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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

GUESS WHOSE FIRST MASS THIS WAS?

From this on June 6, 1980

To this on June 7, 1980

To This on Sunday, June 8, 1980:

If you had been at Mass at St. Joseph Church in Augusta, GA at 3:00 PM on Sunday, June 8, 1980, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, you would have sung these songs at Mass. Guess whose Mass it was??? (Of course it was the Church's Mass and the priest celebrating it wasn't the one owning it, but it belonged to all who were there participating, just to be clear).

The Gathering Rite

Entrance Song: Sing to the Mountains

Rite of Sprinkling Holy Water: If God is For us

The Liturgy of the Word

In place of the Psalm, the Folk song, "I Will Bless the Lord"

The Liturgy of the Eucharist

The Preparation Song: Day by Day

At the Sign of Peace: "Peace Be With You My Brother"

Communion Songs:

Earthen Vessels

One Bread, One Body

Song after Communion: Be Not Afraid

The Recessional: Blest Be the Lord

From June 8, 1980 to Easter Sunday, 2011 is a giant leap for the priest who celebrated both Masses!

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

'Day by Day'? Really?? I think Pin has all of those tunes on an 8-Track somewhere.

Funny how things change.

rcg

Bill said...

Congratulations, Father!!

Anonymous said...

AMEN re the giant leap & THANKS be to God! Happy Anniversary!!! -pgal

Anonymous said...

I forgot to add congratulations and thanks. 6 June is my mother's birthday, too. Lots of happy memories that day.

rcg

Fr. Allan J. McDonald said...

thanks, 31 years goes fast! Starting my 8th year in Macon, July 1st.

Marc said...

Your ordination anniversary is the same as my birthday, but there is a three year difference.

... I won't tell you which direction the three year difference goes...

:-) Happy Anniversary!

Anonymous said...

It's no wonder so many drifted away from the Church in the 70's and 80's with songs like THOSE!

What IS a wonder, is how anyone could hear a call to the priesthood amid songs THOSE!

Glad you changed....
Sometimes change is a good thing.

~SqueekerLamb

Anonymous said...

Hoover Dam?

Althea Gardner said...

Can't believe you have been here so long. Seems like you just got here! Still looking dashing after 31 years too. Congratulations!

Robert Kumpel said...

Looking more closely at the top photo, I have to ask--are you standing in front of Hoover Dam?

Fr. Allan J. McDonald said...

Yes and it wasn't June 6th-a bit of creative license.