Fulton J. Sheen • “24-Hour Catechism”
(10 of 50) “Humanity of Christ”
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“Breviary Editors Did It First!” • Omitting Verses?
A reader says: “If a verse ends on a question mark, it might make sense to sing the verse that follows.”
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Consultor to the Vatican Council Enters the Fray • (Vis-à-vis Jeff’s Pipe Organ Assertion)
“The first breakthrough came in Czechoslovakia where they gave permission to play the organ on Good Friday.” —Father Percy Jones
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Palm Sunday • “Repertoire for Children’s Choir”
My children’s choir sang the soprano and alto parts of No. 4 last year…
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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.”
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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.”
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“Dies Irae” • A Monstrous Translation
There’s a place for dynamic equivalency, but this is repugnant.
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“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
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“Samaritánæ” (3rd Sunday of Lent)
The “Ordo Cantus Missae” introduces not only…
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PDF Download • Fourteen (14) Versions of the Splendid Hymn: “Salve Mater Misericordiae”
My favorite Gregorian hymn for Lent!
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Fulton J. Sheen • “24-Hour Catechism”
(9 of 50) “Divinity of Christ”
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PDF Download • “Funerals in the Ordinary Form”
Many have requested the following document (which governs any funerals at my parish).
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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.
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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.
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