my forest
add some church music
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\import{table-macros}
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\def\percent{\startverb%\stopverb
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\parent{loc-000P}
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\title{Pentecost 2025}
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\tag{cmc}
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\date{2025-06-08}
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\author{liamoc}
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\quote{
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SPIRITUS Dómini replévit orbem terrárum, allelúia: et hoc quod cóntinet ómnia, sciéntiam habet vocis, allelúia, allelúia, allelúia.
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\p{Our choir at [All Saints Ainslie](https://allsaintsainslie.org.au) was without a director again, and we were down to a skeleton crew: excluding myself, we had only one singer per part. Fortunately they were all strong singers and we sounded wonderful as I conducted one of my favourite motets, Byrd's [Ave Verum Corpus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3vuU7XAaUM).}
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\quote{
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\table{
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\tr{
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\td{Ave verum corpus natum de María Vírgine,}
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\td{Hail, true body, born of the Virgin Mary,}
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}\tr{
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\td{Vere passum immolátum in cruce pro hómine,}
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\td{True suffering, sacrificed on the cross for Man,}
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}\tr{
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\td{Cuius latus perforátum unda fluxit sánguine,}
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\td{From whose pierced side flowed waves of blood,}
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}\tr{
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\td{Esto nobis prægustátum in mortis exámine.}
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\td{Be for us a foretaste in death's trial.}
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}\tr{
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\td{O dulcis, O pie, O Iesu fílii Maríæ,}
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\td{O sweet! O blessed! O Jesus, son of Mary, }
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}\tr{
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\td{Miserére mei, miserére mei, miserére mei.}
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\td{Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, have mercy on me. }
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}
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}
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}
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\p{Atrocious weather meant that I didn't make my way to St. John's or St. Paul's for Evensong today.}
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\import{table-macros}
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\parent{loc-000P}
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\title{Trinity 2025}
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\tag{cmc}
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\date{2025-06-15}
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\author{liamoc}
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\quote{
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BENEDICTA sit sancta Trínitas, atque indivísa Unitas: confitébimur ei, quia fecis nobíscum misericórdiam suam. \br
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Caritas Dei diffúsa est in córdibus nostris, allelúia: per inhabitántem Spíritum eius in nobis, allelúia, allelúia.
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}
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\p{For today's Trinity Sunday at [All Saints Ainslie](https://allsaintsainslie.org.au) we sang Herbert Howells' deceptively tricky (due to the time signature) anthem, [My eyes for beauty pine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc-DEHAyoTk), with text from Robert Bridges.}
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\quote{
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\poem{
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\line{My eyes for beauty pine,}
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\line{My soul for Goddës grace:}
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\line{No other care nor hope is mine, }
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\line{To heaven I turn my face. }
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\line{}
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\line{One splendour thence is shed }
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\line{From all the stars above : }
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\line{'Tis named when God's name is said, }
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\line{'Tis Love, 'tis heavenly Love. }
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\line{}
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\line{And every gentle heart, }
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\line{That burns with true desire, }
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\line{Is lit from eyes that mirror part }
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\line{Of that celestial fire. }
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}
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}
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\p{I once again skipped out on Evensong today due to poor health and extremely bad weather.}
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\def\percent{\startverb%\stopverb
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\parent{loc-000P}
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\title{Corpus Christi 2025}
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\tag{cmc}
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\date{2025-06-22}
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\author{liamoc}
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\quote{
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Cibávit eos, ex ádipe fruménti, allelúia: et de petra, melle saturávit eos, allelúia, allelúia, allelúia.
