tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post5115993880841849952..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: On "Power Ballads" in LiturgyDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-15494740041588595532007-07-01T18:33:00.000-05:002007-07-01T18:33:00.000-05:00I'd rather have *no* music than the music in 99% o...I'd rather have *no* music than the music in 99% of the archdiocese parishes.xxxxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08568937298222307017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-50005488483906144972007-07-01T08:30:00.000-05:002007-07-01T08:30:00.000-05:00Well, yes and no. I recall hundreds of 'low Masse...Well, yes and no. I recall hundreds of 'low Masses' pre-VatII during which ZERO music was used.<BR/><BR/>There are geographical differences; some Dioceses used them, others did not.<BR/><BR/>However, the drivel--such as "Mother Dear, O Pray for Me," etc., is exactly the same, as you say.<BR/><BR/>Then it was Tin Pan Alley. Now it's Broadway. Same difference.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-13541433064819544122007-06-30T22:24:00.000-05:002007-06-30T22:24:00.000-05:00It should be pointed out in fairness that the "fou...It should be pointed out in fairness that the "four hymn sandwich" is a holdover from pre-vatican II times from the all-too-common Low Mass. I've often argued that the crap going on today is just the continuation of the old Low Mass.<BR/><BR/>-GavinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com