Happy Feast Day!
Today is the feast of the Assumption, the day when (for those not-in-the-know) we Catholics, basing our theology on the fact that the Early Christians, who were so into venerating dead bodies they changed the course of city planning,* never venerated any bodily relics of Mary. (There were some medieval claims to her body, but you know how those medievals were with the relics. I'd give you the sources, but they're packed up in boxes.) Connecting the lack of relics with the fact that Mary, you know, carried GOD in her womb and therefore it would be just...wrong for her body to decay (welcome to Catholic Theology as expressed by Sandy W.), we assume that God took her body up to heaven. There's some disagreement between East and West as to whether or not she had to die first.
The Assumption was made infallably dogmatic by Pope Pius Something-or-Other in 1950.
Last year, I did not make it to mass. This is because I was here:
And hiking here:
And if it's a new feast day, there must be a new liturgical pet peeve. This time, courtesy of Holy Name Cathedral: Sopranos with vibrato up to their ears. Honey, you just aren't an opera singer, and trying so hard to be one makes it sound like you can't control your breathing enough to hit the high notes.
The Assumption was made infallably dogmatic by Pope Pius Something-or-Other in 1950.
Last year, I did not make it to mass. This is because I was here:
And hiking here:
And if it's a new feast day, there must be a new liturgical pet peeve. This time, courtesy of Holy Name Cathedral: Sopranos with vibrato up to their ears. Honey, you just aren't an opera singer, and trying so hard to be one makes it sound like you can't control your breathing enough to hit the high notes.
3 Comments:
How lovely to see that this most special Marian Feast Day calls forth a most charitable disposition from you.
Now, in terms of mani & pedi gift certificates - do you prefer salons/spas that are all grand and regal OR very Zen Essene OR career girls on the go OR known to cater to hunky male celebs in town filming?
I know which I'd choose.
Your choice.
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Anonymous, at 7:47 PM
I wouldn't have critiqued her if she were a fellow attendee (well, maybe I would have)... but she was the cantor! You'd think someone would have said something to her in some voice lesson or another.
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Alice Teresa, at 9:14 PM
There's someone I know in these parts who would likely tweak your ears with her vibrato. And funnily enough, I know she is a cantor at the local Roman Catholic parish. I thought it was a job requirement ;)
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Caelius, at 10:42 AM
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