Cheesy Happy Clappy and Word-Change Hymns

La la la I can't hear you la la la

What a wonderful week for Catholicism. 22 new Cardinals if the caption in the Sunday Telegraph was right. 22 new Princes of the Church. Let us pray and hope that they defend the Faith and evangelise for Catholicism in all their lands.

I don't know the "politics" of the appointments, but we can only hope with Pope Benedict that we have more Cardinals now that will be mindful of Catholic traditions and also stand up to the aggressive secularism of the atheists.

Now we have discussed the 'top' of the Church militant, let's have some fun with its lower echelons. That's us.

It's a no from me.

In the car this morning we were joking about the happy-clappy hymns out there. You know the kind: "You are the pop and I am the cup" with the repetitive chorus: "Give us curly straws of love."

Then I got to thinking. We all remember the word-change hymns and carols of school days such as "When shepherds washed their socks by night..." and I sang, in light of the many old bangers I've owned which often reached journey's end by stint of storming heaven with prayers: "Give me oil in my car, keep it running, give me oil in my car I pray."

So please let me know what are your favourite made-up happy clappy or word-change hymns. The cheesier the better. And (new) Cardinals can join in too!

Hurrah for Cardinal Burke: A True Prince of the Church

Even being a Cardinal, with all his duties, he is defending the Church, its theology and morality.

When the Truth is being publicly attacked, mocked and vilified, ones Catholic duty is to defend it.

Thanks to Linen on the Hedgerow and Summorum Pontificum blogs for allowing me to tiptoe in and nick these images ;-)



P.S. I know I'm clutching at straws and grabbing at tenuous links (hey! I've seen how they do it on BBC Wales!) but one of the speakers at the US conference is a Mr. Austin Welsh. Catholic and Welsh. Bravo sir.