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“Intriguing Quote” • Msgr. Richard J. Schuler

Jeff Ostrowski · August 31, 2022

NEVER MET Monsignor Richard J. Schuler (d. 2007), but I know he served as editor of the Sacred Music Journal (Church Music Association of America) for many years. He was ordained on 18 August 1945 and had a very ‘full’ life. He was a musician, author, pastor, and seminary professor. I feel close to him, because his doctoral dissertation (if memory serves) was on the music of Giovanni Nanino. I repeat, I never met Msgr. Schuler—but if his writings are any indication, he seems to have been sharp-witted, bold, and scholarly. Here is a quote from Msgr. Richard J. Schuler which readers will find thought-provoking (or perhaps provocative):

𝗩𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗮.” 𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁. 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱; 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘒𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘦, 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢, 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘰, 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘴-𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘈𝘨𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘋𝘦𝘪 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘴, 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘭𝘶𝘪𝘢, 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹. 𝗧𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗺” 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 “𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗺” 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗩𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗩. 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘀.

If what Msgr. Schuler says is true, it’s difficult to see how any sane cleric could denigrate the Missale Vetustum.

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

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Missale Vetustum, Richard J Schuler Last Updated: August 31, 2022

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Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He resides with his wife and children in Michigan. —(Read full biography).

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    Liturgical Round (“Canon”) in C-Major
    Those who direct children’s choirs are always on the lookout for repertoire that’s dignified, inspired, and pleasing—yet still within reach of young choristers. Such directors will want to investigate this haunting liturgical round (PDF download) which has been married to the KYRIE from Mass VI (EDITIO VATICANA). I have provided an accompaniment, but it’s only for use during rehearsal; i.e. when teaching this round to your choristers. I also provided an organ accompaniment for the KYRIE—which some know by its trope (Kyrie Rex Genitor)—so that your congregation can take part when this round is used as a choral extension during Mass.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Latin Liturgy Association
    We note with pleasure that Mrs. Regina Morris, president of the Latin Liturgy Association, has featured—on page 4 of Volume CXXIX of their official newsletter—the three (3) terrific versions of the Stations of the Cross found in the Brébeuf Hymnal. One of the main authors for the blog of the Church Music Association of America said (6/10/2019) about this pew book: “It is such a fantastic hymnal that it deserves to be in the pews of every Catholic church.”
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    “Music List” • 28th in Ordinary Time (Year C)
    Readers have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I’ve prepared for 12 October 2025, which is the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. As always, the Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, and Mass Propers for this Sunday are conveniently stored at the dazzling feasts website alongside the official texts in Latin.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    New Bulletin Article • “12 October 2025”
    My pastor requested that I write short articles each week for our parish bulletin. Those responsible for preparing similar write-ups may find a bit of inspiration in these brief columns. The latest article (dated 12 October 2025) talks about an ‘irony’ or ‘paradox’ regarding the 1960s switch to a wider use (amplior locus) of vernacular in the liturgy.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “American Catholic Hymnal” (1991)
    The American Catholic Hymnal, with IMPRIMATUR granted (25 April 1991) by the Archdiocese of Chicago, is like a compendium of every horrible idea from the 1980s. Imagine being forced to stand all through Communion (even afterwards) when those self-same ‘enlightened’ liturgists moved the SEQUENCE before the Alleluia to make sure congregations wouldn’t have to stand during it. (Even worse, everything about the SEQUENCE—including its name—means it should follow the Alleluia.) And imagine endlessly repeating “Alleluia” during Holy Communion at every single Mass. It was all part of an effort to convince people that Holy Communion was historically a procession (which it wasn’t).
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Canonic” • Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Fifty years ago, Dr. Theodore Marier made available this clever arrangement (PDF) of “Come down, O love divine” by P. R. Dietterich. The melody was composed in 1906 by Ralph Vaughan Williams (d. 1958) and named in honor of of his birthplace: DOWN AMPNEY. The arrangement isn’t a strict canon, but it does remind one of a canon since the pipe organ employs “points of imitation.” The melody and text are #709 in the Brébeuf Catholic Hymnal.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

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“The sacrificial death of Jesus Christ the High Priest on Calvary is and will remain the basis for the active participation of the faithful in the liturgy. Membership in the Church, which is brought about by valid baptism, makes one a part of the Mystical Body of Christ, THE PRIEST, to whose priesthood one is interiorly conformed through the baptismal character.”

— “Divini Cultus Studium” (Dr. Robert A. Skeris, 1990)

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