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Views from the Choir Loft

Watershed in 2019

Veronica Moreno · December 31, 2019

Article Categories
Liturgical Choices Catholic Beauty
Music Life Music
Brébeuf Hymnal Music Pieces

Liturgical Choices

“Church Music Manifesto” (2019) —
Mass should be a peaceful experience for the congregation, not an opportunity to be harassed.

Where do we go from here? —
We need to break away from simply providing music for the next Sunday’s Masses.

The Cantor and Congregational Singing —
I wonder if we haven’t lost sight of the cantor’s original purpose of fostering congregational singing…

Dominican Priest Calls Gregorian Chant “Infantile” —
Fr. Gerard Lessard is upset that millennials “seem to be mainly interested in returning to Gregorian chant and organ music of the distant past.”

(1988) • Cardinal Ratzinger Addresses Chilean Bishops —
“The grandeur of the liturgy rests upon…rendering tangible the Totally Other, whom we are not capable of summoning.”

Bishop Barron Vs. Hymn by Marty Haugen (2018) —
“Heaven is not light-years away; that’s a silly way to think about it.” —Most Rev’d Robert Barron

Just Released! • 2019 Pastoral Letter on Sacred Music (Archbishop Sample) —
“Every pastor and music director has a serious responsibility to read and become familiar with the ‘Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy…” —Archbishop Sample

Strive for Greatness! —
Stop trying to make everything easy, and therefore unimportant.

An Outrageous “Paradox” I Cannot Accept —
I’m not someone who believes everything was perfect before Vatican II—but calling the EF “worldly” compared to the OF is just silly.

Breaking! • Father Edwin C. Dwyer Development? —
Did Bishop A. Hurley have a change of heart?

Catholic Beauty

Formed in Beauty Lectures —
Videos have been posted from the 2017 & 2018 conferences of the Catholic Art Guild

Fr. Peter Gee • My First Chant Teacher —
Is it just me, or does England have extremely beautiful churches?

The Gratuity of Beauty —
Thoughts on the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

Sacred Architecture and Brexit —
A connecting link in the form of Gothic cathedrals

New Stained Glass Windows of Military Saints —
Recently installed at the pastoral center of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA

Holy Souls in Purgatory • 15th-Century Missal Illumination —
Detail from the Missal of Eberhard von Greiffenklau

Music Life

“Your Choirmaster” • What Nobody Realizes —
Do you see the part where it specifically asks for humiliation?

If You Want to Catch All the Youth —
The “Schools Singing Programme” currently serves 4,000 children each year, many from the most economically depressed areas in England…

Colin Mawby (1936-2019) —
We commend his soul to the mercy of our Heavenly Father.

Are Choirmasters Allowed To Have A Bad Day? —
By 1941, Horowitz had been playing Rachmaninov’s 3rd Concerto for 23 years…

New Resource! • Chant Videos for Treble Voices —
A new website seeks to record the full Gregorian propers each week using a treble voice.

Fourth-Century Advice for Choir Directors —
A passage from Nicetas of Remesiana remains eminently applicable today.

“Homeschoolers, learn an Advent hymn!” —
As we navigate through this season, the secular world bombards us with decorated Christmas trees, “holiday music” on every station, and house after house drenched in festive lights…

Fr. Wasilewski: “Evil” to Remove Pachamama Idols —
His argument about “theft”—such as removing pornography from a church where children might see it—is incorrect and dangerous.

Music

Liturgica • Interview with Chris Mueller on the Release of New CD —
Mueller discusses his recently released recording of original compositions and Renaissance masterworks

“Woman of No Distinction” World Premiere —
What makes this work unique is its perspective: written entirely from the point of view of the Samaritan woman.

New England Catholic Choral Festival & Mass • 2019 —
It’s never just about the music. It’s about formation and transformation.

Music Leads Us to Heaven —
Franz Schubert’s famous art song, “An die Musik”

Trappist Monks in Hong Kong Chanting —
Monks in Hong Kong chanting parts of the Missa “Cum Jubilo”…

Marcel Dupré • “Live” Recording (2 Feb 1964) —
A recording of Bach’s A-minor Prelude & Fugue made by the master at age 78.

The Brébeuf Hymnal

Update! • Accompaniments for the Brébeuf Hymnal —
Oh, if only…if only you knew what’s going on behind the scenes!

“How To Use The Brébeuf Hymnal” (Video) —
Yay! Short tutorial videos eradicate confusion!

Video • What Are Common Hymn Melodies? —
Short demonstrations by a volunteer parish choir!

“Missa de Angelis” • But in Iroquoian! (1865) —
Many people don’t realize that gorgeous plainsong books were printed in the 19th century…but they were not in Latin.

“Mister Eye” • Do You Mind Him? —
What do you think of “eye rhymes” in hymnody?

When Hymn Names Don’t Match —
I submit to you that calling the same tune by multiple names in the same hymnal is unacceptable.

