Musical Resources • 2nd Sunday after Epiphany
“May this Communion, O Lord, cleanse us from sin…”
Jesus said to them: “I have come into this world so that a sentence may fall upon it, that those who are blind should see, and those who see should become blind. If you were blind, you would not be guilty. It is because you protest, ‘We can see clearly,’ that you cannot be rid of your guilt.”
A theorist, organist, and conductor, Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He completed studies in Education and Musicology at the graduate level. Having worked as a church musician in Los Angeles for ten years, in 2024 he accepted a position as choirmaster for Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Michigan, where he resides with his wife and children. —Read full biography (with photographs).
To match the ancient acrostic, Erasmus changed the first line to “Herodis Hostes.”
Every so often, we stumble across true excellence. Here’s a prime example.
Communion anthem: “Jesus went down with them, and came to Nazareth and was subject to them.”
This feast has been moved *four times* since it was created in 1893…but that’s not my problem.
It’s incorrect to say new Churches must be constructed with table altars.
“Here lies He in the manger, alleluia, Who reigns without end, alleluia, alleluia.”
A snippet caught by a generous alto at Candle-lit Mass in Hollywood.
Several singers shown here helped record the Watershed polyphonic rehearsal videos.
This video sharply condemns the choir’s previous director…a dangerous game.
Especially suited for the Ordinary Form—and did you spot the invertible counterpoint?
We won’t be singing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” for Offertory!
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