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Today we will discuss why we shouldn't take it upon ourselves to toy with the Mass text for the sake of fitting it into some badly-written jingle.

Feasts for the Week: St. Pius V, St. Stanislaus Kostka,
St. Gregory Nazienzen,
Bl. Damien Joseph de Veuster of Molokai,
Pentecost (and Vigil). For more info: New Advent Website.

CVA Suggestion Box: Pentecost and the Vigil.
For more information: See the CanticaNOVA Planning Pages for the Pentecost Vigil (which also includes an order for an extended Vigil) and Pentecost Sunday.

Music: Veni, Creator Spiritus (Chant, Mode VIII), sung by the Ensemble Vocal Pythagore, brought to you by Classic Cat

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Come, Holy Ghost Edition, brought to you by Pterodactyl Airlines.

Additional Links:
Candlepin Challenge / Comcast 8 New England (CN8) / On Pentecost They Gathered
2008 Eucharistic Congress (Atlanta, GA) / Catholic New Media Celebration (also in Atlanta)

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CVA Interactive Corner (including the cool rapidly growing group, Fans of Christus Vincit Anywhere on Facebook)

"Save the Liturgy, Save the World" logo courtesy of Gerald Augustinus.
"Say the Black, Do the Red" logo courtesy of Fr. John Zuhlsdorf.

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The second of our two-part series on bad music and liturgy going on locally. Today we discuss the funeral Mass for my father-in-law's aunt that took place a couple of weeks ago.

Feasts for the Week:
St. Paul of the Cross, St. Peter Chanel, St. Louis Mary de Montfort,
St. Catherine of Siena, Ascension (and the Vigil), Pope St. Pius V,
St. Athanasius, SS. Alexander I, Eventius and Theodules and Juvenal,
SS. Philip and James. For more information: New Advent Website.

CVA Suggestion Box: Music suggestions for the Ascension and the Seventh Sunday of Easter.
For more information: CanticaNOVA Planning Pages - Ascesnion / Seventh Sunday of Easter.

Music:
Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim (tune: LYONS)
O Clap Your Hands (written by Ralph Vaughan Williams), performed by St. Peter's Choir (Nottingham, UK), courtesy of The Classic Cat.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Canticum Novum Edition, brought to you by Copertino Son Tanning Lotion.

Additional Links:
O That I Could for Ever Dwell (written by yours truly) / 2008 Eucharistic Congress (Atlanta, GA)
Catholic New Media Celebration (also in Atlanta) / The Curt Jester / Catholic Moments
SQPN / Daily Breakfast / Rosary Army / The Catholic Hack / Catholic: Under the Hood

Awards to vote for:
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Blogger's Choice: Best Religion Blog
Blogger's Choice: Best Podcast (Thank you for your support!)

CVA/CVTV Krakowska Kielbasa Wall of Fame / How to Get Your Deli on the Wall of Fame

CVA Interactive Corner (including the cool rapidly growing group, Fans of Christus Vincit Anywhere on Facebook).

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Today we offer a special presentation: a snark's version of A Tale of Two Cities, as we discuss the music for the Papal Masses celebrated just last week in Washington, DC, and New York City.

Feasts for the Week:
St. Anselm; SS. Soter and Caius; St. George; St. Adalbert;
St. Fidelis of Signaringen; Pope Benedict XVI; St. Mark;
SS. Cletus and Marcellinus. For more information: New Advent Website.

Christus Vincit Semi-Live with the Bitmap: Music for the Extraordinary Form Mass we played for the Fourth Sunday after Easter at St. Leo the Great Church.

Music:
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus! (tune: HYFRYDOL)
Cantate Domino Canticum Novum (written by Vincent d'Indy)
Now Thank We All Our God (tune: NUN DANKET)
Liberty Bell March (written by John Philip Sousa), performed by the Hampshire Guitar Orchestra, courtesy of Podsafe.

CVA Top Ten List: Top Ten Things I Was Happy Not to See at Any of the Papal Masses, brought to you by Ridalin (not "Ritalin")

Additional Links:
Official Videos of the Papal Visit; Kelly Clarkson sings Schubert's Ave Maria

Awards to vote for:
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Blogger's Choice: Best Religion Blog
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CVA Interactive Corner (including the cool rapidly growing group, Fans of Christus Vincit Anywhere on Facebook).

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After enough comical Don't Do This at Church segments, I figured I'd touch base with a couple of bad Masses that I stumbled into myself over the past three weeks or so. First of two parts.

Feasts for the week:
St. Justin; SS. Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus;
St. Anicetus. For more information: New Advent Website.

CVA Suggestion Box: Music suggestions for the Fifth Sunday of Easter.
For more information: CanticaNOVA Planning Page for Easter V-A

Music: Clouds or Smoke, by Derek K. Miller, courtesy of Podsafe.

Christus Vincit Sports: Shamus bought a Red Sox shirt on E-bay for 50¢. Listen to find out whose shirt it is. Brought to you by the Christian Duplicating Service.

Additional Links: Holy Family NYC Worship Leaflet for 4/13/08

Awards to vote for:
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Blogger's Choice: Best Religion Blog
Blogger's Choice: Best Podcast (Thank you for your support!)

CVA/CVTV Krakowska Kielbasa Wall of Fame / How to Get Your Deli on the Wall of Fame

CVA Interactive Corner (including the cool rapidly growing group, Fans of Christus Vincit Anywhere on Facebook).

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Technology has made even Holy Mass accessible on the Web. In today's show, we've picked out the four churches with the best regular celebrations of the Mass (and with the best music) in English on the Web.

Feasts for the Week: St. John Baptist de la Salle; St. Stanislaus Kostka, St. Leo I.
For more information: New Advent Website.

Christus Vincit Semi-Live on I-195: Last Sunday, I was the substitute organist for two Masses at a friend's parish in Fall River, Massachusetts. Per that friend's request, I am keeping the friend's name and parish name anonymous. Today we discuss the music we did that day, the Third Sunday of Easter.

Music:
Sing with All the Saints in Glory (tune: HYMN TO JOY)
O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing (tune: O FILII ET FILIAE)
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (tune: HYFRYDOL)
The Strife Is O'er, the Battle Done (tune: VICTORY)
To Victory, by DJ Topshelf, courtesy of Podsafe

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Cathedrals Built in the 21st Century Edition, courtesy of Maracas.

Additional Links:
St. Clement Eucharistic Shrine (Boston, MA); Holy Family Church (New York, NY);
St. John's Abbey (Collegeville, MN); Cathedral of the Madeleine (Salt Lake City, UT);
Intermountain Catholic Broadcasting

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