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Fr. Magiera Reviews The Campion Hymnal

Corpus Christi Watershed · January 12, 2017

|The following review was posted on the St. Joseph Parish Facebook:


475 Campion Missal IMAGE HE CAMPION Missal/Hymnal is just about the best general worship resource for people who attend the Traditional Latin Mass. Why? Well, first of all, Sunday is the primary day of worship for the Catholic in the week, and this book is a complete SUNDAY MISSAL, containing Mass Propers for every Sunday of the year. Not only that, it has the Propers for any Holy Day that can (if necessary) replace a Sunday Mass, such as All Saints, the Immaculate Conception, and Christmas. In fact, this book contains the propers of all First Class Feasts—even those that are not Holy Days of Obligation—and five important Second Class feasts, such as Candlemas and the Transfiguration. It also contains the Nuptial Mass, Funeral Mass, and the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation. Moreover, the complete Mass ordinaries are provided—in Latin and English, of course—from the beginning Sign of the Cross through the Last Gospel, for both the Solemn Mass and the Low Mass. Both of these renderings are accompanied by beautiful photos so even the novice should be able to follow the Mass rather easily.

With regard to music, it contains all 18 Chant Masses (Gregorian chant settings of the Mass ordinary), all six Credos, over 150 hymns in English, and 16 simple Gregorian Chants. It even contains proper Prefaces and the special Communicantes and Hanc Igitur—the third and fourth prayers, respectively, of the Canon of the Mass—which may vary according to the liturgical season (for example, Christmas and Pentecost). In its pages are several devotions and prayers as well. Throughout the volume, you can find scattered illustrations, photos, and reproductions of historical manuscripts. To top it all off, it has various indices, including a hymn tune title index and a hymn tune metrical index, for those who might take a scholarly interest.

What this all means is that, for Sundays, First Class Feasts and a few Second Class Feasts, you can leave your hand missals at home. Nothing to bring with you, nothing to misplace or, worse, lose. Check it out at Campion Website.

                                  Fr. Magiera
                                  St. Joseph Catholic Church
                                  Rockdale, IL

Father Michael Magiera, FSSP—formerly a professional opera singer—has often been featured by the Catholic media (e.g. here and here). His first Mass, offered in 2005 in Philadelphia’s Cathedral Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, was quite spectacular, and had around 40 clerics who attended in choro. This photograph shows the packed Cathedral.

Opinions by blog authors do not necessarily represent the views of Corpus Christi Watershed.

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    “What Martin Luther Said…”
    My pastor asked me to write little columns for the bulletin each week. The article for 20 July 2025 has been posted, and it’s called: “What Luther Said…” Martin Luther (an ex-priest and apostate) was an infamous heretic whose ignorance of JESUS CHRIST was only exceeded by his filthy and disgusting vulgarity.
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    “Music List” • 15th in Ordinary Time (Year C)
    Some have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I prepared for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (13 July 2025). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. As always, the Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, and propers for this Sunday are also provided at the the feasts website.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)
    This coming Sunday—13 July 2025—is the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). All the chants have been conveniently assembled and posted at the feasts website. The OFFERTORY, Ad Te Levávi, is particularly beautiful.
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    Pope Pius XII Hymnal?
    Have you ever heard of the Pope Pius XII Hymnal? It’s a real book, published in the United States in 1959. Here’s a sample page so you can verify with your own eyes it existed.
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    “Hybrid” Chant Notation?
    Over the years, many have tried to ‘simplify’ plainsong notation. The O’Fallon Propers attempted to simplify the notation—but ended up making matters worse. Dr. Karl Weinmann tried to do the same in the time of Pope Saint Pius X by replacing each porrectus. You can examine a specimen from his edition and see whether you agree he complicated matters. In particular, look at what he did with éxsules fílii Hévae.
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    Antiphons Don’t Match?
    A reader wants to know why the Entrance and Communion antiphons in certain publications deviate from what’s prescribed by the GRADUALE ROMANUM published after Vatican II. Click here to read our answer. The short answer is: the Adalbert Propers were never intended to be sung. They were intended for private Masses only (or Masses without music). The “Graduale Parvum,” published by the John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music in 2023, mostly uses the Adalbert Propers—but sometimes uses the GRADUALE text: e.g. Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June).
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