Aurelio Porfiri Letter In Current “Adoremus Bulletin”
“The problem is not pop music, but pop music in the liturgy.” — Aurelio Porfiri
Archives for August 2014
Some Thoughts On “Englishing” Gregorian Chant
But why bring up this subject at all, when probably 95% of Catholic priests have no familiarity with Gregorian chant? • concerning the challenges of composing Gregorian chant in English+
Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (4 of 7)
Should Church music be fun? Yes!!!
Mass Propers In English
Roosevelt was President while paralyzed. Churchill gave speeches but couldn’t pronounce “S” correctly. Surely, then, we can implement the Mass Propers with these 11 collections! • the Graduale Romanum has been set in English by many composers; here are some collections with audio samples+
Homily: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
It’s easy now to say that the disciples had nothing to fear since Jesus was so close. But that is not how it works in real life situations.
The Most Insane Thing Heard By Anyone
I used to think Horowitz’s additions to the Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody were the most amazing virtuoso display I ever heard. I was wrong.
Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (3 of 7)
Public Domain Scores & Published Resources
EF Homily: 9th Sunday after Pentecost
Yes, God is merciful, but there is a limit to His mercy.
Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (2 of 7)
Planting the seeds for liturgical reform with a new book of old hymns.
Important Resources for Liturgical Reform (1 of 7)
Some mainstream resources are geared towards maximizing market share; there are a number of others, perhaps lesser known that have the words of St. Pius X and “Sacrosanctum Concilium” in mind.
St. Thomas on the “Asperges” (Sprinkling Rite)
St. Thomas did not comment specifically on the custom of sprinkling the people with holy water prior to the principal Sunday Mass; but he did explain exactly why it’s a good idea to do such a thing.
Did The Ancient Mass Really Have Three Readings?
“We are repeatedly assured that there was an Old Testament reading each Sunday morning, but that quite mysteriously these all vanished by the seventh century, and vanished leaving no memory that they had ever existed…” — Fr. John Parsons
Forty Hours Sermon
The Church in which I was preaching happened to be one of those Churches which didn’t have the Blessed Sacrament in it, and my remark caused quite a stir.
Five Questions No Liturgist Can Answer
“The present welter of discardable booklets, mimeographed sheets, divergent paperback hymnals, and so on … has unfortunate psychological effects.” — Dr. James Hitchcock
The Semiologist And The Unbeliever
Once upon a time there was a musician who thought he knew how Gregorian chant should be performed, and was very suspicious of the “semiologists.”