A glimpse of that famous Anglican good taste in liturgy

By ( articles ) | Oct 03, 2003

A huge portrait of a man in cowboy gear was hanging over the altar.

The cathedral was rocking with a hand-clapping, foot-stomping rendition of "A Pub with No Beer."

And all I can say is, thank God this is a story about a funeral in an Anglican church.

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Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. Christopher Magallanes, Priest & Martyr, & His Companions, Martyrs

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Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes (1869-1927). Christopher was joined in martyrdom by twenty-one diocesan priests and three devout laymen, all members of the Cristeros movement, who rose up in rebellion against the anti-Catholic Mexican government during the 1920s. Having erected…

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