MUSIC NOTES Prelude Prelude on “Heinlein”                                                                   Alec Wyton Introit (Psalm 91: 15-16) He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will deliver him and honor him: With long life will I satisfy him; and show him My salvation. (Psalm 91:1) He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High…

At the beginning of the sixteenth century the principal worship throughout England was the Mass, of which the Sarum Rite was the most widely used. The focal point was the elevation of the Host, not the act of Communion. The laity rarely communicated other than at Easter, and so they poured out their devotion to…

Your heart shall rejoice Readings for this Sunday May 12 Propers for The Third Sunday after Easter The Collect:  ALMIGHTY God, who showest to them that are in error the light of thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of righteousness; Grant unto all those who are admitted into the…

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A CATHOLIC   The Rev’d. Stephan W. Heimann Modern Conundrums   The Creeds we recite each week, whether the Apostles’ Creed in the Daily Offices or the Nicene Creed in the Holy Eucharist, affirm our belief in the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. Furthermore, there are prayers and collects…

Our Music this week to the glory of God Prelude         Préambule       Louis Vierne Louis Vierne (1870-1937), Notre Dame Cathedral organist in Paris, composed his “prelude” in 1913, alternating melodic imitation with chordal phrases. Introit (Psalm 70:1-2) Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord….