The Herman Stuempfle thread reminded me of something over which I have been puzzling.
When did "hymn of the day" become a guiding principle in compiling Catholic hymnals?
Until a few years ago I'd never encountered the concept except in protestant churches.
I guess a similar concept exists in Eastern Liturgies, but not in Roman ones, so far as I know, until publishers starting talking about them as if they were already an established part of the Mass's music program.
And, why not thread drift from the start? is it also true, (I've heard it second hand,) that taking their cue from MCW, and its notion that "benediction hymns are not suitable" for Mass, publishers of the Catholic hymnals in its most immediate aftermath deliberately decided to leave most benediction hymns out of hymnals entirely, as if their hymnals shouldn't also be useful for Exposition or Adoration?
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When did "hymn of the day" become a guiding principle in compiling Catholic hymnals?
Until a few years ago I'd never encountered the concept except in protestant churches.
I guess a similar concept exists in Eastern Liturgies, but not in Roman ones, so far as I know, until publishers starting talking about them as if they were already an established part of the Mass's music program.
And, why not thread drift from the start? is it also true, (I've heard it second hand,) that taking their cue from MCW, and its notion that "benediction hymns are not suitable" for Mass, publishers of the Catholic hymnals in its most immediate aftermath deliberately decided to leave most benediction hymns out of hymnals entirely, as if their hymnals shouldn't also be useful for Exposition or Adoration?
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not my intetnion here, genuine question about history]"Does any one know why?!" is usually not about having that discussion, but is just a not-very-passive aggressive way of stating one's disapproval for the practice
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