Josef Cardinal Frings & Pope Benedict XVI
Joseph Ratzinger, an expert at the Council, was also the private secretary of Cardinal Frings, Archbishop of Cologne.
Articles
Memento Rerum Conditor
The hymn most frequently appearing in the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary has finally made it to youtube!
“Veni Sancte Spiritus” • Sing Directly From An Ancient Manuscript!
Including an (optional) organ accompaniment you won’t want to miss!
Resources • Sunday after the Ascension (1962 Missal)
We are getting close to Pentecost, when the FSSP Superior General will visit our parish.
Ascension • A Gorgeous Illumination
“We pay more attention to singing when we are nervous.”
Do not mistake competence for conservatism.
The more knowledgeable a musician is about the Roman Rite, the Vatican II documents, and the GIRM, the more likely that musician is to be labeled “conservative” in their views. This is nonsense.
Novus Ordo Can Be Done Well!
The Novus Ordo Mass can be done well—St. Josemaria and his successor did it!
Will You Be A Hero?
We need a few more people willing to give $5.00 per month—please help! Thank you!
“Omnes Gentes Plaudite” • Sequence For Ascension
“The Staff used by Christ was the Cross…”
Heretical Hymns & Transformation
I hope Dr. Tappan will tell us someday how such a transformation happened!
The Ingredients of a Choir School (Part II)
A choir school can be an immense help toward our goal of establishing a liturgical choir worthy of its name.
Stephen Colbert: “I’m Not A Fan Of Guitar Masses”
Perhaps it requires a comedian to realize that not all musical styles are appropriate for Mass.
VIDEO • Watch Jeff Ostrowski Load Choir Binders
Wow—did you ever see anyone load them this fast?
Stunning Hymn With 3-Voice Polypony You Will Want To Sing For Pentecost
A story about Victoria—perhaps a myth—says Palestrina was jealous of his student’s first drafts.
Resources • 5th Sunday after Easter (1962 Missal)
We are getting close to Pentecost, when the FSSP Superior General will visit our parish.