Ratzinger talks “Ad Orientem” (2003)
Cardinal Ratzinger’s English is *fantastic* (as this video shows).
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Cardinal Ratzinger’s English is *fantastic* (as this video shows).
Fr. Gaspar eloquently emphasis key words and phrases, underscoring the beauty of the sacrament.
Keep God as the center of the choir and direct our music towards Him.
“These renderings are accompanied by beautiful photos so even the novice should be able to follow the Mass rather easily.”
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Children can and should be taught Gregorian chant by hearing and repeating—but this binds them to singing only what they have memorized.
To match the ancient acrostic, Erasmus changed the first line to “Herodis Hostes.”
A very helpful recording for anyone singing this in English for the Ordinary Form.
Fr. Áureo Castro’s setting alternates the chant melody and the choral parts.
Every so often, we stumble across true excellence. Here’s a prime example.
How to make polyphony work for your Ordinary Form Choir.
I think we can slay the current and popular belief that by making the liturgy, and by extension liturgical music, “relevant” to people we will somehow bring them back to God.
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