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Thoughts from Saint Athanasius
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Thoughts from Saint Athanasius

Cardinal Ratzinger’s English is *fantastic* (as this video shows).

A tip for sight-reading chant – start with a Do La Fa to anchor your ear and find the starting note from the tonic.

Fr. Gaspar eloquently emphasis key words and phrases, underscoring the beauty of the sacrament.

“These renderings are accompanied by beautiful photos so even the novice should be able to follow the Mass rather easily.”
Keep God as the center of the choir and direct our music towards Him.

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“May this Communion, O Lord, cleanse us from sin…”

Children can and should be taught Gregorian chant by hearing and repeating—but this binds them to singing only what they have memorized.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

A very helpful recording for anyone singing this in English for the Ordinary Form.

To match the ancient acrostic, Erasmus changed the first line to “Herodis Hostes.”

Every so often, we stumble across true excellence. Here’s a prime example.
Fr. Áureo Castro’s setting alternates the chant melody and the choral parts.

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