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New faces
ELCOME TO the Lent
W Wissue of the Ordinariate
Scotland Review. As well as a
round-up of all that is happening
Ordinariate-wise north of the
David Chapman
Dr Simon Cotton
Dr Shelagh Noden
border we are delighted to D r S helagh N oden D a vid Chapman D r S imon C ott on
welcome these people who have David Chapman, who lives Chemistry at Birmingham
kindly agreed to become regular in Enfield, north of London, is University and is author
contributors to our quarterly well known to the Ordinariate of numerous books on the
review. They are: in Scotland and has links subject. He is a member of the
with many Catholic societies Ordinariate and also writes
Dr Shelagh Noden, who is
Director of Music at St Mary’s in England. He is a regular extensively on historic churches
Cathedral in Aberdeen and who contributor to The Portal and in England and the Continent.
wrote a doctoral thesis in 2014 has served on the Editorial He has been a regular
on The revival of music in the Board from its beginning, as contributor to New Directions
and The Portal for many years.
well as being proof reader. He
worship of the Catholic Church
in Scotland, 1789-1829. She has been with us at our last two We are most grateful to
is a regular contributor to the Pluscarden conferences and them for agreeing to be regular
Light of the North, the quarterly will be with us again this July. contributors. Comments and
magazine of the Diocese of He will be our ‘eye’ on what is suggestions for future issues
Aberdeen and comes from an happening in the Ordinariate are always welcome at info@
old Catholic family in Lancaster. south of the border. ordinariate.scot
Her brother, Paul Swarbrick, is Dr Simon Cotton is
the Bishop of Lancaster. Honorary Senior Lecturer in
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Church music in Lent
Dr Shelagh Noden clearly states: ‘In
Lent the playing of
‘W HAT ARE you the organ and other
‘Wgiving up for Lent?’ is
a traditional question at this musical instruments
is allowed only to
time of year. Alcohol? Sugar support the singing’.
in tea? Watching television? This can be seen as a
A period of fasting before real penance, because
Easter is an ancient Christian it excludes a wealth of Lenten pared down music is fulfilling
tradition, though in the early instrumental music which could the same function, that of
years of the Church there was be seen as an aid to devotion. creating a period of repentance
no agreement on the length of Such repertoire could form and preparation for the triumph
the fasting period or how severe part of a Lenten organ recital of Easter. It is crucial that Lent
it should be. The first mention or concert, but it should not be should appear different, right
of 40 days is thought to be heard at Mass. from Ash Wednesday onwards.
found in the Canons of Nicaea,
c. 325, following the example Yet this restricted approach to Sadly, it can be disturbing to
of periods of fasting by Moses, music can be seen in a positive see how often this instruction is
Elijah, and Jesus himself. light. It is an integral part disregarded. A contemporary
of the season, like the purple Catholic music website recently
Catholic church musicians are vestments, the lack of flowers suggested having some quiet
certainly aware of what they around and at the altar, the guitar music played during
need to give up. The General veiling of statues and images the Offertory. Some books of
Instruction of the Roman Missal from the 5th week of Lent. The music for Holy Week include
