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Jesuits, Juilliard, And The Latin Mass In Florida

Jeff Ostrowski · March 25, 2013

OR THOSE discovering Mass in the Extraordinary Form, one of the first realizations is that the priest “disappears.” I come from a family of five children, and when we first went to the Latin Mass in the 1990s, I clearly remember all of us noticing this. The priest keeps his head down most of the time. (As a matter of fact, the movements of his head are carefully prescribed by the rubrics.) I think we can all agree that the priest “disappearing” is a very good thing, but it led to problems in this instance, since I wanted to include information about the Pastor (Fr. Clement) but could not find any on the website. Perhaps one of our readers knows more information about this parish and can E-mail us.

In any event, one of our readers alerted us to the following fantastic video:

I especially enjoyed the following quotes by Fr. Hough:

“When you attend the Latin Mass, what you realize is, it doesn’t really matter how you feel that day, whether you feel happy or sad: you’re entering into something far greater than you.”

“I believe that more and more people will start to come to this, if nothing else because they wish to find a way in their world to carve out quiet time.

They have a beautiful website I would encourage everyone to visit:

      * *  http://sacrificiumsanctum.org/

I see they are currently in the process of raising funds for a new Latin Mass Missal and Hymnal (Yay!):

We are trying to raise $1500 to purchase 100 St. Edmund Campion Missals/Hymnals to have available for you to use for Mass. Any amount you can give is greatly appreciated.

Finally, here’s a bit of information I found on their blog [url]:

It is my pleasure to introduce and welcome Fr. J. Patrick Hough, S.J. Recently I had the privilege to meet Fr. Hough when I visited Jesuit High School. After learning that Fr. Hough is trained in celebrating the Extraordinary Form, I invited him to assist me on a regular basis in celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass at Incarnation. Thankfully, he accepted and will begin by being the main celebrant on December 2nd. Please come out to welcome Fr. Hough and extend to him our gratitude and hospitality.

Fr. J. Patrick Hough, S.J., 38, is originally from Lancashire, England, where he attended Stonyhurst College. An athlete and musician, he spent a year teaching math and geography, coaching tennis and working with the music program at St. Ignatius High School in Sydney, Australia. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Geography from Leeds University, followed by a second Bachelor’s degree in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and he spent an additional year studying theology at Pontifical Angelicum University, also in Rome.

Upon entering the Jesuit novitiate in 2002, he worked at both Sacred Heart Church in El Paso and Strake Jesuit College Preparatory in Houston. He then went on to earn a Master’s degree in Medieval History from Fordham University in New York where he also served as music director of the Sunday evening student mass at St. Paul’s Church. He also studied orchestral conducting and singing at the Juilliard School. During his regency, Fr. Hough taught and served as coach of the rowing team at Jesuit College Preparatory in Dallas, after which he earned his Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology at Santa Clara University in Berkeley, Calif. While there, he was assistant coach of the freshman rowing team at the University of California in Berkeley.

Fr. Hough is currently assigned to Jesuit High School here in Tampa, where he serves as the Director of the Department of Theology. I am happy to welcome him on board at Incarnation and look forward to his help with the Traditional Latin Mass, and I’m sure you will too.

Opinions by blog authors do not necessarily represent the views of Corpus Christi Watershed.

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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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President’s Corner

    “Music List” • 28th in Ordinary Time (Year C)
    Readers have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I’ve prepared for 12 October 2025, which is the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. As always, the Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, and Mass Propers for this Sunday are conveniently stored at the dazzling feasts website alongside the official texts in Latin.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Offertory” for this Sunday
    This coming Sunday, 12 October 2025, is the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). Its OFFERTORY ANTIPHON (PDF) is gorgeous, and comes from the book of Esther, as did the ENTRANCE CHANT last Sunday. Depending on a variety of factors, various hand-missals (all with Imprimatur) translate this passage differently. For instance, “príncipis” can be rendered: King; Prince; Lion; or Fierce lord. None is “more correct” than another. It depends on what each translator wants to emphasize and which source text is chosen. All these pieces of plainsong are conveniently stored at the blue-ribbon feasts website.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Why A “Fugue” Here?
    I believe I know why this plainsong harmonizer created a tiny fugue as the INTRODUCTION to his accompaniment. Take a look (PDF example) and tell me your thoughts about what he did on the feast of the Flight of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Egypt (17 February). And now I must go because “tempus fugit” as they say!
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    New Bulletin Article • “12 October 2025”
    My pastor requested that I write short articles each week for our parish bulletin. Those responsible for preparing similar write-ups may find a bit of inspiration in these brief columns. The latest article (dated 12 October 2025) talks about an ‘irony’ or ‘paradox’ regarding the 1960s switch to a wider use (amplior locus) of vernacular in the liturgy.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “American Catholic Hymnal” (1991)
    The American Catholic Hymnal, with IMPRIMATUR granted (25 April 1991) by the Archdiocese of Chicago, is like a compendium of every horrible idea from the 1980s. Imagine being forced to stand all through Communion (even afterwards) when those self-same ‘enlightened’ liturgists moved the SEQUENCE before the Alleluia to make sure congregations wouldn’t have to stand during it. (Even worse, everything about the SEQUENCE—including its name—means it should follow the Alleluia.) And imagine endlessly repeating “Alleluia” during Holy Communion at every single Mass. It was all part of an effort to convince people that Holy Communion was historically a procession (which it wasn’t).
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Canonic” • Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Fifty years ago, Dr. Theodore Marier made available this clever arrangement (PDF) of “Come down, O love divine” by P. R. Dietterich. The melody was composed in 1906 by Ralph Vaughan Williams (d. 1958) and named in honor of of his birthplace: DOWN AMPNEY. The arrangement isn’t a strict canon, but it does remind one of a canon since the pipe organ employs “points of imitation.” The melody and text are #709 in the Brébeuf Catholic Hymnal.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“Even after 1600 A.D.—despite major changes in musical taste—the compositions of Father Cristóbal de Morales were reprinted at Venice. Indeed, and as late as 1619 A.D. one Venetian publisher found his magnificats still in sufficient demand to make a profitable commercial venture out of issuing a new transcribed version for equal voices.”

— Dr. Robert Murrell Stevenson (d. 2012)

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