The Joy of Penance
The celebration of Laetare Sunday reveals a deeper truth.
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.”
Pope Francis decreed Romero was martyred “in odium fidei” (“in hatred of the faith”). He was beatified in El Salvador on May 23, 2015.
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…
A new Adoremus article explores how best to overthrow the tyranny of “alius cantus congruus.”
“When a strong man armed keepeth his court, those things which he possesseth are in peace…”
Some people are put off…Some are bored to tears. I am fascinated. Why?
I was renewed in spirit for a future filled with hope for liturgical music.
The Psalter, as Esolen notes, is the prayer book of the Church and the Psalms constitute the “foundational poems of Christian praise.”
“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…”
A new CD you don’t have yet full of beautiful music raising funds for bringing more beautiful music to Tasmania.
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