“The Return of the SSPX”
Reflections by a member of the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter.
“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).
After Mass, a presentation was delivered by the Executive Director of the USCCB Committee on Divine Worship.
Can you think of a better way to begin your choir rehearsals?
“But the men wondered, saying, What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey Him?”
This Introit is repeated many times, depending on how many Sundays occur after Epiphany.
By Rev. Laurence J. O’Connell, and *published in English* in 1943.
Our choir is 100% volunteers—and many don’t read music.
These rubrics are official; so when does your church begin the Introit?
Cardinal Ratzinger’s English is *fantastic* (as this video shows).
To match the ancient acrostic, Erasmus changed the first line to “Herodis Hostes.”
Every so often, we stumble across true excellence. Here’s a prime example.
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