Sacred Music & Babies
What’s our end game?
“Is it not true that prohibiting or suspecting the extraordinary form can only be inspired by the demon who desires our suffocation and spiritual death?” —The Vatican’s chief liturgist from 2014-2021; interview with Edw. Pentin (23-Sep-2019)
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).
This book of organ accompaniments by John Ainslie covers every season, including ordinary time.
“They should have been more offended by the Romanian doctor…” —Fr. George Rutler
You will love what Henri Durieux has done with this hymn melody.
“Remit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the sins of Thy people…”
“If we had known what the prayers really said, we would not have wanted to pray them any longer.” —Paul Inwood
“…most humbly we pray that—since so great is the number of thine elect pleading in our behalf—we may partake, in all their fulness, of thine abounding mercies…”
Were you aware of this amazing piece by Raphaël Mercier?
“I’m sure you’ll enjoy the beautiful poems, songs, and pictures…” —Very Rev. Norbert M. Shumaker
“And all the kings of the earth shall adore Him; all nations shall serve Him…”
An extremely rare Canadian hymnal produced by Rev. Aloysius Knauff.
Talking about perennial truths doesn’t get as many “clicks” as provocative headlines or character assassination.
Did you notice how they carefully deleted all the beautiful artwork?
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