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¡Anuncio! • “Nuevo Himnario en Español”

Veronica Moreno · April 22, 2024

M Lo que sigue es la traducción
M al español del reciente anuncio
M de Jeff Ostrowski.

ACE DIEZ AÑOS, hicimos un anuncio. Declaramos al público que empezaríamos a trabajar en un himnario en Español. Desde ese día, mucha gente nos ha preguntado de ese proyecto. Han preguntado si ha sido abandonado. Hoy hago otro anuncio: nuestro proyecto nunca fue abandonado. Lentamente, hemos estado recopilando libros y recursos de todo el mundo. Creemos que hay una urgencia para crear un himnario tradicional en Español para el pueblo Católico.*

Buscamos Voluntarios • Por ahora, estamos pidiendo ayuda de personas que hablan Español como lengua materna. Vamos a crear un grupo especial de voluntarios—“CŒTUS” en Latín – que podrán oír todas las canciones en avance. Nuestro proceso de revisión es muy simple: (a) mandamos himnos propuestos al equipo; (b) si un gran número de participantes señalan una “cuestión” o algún “problema” o un “desacuerdo”, regresamos el himno a nuestro equipo de expertos—incluyendo algunos que trabajan en el Vaticano. Si le interesa ayudarnos, por favor escriba a:

M jeff@ccwatershed.org

Un Ejemplo en Español • He aquí un ejemplo de nuestro arreglo musical de Ad Regias Agni Dapes (un himno antiguo apropiado para el Tiempo de Pascua o para el Santíssimo):

Free rehearsal videos for each individual voice await you at #33013.

¡Basta Con Lo Cursi! • Un sacerdote nos dijo: “A los católicos hispanos en nuestras parroquias les dan las sobras y basura – pero merecen lo mismo que reciben todos los demás.” No creemos que la música liturgica de la Misa tiene que ser “cursi” o “secular” o “Poco-Sagrado” o “sin dignidad.” Por ejemplo, no hay razón que no se pueda traducir este himno, Ad Regias Agni Dapes al español. Lo cantamos el domingo pasado con un coro 100% voluntario que dirijo:

To access this hymn’s media in the Brébeuf Portal, click here.

¡No Es Ciencia Espacial! • Ya que sus feligreses hayan aprendido una melodía excelente – al seguir las técnicas de (melodías compartidas) hechas famosas por el Brébeuf Hymnal—la misma melodía puede ser usada por otros textos. A continuación, se muestra otro ejemplo (del domingo pasado) interpretado por el coro 100% voluntario que tengo el privilegio de dirigir. Una de las cosas que repito constantemente en este curso en video es la idea de que los directores de coro deben ser conscientes que se esfuercen por evitar la monotonía. Con ese fin, es posible notar que agrego pequeñas “improvisaciones de órgano” entre los versos:

To access this hymn’s media in the Brébeuf Portal, click here.

Título del Himnario • Todavía no hemos escogido un título para nuestra colección. Estamos considerando algo como: Himnario De La Santa Fe.

* Muchos tenían grandes expectativas para un himnario en español publicado por GIA Publications llamado ORAMOS CANTANDO. (Quizás no debimos haber tenido tantas esperanzas, porque GIA Publications es propiedad y está operado por una familia que no es cristiana.) En resumen, ORAMOS CANTANDO fue una gran decepción. Básicamente, tomaron un montón de canciones de Broadway de los años 80 con temas de “mariposas” y “reuniones” y las tradujeron al español. Una cantidad desproporcionada de las traducciones fue realizada por una sola persona. Además, muchas canciones incluidas en ORAMOS CANTANDO tienen letras escritas por hombres notoriamente abusivos, incluido uno acusado por más de 44 mujeres de horribles crímenes sexuales desde 1979.

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Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Spanish Hymnal for Catholics Last Updated: May 2, 2024

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Veronica Moreno is married to a teacher and homeschools five children. She has been cantor at her local Catholic parish for over a decade.—(Read full biography).

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    PDF Download • “Organ Accompaniment”
    Over the past few years, I’ve been harmonizing all the vernacular plainsong Introit settings by the CHAUMONOT COMPOSERS GROUP. This coming Sunday—10 May 2026—is the 6th Sunday of Easter (Year A). The following declaration will probably smack of “blowing my own horn.” However, I’d rank this accompaniment as my best yet. In this rehearsal video, I attempt to sing it while simultaneously accompanying myself on the pipe organ. The musical score [for singers] as well as my organ accompaniment can be downloaded free of charge from the flourishing feasts website.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Gregorian Chant Quiz” • 4 May 2026
    A few days ago, the CORPUS CHRISTI WATERSHED Facebook page posted this Gregorian Chant quiz regarding a rubric for the SEQUENCE for the feast of Corpus Christi: “Lauda Sion Salvatórem.” There is no audience more intelligent than ours—yet surprisingly nobody has been able to guess the rubric. Drop me an email with the right answer, and I’ll affirm your brilliance to everyone I encounter!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Rare Photographs” • Hannibal Bugnini
    On 2 September 2025, we included in this article extremely rare photographs of Archbishop Hannibal Bugnini taken in Iran circa 1979. Bugnini had initially been banished by the pope to Uruguay, but he refused to obey. [This is interesting, since Bugnini relied upon ‘blind obedience’ when it came to modifications of the ancient liturgy.] After he refused to obey the order from the pope, Hannibal Bugnini was banished to Iran. You can also watch a short video of Hannibal Bugnini in Iran, dated 10 November 1979. That’s about a week after the USA embassy hostage crisis began in Tehran, and Pope Saint John Paul II had sent the leader of the Iranian Revolution a special letter.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Reminder” — Month of May (2026)
    On a daily basis, I speak to people who don’t realize we publish a free newsletter (although they’ve followed our blog for years). We have no endowment, no major donors, no savings, and refuse to run annoying ads. As a result, our mailing list is crucial to our survival. It couldn’t be easier to subscribe! Just scroll to the bottom of any blog article and enter your email address.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Simplified Version • “Canon in D” (Pachelbel)
    I published an article on 11 November 2023 called Wedding March For The Lazy Organist, which rather offhandedly made reference to a simplified version I created in 2007 for Pachelbel’s Canon. I often use it as a PROCESSIONAL for weddings and quinceañeras. Many organists say they “hate” Pachelbel’s Canon. But I love it. I think it’s bright and beautiful. I created that ‘simplified version’ for musicians coming to grips with playing the pipe organ. It can be downloaded as a free PDF if you visit Andrea Leal’s article dated 15 August 2022: Manuals Only: Organ Interludes Based on Plainsong. Specifically, it is page 84 in that collection—generously offered as a free PDF download. Johann Pachelbel (d. 1706) was a renowned German organist, violinist, teacher, and composer of over 500 works. A friend of Bach’s family, he taught Johann Christoph Bach (Sebastian Bach’s eldest brother) and lived in his house. Those who read Pachelbel’s biography will notice his connection to two German cities adopted as famous hymn tune names: EISENACH and ERFURT.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Anima Christi”
    I received a request for an organ accompaniment I created way back in 2007 for the “Anima Christi” Gregorian Chant. You can download this PDF file which has the score in plainsong followed by a keyboard accompaniment. Many melodies have been paired with “Anima Christi” over the centuries, but this is—perhaps—the most common one.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

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