Two Popes Singing “Our Father” in Latin
Listen to the instructions John Paul II gives the Chicago congregation.
“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).
Listen to the instructions John Paul II gives the Chicago congregation.
The Jews therefore said to Him, “Thou art not yet fifty years old and hast Thou seen Abraham?”
This brief video—filmed at an Episcopal church in 2013—may offend you.
“Sometimes when you are confusing, you are mistaken for being learned.” —Fulton J. Sheen
I have a confession to make: I can’t stand hearing wrong notes.
Pardon my squeaky Soprano notes, but I wanted to demonstrate how it sounds! • A wonderful setting of the haunting “Easter Alleluia” based on a work by Monsignor Jules Van Nuffel.
“Grant, we beseech Thee, O merciful God, that we may treat with unfeigned veneration…Thy holy rites which we constantly celebrate.”
The absolute best method for choosing starting pitches…
“When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things which he possesseth are in peace…”
“On Holy Saturday in 1545—while the pope and several cardinals were present—two of the oldest choir members flew at each other during the blessing of the new oils, shouting in a loud voice…”
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