“Entrance Chant” • 4th Sunday of Advent
Like so many Advent antiphons, this one is in the first mode and comes from the prophet Isaiah.
“Is it not true that prohibiting or suspecting the extraordinary form can only be inspired by the demon who desires our suffocation and spiritual death?” —The Vatican’s chief liturgist from 2014-2021; interview with Edw. Pentin (23-Sep-2019)
Like so many Advent antiphons, this one is in the first mode and comes from the prophet Isaiah.
This Introit is in mode iii, which some consider the most beautiful.
What is he talking about? Where can I go to hear these “aesthetically superior” interpretations? Where can they be found?
The feast of Christ the King—a completely modern feast—was added in 1925.
This Introit is in the sixth mode (known as the “peaceful” mode).
Singing Gregorian Chant lifts one’s spirits. Agree or disagree?
The reformers borrowed this “Entrance Chant” from the Ember Saturday of Lent.
With a brief digression on “feelings of inadequacy.”
The reformers borrowed this “Entrance Chant” from Wednesday in the 2nd week of Lent.
This one was put in a “brighter” mode—owing to its text—based on the somewhat peculiar place the original came from.
This one’s in Mode 3, imitating the authentic Gregorian chant.
With a digression on a 1971 film called “Fiddler on the Roof.”
This coming Sunday—13 October 2024—is the 28th in Ordinary Time.
This one’s in Mode 3, imitating the authentic Gregorian chant.
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