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Archives for April 2020

Jeff Ostrowski · April 30, 2020

Can Sacred Music Be Saved? • (How exactly?)

I know of no greater composition than this one—and it was written by a devout Catholic priest.

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Dr. Lucas Tappan · April 28, 2020

Audiation for Choristers

The reality in any great liturgical choir is that there is simply too much music to learn by rote.

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 28, 2020

For Shame! • Collegeville blog says looking at Crucifix “skirts the edge of idolatry”

The Roman Missal explicitly tells the priest to look at the Crucifix at various times during the Holy Mass.

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Keven Smith · April 27, 2020

What Spilling My Coffee Taught Me About Directing My Choir

(Keven Smith) • Yesterday morning I spilled coffee all over my desk before leaving for our live-streamed Mass. It ended up being a great move+

Jeff Ostrowski · April 27, 2020

“Virtual Mass Is Not The Same” • Sermon by Father Mark Ostrowski

On 26 April 2020, Fr. Ostrowski explained an unintended “Covid-19” consequence—from which we can learn.

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Andrea Leal · April 26, 2020

Trust the Good Shepherd

These difficult times call for an extra measure of humility, patience and trust.

Veronica Moreno · April 25, 2020

“Ransomed” during a pandemic

a mother and musician looks to Our Lady of Ransom for succor.

Veronica Brandt · April 25, 2020

Compline in the Home – via Podcasts!

Having a printed copy of the Divine Office is a good step, but actually hearing it sung really brings it alive.

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Richard J. Clark · April 24, 2020

If you are having a bad day, this is what it means

God ensures will blossom even harsh conditions.

Wilfrid Jones · April 24, 2020

“Hearing the Music of Heaven” • An interview with Father Dominic White OP

An interview with the Dominican composer and theologian Fr Dominic White about his work and theological approach to music.

Jeff Ostrowski · April 23, 2020

Can Ordinary Form Masses Be “Enriched” By The Extraordinary Form?

Do we truly believe the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity becomes present at Mass? Is this how we treat the Sanctissimum?

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Jeff Ostrowski · April 22, 2020

Dealing With Calumny

All of us have probably been the victim of calumny. Calumny can be especially painful if the person telling lies is someone you helped. Next time this happens in your life, try an experiment: Write the person’s name on an Index card, place it on your shoulder, and flick it to the ground—meaning you will […]

Wilfrid Jones · April 22, 2020

Easter Chants from Fisher House

A recording of the chants of the Easter Vigil.

Jeff Ostrowski · April 22, 2020

“Christ The Lord Is Risen Today” • (Hymn #697)

…including several captivating attempts to translate “Victimae Paschali Laudes.”

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Dr. Alfred Calabrese · April 21, 2020

The Unintended Consequences of Live Streaming Mass

If someone is not entertained watching a live streamed Mass, they can just change the channel.

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President’s Corner

    Bugnini’s Statement (6 November 1966)
    With each passing day, more is revealed about how the enemies of the liturgy accomplished their goals. For instance, Hannibal Bugnini deeply resented the way Vatican II said Gregorian Chant “must be given first place in liturgical services.” On 6 November 1966, his cadre wrote a letter attempting to justify the elimination of Gregorian Chant with this brazen statement: “What really gives a Mass its tone is not so much the songs as it is the prayers and readings.” Bugnini’s cadre then attacked the very heart of Gregorian Chant (viz. the Proprium Missae), bemoaning how the Proprium Missae “is completely new each Sunday and feast day.” There is much more to be said about this topic. Stay tuned.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Luis Martínez Must Go!
    Sevilla Cathedral (entry dated 13 December 1564): The chapter orders Luis Martínez, a cathedral chaplain, to stay away from the choirbook-stand when the rest of the singers gather around it to sing polyphony—the reason being that “he throws the others out of tune.” [Excerpt from “The Life of Father Francisco Guerrero.”]
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Urgent! • We Desperately Need Funds!
    A few days ago, the president of Corpus Christi Watershed posted this urgent appeal for funds. Please help us make sure we’re never forced to place our content behind a paywall. We feel it’s crucial that 100% of our content remains free to everyone. We’re a tiny 501(c)3 public charity, entirely dependent upon the generosity of small donors. We have no endowment and no major donors. We run no advertisements and have no savings. We beg you to consider donating $4.00 per month. Thank you!
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    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.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    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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Random Quote

If then Dom Pothier has sometimes adapted authentic melodies found elsewhere in the manuscripts to texts of the Mass it is not, as Mr. X. maintains, because he has “composed them from scratch and declared them as traditional.”

— Most Rev’d Henri Laurent Janssens (25 November 1905)

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