The Plague
When I speak with Pope Francis, will I ask him to care about sacred music? No. Abuses of the liturgy? No, I will ask him about the root of these problems.
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Assumption Mass
Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth will celebrate a Solemn High Mass in the Extraordinary Form this Friday evening in Philadelphia.
Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (6 of 7)
Some free resources for Cantor, Choir, and Organ for furthering the liturgical reform in your parish.
Aurelio Porfiri Letter In Current “Adoremus Bulletin”
“The problem is not pop music, but pop music in the liturgy.” — Aurelio Porfiri
Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (5 of 7)
“Simple English Choral Propers” by Jon Naples
Some Thoughts On “Englishing” Gregorian Chant
But why bring up this subject at all, when probably 95% of Catholic priests have no familiarity with Gregorian chant? • concerning the challenges of composing Gregorian chant in English+
Mass Propers In English
Roosevelt was President while paralyzed. Churchill gave speeches but couldn’t pronounce “S” correctly. Surely, then, we can implement the Mass Propers with these 11 collections! • the Graduale Romanum has been set in English by many composers; here are some collections with audio samples+
Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (4 of 7)
Should Church music be fun? Yes!!!
EF Homily: 9th Sunday after Pentecost
Yes, God is merciful, but there is a limit to His mercy.
Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (3 of 7)
Public Domain Scores & Published Resources
The Most Insane Thing Heard By Anyone
I used to think Horowitz’s additions to the Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody were the most amazing virtuoso display I ever heard. I was wrong.
Homily: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
It’s easy now to say that the disciples had nothing to fear since Jesus was so close. But that is not how it works in real life situations.
Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (2 of 7)
Planting the seeds for liturgical reform with a new book of old hymns.
Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (1 of 7)
Some mainstream resources are geared towards maximizing market share; there are a number of others, perhaps lesser known that have the words of St. Pius X and “Sacrosanctum Concilium” in mind.
St. Thomas on the “Asperges” (Sprinkling Rite)
St. Thomas did not comment specifically on the custom of sprinkling the people with holy water prior to the principal Sunday Mass; but he did explain exactly why it’s a good idea to do such a thing.