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Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”

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Search Results for: simple english propers

Is It Time To Stop Singing The Propers?

Dr. Alfred Calabrese · January 19, 2020

I know how difficult it can be to introduce chant to a Novus Ordo parish.

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Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 21, 2020

New Collection of Propers from GIA

Fr. David Friel · October 2, 2016

The growing market for Mass propers is a sign of promise.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Alius Cantus Aptus, Authentic Liturgical Renewal Reform, CanticaNOVA Publications, Hymns Replacing Propers, Proper of the Mass in English, Propers, Roman Missal Third Edition, Simple English Mass Propers, Singing the Mass Last Updated: January 1, 2020

Essential Resources • Psalm Tones for Mass Propers

Jeff Ostrowski · June 15, 2016

“The singing of the Communion Antiphon alone, which sufficed at sung Mass when Holy Communion was not given, is insufficient under the new conditions…” —Solesmes (1957)

Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 1, 2020

Mass Propers • Fascinating Articles From 1924

Jeff Ostrowski · April 5, 2016

Editors of “The Tablet” felt these essays were horrendous!

Filed Under: Articles Last Updated: January 1, 2020

OFFERTORY: Chant Propers in Three Parts for Sundays & Feasts

Fr. David Friel · June 14, 2015

Exciting New Collection of Simple English Propers!

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Polyphony For Three Voices, Proper of the Mass in English, Simple English Mass Propers, Simple Steps To Improve Parish Music, Singing the Mass Last Updated: January 1, 2020

Permission Needed to Replace the Propers?—(4 of 7)

Dr. Lucas Tappan · February 24, 2015

This year one, a seminarian from our parish is being ordained. He requested that we sing the Propers for his first Mass.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Hilgartner 20 November 2012, Hymns Replacing Propers Last Updated: October 15, 2022

Permission Needed to Replace the Propers?—(3 of 7)

Andrew Leung · February 21, 2015

When the GIRM says “four options”, they really mean four preferences…

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Hilgartner 20 November 2012, Hymns Replacing Propers Last Updated: October 15, 2022

PDF Download: Father Charles Dreisoerner’s “Graduale Romanum” In English (202 pages)

Guest Author · December 22, 2014

Did you know the entire Roman Gradual was set to English texts in 1984?

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Chants for the Church Year, Deacon Patrick Cunningham, Graduale Romanum Roman Gradual Propers Last Updated: August 17, 2024

Review: An English Gradual (Belmont Abbey, 2013)

Jeff Ostrowski · December 10, 2014

For myself, I prefer the liturgy entirely in Latin or entirely in the vernacular. Others will disagree.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Graduale Romanum Roman Gradual Propers Last Updated: January 1, 2020

New Propers Collection By Lawrence M. Rutherford

Jeff Ostrowski · November 19, 2014

“English Psalm-Tone Propers for the Ordinary Form of the Mass” is now available in print!

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Graduale Romanum Roman Gradual Propers, Simple English Mass Propers, Sung Vs Spoken Propers Novus Ordo Last Updated: January 1, 2020

Mass Propers In English

Jeff Ostrowski · August 11, 2014

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+

Filed Under: Articles, Featured Tagged With: Graduale Romanum Roman Gradual Propers, Hymns Replacing Propers, Sung Vs Spoken Propers Novus Ordo Last Updated: November 24, 2020

Inaccurate Statements About Translations Of The Mass Propers (A Pet Peeve)

Jeff Ostrowski · July 18, 2014

The quickest way to make this clear to a skeptical priest or liturgist is to request that they bring you some Offertory antiphons from MR3. (They don’t exist!)

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Graduale Romanum Roman Gradual Propers, ICEL New Translation of the Roman Missal, Roman Missal Third Edition Last Updated: January 1, 2020

The Pipe Organ and Propers Flourish with Vexo and Weismann

Richard J. Clark · May 9, 2014

While the pipe organ languishes in some places, it flourishes in others. There are three reasons why.

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Improvisation, Pipe Organ, Propers Last Updated: January 1, 2020

Saint René Goupil • Gregorian Chant Propers

Gregorian videos, organ accompaniments, and audio recordings for the 1962 “Graduale Romanum.”

