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Three more tips on what to do and how to act with your young music students. Learn the secret ingredient of success!
Attendance was standing room only. Afterwards, the children presented roses to Mary—as the entire parish prayed the Rosary—and then we consecrated California to Jesus Christ.
As the Gloria during Mass suggests, we should “thank Him simply because of His great glory.” When is the last time you did that?
Updated music protocols in the Archdiocese of Boston include multiple layers of protection: masks, ventilation, distance, time.
My recent post on the repercussion has induced some to ask: “Can we just sing whatever rhythm we want for the Vatican Edition? What about mensuralism? What about Bonvin and Vollaerts?” For those of us who work in the Extraordinary Form, we must follow the rhythm of the Editio Vaticana, and this was addressed in […]
Consider the melody found in “Le Graduel Romain,” published in 1800—nine years before Napoleon Bonaparte kidnapped Pope Pius VII
Before the reforms of the “Code of Rubrics” (1961), antiphons at Vespers were abbreviated in a cool way. For example, look at this antiphon, Ecce Veniet (from Vespers on the 4th Sunday of Advent). But that tradition—as far as I know—ended in 1961, with §191 which said: “The whole antiphon is always said before and […]
Each monastery had its own particular way of singing plainsong.
Got your kids singing in head tone? Good. Next, try these two tips to eliminate obstacles to their success.
The communion chant for the Second Sunday of Advent, together with the introit and offertory, invite us to reflect on the Holy City, Jerusalem.
Yes, these are extraordinary times—and they require something extraordinary from us.
One who translates Aquinas expects to be cross-examined by those who understand philosophy and Latin; but Bible translators are liable to be cross-examined by anybody, because everybody thinks he knows what the Bible means.
It happened during the “Mass of the Presanctified” celebrated on Good Friday, 30 March 1877.
Reviewing the Sunday readings ahead of time is a highly recommended exercise. Now enjoy a crossword puzzle at the same time!
