Help Me Banish ‘Wimpy’ Hymn Texts!
Preparing this blog, I discovered interesting snippets about the hymn, the composer, the translator, and even the poet who penned these lines in Latin!
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Preparing this blog, I discovered interesting snippets about the hymn, the composer, the translator, and even the poet who penned these lines in Latin!
Ostrowski, wishing to avoid fussiness, may justifiably refuse this invitation. But to argue, as he has, that these signs and the prayerful and aesthetic movements they embody are “illicit” is just wildly off the mark.
The second half of today’s article answers questions submitted by Mr. Matthew Frederes.
Mr. Williams, today I challenge you (please) to provide direct responses for two questions.
Why declare that rhythmic signs are permitted if alteration of any kind is unacceptable? It doesn’t make any sense…
I will not insult your intelligence by telling you what I suspect happened.
Including two (2) documents translated into English for the first time!
“Missa Back-To-The-Future” (a recent OCP offering) isn’t part of the treasury mandated by Vatican II; nor do I belong on the basketball court with Michael Jordan.
Tom died suddenly on 24 October 2022 (a month shy of his 67th birthday) at his home in Charlotte.
“We have a number of quotations from medieval writers in support of proportional rhythm…” —Patrick Williams
“Mr. Ostrowski apparently wants to lock this door, install a deadbolt, and throw away both keys!” —Patrick Williams
“They were parents, brothers, sisters, children, and friends; but the bond of the kindred is broken, and the silver cord of love is loosed…” —John Henry Newman
My colleague, Patrick Williams has agreed to enter into a “colloquy” with me vis-à-vis Gregorian rhythm.
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Nobody seems capable of answering this question.
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