I have to share my joy with all my CMAA friends. In preparing the Introit for today's Mass, I realized that I had survived my first full year as music director at an FSSP parish. This was new territory for me, as I did not grow up with the older form of Mass. With enormous gratitude and a certain amount of chagrin, I must admit I have grown to love this form of Mass entirely.
Returning to the Introit for today was much like reuniting with an old friend. I am hooked on chant (esp the propers) more than ever, and pondering how blessed I am (yes, even amidst the aches and pains of growing a music program!) to be in the daily service of the Sacred Liturgy. I don't deserve it.
While I will not disparage the OF, I cannot hold back sharing what is in my experience the fuller measure of grace I encounter in the EF any longer. It has been a blessing for me and my whole family. Let's just say I feel like shouting from the rooftops at the great gift I have found... DEO GRATIAS!
Returning to the Introit for today was much like reuniting with an old friend. I am hooked on chant (esp the propers) more than ever, and pondering how blessed I am (yes, even amidst the aches and pains of growing a music program!) to be in the daily service of the Sacred Liturgy. I don't deserve it.
While I will not disparage the OF, I cannot hold back sharing what is in my experience the fuller measure of grace I encounter in the EF any longer. It has been a blessing for me and my whole family. Let's just say I feel like shouting from the rooftops at the great gift I have found... DEO GRATIAS!