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Jeff Ostrowski · October 8, 2020

PDF Download • Communion Antiphon (Mt 16:24) with Organ Accompaniment

To give you an idea how this sounds, I recorded the piece on my toy organ.

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Christopher Mueller · October 6, 2020

(Installment #10) “Catholic Hymnals” • Chris Mueller

Father Rutler makes five crucial points.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 6, 2020

“Homily for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost” (EF) • Father Valentine Young, OFM

The word “grace” means a gift given to us by God. Sanctifying grace is first given to us when we are baptized.

Keven Smith · October 6, 2020

The Real Reason Why Some People Don’t Match Pitch

(Keven Smith) • I’ve come to realize that the vast majority of “tone-deaf” people aren’t really tone-deaf at all. They just haven’t been trained to coordinate their voices with their audiation+

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 5, 2020

“O Sacrum Convivium” • Recorded by one person

This piece comes from “Motecta Trium Vocum” by Kevin Allen (for three equal voices).

Fr. David Friel · October 4, 2020

Here’s How the Mass Will Change

A 1964 article reflects on what the liturgy envisioned by “Inter oecumenici” may have looked like.

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 2, 2020

“Spoken vs. Sung Propers” • The Complete History

Lies containing a little truth are the most difficult to quash • Here is the definitive, final exposé on why the “Spoken Propers” don’t match the “Sung Propers.” • In October of 1972, the Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy falsely equated the “Spoken Propers” with the “Sung Propers” and proclaimed: “These antiphons are too abrupt for communal recitation” • Several official English translations of the Roman Gradual have received the imprimatur multiple times+

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Jeff Ostrowski · October 1, 2020

Famous Italian Actor Regrets Aborting Son

“It was the mistake of my life. When I was very young, I had the chance to become a father, but I had my son aborted. Now, I’ve become very strongly against abortion.” —Andrea Roncato

Daniel Tucker · October 1, 2020

Devotional Music for the Feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux

St. Thérèse is loved by so many, yet devotional songs to her seem to be few and far between. I hope that this article will serve as a useful starting point for anyone searching for such music…

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 30, 2020

“Homily for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost” (EF) • Father Valentine Young, OFM

Sin is an offense against God. Therefore, only God can forgive sin.

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 29, 2020

PDF Download • Extremely Rare! — 1966 “Book of Catholic Worship” (809 pages)

Do you recognize where these pages were stolen from in 1966, when they hoped nobody would notice?

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Keven Smith · September 28, 2020

Outdoor Music Classes? Only in 2020!

One hundred participants? Either sacred music is alive and well or families are getting stir-crazy from the lockdown. 

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Fr. David Friel · September 27, 2020

CDW: “Let us return to the Eucharist with joy!”

A letter from Cardinal Sarah to episcopal conferences worldwide

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Jeff Ostrowski · September 26, 2020

Communication • Re: Modern Catholic Hymns

Are you familiar with “Thaxted”—a beautiful hymn tune?

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Fr. David Friel · September 24, 2020

Lecture: What Happens to Us in Liturgy?

The first in a series of virtual lectures being offered by the Society for Catholic Liturgy

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President’s Corner

    Simplest “Agnus Dei” Ever Published
    Our choir is on break during the month of July. I needed a relatively simple “Agnus Dei,” so I composed this setting for organ & voice in honor of Saint René Goupil. It has been called the simplest setting ever composed. I love CARMEN GREGORIANUM (“Gregorian Chant”), especially the ALLELUIAS, INTROITS, and COMMUNION ANTIPHONS. That being said, some have pointed out that certain sections of the Kyriale aren’t as strong as the Graduale or Vesperale. There’s a reason for this—but it would be too complicated to explain at this moment.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
    Our choir is on break during the month of July. However, on the feasts website, the chants have been posted for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C), which is this coming Sunday: 6 July 2025.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Bugnini’s Statement (6 November 1966)
    With each passing day, more is revealed about how the enemies of the liturgy accomplished their goals. For instance, Hannibal Bugnini deeply resented the way Vatican II said Gregorian Chant “must be given first place in liturgical services.” On 6 November 1966, his cadre wrote a letter attempting to justify the elimination of Gregorian Chant with this brazen statement: “What really gives a Mass its tone is not so much the songs as it is the prayers and readings.” Bugnini’s cadre then attacked the very heart of Gregorian Chant (viz. the Proprium Missae), bemoaning how the Proprium Missae “is completely new each Sunday and feast day.” There is much more to be said about this topic. Stay tuned.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Pope Pius XII Hymnal?
    Have you ever heard of the Pope Pius XII Hymnal? It’s a real book, published in the United States in 1959. Here’s a sample page so you can verify with your own eyes it existed.
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    “Hybrid” Chant Notation?
    Over the years, many have tried to ‘simplify’ plainsong notation. The O’Fallon Propers attempted to simplify the notation—but ended up making matters worse. Dr. Karl Weinmann tried to do the same in the time of Pope Saint Pius X by replacing each porrectus. You can examine a specimen from his edition and see whether you agree he complicated matters. In particular, look at what he did with éxsules fílii Hévae.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    Antiphons Don’t Match?
    A reader wants to know why the Entrance and Communion antiphons in certain publications deviate from what’s prescribed by the GRADUALE ROMANUM published after Vatican II. Click here to read our answer. The short answer is: the Adalbert Propers were never intended to be sung. They were intended for private Masses only (or Masses without music). The “Graduale Parvum,” published by the John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music in 2023, mostly uses the Adalbert Propers—but sometimes uses the GRADUALE text: e.g. Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June).
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Random Quote

It was thought important that the song should actually accompany the distribution of Communion. A Carolingian explanation of the Mass remarks that during the Communion “soft melody should touch the ear [of the faithful] so that hearing this sound they would busy themselves less with distracting thoughts and … their hearts would be moved to humble love for that which they receive.”

— Father Josef Andreas Jungmann

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  • Boston Auxiliary Bishop: “In offering the Traditional Mass for the first time, after removing the vestments, I knelt in the back pew and wept.”

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