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Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by Your truth and teach me, for You are a God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in You. (Psalm 25: 4-5) "For God so loved the world that He gave His only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16) |
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quite possibly three of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed to listen to as we head away from Lent and into Passiontide
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyFkPd6fEuI (The Cherubical Hymn from the Russian Orthodox Church akin to a Roman/Protestant Setting of The Sanctus) Lyrics "Holy, Holy, Holy, GOD of Power and Might. Heaven and Earth are full of your Glory. Hossanna in the Highest" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSe35HZpZls (Lament of The Mother of GOD, an Orthodox Lentan Literny akin to the Roman Stabat Mater, the pitch and volume of each Stanza is higher and louder) Lyrics Woe is me, my Child! I see Thee, dearest and beloved Child, hanging upon the cross, and my heart is bitterly wounded. But in Thy love, speak some word to Thy handmaiden. Woe is me, my Child! I wish to take my son down from the wood and to hold Him in my arms as once I held Him when He was a little child; But alas, there is no-one to give Him to me. Woe is me, my Child! I see Thee bruised and wounded, without glory, stripped upon the cross. O my Child, and my heart burns. Woe is me, my Child! In my arms, I hold Thee as a corpse, O loving Lord, who has brought the dead back to life; Grievously is my heart wounded, and I long to die with Thee, for I cannot bear to look upon Thee lifeless and without breath. Woe is me, my Child! I reflect, O Master: how never again shall I hear Thy voice. Never again shall Thy handmaiden see the beauty of Thy face as in the past, for Thou, my Son, hast sunk down before mine eyes. Woe is me, my child! Where dost thou go, my Child? Why dost thou run so swiftly? Is there another wedding in Cana, and are thou hastening there to turn the water into wine? Shall I go with thee, my child, or shall I wait for thee? Speak some word to me, O Word; Do not pass me by in silence. Thou hast preserved my virginity, and thou art my Son and God. Woe is me, my child! Release me from agony and take me with Thee, O my Son and God. Let me also descend with Thee, O Master, into Hell. Leave me not to live alone, for I cannot bear to look upon Thee, my sweet Light. Woe is me, my child! Dost thou change my grief to gladness by Thy Resurrection? Rise, O God, and judge the Earth! Rise, O God, and judge the Earth! Woe is me, my Child. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7ch7uottHU (And finally a Advent antaphone, which has been stolen by the protestants. O Magnum Mystirium, The Great Mystery...actually can be applied as much to the Ressurection as the Incarnation, its much like the Lux Amerique) Lyrics O great mystery, and wonderful sacrament, that animals should see the new-born Lord, lying in a manger! Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear Christ the Lord. Alleluia! |
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Ben, I thoughted his voice sounded much lower than usual...maybe he's on TRT.
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last year Saint Paul's Cathedral celebrated 300 years of the present Building, they had a service which HM The Queen attended...I dont know what the law is regarding the Lord Mayors costume. The Lord Mayor is a different person each year...and it appears different Mayors wear different garb. For example, at the Golden Jubilee, the Lord Mayor wore a Red cape with a white fluffy hood. This Lord Mayor is wearing Black with Gold...its fabulous!
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...and WTF happened to the Lord Mayor on the way out
...Its a funny thing, usually the order of the procession has the highest person at the back of it...but there is a little clause that IF the actual celebration is specifically about the CATHEDRAL, and not so much about the Diocise...the Whole of Chapter suddenly Trump the Bishop...soooo on the way OUT as this was a celebration of the building itself, the Lord Mayor is probably at THE FRONT symbolising London in a political sence, and the Lord Bishop is next because he symbolizes the diocise...but as the nature of the ceremony is the building not the diocise, these are FOLLOWED by Dean and Chapter. Usually Dean and chapter go first as the cathedral is less important then London as a poltical or religious institution...although there is always some issues over who trumps who in terms of the Bishop and the Mayor. When the Bishop is present, he is Last, UNLESS there is a Royal Presence, then the Mayor is last...if the Bishop isnt present, then the poor Mayor seems to be shoved all over the place, sometimes he's ahead of dean and chapter, sometimes he's between the chapter and the Dean...and on the way out, sometimes he is last...who can tell. I'm still confused though...because as there was a Royal Presence...surely the Lord Mayor should have been AFTER Dean and BEFOR Monarch....second to last...and not first...or non existant in the procession at all...Something went wrong because I dont see the Lord Mayor at all...and worse, the Dean seems to have taken it upon himself to do the Lord Mayors function at the West End...baffled as to what became of a very important ceremonial figure indeed! Last edited by Tyburn; 04-05-2012 at 07:47 PM. |
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Cro cop & a training partner get pissed at each other, and then some:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW_al...layer_embedded
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The Queen looked nice in her blue, and she does wear tasteful hats.
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Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by Your truth and teach me, for You are a God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in You. (Psalm 25: 4-5) "For God so loved the world that He gave His only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16) |
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Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by Your truth and teach me, for You are a God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in You. (Psalm 25: 4-5) "For God so loved the world that He gave His only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16) |
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