The Mass is not a dirge. But we tend to sing the common prayers as if we were at a funeral. Leading into the Gospel Acclamation, “Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia” can be stretched and slowed out of all shape. “Allllllleluuuuia, allllllleluuuuuia, alllllllleluuuuuia.” Put it in your mind that the layman on the altar has cast the tone way down low and draggy. Think about how people start the Happy…
