Rubrics • Good Friday (Pius XII Holy Week Revisions)
Even Solesmes makes errors from time to time.
“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).
Bells are rung and the organ played at the “Gloria”—but then stay silent until the Easter Vigil “Gloria.”
Some have criticized Christ for making Judas part of his special group of friends.
From what I can tell, a trend toward *ugly* artwork in Church publications began in the late 1950s.
Why do so many traditional priests have an aversion to Pope Pius XII’s revision of Holy Week?
There are two ways to distribute palm branches in the Extraordinary Form.
During the procession, all or some of the following selections may be sung…
An easier organ accompaniment, provided by Dr. Eugène Lapierre, teacher of Roger Wagner.
“Scranton is a very Catholic town. Every guy, growing up considered the priesthood.” —Bishop Morlino
Uses Gregorian chant with polyphonic _Falsibordone_ by Caesare de Zachariis (†1594).
The *original* meter & rhyme scheme were miraculously kept in English, Polish, Greek, French, Spanish, Italian, and Hungarian!
The “Gloria Patri” is not said at the Introit from this day until Easter Sunday, except on Feasts.
Including a video demonstration: “What makes polyphony so beautiful?”
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