iSNARK! 181

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Is there a club that consists of people sick of having to sing songs that gloat about everything we do at Holy Mass? If there is, count me in! Mass is not about what we do. It's about what Jesus did for us.  We also include the routine "gathering rant". The two, "gathering" and Communion, seem to go hand in hand in many liturgies. This, btw, is in response to a question/concern I read on a message board that I frequent.  We also review the Mass settings found in the 2012 OCP Music Issue.

Feasts for the Week:  December 1-11.
Commercials (the usuals, scattered)
Don't Do This at Church
In What We Have Done, and In What We're Going to Do: reviewing "What We Have Done" for the First Sunday of Advent and a recent funeral Mass, and previewing "What We're Going to Do" for First Friday and the Second Sunday of Advent.
Two Harps play O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, courtesy of Music Alley
Shamus' Adventures in Classical Latin, an encore presentation of the clip from Christus Vincit ANYWHERE episode 59, in which Shamus O'Reilly bellows out Conditor Alme Siderum in Classical Latin, brought to you by Christmas Carols for the Psychologically Challenged.
Random Thought

Additional links:  Adoremus Hymnal / St. Michael Hymnal / Vatican II Hymnal

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iSNARK! 180

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This episode kind of takes a resemblence to the Easter and Christmas specials that we posted in the past. We could subtitle this The Christ the King Special, or (since we also include Thanksgiving Day) The Last Week of Ordinary Time Special.  We also talk about Black Friday, and issue my annual compulsory Christmas Overkill Rant.

Don't Do This at Church (two instances, scattered)
Commercials (the usual three, also scattered)

In What We Have Done, and In What We're Going to Do: Today's feature topic, as we showcase our music for Christ the King (with brass trio - thus the "going down with horns!") and Thanksgiving Day, and reveal what we're doing for the First Sunday of Advent (in addition to the New Translation, of course).
Shamus' Adventures in Classical Latin: an encore presentation of the segment's debut on Christus Vincit ANYWHERE episode 58, where Shamus O'Reilly belches out Weni, Weni, Emmanuel, brought to you by Fun with Latin
Random Thought
Word of Thanks

Music:
1. Rejoice, the Lord is King (tune: Darwall's 148th); 2. Gloria (Roman Missal chant, 2010);
3. Christ Is the King (tune: Gelobt Sei Gott); 4. Christus Vincit (written by yours truly);
5. O Salutaris Hostia (tune: Duguet); 6. Tantum Ergo (tune: St. Thomas);
7. Come, Ye Thankful People, Come (tune: St. George's Windsor);
8. Sing to the Lord of Harvest (tune: Wie Lieblich Ist Der Maien);
9. Now Thank We All Our God (tune: Nun Danket)
10. Organist Kelvin Smith plays Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns die Stimme by Johann Sebastian Bach, courtesy of The Classic Cat.

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iSNARK! 179

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We managed to pull off a show in less than 40 minutes. Let's call this a pep talk of sorts. Why is that? Simple! The new translation of Holy Mass begins just ten days from today (today being XI-17-11, the day I'm uploading this podcast), and we at iSNARK! want to make sure you're as ready as humanly possible.  Of course, this doesn't go without a shameless plug from my own Holy Angels Mass.
Also: another update on my Psalm re-writes. 
Feasts for the Week: November 20-30. 

Don't Do This at Church (two instances, scattered as usual)
Commercials for our usual stuff, also scattered
In What We Have Done, and In What We're Going to Do: "Have done" for the Thirty-Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, and "What We're Going to Do" for Christ the King.
Random Thought
Shamus' Adventures in Anglican Latin, brought to you by Noun: Shamus O'Reilly, our beloved drunken schlep, reads the Gloria in Excelsis in the way an Anglican cleric "might" pronounce it.

Music:
1. a tease of my own Christus Vincit
2. Johnny Proctor rocks Christ the King with The Lord Reigns, courtesy of Soundclick

Additional links:
Christus Vincit Music; Chabanel Psalm Project at Corpus Christi Watershed

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iSNARK! 178

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For the first time in nearly four years, we have a Catholic Lost 45 to spin, brought to you courtesy of the same guys that gave us Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty. The hymn is Hosanna to the Living Lord by Reginald Heber and John Baccheus Dykes. And lately, my pastor has been programming it at our parish.  Also, the iSNARK! Studio is invaded by babies, more on the revamping of Psalm 151, and the iSNARK! has re-taken up the sport of bowling!

Feasts for the Week (October 16-31 - busy one this time!)
Random Thought
Commercials: the usual three mythical sponsors, scattered in the usual way
In What We Have Done, and In What We're Going to Do: The past, Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time, and the future, Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time.
Don't Do This at Church: two instances, scattered, but both related to each other
Top Ten Mass Translation Demands by the Folks at "Occupy K Street", brought to you by People Who Occupy Streets and Have No Clue What the Hell They're Complaining About, from the home office at the Coventry WalMart.
Feasts for the Week addendum: Blessed Pope John Paul II

Music:
1. Praise to the Holiest in the Height (tune: Newman)
2. Cantate Domino Canticum Novum (written by Vincent d'Indy)
3. Fairest Lord Jesus (tune: St. Elizabeth)
4. Hosanna to the Living Lord (tune: Hosanna)
5.Thad Helderman rocks out with Peace, courtesy of Music Alley

Additional links:  Christus Vincit Music; NetHymnal entry on Hosanna to the Living Lord

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iSNARK! TV 12

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We open our video with some tips on organ registration for the new and improved Psalm settings in my pet project, dubbed Psalm 151.  Then we present a top ten list: Top Ten Least Popular Titles for New Mass Settings, brought to you by Who Gives a Damn?, and coming from the home office in Doggie Bag, Rhode Island (pictured left).
We then keep our word by presenting the Magnificat (which alternates between Psalm Tone 8G and polyphony by Ciro Grassi), as sung by the Trio of Sacred Heart Church, led and accompanied by yours truly.
Finally, we play a new promo for Catholic Lost 45's, which will come up on our next "radio" cast.

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