15 April 2009

A Peculiarity

of the Historic propers for the Easter season is that the Gradual disappears and the Alleluia is doubled - which means we get to sing the three-fold (or if you're using the Celtic alleluia, the four-fold) alleluia three times instead of just twice. Sweet!
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6 comments:

  1. Brian P Westgate6:31 AM

    What's the Celtic Alleluia? I've never heard of it before.

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  2. Rev. Steven T. Cholak7:11 AM

    Pastor Weedon,
    You make me excited and happy to be a pastor and have a colleague like you. Alleluia! Christ is Risen!

    --Rev. Cholak

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  3. William Weedon7:44 AM

    Brian,

    LSB 952

    Pr. Cholak,

    He is risen indeed! And what a kind thing to say - and ditto, my friend.

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  4. Rev. Allen Bergstrazer10:15 AM

    Where is this a Rubric in found? The closest I can find is the Rubric on the Gradual in The Lutheran Liturgy which doesn't specifically omit the Gradual in favor of the Triple Hallelujah.

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  5. William Weedon10:19 AM

    If you look in the Altar Book, page 893ff. for all the Sundays following Easter, you'll read:

    "During the celebration of Easter and Pentecost, the Gradual is omitted and the Verse is expanded."

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  6. Rev. Allen Bergstrazer9:41 AM

    Thanks much, I'm still getting settled in with LSB. I appreciate the details that you notice from time to time.

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