Music Pieces

Hymn • “A Solis Ortus Cardine” (In English) —
The Church’s greatest hymn? Many believe it’s this one

PDF Accompaniment • “Jesu Redemptor Omnium” —
You can compare my accompaniment to that of Achille P. Bragers.

Video • “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” —
Older Catholic hymnals did funny things with this melody.

Announcement of Easter & the Moveable Feasts • 2020 —
Free download of The Announcement of Easter and the Moveable Feasts for 2020

Fantastic! • “Somber Yet Powerful” Advent Hymn —
It’s impossible to incorporate all the awesome Advent hymns; the season is too short.

PDF • “Veni Veni Emmanuel” (2 Voices + Organ) —
Download this PDF score—free to all—and sing during Advent!

PDF Download • “Erunt Signa In Sole” (Advent) —
“One of the challenges of a small choir is having enough singers to pull off any kind of polyphony. ” —Andrea Leal

PDF Download • A Eucharistic Piece My Choir Loves —
Including a “preview” of the forthcoming Brébeuf Hymnal SATB Choral Supplement.

PDF • “Additional Versions of the Credo” (1934) —
This morning, fascinating versions of the Credo arrived in my inbox—versions I had never seen!

PDF Download • “Chant Service Book” (208 pages) —
An extremely rare book from 1941, containing all your favorite Gregorian chants!

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About Veronica Moreno

Veronica Moreno is married to a teacher and homeschools five children. She has been cantor at her local Catholic parish for over a decade.—(Read full biography).

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President’s Corner

    Typo in the “Missale Romanum” (1962)
    The 1962 MISSALE ROMANUM was a transitional missal. It was on its way to becoming the 1970 version, but wasn’t there yet. It eliminated certain duplications, downplayed the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar, expanded the role of laymen, minimized the Last Gospel, made many items optional, and so forth. Father Valentine Young spotted many typos in the 1962 MISSALE ROMANUM, especially incorrect accents. The Offertory Antiphon for this coming Sunday (OF kalendar) contains an error, citing the wrong verse from Psalm 118. It should be 118:107b, not 118:154. If you read verse 154, you’ll understand how that error crept in. [In this particular case, the error pre-dates the 1962 Missal, since the 1940s hand-missal by Father Lasance also gets it wrong.]
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Music List” • 30th in Ordinary Time (Year C)
    Readers have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I’ve prepared for 26 October 2025, which is the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. As always, the Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, and Mass Propers for this Sunday are conveniently stored at the top-notch feasts website alongside the official texts in Latin.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Little Encouragement?
    In the Gospel, our Savior tells about 10 lepers who were healed. Only one went back to give thanks. Precious few express gratitude, yet many have endless energy to complain. For that reason, I deeply appreciate receiving messages like the following, which arrived a few days ago (about the parish where I direct in Michigan): “Last Sunday, a couple I knew from Grand Rapids was at Mass at 10:00 a.m. I got a chance to talk to them after Mass. I wanted to let you know what they said about the choir. They were absolutely floored by our sound!!!!! They both said they could continuously listen to our choir and the beauty of it. They asked me: “Do you always sound like that?” And they were also very surprised at how packed the church was. They said it was nice for them to be in such a full church. I just thought you would be interested to know their thoughts about our choir.”
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Our Father” • Musical Setting?
    Looking through a Roman Catholic Hymnal published in 1859 by Father Guido Maria Dreves (d. 1909), I stumbled upon this very beautiful tune (PDF file). I feel it would be absolutely perfect to set the “Our Father” in German to music. Thoughts?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    New Bulletin Article • “12 October 2025”
    My pastor requested that I write short articles each week for our parish bulletin. Those responsible for preparing similar write-ups may find a bit of inspiration in these brief columns. The latest article (dated 12 October 2025) talks about an ‘irony’ or ‘paradox’ regarding the 1960s switch to a wider use (amplior locus) of vernacular in the liturgy.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “American Catholic Hymnal” (1991)
    The American Catholic Hymnal, with IMPRIMATUR granted (25 April 1991) by the Archdiocese of Chicago, is like a compendium of every horrible idea from the 1980s. Imagine being forced to stand all through Communion (even afterwards) when those self-same ‘enlightened’ liturgists moved the SEQUENCE before the Alleluia to make sure congregations wouldn’t have to stand during it. (Even worse, everything about the SEQUENCE—including its name—means it should follow the Alleluia.) And imagine endlessly repeating “Alleluia” during Holy Communion at every single Mass. It was all part of an effort to convince people that Holy Communion was historically a procession (which it wasn’t).
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

When Christ gave the bread, he did not say, “This is the symbol of my body,” but, “This is my body.” In the same way, when he gave the cup of his blood he did not say, “This is the symbol of my blood,” but, “This is my blood.”

— Theodore, Bishop of Mopsuestia, writing in the 5th Century

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