a couple more

[calimac]

points about the funeral I attended yesterday.

1. The priest gave the Gospel reading out of a small white three-ring binder. It has more impact when it comes from a gigantic gilt-edged tome.

2. A daughter sang Schubert's Ave Maria. There's a difference between a vibrato and a warble.

3. The closing hymn was "When the Saints Go Marching In." Never heard that at a funeral before. Catholics do not sing with gusto.

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[margdean56.livejournal.com]

I remember my late father telling a story about how he and some other Presbyterian clergy visited (I think it was) an Episcopal church. There were he and the other Presbyterians lustily belting out the hymns, while the rest of the congregation ... yes, "mumbled" would probably be a good word for it, from what I recall of his description.