Te Deum Laudámus
Listen to Herbert Howells’s Te Deum to start the new year!
Archives for December 2015
Musical Resources • Most Holy Name (Extraordinary Form)
“…mercifully grant that we may in heaven enjoy the blessed vision of him, to whose most holy name we do reverence upon earth.”
Chant Workshop for Clergy
St. Ambrose School of Chant located in Georgia is organizing a Chant Workshop for Clergy.
Another “Oops” Moment For Liturgical Press
Msgr. Kevin Irwin says this book “reflects the best of liturgical scholarship and wisdom gleaned from the liturgy.”
Bishop Perry at Prince of Peace Catholic Church
Bishop Joseph Perry administered the Sacrament of Confirmation and celebrated a Pontifical Solemn High Mass on Gaudete Sunday.
Which Mass Goes With Which Season?
Unfortunately, many ignore the words of Abbot Pothier, included at the front of the Vatican Edition.
Popular Posts From 2015
In case you missed any of these!
PDF • “The Truth Of Papal Claims” (Merry del Val)
Cardinal Raphael Merry del Val published this reply to a Protestant scholar in 1902.
Hollywood: Midnight Mass By Candlelight
The FSSP had a special Christmas Mass at their new Apostolate in Los Angeles.
A Myth That Needs To Die
“I never witnessed a Mass in the so-called Extraordinary Form that was done in 15 minutes.”
New Choir Stalls for the Sistine Chapel Choir
The Sistine Chapel Choir sang beautifully at the Midnight Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica.
Christmas and the Universal Role of Music
The birth of Christ recalls a specific time and place as does the music of Christmas. It is sacred music that has poured out into an increasingly secular world.
Musical Resources • Christmas Midnight Mass (Extraordinary Form)
We won’t be singing “Frosty The Snowman” for Offertory!
Video • Holy Mass in Hollywood, 1944
A video of the Christmas Solemn High Mass in Hollywood film, “Christmas Holiday”
Sing Like the Angels
We can learn from the best choir, the Holy Angels!