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Right, I believe there are certain hymns and pieces of music Catholics don’t or are not supposed to sing.

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Are anglicans able to sing Ave Maria?

I thought we were, but some scary woman came up to me and yelled at me because she said only Catholics sing Ave Maria. (She’s an anglican)
 
That was this woman’s choice and would probably be the choice made by many other Christian faiths, but from our Catholic viewpoint, if anyone wished to repectfully sing the prayer-hymn, we would have no objection!
 
You are singing the Hail Mary prayer, it is up to your conscience. I would not think Anglicans would sing it but as a Catholic I have no problem with it.
 
When I was an Episcopalian, one of my favorite manuals was the ST. AUGUSTINE PRAYERBOOK, published by the Episcopal Order of the Holy Cross.

It contained the Hail Mary, Rosary, and Litany of the Blessed Virgin.

And, of course, the Anglican editions of the Monastic Diurnal and Anglican Breviary contained the Ave, as well.
 
Many Anglicans pray the rosary, why wouldn’t they sing the Ave Maria?
 
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Are anglicans able to sing Ave Maria?

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able to sing? probably more so than Catholics since music seems to be routinely better in an Anglican church than in a Catholic one.

permitted to sing? permitted by whom? no Catholic is going to be upset by the song stylings of any given Anglican

some Anglicans have a problem with orthodox Christian teaching on Mary, others do not, but Ave Maria is more or less a standard, which I have heard sung at before weddings, funerals etc. in Protestant churches of many denoms.
 
Rita88 said:
Right, I believe there are certain hymns and pieces of music Catholics don’t or are not supposed to sing.

But…

Are anglicans able to sing Ave Maria?

I thought we were, but some scary woman came up to me and yelled at me because she said only Catholics sing Ave Maria. (She’s an anglican)
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I asked the same question awhile back.

I presumed that it would be blasphemous for a Protestant to sing it in a church or worship setting.
 
During my years as an Episcopalian I never heard the Ave Maria sung. But now that there is an Anglical Rite that has been approved on an extraordinary basis for some congregations who have entered into full communion with Rome, the fullness of Marian devotion can be found in the Anglican Rite liturgy.

When I came home to the Catholic church it was with nothing but love and gratitude for my Episcopal friends and family. The possibility of a full reunion makes me dance with joy.
 
my sister is a professional singer, and sings regularly with two choirs, one Methodist, one Episcopal (hates singing her own Catholic parish because of the insipid Gather/G&P type music, but attends Mass with earplugs–according to her being forced to sing Eagles Wings at Catholic funerals is enough to make someone apostasize). She sings at weddings and other events and has several versions of Ave Maria in her repertoire, which are always requested no matter where she sings. both her “choir” churches allow and encourage Ave Maria, and some traditional Latin and English hymns we would consider “Catholic”. Can’t make a blanket statement.
 
I don’t think the Ave Maria could be objectionable to anyone who believes in the bible (the first part is biblical) and in the communion of saints (since we are asking Mary to pray for us). Groups that don’t believe in the communion of saints would not believe that we can ask the saints to pray for us. However, I think Anglicans believe in both.
 
My husband and I attended evangelical Protestant churches all our lives.

I can count on my fingers the number of times in over 40 years that we heard ANYTHING classical in our churches, let alone somthing classical about the Blessed Mother Mary.

I occasionally would play a Bach piece on the piano as a Prelude. Occasionally–and I mean maybe twice in my life, someone sang Malotte’s “The Lord’s Prayer.”

That’s really about it, folks. Evangelicals are not known for being classical in their music tastes!

The music of choice was traditional hymns, gospel, praise and worship, rock/contemporary. Today, a lot of evangelical churches don’t do the traditional hymns anymore.

Now don’t get me wrong–I love gospel, praise and worship, and rock/contemporary! And I love the traditional hymns.

In fact, I would say I pretty much love it all.

But it was rather frustrating to visit a Lutheran or Congregationalist church as a guest pianist (pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage churches) and hear a glorious Bach Fugue on the pipe organ! I couldn’t help but wonder why such a church felt worthy of playing such great music and at the same time, advocate the killing of human beings and the practice of serious sin.

I would rather listen to the loudest metal rock piece or the twangiest country piece in a pro-life church.

And as long as the thread is about Ave Maria, may I be honest? I like the song very much, both of the old versions. But…is it the only cotton-pickin’ song that Catholic cantors know, other than Panis Angelicus?!

Over and over again, the cantor hands me either of those pieces of music and asks, “Can you play this for me?”

Of course I can play them. Basically, they’re the only two pieces I ever play in Catholic Churches, except for “Jesu Bambino” and “O Holy Night” at Christmas.

Aren’t there ANY other classical pieces that Catholics like?! :confused:

There is ONE cantor that actually sings praise and worship songs from Maranatha (who are Catholic, BTW). Beautiful pieces and she sings them with excellence.

And I accompanied my daughter at Christmas when she sang “Rejoice” from Handel’s Messiah as a Prelude–the rafters rang, and people did not talk through it–they sat up and listened. And yes, they clapped (for a Prelude?!!)–oh, well. Maybe they’re all tired of Ave Maria and Panis Angelicus, too!
 
If we sand it at all it was most definitily a capella. Instrumental music is not allowed. Ironically, we recited the Nicene Creed once and sang Ave Maria as well…but it might have been something different. Can’t remember it was around Christmas and that in and of itself was the most shocking…our previous faith distanced itself from Christmas and Easter. Still trying to figure that one out.
 
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And as long as the thread is about Ave Maria, may I be honest? I like the song very much, both of the old versions. But…is it the only cotton-pickin’ song that Catholic cantors know
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You may not believe this, but I’ve never heard Ave Maria at the Catholic Church I attend. And we have a few singers that will knock your socks off.

But the choir does sing “Amazing Grace”. Go figure.
 
mark_a said:
You may not believe this, but I’ve never heard Ave Maria at the Catholic Church I attend. And we have a few singers that will knock your socks off.

But the choir does sing “Amazing Grace”. Go figure.
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My wife burst into tears the first time she heard Amazing Grace at mass. It was a little embarrassing, but understandable. Ironically, I was reading the LOTH and came across this as one of the choices and showed it to her in adoration. She smiled. But we’re lucky, we have the best liturgy ever. We do the traditional with the best of the contemporary. I prefer the traditional. Some of the songs are new to me…having left in 1989 and returned 2006.
 
mark_a said:
You may not believe this, but I’ve never heard Ave Maria at the Catholic Church I attend. And we have a few singers that will knock your socks off.

But the choir does sing “Amazing Grace”. Go figure.
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Ditto.

We did Hail, Holy Queen and a couple other “classic” Marian hymns for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, but not Ave Maria.
 
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