PDF Download • 1928 “Invitatory” (86 pages)
The “invitatory” occurs at the beginning of Matins and therefore introduces the daily divine Office.
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(Installment #7) “Catholic Hymnals” • Richard J. Clark
“Hymns, Psalms, and Spiritual Canticles”—the most influential post-conciliar hymnal—was never distributed by any large publisher!
“Homily — 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A” • Father Valentine Young, OFM
“Often, the person who did us harm won’t even know that we’re still stewing over what they did to us; and if they knew, they might even be glad.”
Jeff Ostrowski • “Three Rules For Good Music”
But we have not spoken very much about Baroque music…
Introvert, Except at Rehearsal? You May Be an Ambivert
(Keven Smith) • Here are some suggestions on how to get the most out of your unusual combination of skills and traits+
Music as a Technology of the Soul
When you ask how a computer works, what you’re really asking is how people use it. That’s a good starting point for understanding how liturgical music works, but just as a computer trains its user to work in a particular way, liturgical music trains us to pray in particular ways.
Important Message To Fathers
“Kids don’t remember this…”
(Installment #6) “Catholic Hymnals” • Jeff Ostrowski
How to avoid that sickening feeling when you realize nobody—and I mean nobody—in the congregation knows the hymn you picked!
“Homily for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost” (EF) • Father Valentine Young, OFM
“If worry did any good, I would advise you to do it—but it is wasted time and energy.”
Sir Richard Terry: Hymns, Congregational Singing, and Avoiding “Violence” to the Elders
Terry was forced to resign from the Cathedral in 1924, partially due to his “inconsistent approach to congregational singing at the Cathedral.”
(Installment #5) “Catholic Hymnals” • Dr. Gregory Hamilton
The word “hymn” is one of the earliest music words in all languages…
“That Image” from World War II • Further Questions
When I look more closely, I notice some very tiny (“itsy bitsy”) hand missals held by the soldiers…
(Installment #4) “Catholic Hymnals” • Charles Weaver
On how tunes change over time, with a reflection on the sacred duty of hymn editors.
Holy Mass During World War II • (9 April 1944)
German troops included in American Easter Sunday Mass via loud-speaker.
PDF Download • “Communion Antiphon” (with organ accompaniment)
An exciting new project gives me great hope for the “musical future” of the Catholic Church!