Most “Congregational” Hymn • (In My Experience)
The key ingredient for a good parish music program.
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Music is the “Humble Handmaid” of the Mass
“Upon hearing this, my kids immediately glanced at me with horrified looks on their faces.”
PDF Download • “Entrance Chant” for Holy Thursday (Plainsong in English)
Only a foolish and stubborn person would claim that “hyena” is basically the same thing as “a holy person.”
“Dies Irae” • A Monstrous Translation
There’s a place for dynamic equivalency, but this is repugnant.
“National Survey” (Order of Christian Funerals) • By the USCCB Secretariat of Divine Worship
“For this reason, I encourage everyone to take the survey.” —Jeff Ostrowski
“Samaritánæ” (3rd Sunday of Lent)
The “Ordo Cantus Missae” introduces not only…
PDF Download • Fourteen (14) Versions of the Splendid Hymn: “Salve Mater Misericordiae”
My favorite Gregorian hymn for Lent!
Fulton J. Sheen • “24-Hour Catechism”
(9 of 50) “Divinity of Christ”
PDF Download • “Funerals in the Ordinary Form”
Many have requested the following document (which governs any funerals at my parish).
PDF Download • “Pange Lingua” in Simple (Contemporary) Polyphony for Three Voices
This arrangement of the “Pange Lingua” (which contains the famous “Tantum Ergo” verse) works quite well.
PDF Download • “Gregorian Chant Booklet” mailed by Pope Saint Paul VI to every bishop
Father McManus makes no exception for hearing-impaired or deaf Catholics; his decree is absolute.
My Response Surprised A Parishioner ‘Upset’ About Latin
We must resist the temptation to justify Latin—or any liturgical practice—based on personal taste.
Fulton J. Sheen • “24-Hour Catechism”
(8 of 50) “New Testament Revelation”
The Weekday Communions of Lent
The Communion antiphons of the weekdays of Lent offer us an ancient sequence to unify the season.
“Chant Is Not a Penitential Act” • Lenten Reflection by Daniel Marshall
…and then Easter will come, and for many parishes, the chant will disappear again.