1874 Proprium et Commune Sanctorum (Haberl)
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1840s (?) Gregorian Accompaniment (Félix Bélédin)
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1874 Die Schule des katholischen Organisten
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1890 Organum Comitans ad Vesperale (Hanisch)
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1907 Vespers of B.V.M. Accompaniment
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The Real Reason Pope Benedict Resigned . . .
A little humor, anyone?
Msgr. Wadsworth Praises Corpus Christi Watershed
The executive director of ICEL notes that “Corpus Christi Watershed has a wide variety of resources that could be immediately helpful in a parish context.”
Errors in the Lectionary
Here’s a partial list of known errors in the USA Lectionary.
A Prayer For The Mission of CCW
“You, Father, are the great Artist of creation. In You, therefore, we find our highest model and our perfect end. Make us good artists, good stewards, and good disciples.”
News Items / 14 February 2013
Some recent items of note . . .
The Pope Has Prayed About This Decision For A Long Time
We are now learning that our Holy Father had been contemplating and praying about his resignation for a very long time. In April of 2009, the Holy Father visited the tomb of an obscure Pope named St. Celestine V, remarkable for a certain reason . . .
Christmas at Christ the King (late!)
This blog seemed to good to pass up, even though it is no longer Christmastide . . .
Homiletic & Pastoral Review: Article by Fr. Friel
As I prayed these prayers from the new missal for the first time on January 3, 2012, I was struck nearly dumb . . .
John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music
The Newsletter for January 2013 and questionnaire.
Chant, Polyphony, and the New Evangelization.
VIDEO: Pope Benedict tells a choir group on pilgrimage in Rome that sacred music can be an effective means of the new evangelization.