4th Sunday of Lent (“Laetare Sunday”)
“Grant us, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that we may treat with unfeigned veneration and ever receive with heartfelt faith Thy holy rites which we constantly celebrate…”
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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).

“Grant us, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that we may treat with unfeigned veneration and ever receive with heartfelt faith Thy holy rites which we constantly celebrate…”

Most German hymnals we’ve come across contain words only—but this one has harmonies!

“Be merciful, O Lord, we beseech Thee, and free us from all sins and dangers…”

You’ve never heard this arrangement before—perfect for Lent.

No matter how many people imitate John Denver on the guitar in our churches, Palestrina and Victoria will always be loved and sought by serious Catholics.

“To put it simply, I was pierced by the beauty of the liturgy in a way I have never before experienced.” —2017 participant

“Our hymnbooks know nothing of such a treasure as this, and give us pages of poor sentiment in doggerel lines by some tenth-rate modern versifier.” —Fr. Fortescue

The Blessed John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music (England) has a big announcement!

Look carefully at this image…

This is something we will do again, because I think there’s great potential here.

Absolutely *fascinating* beyond words!

…recorded on 28 January 2018.

Quite beautiful, but I prefer a different harmonization of “Holy God We Praise Thy Name”…

“Now they upon the rock are they who when they hear, receive the word with joy…”

…including rehearsal videos for each individual voice!
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