{"id":1680,"date":"2016-04-06T11:51:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T15:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/be-not-unbelieving\/"},"modified":"2016-04-06T11:51:24","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T15:51:24","slug":"be-not-unbelieving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.paracletepress.com\/index.php\/be-not-unbelieving\/","title":{"rendered":"Be not unbelieving\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Sr. Fidelis<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Communion for the 2nd Week of Easter comes from the Gospel of John – Jesus’ words to Thomas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Thrust your hand and know the place of the nails, and be not unbelieving but faithful.” is the literal translation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There is a wonderful sense of conversation in this serene Mode 6 chant; two syllabic phrases punctuated with Alleluias.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The structural notes of LA (reciting tone) and FA (home tone) serve as the “backbone” of the piece.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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One of the beauties of this simple chant is the actual Latin text.\u00a0 Jesus tells Thomas to thrust<\/u> his hand and know<\/u> the place of the nails….not just see them, or touch them, but know<\/u> them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The original notation highlights the text in several spots.\u00a0 In the opening line, there is a 3 note neum called a “torculus”, (low-high-low) on the last syllable of the word tuam. <\/i>The shape of this neum indicates that there is more emphasis on the 2nd and 3rd notes, rather than them all being even. \u00a0 This is called a “special” torculus, and gives a sense of lift to the word.\u00a0 On the final line of the chant, we see this same sign on the accented syllable of the word fidelis<\/i>, and in the final alleluia<\/i>, only this time, it looks angular.\u00a0 This tells us to emphasize all 3 syllables of the word.\u00a0 You will hear these subtleties, which add points of interest and arrival in the overall scope of the chant.<\/p>\n

Communion: Mittae Manum Tuam<\/a><\/p>\n

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