tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705982309932055086.post1810700998128856393..comments2023-09-15T17:10:10.949+01:00Comments on The Accidental Organist: Five Favourites: Hymns to MaryCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16448300763872886022noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705982309932055086.post-50085785152809155172016-05-06T21:54:31.318+01:002016-05-06T21:54:31.318+01:00(and just in case anyone thinks I'm stirring u...(and just in case anyone thinks I'm stirring up sectarian dissent, no offence meant to anyone on either side!)Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16448300763872886022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705982309932055086.post-19449652874575264262016-05-06T21:53:26.992+01:002016-05-06T21:53:26.992+01:00They're definitely worth a listen! We got quit...They're definitely worth a listen! We got quite a lot of exposure to Marian hymns etc. at school - Catholics in the UK have a bit of a minority-identity, no-we-are-not-in-any-way-similar-to-the-Church-of-England thing going on. Basically, the more we sing about/to Mary, the less likely anyone is to mistake us for Protestants, and in a region where about 90% of the Catholic population have Irish roots, that's considered to be a Very Bad Thing To Happen ;-)Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16448300763872886022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5705982309932055086.post-11926986296540919432016-05-04T17:55:34.531+01:002016-05-04T17:55:34.531+01:00I laughed at your intro. I'm a Lutheran-turned...I laughed at your intro. I'm a Lutheran-turned-Catholic so I've totally heard all that before too. :) I'll confess that, while I've grown in my love of Mary since joining the Church, I think I only know the first song here. :( I'll have to look the others up and work on learning them! Thanks for sharing and for linking up with #5Faves this week. :)Bonnie Way aka the Koala Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11601183003333359031noreply@blogger.com