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Archives for December 2013

Jeff Ostrowski · December 31, 2013

Aren’t Altar Missals Required To Print The Latin Alongside The English?

Are we “the most highly educated laity in the history of the church” capable of making our moral decisions without substantive Church guidance … or are we idiots who can’t figure out what “dew” is?

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Gwyneth Holston · December 30, 2013

Tips for Parents in Guiding Artistic Teenagers

Suggestion #6: After high school, don’t send your child to an art college.

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 29, 2013

Bugnini Wanted To Eliminate Ash Wednesday!

They failed to realize that one cannot simply “sit down over tea and crumpets” and VOTE INTO BEING the Church calendar. It’s supposed to develop organically.

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Fr. David Friel · December 29, 2013

Singing as a Work of Mercy

The Doylestown Comfort Choir

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Veronica Brandt · December 28, 2013

Epiphany Proclamations

On Epiphany and calendars – proclaiming dates for 2014 and wondering why Eastern Orthodox dates are different.

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Richard J. Clark · December 27, 2013

Why We Do What We Do

“The priest would listen to this heavenly music over and over, crying while listening to it. He was brought great comfort through the ministry of this music. He passed away earlier this fall.”

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 26, 2013

The Liturgical Style of Pope Francis & John 12:5

Pope Francis is no Judas Iscariot!

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Andrew R. Motyka · December 25, 2013

Once Upon a Mattress

In which Andrew’s wife Julie writes about the joys of being a music director’s wife at Christmas.

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Fr. David Friel · December 25, 2013

The Song of the Angels

Divine Worship as a Formula for Peace

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Richard J. Clark · December 24, 2013

Light Upon the World

Have a blessed Christmas, and know the Light of Christ shines upon you and dwells within you!

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Jeff Ostrowski · December 23, 2013

From CCW President’s Desk: Merry Christmas!

Any good we are able to accomplish here at Corpus Christi Watershed is only thanks to your kindness and generosity!

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Gwyneth Holston · December 23, 2013

Good King Wenceslas Looked Out When?

The connection between the Feast of the Nativity and the Feast of St. Stephen.

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Fr. David Friel · December 22, 2013

The Book of Non-Blessings

Of Advent Wreathes & Christmas Crèches

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Richard J. Clark · December 22, 2013

Live Streaming: Lessons and Carols ~ Our Lady of Atonement

Mæstro Edmund Murray directs a special Festival at Our Lady of Atonement in San Antonio, TX.

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Richard J. Clark · December 20, 2013

Emotional Baggage and Changing Demographics

As a child growing up in the 1970s, I was well aware of the utter incompetence I was hearing on Sundays. As you can tell, I am still pretty upset about it.

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President’s Corner

    Music List • “Ascension of the Lord”

    Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “For Pentecost Sunday”

    There’s a triple ‘allelúja’ and I just love the chord at the end of the 2nd iteration.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Organ Accompaniment”

    The following declaration will probably smack of “blowing my own horn.”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”
    Few musicians realize that various English translations of Sacred Scripture were granted formal approval by the USCCB and the Vatican for liturgical use in the United States of America. But don’t take my word for it! Here are four documents proving this, which you can examine with your own eyes. Some believe the words “Thine” and “Thou” and “Thee” were forbidden after Vatican II—but that’s incorrect. For example, they’re found in the English translation of the ‘Our Father’ at Mass. Moreover, the Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition) mentioned in those four documents employs “Thine” and “Thou” and “Thee.” It was published with a FOREWORD by Westminster’s Roman Catholic Archbishop (John Cardinal Heenan).
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of May (2026)
    On a daily basis, I speak to people who don’t realize we publish a free newsletter (although they’ve followed our blog for years). We have no endowment, no major donors, no savings, and refuse to run annoying ads. As a result, our mailing list is crucial to our survival. It couldn’t be easier to subscribe! Just scroll to the bottom of any blog article and enter your email address.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Simplified Version • “Canon in D” (Pachelbel)
    I published an article on 11 November 2023 called Wedding March For The Lazy Organist, which rather offhandedly made reference to a simplified version I created in 2007 for Pachelbel’s Canon. I often use it as a PROCESSIONAL for weddings and quinceañeras. Many organists say they “hate” Pachelbel’s Canon. But I love it. I think it’s bright and beautiful. I created that ‘simplified version’ for musicians coming to grips with playing the pipe organ. It can be downloaded as a free PDF if you visit Andrea Leal’s article dated 15 August 2022: Manuals Only: Organ Interludes Based on Plainsong. Specifically, it is page 84 in that collection—generously offered as a free PDF download. Johann Pachelbel (d. 1706) was a renowned German organist, violinist, teacher, and composer of over 500 works. A friend of Bach’s family, he taught Johann Christoph Bach (Sebastian Bach’s eldest brother) and lived in his house. Those who read Pachelbel’s biography will notice his connection to two German cities adopted as famous hymn tune names: EISENACH and ERFURT.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

Palestrina wrote two Masses in honor of the Blessed Virgin—one “a 6” before the Council of Trent, consequently with the tropes, and first published in 1570. In 1599 it was republished in Palestrina “Missarum Liber III” with the tropes removed, and in their place the liturgical words of the “Gloria” reiterated.

— Henry Coates

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