First Solemn Mass • Fr. Joseph Favole, FSSP
Capstone to the upcoming Sacred Music Symposium!
“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).
“Light most blessèd, shine on the hearts of Your faithful—even into their darkest corners…”
“Light most blessèd, shine on the hearts of Your faithful—even into their darkest corners…”
Once upon a time, Catholic composers were trained from birth in a special art of musical composition…
“Sisters in pants distribute communion, while priests sit idle in the sanctuary. This ‘option’ results from a decay of the reverence for the Lord’s Presence.” —Fulton J. Sheen (1976)
Precious few modern masterpieces exist…but this motet by Kevin Allen is one.
Do you understand why I only apologize once—and not twice—for the Soprano line?
“…He shall not speak of Himself; but what things soever He shall hear, He shall speak…”
Why Do We Produce Rehearsal Videos? And what made more than 600 people show up for Santa Barbara’s first Latin Mass in fifty years?
Sheen replied: “Mr. President, I’m not the least bit impressed with your source.”
“I would go there Sunday morning and sing Palestrina, William Byrd, Mozart…this magnificent choral music.”
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