Lalemant Propers • Graduale Romanum in English

What if you’re unable to prepare the Offertory for this Sunday? You had planned to rehearse it, but ran out of time … Problem solved!

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    “Samaritánæ” (3rd Sunday of Lent)
    With regard to the COMMUNION for the 3rd Sunday of Lent (Year A), the Ordo Cantus Missae—which was published in 1969 by the Vatican, bearing Hannibal Bugnini’s signature and approbation in its PREFACE—inexplicably introduced a variant melody and slightly different words, as you can see by this comparison chart. When it comes to such items, they’re always done in secrecy by unnamed people. (Although it is known that Dom Eugène Cardine collaborated in the creation of the GRADUALE SIMPLEX, a book considered by some to be a travesty.)
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Ubi Caritas” (SATB)
    I remember singing “Ubi Cáritas” by Maurice Duruflé at the conservatory. I was deeply moved by it. However, some feel Duruflé’s version isn’t suitable for small choirs since it’s written for 6 voices and the bass tessitura is quite low. That’s why I was absolutely thrilled to discover this “Ubi cáritas” (SATB) for smaller choirs by Énemond Moreau, who studied with OSCAR DEPUYDT (d. 1925), an orphan who became a towering figure of Catholic music. Depuydt’s students include: Flor Peeters (d. 1986); Monsignor Jules Van Nuffel (d. 1953); Arthur Meulemans (d. 1966); Monsignor Jules Vyverman (d. 1989); and Gustaaf Nees (d. 1965). Rehearsal videos for each individual voice await you at #19705. When I came across the astonishing English translation for “Ubi Cáritas” by Monsignor Ronald Knox—matching the Latin’s meter—I decided to add those lyrics as an option (for churches which have banned Latin). My wife and I made this recording to give you some idea how it sounds.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF • “Cantus Mariales” (192 pages)
    Andrea Leal has posted an absolutely pristine scan of CANTUS MARIALES (192 pages) which can be downloaded as a PDF file. To access this treasure, navigate to the frabjous article Andrea posted Monday. The file is being offered completely free of charge. The beginning pages of the book have something not to be missed: viz. a letter from Pope Saint Pius X to Dom Pothier, in which the pope calls Abbat Pothier “a man versed above all others in the science of liturgy, and to whom the cause of Gregorian chant is greatly indebted.”
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Grotesque Pairing • “Passion Chorale”
    One of our rarest releases was undoubtably this PDF scan of the complete Pope Pius XII Hymnal (1959) by Father Joseph Roff, a student of Healey Willan. One of the scarcest titles in existence, this book was provided to us by Mr. Peter Meggison. Back in 2018, we scanned each page and uploaded it to our website, making it freely available to everyone. Readers are probably sick of hearing me say this, but just because we upload something that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s wonderful or worthy of imitation. We upload many publications precisely because they are ‘grotesque’, interesting, or revealing. Whereas the Brébeuf Catholic Hymnal had an editorial board that was careful and sensitive vis-à-vis pairing texts with tunes, the Pope Pius XII Hymnal (1959) seems to have been rather reckless in this regard. Please take a look at what they did with the PASSION CHORALE and see whether you agree.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Extreme Unction
    Those who search Google for “CCCC MS 079” will discover high resolution images of a medieval Pontificale (“Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 079”). One of the pages contains this absolutely gorgeous depiction of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction.
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    PDF Chart • “Plainsong Rhythm”
    I will go to my grave without understanding the lack of curiosity so many people have about the rhythmic modifications made by Dom André Mocquereau. For example, how can someone examine this single sheet comparison chart and at a minimum not be curious about the differences? Dom Mocquereau basically creates a LONG-SHORT LONG-SHORT rhythmic pattern—in spite of enormous and overwhelming manuscript evidence to the contrary. That’s why some scholars referred to his method as “Neo-Mensuralist” or “Neo-Mensuralism.”
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

The ratio of voices in modern choirs is usually wrong. Basses should be numerically greatest, then altos, then tenors, then sopranos. One good soprano can carry a high “A” against 30 lower voices.

— Roger Wagner

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