texts for 2012

[jlsgaladriel]

Given that I'm not really a lectionary preacher -- I'll check what's up in the Revised Common Lectionary, and preach from them when they sing to me, but I don't restrict myself to those texts covered by the RCL -- it seems like a good practice to keep track of what I'm preaching. Otherwise, I'd risk to preach an awful lot from, say, Isaiah and

Comments

[ariadne1]

*raises hand* Can you provide a definition of "lectionary preacher" and a description of what it is to be one and not be one? Curious minds want to learn. :)

*hugs you*

[jlsgaladriel]

Oooh, excellent question

[ariadne1]

Thank you so much for this - I recall from medieval musicology that the... what was it called... Liber Usualis (? I think) was designed to go through the entire Bible once a year - or that it accompanied the other book whose name I can't recall now. I never thought about how preachers chose their texts; I just assumed that there was some following of the systems set up so very long ago that everything was in Latin and there were no women singing. :D My knowledge was pretty good for the time, but it's limited to... yes, well. Renaissance sacred music. :)

I really love what you say about the camaraderie of preparation and the thoughtfulness you bring to how you choose how to choose.

*blows kiss*

Testing! :)

[kmtj]

LiveJournal account created; friend request sent; leaving comment on a posting that I can see; hoping to be connected so that your end-of-2012 posting can be read & enjoyed! Happy New Year! :)

Re: Testing! :)

[jlsgaladriel]

Hooray! I've "friended" you back, so you should be able to see my wee posting. :)
Blessings to you!