Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”
We’re living in darkness—but, like the phoenix, authentic Church music can rise from the ashes!
We come now to the final installment in my series on our music program at St. Stephen the First Martyr Catholic Church in Sacramento, California.
In a time of contagion and social unrest, we need plainchant more than ever, even when we stay home.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote seventeen Church Sonatas between 1772 and 1780. These are short pieces intended to be played between the Epistle and the Gospel (during Mass). Shortly after Mozart left Salzburg, the Archbishop mandated that an appropriate choral motet or congregational hymn be sung at that point in the liturgy, with the result that […]
Summer planning brings homeschooling mother to poetry by Robert Frost and St. Thomas Aquinas. “Poems are the food of faith.”
New compositions in the timeless style of great Catholic hymns for all the major feasts, plus insights into the hymnodist’s creative process.
This 130-page book can be downloaded for free.
Best practices and a new antiphon project from the Archdiocese of Detroit
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If we want great artists, we must have places to train them in the best of the tradition and be able to crown their studies with a deeply imbued Catholic ethos.
Today comes the third setting. A total of five Masses will be released.
My previous post on this subject was misunderstood in some quarters.
Far from being a mere complement to our parish choir, our young Choristers are, quite frankly, its core.
Print an illustrated liturgical calendar with seasonal Gregorian chant excerpts.
On the feast of the Sacred Heart, we present an important memorandum from Corpus Christi Watershed’s president.
