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Archives for July 2023

Jeff Ostrowski · July 30, 2023

Nine (9) Ways to Save Catholic Church Music

If music sung at Church resembles a toothpaste commercial, a Broadway show, or a campfire song—does it really belong at Mass?

Jeff Ostrowski · July 27, 2023

Did You See This? (27 July 2023)

In case anybody missed it, we recently updated our editorial policy. Our website continues to grow in popularity—Deo gratias! Therefore, it seemed appropriate to ‘codify’ what we’ve been doing for the last few years.

Jeff Ostrowski · July 26, 2023

Know Anybody Famous?

It’s really humbling—and also very cool—to come across examples of how acclaimed several of my colleagues are. I was doing some research for a recent post and came across (!) one of our contributors in a place I was not expecting. You can see which one if you click here and scroll towards the middle […]

Richard J. Clark · July 26, 2023

Theodore Marier Is the Most Important Liturgical Musician—Even Today.

“The more I learn about Marier, the more I am inspired to be a better human being.” —Richard J. Clark

Jeff Ostrowski · July 25, 2023

William F. Buckley and Solesmes Abbey

Confirmed: Full archives of “Triumph” (a 1960s Roman Catholic magazine) are available online!

Jeff Ostrowski · July 25, 2023

Splendid Repertoire for (Reduced) Summer Choirs!

Here’s a technique you must try with your choir.

Daniel Tucker · July 24, 2023

Unanswered Questions on the Liturgy of the Hours

On some finer details of the project that, as far as I’m aware, have not been definitively settled…

Corpus Christi Watershed · July 24, 2023

(Clip) • Fr. Mike Schmitz endorses “Ad Orientem”

Is celebration “versus populum” a good idea? Father Mike’s answer might raise some eyebrows…

Patrick Williams · July 24, 2023

Gregorian Rhythm Wars • “Patrick’s Fifth Reply to Jeff” (24 July 2023)

“Now all you have to do is connect the dots for yourself.” —Patrick Williams

Jeff Ostrowski · July 23, 2023

What Charles Weaver Did (!)

Dr. Weaver kindly made me aware of something stupendous. Created by Abbat Pothier’s assistant and approved by his successor (about ten years after his death), it’s a KYRIALE, GRADUALE, and VESPERALE: 2,000 pages long! It’s in Gregorian notation on five staves and marks each mora vocis. Here’s a photograph of the “Puer Natus” INTROIT taken with my […]

Corpus Christi Watershed · July 22, 2023

Our Editorial Policy

Over the years, we’ve received beautiful messages of encouragement.

Dr. Charles Weaver · July 22, 2023

An Interview with Bruno de Labriolle

Readers interested in different stylistic approaches to Gregorian chant may enjoy this interview with the singer Bruno de Labriolle, who directs the schola of Saint-Bruno-des-Chartreux in Lyon. The views on chant and liturgy aired in the interview aren’t exactly the same as those of any of our contributors, but I personally find this group’s performances, in […]

Jeff Ostrowski · July 21, 2023

Why Is Catholic Music So Embarrassing? • Four “Levels” To Fix The Problem!

In 1994, the most powerful mainstream Catholic music organization published a song about the “enlightenment of Buddha.”

Jeff Ostrowski · July 20, 2023

More Than A Chart!

I’ve received many compliments about a comparison chart which was part of a recent article I posted. I feel flattered by these kind words, but I would like to point out that my chart doesn’t make much sense unless one reads the entire article.

Dr. Charles Weaver · July 20, 2023

Stomping Feet, Clattering Hooves, and Other Chant-Related Matters

Did you know that St. Augustine described the sound of one hand clapping?

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    “Music List” • 6th Sunday of Easter (Year C)
    Some have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I prepared for the 6th Sunday of Easter (25 May 2025). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. As always, the Responsorial Psalm, Gospel Acclamation, and propers for this Sunday are provided at the the feasts website.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Gloria in Spanish” • Free Accompaniment
    Several people have requested an organ accompaniment for the GLORY TO GOD which prints the Spanish words directly above the chords. The Spanish adaptation—Gloria a Dios en el cielo—as printed in Roman Misal, tercera edición was adapted from the “Glória in excélsis” from Mass XV (DOMINATOR DEUS). I used to feel that it’s a pretty boring chant … until I heard it sung well by a men’s Schola Cantorum, which changed my view dramatically. This morning, I created this harmonization and dedicated it to my colleague, Corrinne May. You may download it for free. Please let me know if you enjoy it!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    How Well Does ICEL Know Latin?
    This year, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June 2025) will fall on a Sunday. It’s not necessary to be an eminent Latin scholar to be horrified by examples like this, which have been in place since 1970. For the last 55 years, anyone who’s attempted to correct such errors has been threatened with legal action. It is simply unbelievable that the (mandatory) texts of the Holy Mass began being sold for a profit in the 1970s. How much longer will this gruesome situation last?
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Antiphons Don’t Match?
    A reader wants to know why the Entrance and Communion antiphons in certain publications deviate from what’s prescribed by the GRADUALE ROMANUM published after Vatican II. Click here to read our answer. The short answer is: the Adalbert Propers were never intended to be sung. They were intended for private Masses only (or Masses without music). The “Graduale Parvum,” published by the John Henry Newman Institute of Liturgical Music in 2023, mostly uses the Adalbert Propers—but sometimes uses the GRADUALE text: e.g. Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (29 June).
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    When to Sit, Stand and Kneel like it’s 1962
    There are lots of different guides to postures for Mass, but I couldn’t find one which matched our local Latin Mass, so I made this one: sit-stand-kneel-crop
    —Veronica Brandt
    The Funeral Rites of the Graduale Romanum
    Lately I have been paging through the 1974 Graduale Romanum (see p. 678 ff.) and have been fascinated by the funeral rites found therein, especially the simply-beautiful Psalmody that is appointed for all the different occasions before and after the funeral Mass: at the vigil/wake, at the house of the deceased, processing to the church, at the church, processing to the cemetery, and at the cemetery. Would that this “stational Psalmody” of the Novus Ordo funeral rites saw wider usage! If you or anyone you know have ever used it, please do let me know.
    —Daniel Tucker

Random Quote

“Come now,” they said, “Thou who wouldst destroy the temple and build it up in three days, rescue Thyself; come down from that cross, if Thou art the Son of God.”

— Gospel of St. Matthew 27:42

Recent Posts

  • “Music List” • 6th Sunday of Easter (Year C)
  • “Can the Choir Sing Alone at Mass?” • Yes! And Here’s Why That Matters
  • “Gloria in Spanish” • Free Accompaniment
  • How Well Does ICEL Know Latin?
  • Nobody Cares About This! • 1887 Rheims-Cambrai Gradual included “Restored” Plainsong

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