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Jeff Ostrowski · October 15, 2017

Video • “Subveníte Sancti Dei” (Requiem)

November 2nd will be here soon!

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 14, 2017

19th Sunday after Pentecost (3rd in October)

“Let Thy healing power, O Lord, in mercy deliver us from our waywardness and cause us ever to cleave to Thy commandments…”

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Veronica Brandt · October 14, 2017

Christus Vincit – Christ Conquers

A little more on the triumphal chant inspired from Roman victory celebrations.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · October 12, 2017

Saturday! • Bishop Serratelli to offer Solemn EF Mass

Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli has several times served as chairman of the USCCB Committee on Divine Worship.

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Dr. Lucas Tappan · October 10, 2017

The Problem of Acedia

We rarely speak of greatness in the Church anymore for fear of driving people away, yet look at all of the men who responded to the call of the priesthood because of the example of Pope St. John Paul II.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · October 9, 2017

PDF Download • Responsorial Psalms (502 Pages)

Composer Brian Michael Page releases his work of 22 years!

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Fr. David Friel · October 8, 2017

In the Beauty of Holiness: Music and the Transcendent

New Lecture Series at the International Institute for Culture

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 6, 2017

18th Sunday after Pentecost (2nd in October)

“Let the operation of Thy mercy, we beseech Thee O Lord, direct our hearts, for without Thee we cannot please Thee.”

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Richard J. Clark · October 6, 2017

Three Entrance Antiphons for the Celebration of Marriage

Free Download: Three Entrance Antiphons For the Celebration of Marriage

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 6, 2017

EF Introit for this coming Sunday: “Da Pacem”

Never let anyone tell you there is no longer interest in Gregorian chant.

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Andrew Leung · October 5, 2017

A Liturgical Tragedy

I have experienced a similar situation before, and it was not a pleasant experience.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 4, 2017

Superlative Way To Explain Polyphony

To use melodies in this way may seem an easy task, but nothing could be further from the truth.

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Dr. Lucas Tappan · October 3, 2017

A Silver Jubilee

Many things have changed over the last quarter of a century in the field of church music and thankfully most of them have been for the better.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 3, 2017

Agnus Dei • “Missa Mille Regretz” by Fr. Cristóbal de Morales (d. 1553)

Can you hear the imaginary high note?

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Fr. David Friel · October 1, 2017

Printable Card • “Prayers at the Foot of the Altar”

A handy resource for priests and servers

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President’s Corner

    Proportionalist Plainchant • (Documented)
    On this website, we believe: “If we don’t know where we came from, we can’t know where we’re going.” As a result, we often spend hours scanning old books of GREGORIAN CHANT (and organ accompaniments). We don’t claim those items are useful or desirable for today’s circumstances; the goal is understanding where we came from. Here is a fascinating musical score from the 19th century. At that time, it was believed that MENSURALISM (a.k.a. “proportionalism”) was the historically correct way to sing plainsong.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Garnier Alleluias • “Have They Moved?”

    We received an email asking whether the “Garnier Gospel Acclamations website” has…

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Absolutely ‘Perfect’ Voice-Leading?

    This brief passage seems (in my humble opinion) to be a delightful specimen.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
    We received considerable correspondence regarding my article, Two Ways to Defile a Hymn. More specifically, what really raised certain people’s hackles was its follow-up article dealing with the keyboard accompaniment for the CHRIST THE KING HYMNAL. But to quote Eliza Doolittle: “Have I said anything I oughtn’t?” Please examine this PDF file and see whether you agree. Were the editors of the BRÉBEUF HYMNAL incorrect to insist upon sophisticated and clever rhymes, rather than mind-numbingly predictable rhymes?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    ‘Ould’ But Not Good
    Dom Samuel Gregory Ould (note the spelling) was a Benedictine monk at FORT AUGUSTUS ABBEY in Scotland. As musician, organist, and composer, Dom Ould was highly regarded. Moreover, he was considered an authority on Gregorian Chant. But not everything found in an old book—or, in this case, an “Ould” book—is necessarily praiseworthy. Consider this page from Dom Ould’s hymnal. Do you see the rhymes? They offend severely by ABR (“Abuse By Reuse”) and are utterly predictable. In my recent article—Two Ways to Defile a Hymn—I addressed this topic.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reader Feedback” • 22 June 2026
    A reader wrote to us from Virginia: “I really appreciate the 23 harmonizations that you posted on CORPUS CHRISTI WATERSHED for the Daily, Daily, Sing to Mary hymn. I hope to find willing voices in our small Schola Cantorum to try the three-voice version. Carry on, sir! You’re doing the Lord’s work.” While we don’t know this gentleman personally, we note that he earned a Ph.D. (which demonstrates that our blog has something for everybody). 😊
    —Corpus Christi Watershed

Random Quote

In a meeting that took place on 23 July 2014, Pope Benedict told Father Josef Bisig, FSSP, that “Pope Saint John Paul II had the firm intention to personally bestow the episcopal consecration on an SSPX priest on 15 August 1988.”

— Libre entretien sur l’été 1988, Sedes Sapientiæ, issue 160, summer 2022

Recent Posts

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  • PDF Download • 1950s Hand Missal including “Priest Photographs” at Mass (944 pages)

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