Is there anything wrong with this?

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AltarMan:
Catholic priests give homilies at the Mass, not sermons. The praying of the Hail Mary may have been the beginning of his homily. Some priests (such as Fr. Miguel and Fr. Dominic) on EWTN end their homilies with the praying of the Hail Mary – quite properly and within the rubrics.
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Forgive me. I always get confused in my terminology. Thank you for the info.
 
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Simply playing devil’s advocate (bwahaha) if one were to set the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel to music for the purpose of use as a hymn, would it be acceptable after communion?
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Yes, if it were approved as a hymn I would have no problem with this. Cardinal Arinze spoke about hymns in a recent interview with Inside the Vatican:

"“The ideal thing is that the bishops would have a liturgical music commission which looks at the wording and the music of the hymns. And when the commission is satisfied, judgment is brought to the bishops for approval, in the name of the rest of the conference.”

“What should not be the case, insists the Nigerian cardinal, is “individuals just composing anything and singing it in church. This is not right at all – no matter how talented the individual is.”” (As reported at zenit.org/english/visualizza.phtml?sid=80072 )

The Instruction Liturgiam Authenticam came into force on 25 April 2001. It described a process for having hymns approved:

“108. Sung texts and liturgical hymns have a particular importance and efficacy. Especially on Sunday, the “Day of the Lord”, the singing of the faithful gathered for the celebration of Holy Mass, no less than the prayers, the readings and the homily, express in an authentic way the message of the Liturgy while fostering a sense of common faith and communion in charity.[78] If they are used widely by the faithful, they should remain relatively fixed so that confusion among the people may be avoided. Within five years from the publication of this Instruction, the Conferences of Bishops, necessarily in collaboration with the national and diocesan Commissions and with other experts, shall provide for the publication of a directory or repertory of texts intended for liturgical singing. This document shall be transmitted for the necessary recognitio to the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.”

So perhaps by 25 April 2006 there will be clear list of what hymns can be used.
 
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