07 June 2010

First Communion WITHOUT the Follies

Ladies and gentlemen, in honor of Corpus Christi (albeit a day late), I present my parish's first communicants for 2010, minus two kids who took off before I could get their pictures. Six of the nine (including the missing ones) are my CCD students and I'm as proud as can be.

On the left: Fr S, our new parish administrator (Fr C retired in December after 40 years in the priesthood). On the right: Deacon Clyde, who works at a nearby state prison and who gave an excellent homily.


Our musical selections for Corpus Christi:

Prelude: William Byrd, Ave verum Corpus (MIDI file)
Entrance: St Thomas Aquinas (tr. John Mason Neale), "The Heav'nly Word Proceeding Forth" (Verbum supernum prodeunt)
Sequence: By Flowing Waters #207
Communion:  St Thomas Aquinas (tr. Melvin L. Farrell), "Praise We Christ's Immortal Body" (Pange lingua gloriosi)
Recessional: Johann Rist (tr. by Catherine Winkworth), "O Living Bread from Heaven"
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  1. Mr. CJune 08, 2010 9:25 AM

    "Prelude: William Byrd, Ave verum Corpus (MIDI file)"

    Good for you, Chris. Sometimes you have to work with what you have, and that's a MIDI instrument and that presumes some human sequenced the Byrd, I say go ahead.
    Your Visalia friend,
    C

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  2. Chris AllenJune 08, 2010 7:29 PM

    Thanks, Charles. On the plus side, I may have an organist when choir starts back up in July--I had a gentleman introduce himself to me a couple of months ago who claims to be a music teacher and organist, so I'll give him a shot when the time comes.

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