Gregorian Chant for All Saints (November 1st)

Corpus Christi Watershed · October 27, 2015

Propers for All Saints

INTROIT : Gaudeámus omnes in Dómino
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Mode VIII psalm tone for Gradual & Alleluia (PDF)

GRADUAL : Timéte Dóminum
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ALLELUIA : Veníte ad me
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OFFERTORY : Justórum ánimae
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COMMUNION : Beáti mundo corde
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Here are sample pages from the JOGUES MISSAL (approved for liturgical use by the USCCB in 2014). Do you see why we emphasize that the Propers are identical in both forms—Ordinary and Extraordinary?

* * PDF • All Saints (Ordinary Form)

Many priests don’t realize that the so-called “Novus Ordo” Propers (1974) are often indistinguishable from the “Tridentine” version (1962).

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11 October 2021 • “Sing All Verses?”

Some claim Catholics deserve condemnation because (unlike Protestants) Catholics often omit verses when singing hymns at Mass. Is that true? The wonderful Sophia Institute Press—as part of a series on authentic sacred music—has provided an answer (PDF) to this question.

—Jeff Ostrowski

Where do Catholics find hymns?

The wonderful Sophia Institute Press has begun a “Q+A” section which tackles common liturgical questions, and here’s a sample: “At a conference I recently attended, the speaker said hymns don’t belong at Mass; was he telling the truth?” And you can read the answer. To access the complete set (which is a work in progress), scroll towards the bottom of this link.

—Jeff Ostrowski

28 September 2021 • FEEDBACK

From a reader: “I have read the pages explaining the Blessed Sacrament in the Brébeuf hymnal and plan on continuing to contemplate them. Moreover, the Christ the King Hymn is beautifully sung on the recording you posted (to the Watershed blog), and I wish my church would sing these hymns instead of modern ones from Choral Praise. We receive a wonderful explication of the Eucharist through this hymn. I am always impressed at the simple yet beautiful melodies in the Brebeuf hymnal.”

—Jeff Ostrowski

“The sun’s disc did not remain immobile. This was not the sparkling of a heavenly body, for it spun round on itself in a mad whirl, when suddenly a clamor was heard from all the people. The sun, whirling, seemed to loosen itself from the firmament and advance threateningly upon the earth as if to crush us with its huge fiery weight. The sensation during those moments was terrible.”

— ‘Dr. Almeida Garrett, professor of natural sciences at the University of Coimbra (1917)’

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