Argyll & Isles Pastoral Music Weekend May 2010

May 13, 2010

Argyll & Isles Pastoral Music Weekend was held in its usual venue, St. Mary’s Kinnoull over 7-9 May.  This session, we had a record attendance of just under 70 people, many of them “weel kent” faces but also an encouraging number of new people and some returning regulars.  The numbers meant in fact that some had to get offsite accommodation as we exceeded the capacity of St. Mary’s, and many of the rehearsals had to be held in the main church. Read more

From one New Missal to another: a reflection

May 5, 2010

From one New Missal to another:  a reflection by Gerry Fitzpatrick

 It is 45 years since we welcomed the first modern translation of the Roman Missal, and as we prepare to move onto a new translation it might be useful to reflect on where we have come from and how far we have come since 1965.

The repertoire for the Mass liturgy before the New Missal was introduced in 1965  was in Latin, though we also had an extensive repertoire of hymns for the  Novenas and Benediction which were so popular at that time.   Read more

Music added or edited May 2010

May 3, 2010

Catalogue item: Psalms and Songs of the Bible: available from St Mungo Music, Glasgow.  See Catalogue

From one New Missal to another:  a reflection by Gerry Fitzpatrick

A Song for the Ascension:   written for St Joseph’s College, Dumfries

The Roman Missal

Visit our new website, with resources for setting the new Roman Missal to music. Sheet music and mp3 files are available in different versions for individual parts of the Mass, and as complete settings.