Does your parish sing the readings regularly?

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I’m curious how many here attend or have attended a Church were the readings are sung rather than just read. I’ve only encountered this at FSSP and other EF parishes, but I’m curious to know if this also occurs in the OF.
 
Only the psalms are sung at our church, between the first and the second reading.
 
I don’t know how often it’s done but it definitely can be done. My former pastor would chant the gospel at midnight Mass on Christmas and, with a couple of cantors, at the Good Friday liturgy. It was beautiful. I don’t think many priests have the ability or the confidence to do it.
 
As far as I have experienced, all Gospel readings are sung by the priest at Ordinariate churches at a Sung or High Mass and if one of the vested readers feel comfortable singing, they sing the other readings.

Although it appears that there are a few former Anglican parishes that were more evangelical who have joined the Ordinariate and I don’t know if they follow the same. I have never seen a woman reader, nor cantor etc. in the sanctuary, nor anyone in the sanctuary not vested.

This was also typical in the Anglo Catholic parishes I belonged to. It has been many years and I am not sure if the liturgy has changed.

If someone loves singing traditional hymns, Anglican Use or Ordinariate parishes are the place to be, as it is a large part of the Anglican Patrimony.

Yours in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary

Bernadette
 
Psalitte said:
I’m curious how many here attend or have attended a Church were the readings are sung rather than just read. I’ve only encountered this at FSSP and other EF parishes, but I’m curious to know if this also occurs in the OF.
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Yes it occurs in the OF. It is standard practice in many Benedictine monasteries, including the one I’m attached to as oblate. They sing the readings (not just Mass but for the Divine Office as well) every day. Only the long readings of Vigils (Office of Readings) are chanted recto-tono (monotone)
 
At the parish mission run by the Columban Fathers (Missionary Society of St. Columban, SSC) that I used to attend, during a transition between pastors, the Father Superior would regularly be around to celebrate (OF) Mass and he would always chant the Gospel (both weekdays and Sundays). 🙂
 
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But I do know a transitional Deacon (now a priest) who chanted the Gospel at a papal Mass. Was very cool.

The local Catholic High school used to have a member of their “Taize style” choir chant the Gospel. Was probably not allowed, but they did it. The person was only in high school, not ordained. 🤷
 
Mine doesn’t, I wonder why the Gospel isn’t even chanted?

Pax
 
Our gospel and epistle are always chanted. Of course, we chant the entire liturgy, beginning to end, save for one prayer. (Byzantine Rite.)
 
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Our gospel and epistle are always chanted. Of course, we chant the entire liturgy, beginning to end, save for one prayer. (Byzantine Rite.)
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At my Benedictine abbey, everything is chanted except the homily, and on weekdays only, the intercessions (they’re chanted too on Sundays and solemnities). Propers and ordinary in Latin (Greek Kyrie) Gregorian chant, the rest in French plainchant.
 
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Our gospel and epistle are always chanted. Of course, we chant the entire liturgy, beginning to end, save for one prayer. (Byzantine Rite.)
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I would love that…

now that I think of it, there are some special services that are chanted.
They are beautiful.
 
cheezey said:
I would love that…

now that I think of it, there are some special services that are chanted.
They are beautiful.
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They are. The local Latin Cathedral always chants the Passion on Good Friday. It is spectacularly beautiful I love to go there during the day, then to my Byzantine parish for Vespers.
 
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I don’t know how often it’s done but it definitely can be done. My former pastor would chant the gospel at midnight Mass on Christmas and, with a couple of cantors, at the Good Friday liturgy. It was beautiful. I don’t think many priests have the ability or the confidence to do it.
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Nor the readers or the deacons, who, at least in my neck of the woods, are proclaiming the gospel. Our deacon at the Spanish Mass is still learning Spanish, much less able to sing it.
 
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