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About jkelly

I am a Church Lady - a catholic musican, organist, composer, arranger and liturgist all my life. I've held the position as full time director of liturgy for 40 years and consider myself to be an unconsecrated religious; which means that I keep pretty much the same hours as the priests, but I get to go out with my spouse from time to time.

Holy Week

Posted on April 1, 2012 by jkelly

And so it begins…the time of the year that the Church remembers the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord, Holy Week.  The Church is never as radiant and breathtaking as she is during this week and the liturgies and … Continue reading →

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The Change

Posted on March 31, 2012 by jkelly

Like so many other parishes in the United States we have faced “The Change” a.k.a. The New Roman Missal, and met the challenge and found that it was greeted, at least in our parish, with a giant “Ho-Hum.”  The people … Continue reading →

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Anna

Posted on March 29, 2012 by jkelly

This blog is dedicated to Anna. Every year on the Feast of the Presentation the Gospel is read of Mary and Joseph proudly bringing their baby to the Temple to be circumcised and consecrated to the Lord.  They came in … Continue reading →

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