Saint Vitus Choir Page
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“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).
You can still come to this page but the technical URL destination is now as follows: https://www.ccwatershed.org/2020/04/08/2022-revised-saint-vitus-choir-page/
Could there be a nicer hymn than this? It is fresh and glorious.
Consider three (3) clerics who took part in this Solemn Mass at the National Shrine
Five (5) differences between the ancient rites of Holy Week (“Pre-1955”) and the Pius XII version.
When I saw this page, my opinion of Fortescue went down—but then I remembered…
“…Who didst establish the salvation of mankind on the tree of the Cross; that whence death came, thence also life might arise again, and that he, who overcame by the tree, by the tree also might be overcome…” —Preface
“We are fully determined to restore Latin to its position of honor.” —Saint John XXIII (22 February 1962)
“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.
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