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Now Available! Online Latin Lectionary For Masses In The Ordinary Form

Corpus Christi Watershed · November 7, 2013

REPARING for the Third Edition of the Roman Missal in 2011, study sessions were given around the country, and one thing was noticed over and over again. Catholics had not been aware that the English Mass is a translation from the official Latin. It took an entire decade for MR3 to be translated into English … but that’s another story.

Perhaps the PDFs below will help remedy this situation. You can now download 8,000 pages — the entire Novus Ordo in Latin — due to the kindness of Dr. Peter Kwasniewski. A nice review was published by Deacon Harold Hughesdon (bio) in the 1970s.

+ FIRST VOLUME • Pages 1-733 (Missale Romanum cum lectionibus)

+ FIRST VOLUME • Pages 733-1273 (Missale Romanum cum lectionibus)

+ FIRST VOLUME • Pages 1273-1983 (Missale Romanum cum lectionibus)

+ SECOND VOLUME • Pages 1-613 (Missale Romanum cum lectionibus)

+ SECOND VOLUME • Pages 613-1305 (Missale Romanum cum lectionibus)

+ SECOND VOLUME • Pages 1305-1932 (Missale Romanum cum lectionibus)

+ THIRD VOLUME • Pages 1-739 (Missale Romanum cum lectionibus)

+ THIRD VOLUME • Pages 739-1303 (Missale Romanum cum lectionibus)

+ THIRD VOLUME • Pages 1303-2031 (Missale Romanum cum lectionibus)

+ FOURTH VOLUME • Pages 1-575 (Missale Romanum cum lectionibus)

+ FOURTH VOLUME • Pages 575-1189 (Missale Romanum cum lectionibus)

+ FOURTH VOLUME • Pages 1189-1831 (Missale Romanum cum lectionibus)

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From a Catholic priest…

Regarding the CCW mailing list, a priest (Father E. J.) wrote to us yesterday:

“Sometime ago, you wrote something along the lines that none of your emails are copies or merely pitches; each one is individual. I respect you so much for that. I don’t always get to read through them, but they remain in my inbox for when I have time. I can’t over estimate how much I appreciate you and your team’s work, how many times I’ve turned to CCwatershed for guidance, tips, and ideas. Unfortunately I’m not in a position to choose or direct music at my assignment. I may have said this to you once before but: I look forward to when I can. One of the first things I’d do in a parish is bring your resources aboard (gradually, of course).”

—Jeff Ostrowski

Does Gregorian Chant ever skip a 7th?

I’ve really been enjoying singing from the Père Daniel Kyriale (126 pages), which is a fabulous little book. I had no idea it would turn out so nicely—incredibly useful, and the printing is super crisp. I noticed something quite strange the other day: Kyrie X (an extremely ancient chant) contains a skip of a seventh. Sometimes that’s the result of a missing Trope, but not in this instance. (I know, because I also examined the Troped version.)

—Jeff Ostrowski

We love getting messages like this one…

“I am a 25-year-old organist and cantor from the mountains of Northern Colorado. I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you and your friends for working hard to bring excellent content to your website and my inbox. I have found many, many awesome resources to help me stay faithful to the Church’s stance and traditions on good, beautiful sacred music at the local parishes for which I play the organ and cantor. Truly refreshing to see all the good content. Mere words fail me. I wish you could know how helpful you’ve been. I can sense your passion for this, and it’s contagious. We were able to start to implement the chanted antiphons in English, and I am more comfortable singing the traditional Latin propers at Holy Communion or Offertory. I have a tremendous appreciation for the beauty handed down by our forefathers, especially with the Extraordinary Form Mass… I wish we could have them more often, but good things are starting to happen to sacred music. Other church musicians I know and used to work with are grateful for your resources and hard work. You influence more people than you know!”

—Jeff Ostrowski