A Serious Problem That Needs To Be Addressed
The accusation by this lady really hurt me; but I’m not sure why…
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
A theorist, organist, and conductor, Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004), and did graduate work in Musicology. He serves as choirmaster for the new FSSP parish in Los Angeles, where he resides with his wife and children.—Read full biography (with photographs).
The accusation by this lady really hurt me; but I’m not sure why…
“Very humbly, O Lord, we implore of thy majesty, that the holy mysteries we are celebrating … save us from transgressing in the time to come …”
“…it is important to avoid musical forms which, because of their profane use, are not conducive to prayer.”
Last Sunday we sang a beautiful composition by Richard Rice.
“May thy grace … cause us to be zealous at all times in the doing of good works.”
Can you see the difference? Can you hear the difference?
Download these Propers for Saint Pio of Pietrelcina—according to the 1962 Missale Romanum!
“I think that all of us clerics should rethink our choice of clothing…” —Bishop René H. Gracida
I first sang this marvelous piece as a freshman in college, under Dr. James F. Daugherty.
“May thine abiding loving-kindness, O Lord, cleanse and fortify thy Church…”
Here’s a chart with rubrics from the 1974 “Graduale” translated into English.
Astounding video about how the Amiens Cathedral was saved by a medieval “iron band-aid.”
A Collection of 115 Motets and Hymns, with an Easy Mass for Two Equal Voices.
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