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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.”

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Did Solesmes Abbey Drink The 1960s Kool-Aid?

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In my humble opinion, the Abbey of Solesmes should have left the artwork exactly as they had it back in 1908. But you be the judge:

Graduale Romanum (Solesmes Abbey, 1883):

Graduale Romanum (Solesmes Abbey, 1908):

Graduale Romanum (Solesmes Abbey, 1961):

By the way, their 1949 edition of the Antiphonale Romanum is also a model: truly fantastic.

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