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\p{Sadly despite our choir at [All Saints Ainslie](https://allsaintsainslie.org.au) performing music appropriate for the Corpus Christi feast, the Anglican church of Australia seems not to observe the feast (Correction: Anglo-catholics in Sydney and Melbourne did last Thursday, but not Canberra). I couldn't find a single benediction of the blessed sacrament in Catholic or Anglican churches inside Canberra, either last Thursday (the actual date of the feast) or today on Sunday (the external solemnity). I remember the beautiful benediction I attended at [Old St. Paul's](https://www.osp.org.uk/) in Edinburgh last year on Corpus Christi, and it made me miss the United Kingdom and increased my frustration with the state of churches in Canberra. Anyway, we performed a new-to-me piece by Tallis, [Verily verily, I say unto you](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaQ_DRvHqr8), with text based on the Gospel of John.}
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\quote{
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\poem{
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\line{Verily, verily, I say unto you:}
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\line{Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man}
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\line{and drink his blood, }
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\line{ye have no life in you. }
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\line{}
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\line{Whoso eateth my flesh, }
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\line{And drinketh my blood, }
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\line{Hath eternal life. }
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\line{}
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\line{For my flesh is meat indeed,}
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\line{and my blood is drink indeed, }
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\line{He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood}
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\line{Dwelleth in me, and I in him.}
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\p{I didn't bother with Evensong today, because of the missing benediction.}
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\title{SS Peter and Paul 2025}
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\date{2025-06-29}
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\author{liamoc}
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\quote{
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NUNC scio vere, quia misit Dóminus Angelum suum: et erípuit me de manu Heródis, et de omni expectatióne plebis Iudæórum.
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\p{I am sick today, so I wasn't able to attend my usual [All Saints Ainslie](https://allsaintsainslie.org.au), which performed the new-to-me [In Remembrance](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMES2S1O7Y8) from the Requiem by Eleanor Daley, the lyrics of which are part of the famous poem "A thousand winds" by Mary Elizabeth Frye.}
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\quote{
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Do not stand at my grave and weep.}
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I am not there. I do not sleep.}
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I am a thousand winds that blow.}
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I am the diamond glints on snow.}
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I am the sunlight on ripened grain.}
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I am the gentle autumn rain.}
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When you awaken in the morning’s hush}
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I am the swift uplifting rush}
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Of quiet birds in circled flight.}
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I am the soft stars that shine at night.}
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Do not stand at my grave and cry;}
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I am not there. I did not die.}
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\p{As I was absent, for some spiritual nourishment I remotely watched the morning eucharistic service at my favourite Anglo-catholic Sydney parish, [Christ Church St. Laurence](https://ccsl.org.au). Their choir gave a great performance of [Missa Papae Marcelli](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRfF7W4El60&pp=0gcJCf0Ao7VqN5tD) from Palestrina (at least the Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Benedictus and part of the Agnus Dei) as well as one of my favourite motets, Palestrina's [Tu Es Petrus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVIiwkQqChc) (without the Quodcúmque verse), while down the road at [St. Mary's Cathedral](https://stmaryscathedral.org.au), the choir performed [Widor's setting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xCIQhD2yaI) of the same text, and in the evening they did [Byrd's setting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TfVEssNyZ8) for vespers.}
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Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram ædificábo ecclésiam meam, et portæ ínferi non prevalébunt advérsus eam. Et tibi dabo claves regni cælórum.
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You are Peter, and on this rock [\em{petram}] I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. And I will give you keys to the kingdom of heaven.
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\p{I also didn't go to any Evensong, but I did tune in to CCSL's broadcast, where they performed John Ireland's classic anthem, [Greater Love Hath No Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0JL0OgUqgg).}
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\line{Many waters cannot quench love,}
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\line{neither can the floods drown it.}
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\line{Love is strong as death.}
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\line{Many waters cannot quench love –}
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\line{Greater love hath no man than this:}
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\line{That a man lay down his life}
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\line{for his friends.}
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\line{\br}
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\line{Who, his own self bare our sins}
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\line{beneath his body on the tree.}
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\line{That we, being dead to sin}
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\line{\br}
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\line{Ye are washed.}
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\line{Ye are sanctified.}
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\line{Ye are justified in the name of the Lord, Jesus.}
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\line{Ye are a chosen generation,}
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\line{a royal priesthood, a holy nation;}
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\line{that ye should show forth the praises of Him}
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\line{who hath called you out of darkness,}
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\line{into his marvellous light.}
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\line{I beseech you brethren, by the mercy of God,}
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\line{that ye present your bodies, a living sacrifice.}
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\line{Holy, holy, holy, acceptable unto God,}
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\line{which is your reasonable service.}
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