Praise to the Holiest
The seven stanzas of amazingness by Blessed Cardinal Newman with three tunes to choose from.
Jesus said to them: “I have come into this world so that a sentence may fall upon it, that those who are blind should see, and those who see should become blind. If you were blind, you would not be guilty. It is because you protest, ‘We can see clearly,’ that you cannot be rid of your guilt.”
Veronica Brandt holds a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering. As editor, she has produced fine publications (as well as valuable reprints) dealing with Gregorian chant, hymnody, Latin, and other subjects. These publications are distinguished on account of their tastefulness. She lives in the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia, with her husband Peter and six children.—Read full biography (with photographs).
The seven stanzas of amazingness by Blessed Cardinal Newman with three tunes to choose from.
Including a brief survey of tunes for Benediction hymns from a few of the hymnbooks on my bookshelf.
Sunday is not exactly a day of rest—I’m sure many people working in Sacred Music would heartily agree!
Something of a duet of the Communion Antiphon for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost—part of preparing for Mass
A little counterpoint gem with ramblings on solfege.
Just a little each day. As Confucius says: “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
The thing that stands out is the enormous breadth of the Church Universal. Through all times, all places, all languages this Mystical Body of Christ is alive and drawing men to God. What other religious tradition can even come close?
Printing copies of the propers is very handy for singers not yet confident with the Liber and other books.
It may feel like forever, but children do grow up. The days are long but the years are short. Today’s toddlers are tomorrow’s altar servers and choir members. Then we can look back and whisper a “Thanks be to God.”
The Maternal Heart of Mary Church is a collegiate style church in Sydney, Australia and home to the only FSSP parish in the country.
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