The Domestic Church and the domestic schola
The family that sings together prays together.
Archives for February 2016
Catholic Hymns Before Vatican II Will Shock You!
In spite of what you may have read online, hymns in English were often sung during Low Mass.
Musical Resources • 3rd Sunday of Lent (EF)
“…free us from all sins and dangers, as Thou dost grant us to be sharers in this great mystery…”
Sounds from the Spires • SiriusXM Radio • Jennifer Pascual
Jennifer Pascual, Director of Music at St. Patrick’s Cathedral hosts a weekly radio program on sacred music.
Video • The Altar Server “Must See”
The altar server plays a very important role in the liturgy.
Rehearsal Videos • A Resplendent “Agnus Dei” You’ve Never Heard
Can you hear the Canon between Soprano & Tenor?
PDF Download • “Latin in the New Liturgy” (1976)
“The use of Latin in celebrating the new Mass Rite will be encouraged as it has been in the old; Latin expresses the nature of the Church as international and timeless.”
Video • Sacred or Secular?
Sacred or Secular? What do you hear?
A Roman Catholic Cleric’s Noble Robes
The Archbishop of Kraków was (for a short time) Senator of the Second Polish Republic.
Funeral Mass • Justice Antonin Scalia
You can download the program or view the full Mass online.
Recordings for A New Book of Old Hymns
A little book of Gregorian chant hymns for the every occasion, with a collection of recordings for those unfamiliar with chant notation. Now more than a decade since the first edition and still going strong.
122 Messengers of Peace • Dona Nobis Pacem
It’s never just about the music.
Are you Praying the Mass?
An old and holy priest talks about prayer and the liturgy.
PDF • Two Nice Versions of “Attende Domine”
A good piece for Lent.
Dorothy Sayers and the Lost Tools of Learning
We will never inspire a new generation of great Catholic musicians, so sorely needed at this time, if we don’t open their eyes to the “Lost Tools of Learning Music” and point them to the One to Whose praises we hope to sing for ever in the Heavenly Jerusalem.
Something That Would Fix So Much … But Nobody Mentions It
Is this “tacit” approval really “imaginary” approval?
“Credo for Two Voices” • Gustaaf Nees (d. 1965)
This simple setting of Gregorian Credo IV uses organ, men’s voices, and women’s voices.
Repetition in the Roman Missal
A Literary Approach in an Adoremus Bulletin Article
Canon Van Nuffel’s Setting Of Smoke Rising
“Smoke rises from the Mountain of Doom. The hour grows late, and Gandalf the Grey rides to Isengard seeking my counsel.”
Musical Resources • 1st Sunday of Lent (EF)
“We solemnly offer the sacrifice at the beginning of Lent, O Lord…”
Save the Merit, Save the World
Lenten discipline : St Philip Neri says “to love to be unknown”; Gandalf says “Keep it secret, keep it safe.”
Motet • “Verbum Supernum” by Fr. Carlo Rossini
This SATB setting can be used during any liturgical season and has “O Salutaris Hostia” as one of its verses.
Minimal Standards at Weddings and Funerals
It is easier to capitulate than to educate.
“Audi Benigne Conditor” • Gregorian Hymn For Lent
The text is by St. Gregory the Great, who was Pope from 590-604.
Three Common Misconceptions about Chant
If we can solve these 3 misunderstandings, people can fall in love with chant easier!