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WLP Vice President Mentions The Jogues Missal (Without Realizing It)

Jeff Ostrowski · July 14, 2014

285 Jerry Galipeau S FAR AS I can tell, Dr. Jerry Galipeau is a sincere and caring person. However, I’m not a huge fan of his blog. You see, each Thursday, Dr. Galipeau attempts to prove that the new Roman Missal is too difficult for average Catholics to understand. I’ve never had any trouble understanding the new prayers (which are more accurate translations), so I don’t frequent his blog.

Some time ago, a CMAA forum member posted an article by Dr. Galipeau, who described his first time attending the Traditional Latin Mass. Here are some excerpts from his article:

I LEFT THAT MASS quite perplexed. It left me empty and full of questions. […] As I looked around that church yesterday, I wondered how the pre-conciliar rite had “become dear” to these people.

I have a Catholic voice; I have a Catholic heart; I have Catholic vocal chords ready to sing God’s praise. Unfortunately, yesterday’s experience of the extraordinary form of the Mass never engaged this Catholic. […] I am desperately trying to understand how what I experienced yesterday is not a separate rite, but instead, as Pope Benedict said, another version of the same rite.

I have fantastic news for Dr. Galipeau!

His questions will be answered if he obtains a copy of the Jogues Illuminated Missal. This book has full-color reproductions of ancient Catholic manuscripts, going all the way back to the 7th century, placed alongside the Ordinary Form of the Mass. 1 In other words, it clearly and powerfully demonstrates that the core of the Novus Ordo Missal goes back more than 1,000 years. As an added bonus, the various manuscripts—Agnus Dei, Canon of the Mass, and so forth—are fascinating to behold!

I WOULD ALSO LIKE to share with Dr. Galipeau something my father taught me: Don’t judge something after having experienced it for a brief period of time only.

The most wonderful things in life take years to begin to appreciate. Would it not be a tragedy for a young person to listen to 5 seconds of Chopin and declare his music boring? For that matter, what would we think of a man who walked into the Church and departed after 15 seconds, declaring that Christianity has little to offer?

The most magnificent composers—J.S. Bach, Morales, Victoria, and the rest—require years of careful listening before they begin to reveal their depth and greatness. The same is true of the Traditional Latin Mass, except that the sacred liturgy is infinitely more important than great music.



NOTES FROM THIS ARTICLE:

1   The Jogues Missal is also the first postconciliar book to contain the complete Propers in English and Latin for the Ordinary Form of the Mass.

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Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He resides with his wife and children in Michigan. —(Read full biography).

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    My pastor asked me to write little columns for the bulletin each week. The article for 20 July 2025 has been posted, and it’s called: “What Luther Said…” Martin Luther (an ex-priest and apostate) was an infamous heretic whose ignorance of JESUS CHRIST was only exceeded by his filthy and disgusting vulgarity.
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    Some have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I prepared for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (13 July 2025). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. As always, the Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, and propers for this Sunday are also provided at the the feasts website.
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    This coming Sunday—13 July 2025—is the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). All the chants have been conveniently assembled and posted at the feasts website. The OFFERTORY, Ad Te Levávi, is particularly beautiful.
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    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.
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    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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