tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post113927645301770595..comments2024-03-24T05:54:23.612-05:00Comments on Weedon's Blog: From "Farewell to Hallelujah"William Weedonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-1139370903158394962006-02-07T21:55:00.000-06:002006-02-07T21:55:00.000-06:00That Saturday is so holy and so special. It is th...That Saturday is so holy and so special. It is the fulfillment of the Sabbath - for on the very same day when the Lord finished and rested from His work of creation, He now (in the flesh) has finished and rests from His work of redemption. Thereby He also sanctifies the graves of His saints - makes them our little Sabbath rest.<BR/><BR/>Johann Gerhard has likened the entirety of our life to the three days:<BR/><BR/>Life in this age is one constantly of the cross ("take up your cross daily" as our Lord says in St. Luke). It is a true Passion Day.<BR/><BR/>After this life, there comes a little rest for our bodies in their graves.<BR/><BR/>And then comes the joyous Resurrection Day for us, when we will be raised in our bodies to rejoice forever before Him who made us and became man to make us the children of God.<BR/><BR/>Thus the middle day, the Sabbath Day, is the day of "rest." "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth, for *they rest from their labors* and their works do follow them!"<BR/><BR/>Glory to Jesus Christ our God! Glory to Him forever!William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-1139367781202787712006-02-07T21:03:00.000-06:002006-02-07T21:03:00.000-06:00Pastor Weedon,Greetings. The Saturday after GOOD F...Pastor Weedon,<BR/>Greetings. The Saturday after GOOD FRIDAY and before EASTER Sunday has always been "different" for me. We go through GOOD FRIDAY and the absolute words in Isaiah 53,the four GOSPELS -the DEATH of THE LORD JESUS CHRIST and then Saturday morning arrives.I think to myself how HE lays DEAD. The whole Saturday is a day of reflection as well. Then comes SUNDAY MORNING! Please comment on THE SATURDAY.<BR/>Thank YOU<BR/>SalvWartburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200075978807840362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-1139363689347702982006-02-07T19:54:00.000-06:002006-02-07T19:54:00.000-06:00Thank you, Fr. Fenton. Indeed the song is tied to...Thank you, Fr. Fenton. Indeed the song is tied to Transfiguration only because of the poverty of our practice - that that is the last service we have BEFORE the arrival of Septuagesima. Pity, that.William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-1139360474114939552006-02-07T19:01:00.000-06:002006-02-07T19:01:00.000-06:00If I may..."Alleluia, Song of Gladness" is not a T...If I may...<BR/><BR/>"Alleluia, Song of Gladness" is not a Transfiguration hymn. The dispensing of the Alleluia is not tied to Transfiguration but to the arrival of pre-Lent.<BR/><BR/>As I point out elsewhere (www.conversiaddominum.blogspot.com), "Alleluia, Song of Gladness" is a hymn designated by the Anglican Breviary for "Alleluia Saturday"--i.e., First Vespers of Septuagesima Sunday. In the English Hymnal (1924) it is designated for "The Week before Septuagesima."Fr John W Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283787316830250866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-1139352062572831062006-02-07T16:41:00.000-06:002006-02-07T16:41:00.000-06:00Dear John,Thanks so much for the feedback. Isn't ...Dear John,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the feedback. Isn't Kretzmann just fabulous? I love most everything I have read of O.P. Enjoy your hymnfest! Your church is blessed to have a LITURGICAL organist like yourself.<BR/><BR/>Pax!William Weedonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383850332591975790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291232.post-1139349484749099692006-02-07T15:58:00.000-06:002006-02-07T15:58:00.000-06:00Dear Pastor Weedon,Thank you for this deep and mea...Dear Pastor Weedon,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for this deep and meaningful piece of writing in "Farewell to Hallelujah." I especially appreciated your quoting of the Transfiguration hymn "Alleluia, Song of Gladness." We are doing a hymn festival for the seasons of the church year in our services on Transfiguration Day, February 26, and this hymn will be our closing hymn. Last year we found Transfiguration Day to be an ideal time to do a hymn festival around the seasons of the church year, since it's such a pivotal time for churches who do observe all the seasons. It answered many questions - "Is it a day or a season", etc. It also helped to draw even more attention to the beginning of Lent. Thank you again for your excellent writings. John W. Matthews, Jr., Director of Music and Organist, Grace Lutheran Church (LCMS), Columbus, Indiana. jmatthews@gracecolumbus.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com