A Blemish On Hymnody Printing?
The word “Thy” is used in the Lord’s Prayer at every Mass, yet nobody struggles to understand it.
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).
The word “Thy” is used in the Lord’s Prayer at every Mass, yet nobody struggles to understand it.
Vatican II spoke of “useless repetitions” in the liturgy, and said these should be examined…
“We implore Thy majesty, O Lord, that the holy mysteries we are celebrating may free us of past sins and save us from future sins.”
“Let Thy grace, we beseech Thee, O Lord … make us to be continually zealous in doing good works.”
This short clip from “It’s a Wonderful Life” helps us understand…
“Let Thy continual pity, O Lord, cleanse and fortify Thy Church…”
Fr. Valentine used to say: “You can play 100 notes right, and miss just one—and people will criticize you for that wrong one!”
Do you prefer polyphony recorded by just my voice, or mixed with “real” voices?
His assertion that “smoking out enemies” is best done by appointing them to high positions in the Vatican is absurd.
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