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“A New Era Of Church Music”

Corpus Christi Watershed · February 9, 2022

HERE ARE TWO KINDS of people in this world: Those who have stood in front of a choir in real life, and those who have not. Those who have “walked the walk” realize that directing a church choir is no easy task. Moreover, they understand the last thing needed by church musicians is another collection of goofy, syrupy, mawkish hymns. What is needed is a hymnal based on the authentic treasury of Catholic hymnody, featuring timeless and robust melodies, with accurate translations by priests and bishops. And this is what Sophia Institute Press provides, with the Brébeuf Collection. A new era of church music has arrived!

Sample pages from the pew edition:

The Brébeuf collection is printed & sold exclusively by Sophia Institute Press, using special paper from Finland. Plastic shrink-wrap is used to protect this precious delivery:

A fascinating full-color section includes the ARCH (“Authentic Roman Catholic History”) of vernacular hymnody—with beautiful illustrations:

The Brébeuf hymnal is truly unique; it does not mimic or “build upon” Protestant models. Sixteen (16) instructions at the beginning of the book explain:

The Brébeuf hymnal includes three (3) versions of the Stations of the Cross: one by Father Fulton J. Sheen, one by Cardinal Ratzinger, and one by Alphonsus Liguori:

Opinions by blog authors do not necessarily represent the views of Corpus Christi Watershed.

Filed Under: Articles, Featured Tagged With: Jean de Brebeuf Hymnal, Reform of the Reform, Traditional Latin Mass Last Updated: March 2, 2023

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To the extent that the new sacred music is to serve the liturgical celebrations of the various churches, it can and must draw from earlier forms — especially from Gregorian chant — a higher inspiration, a uniquely sacred quality, a genuine sense of what is religious.

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