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I can barely remember Lent from last year, so I’m hoping someone can help me. Just before we started Lent, my parish changed the way we sang Lamb of God, the Great Amen, Holy, Holy, Holy, etc. During the Easter Vigil, we went back to singing them the way we used to (which made my day). Is this something that happens every year? Did this even happen at anyone else’s parish?
 
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I can barely remember Lent from last year, so I’m hoping someone can help me. Just before we started Lent, my parish changed the way we sang Lamb of God, the Great Amen, Holy, Holy, Holy, etc. During the Easter Vigil, we went back to singing them the way we used to (which made my day). Is this something that happens every year? Did this even happen at anyone else’s parish?
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Many parishes change the setting they use for the Ordinary of the Mass (the Kyrie; Holy Holy; Lamb of God, etc) for Lent. Some use one setting for Lent, one for Ordinary Time, one for Easter, etc.

But not all parishes do that. We’ve been singing the same setting since the new edition of the Roman Missal was promulgated 5 years ago last November. Truth be told, I’m sick of the setting we’re using and I wish we could learn the chant that’s in the Roman Missal and at least one other setting with a through sung Gloria.
 
Oh yes, definitely.

The Gloria is omitted during Lent, as you probably know. At our parish, everyone switched to the chanted mass parts for Lent, and we did as much music a capella as possible. We just keep everything (including mass parts) as simple as possible during Lent, and then pull out all the stops for Easter.
 
Definitely. We use a different setting for Lent, Advent, and Ordinary Time.
 
Composition of Mass settings for the finalized Roman Missal in English is taking time. Same thing happened when the Mass was changed over from Latin to English (that’s for those of you with REALLY REALLY long memories, like me!). I know the music can be boring, but quality sacred music takes time…and inspiration. Rotating the settings is up to each parish, and it depends on the preferences of the music director and the organist.

Try writing your own for a folk or youth mass. You never know, you could be famous!
 
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Composition of Mass settings for the finalized Roman Missal in English is taking time. Same thing happened when the Mass was changed over from Latin to English (that’s for those of you with REALLY REALLY long memories, like me!). I know the music can be boring, but quality sacred music takes time…and inspiration. Rotating the settings is up to each parish, and it depends on the preferences of the music director and the organist.

Try writing your own for a folk or youth mass. You never know, you could be famous!
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There are many good settings available. My parish choir has no desire to learn anything new. There’s no excuse for not learning and teaching the parish the chant setting. We could do that a cappella on Saturdays and weekdays if necessary.
 
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Definitely. We use a different setting for Lent, Advent, and Ordinary Time.
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Same here.

We tend to us the more familiar settings for Christmas, Easter, and other big feasts. We use simpler, more subdued settings for Advent and Lent.

Our music director is always on the lookout for settings that are both easy enough for congregational singing and interesting enough for choral singing.
 
I was getting used to the Lent setting, but I’m glad we’re back in Ordinary Time. It seems more “traditional” than what we were doing. I’m glad the Gloria is back, too.
 
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I was getting used to the Lent setting, but I’m glad we’re back in Ordinary Time. It seems more “traditional” than what we were doing. I’m glad the Gloria is back, too.
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We won’t be back in “Ordinary Time” until after Pentecost – we’re still in the season of Easter.
 
It is up to the parish, but seasonal changes are common. I use them as well.
 
So, how many different settings does anyone’s church typically use during a year?
 
My parish switches to Latin for the Sanctus and Agnus Dei during Advent and Lent.
 
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