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That you may Know, Live, and Sharethe Love
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Pastor's NoteHave
you ever wondered why the first part of our worship service varies so much
throughout the Church Year? The long version with a Hymn, Kyrie and
Hymn of Praise before the Prayer of the Day was originally adopted to
cover the long and elaborate processions of the Pope and Cardinals in
Rome. (Otherwise the prayer would come before the clergy got into
places.) Fortunately, the reforms of the liturgy have tied the first
part of the service into honoring Jesus Christ, instead of the Pope.
Accordingly on the major festivals (Christmas, Epiphany, Easter,
Ascension, Pentecost and Christ the King) we use all those
components. We use some of them on lesser festivals and a very
simple arrangement in the 'ordinary time' we are now in. This allows
the service to vary (and keep us awake noting the changes) and allows an
emphasis on the major celebrations. At LOTV we also change the
musical settings of the liturgies to note the changes in major festival
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