Sunday, 20 November 2016

My favourite things

To redress the balance, as some people think this blog is too "traddie".

With apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein.

puppet mass

Masses with puppets and tambourine jingles,
Long-lasting "kisses of peace", where one mingles,
Rich German bishops all wrapped up in bling,
These are a few of my favourite things.

bishop of bling

Cardinal Kasper and all his new teaching,
All of Pope Francis's aeroplane preaching,
Amoris Laetitia, and all that it brings,
These are a few of my favourite things.

Tina Beattie

Wacky professors who'd ordain some females,
People who sit in the Mass reading e-mails,
Paul Inwood's music, which everyone sings,
These are a few of my favourite things.

traditional Latin Mass

When the priest prays, when the choir sings,
When I meet a "Trad",
I simply remember my favourite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.

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12 comments:

  1. Anonymous20 November 2016 at 21:13

    Your genius never ceases to amaze and entertain me, dear Eccles, for I, myself, am a trifle traddy.

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  2. Marco da Vinha20 November 2016 at 21:53

    Why oh why did it take me so long to find this blog? Way more clever than EOTT, in my opinion!

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  3. Cressida de Nova21 November 2016 at 01:47

    I will be singing this all day. Thank you for the smile..Fantabulous!

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  4. Anonymous21 November 2016 at 10:33

    Dig, dig you modernists, and you'll find traditionalist in you, or worse.

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    1. Paulusmaximus22 November 2016 at 16:37

      It was such a relief to discover that the Pope digs traditional Catholics.

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  5. anon22 November 2016 at 02:03

    This blog is the best ever. Better than Eye of the Tiber - there is so much content these days....

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  6. Anonymous22 November 2016 at 21:58

    You're showing your true colours, Mr Eccles. I thought you was a #savedpusson

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  7. Kenny23 November 2016 at 09:06

    Superb!

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    1. LeonG25 November 2016 at 15:19

      The missing verse-

      Incense, dalmatics, maniple and soutane.
      Low Mass in Latin, High Mass Gregorian.
      Pius and Leo and Gregory The Great:
      The Nervous Disorder is long out-of-date.

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  8. John Fisher26 November 2016 at 06:19

    Mr Eccles my favorite song and that of Pope Francis comes from His favorite Amoris Laetitia movie called an Affair to Remember with Carey Grant and Deborah Kerr. It was a truly prophetic 1952 Vatican II movie. The little Extraordinary Minster children sing these words in a song called Tommorrow Church.
    There's a wonderful place called tomorrow Church
    and it's only a dream away
    And the moment you get to tomorrow Church
    You'll forget about today.
    You'll be walking on clouds,
    You'll forget every care,
    And your troubles, like bubbles, will vanish in air
    Ask me how do you get to tomorrow Church
    Close you eyes, make a wish and you're there.


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    1. Mary K26 November 2016 at 17:07

      Well then. You've ruined that movie for me.

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  9. Mary K26 November 2016 at 17:06

    I can't quit chuckling. This should burn off a few calories' worth of festive Thanksgiving treats--I'm happy I saved it for the weekend.

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