ditty by the Three Snarks.
Basso Profundo, the Singing Fish croons the Mode I chant setting of Ave Maria.
Don't Do This at Church

Bubble rocks out with Christmas Time in Mars, courtesy of Music Alley.
One of These Things Is Not Like the Others: Organs and Instruments Other Than Organs.
Closing notes include: Hire a snark!

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iSNARK! 154

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We're back, and under a new moniker:

We've kept much of the same and added some new stuff. Shamus O'Reilly has returned (albiet crocked), as did Fr. Jud Fry (albeit sober). Very soon, we'll be bringing back our Liturgy 911 friends Papa Joe Ratzi and Frank A. Rinze, as well as new Top Ten lists, and many more.  We've also added a new voice to the mix, Basso Profundo, the Singing Fish ("Basso" rhymes with "Lasso"; after all, he IS a fish). We even added a new segment to try out, called One of These Things Is Not Like the Others, where you can try to figure out which one is about as misfit as a Charlie in the Box.
In our "debut" episode, we  reveal the 2010 OCP Music Issue's Issues (hymns numbered 301-371), a really bad Don Pardo imitator attempts to do our new Intro, yours truly confesses to Fr. Jud McFry about my whereabouts, and Shamus gets "pre-smashed" before the New Year's Eve party and gives a shout out to one of our listeners.
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Exsultets with Bad Bongos Edition (Red Sox Cap Tip to Rich at Catholic Light), brought to you by Poncho Ladies Invade Santa Barbara (a commercial for it follows this clip).
Basso Profundo, the Singing Fish croons Of the Father's Love Begotten.
Charlie Crowe performs his own Christmas tune, The Little Drummer Dude, courtesy of Music Alley (formerly the Podsafe Music Network).
One of These Things Is Not Like the Others: Christmas Edition. Can you find the misfits?
Don't Do This at Church: The Mass Is Ended
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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 153

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Today we will present the Responsorial Psalm settings for Lent that I wrote and sent to the Chabanel Responsorial Psalms Project.  We also tell you what I've been up to during my little hiatus, and we share a couple of stories that were given to me by my wife Ann.
Feasts for the Month: February 2009. For more info: New Advent Website.
Liturgy 101 from the School of Snark: Ash Wednesday. For more info, check out the CanticaNOVA Planning Pages for Ash Wednesday.
Don't Do This at Church (two clips)
Christus Vincit Semi-Live at the Kitchen Table: the aforementioned original Psalm settings

Music:
1-6. Excerpts from Be Merciful, O Lord, Your Ways, O Lord, I Will Walk before the Lord, Lord, You Have the Words, Taste and See, and Create a Clean Heart, all written by yours truly.
7. Antiphon from the introit Esto Mihi (Chant, Mode IV), sung by the Schola Cantorum of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, Beverly, MA, Michael Olbash: schola director, Frederick McArthur: music director. Also in the schola, Rich Chonak of Catholic Light.

Hymnody in Inflationary Language, brought to you by Pope Pelosi: Shamus inflates six of the seven verses of Adoro Te Devote.

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CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 152

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More coverage on the 2009 OCP Music Issue.  Also, learn how I handle a Happy Holidays greeting.  You'll even hear Shamus O'Reilly sing Adeste Fideles with a quartet!  And can you believe I actually have a New Year's Resolution?
Feasts for the month: January 2009.  For more information: New Advent Website.
Liturgy 101 from the School of Snark (formerly the CVA Suggestion Box): Second Sunday of Ordinary Time. For more 411: CanticaNOVA Planning Pages for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time)

Don't Do This at Church (two clips)
Music: What Child Is This (tune: Greensleeves), arranged and performed by Mario Ajero, courtesy of Podsafe. Mario's podcast: The Piano Podcast with Mario Ajero
Top Ten Nightmares Known to Happen at a Christmas Mass, brought to you by 4:33
News at the Door from the Schwan's Schnark: Brand-spankin'-new Oven Roasted Chicken Bites and Fruit-to-Go Cups
A brief word on the Memorial Acclamation
Additional Link: The Curt Jester

CVA/CVTV Krakowska Kielbasa Wall of Fame; How to Get Your Deli on the Wall of Fame
CVA Interactive Corner (including the Facebook group, Fans of Christus Vincit Anywhere)

CHRISTUS VINCIT ANYWHERE! 151

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Today we continue our coverage on the 2009 OCP Music Issue (cover pictured at left).  We also chat about Advent, and preparation for Christmas, and Bishop William E. Slattery (Tulsa, OK) gives his take about ad Orientem.
Feasts for the month: December 2008. More info: New Advent Website.
CVA Suggestion Box: Third Sunday of Advent. For more info, CanticaNOVA Planning Pages for Third Sunday of Advent.
Don't Do This at Church
Music: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Mode I), as rendered by Darrell Smith, courtesy of Podsafe.

Top Ten Things I Do Not Want to See or Hear at an Advent Mass, brought to you by Wee Believers Mass Kit for Little Boys

News at the Door from the Schwan's Schnark: We've gone cheesy!
Scenes from a Rehearsal: Rejoice in the Lord Always (setting by yours truly)
The Bible in the Eyes of a Child

Salute to St. Mary, Star of the Sea Church (Beverly, MA), for excellent liturgical music!

Pew editions of music written by yours truly mentioned here:
Rejoice in the Lord Always; Hear Us, O Shepherd Lord of Israel;
Lord, You Have Greatly Blessed Your Land

Additional links: What Does the Prayer Really Say; Chabanel Psalms for Year B

CVA/CVTV Krakowska Kielbasa Wall of Fame; / How to Get Your Deli on the Wall of Fame
CVA Interactive Corner (including the Facebook group, Fans of Christus Vincit Anywhere)