“Veni Creator Spiritus” • With An English Translation By Fr. Adrian Fortescue
A plenary indulgence can be gained by singing the “Veni Creator Spiritus” publicly on Pentecost.
Archives for May 2015
Is There a Best Way to Receive Communion?
Receiving in the hand or on the tongue? Standing or kneeling?
Review • “American Catholic Hymnbook” (1992)
“Hymns that are directed to the Trinity should not be used, no matter how familiar they may be.”
One Sure Way To Destroy Your Child’s Musical Potential
If you couldn’t sing, you wouldn’t be able to talk.
Josef Cardinal Frings & Pope Benedict XVI
Joseph Ratzinger, an expert at the Council, was also the private secretary of Cardinal Frings, Archbishop of Cologne.
PDF Downloads • Vernacular Mass Settings Published During The 1960s
If they were set upon avoiding the word “men,” I wish ICEL would have done something like “peace on earth to *those* of good will.”
Loading Choir Binders • Take II
I’m afraid this article has no point.
Ascension • A Gorgeous Illumination
“We pay more attention to singing when we are nervous.”
Resources • Sunday after the Ascension (1962 Missal)
We are getting close to Pentecost, when the FSSP Superior General will visit our parish.
“Veni Sancte Spiritus” • Sing Directly From An Ancient Manuscript!
Including an (optional) organ accompaniment you won’t want to miss!
Memento Rerum Conditor
The hymn most frequently appearing in the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary has finally made it to youtube!
Do not mistake competence for conservatism.
The more knowledgeable a musician is about the Roman Rite, the Vatican II documents, and the GIRM, the more likely that musician is to be labeled “conservative” in their views. This is nonsense.
Novus Ordo Can Be Done Well!
The Novus Ordo Mass can be done well—St. Josemaria and his successor did it!
“Omnes Gentes Plaudite” • Sequence For Ascension
“The Staff used by Christ was the Cross…”
Will You Be A Hero?
We need a few more people willing to give $5.00 per month—please help! Thank you!