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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.

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

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About Veronica Moreno

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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President’s Corner

    “Offertory” at Catholic Funerals
    I have argued that the OFFERTORY—at least in its ancient form—is more of a responsory than an antiphon. The 1962 Missal specifically calls it “Antiphona ad Offertorium.” From now on, I plan to use this beautiful setting (PDF) at funerals, since it cleverly inserts themes from the absolution of the body. Tons more research needs to be done on the OFFERTORY, which often is a ‘patchwork’ stitching together various beginnings and endings of biblical verses. For instance, if you examine the ancient verses for Dómine, vivífica me (30th Sunday in Ordinary Time) you’ll discover this being done in a most perplexing way. Rebecca Maloy published a very expensive book on the OFFERTORY, but it was a disappointment. Indeed, I can’t think of a single valuable insight contained in her book. What a missed opportunity!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “In Paradisum” • Gregorian Chant
    As a RECESSIONAL on All Souls’ Day (November 2nd), we will sing In Paradísum Dedúcant Te Ángeli (PDF). When it comes to Gregorian Chant, this is one of the most popular “songs.” Frankly, all the prayers and chants from the traditional REQUIEM MASS (Missa exsequialis or Missa pro defunctis) are incredibly powerful and never should’ve been scuttled. Click here to hear “In Paradisum” in a recording I made this afternoon. Professor Louis Bouyer spoke of the way Bugnini “scuttled the office of the dead” in this fascinating excerpt from his memoirs. In his book, La riforma litugica (1983), Bugnini bragged—in quite a shameful way—about eliminating the ancient funeral texts, and even admitted those venerable texts were “beloved” (his word) by Catholics.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Music List” • All Souls (2 November)
    Readers have expressed interest in perusing the ORDER OF MUSIC I’ve prepared for 2 November 2025, which is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (“All Souls”). 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 top-notch feasts website alongside the official texts in Latin. In my humble opinion, it’s weird to have the feast of All Saints on a Sunday. No wonder the close associate of Pope Saint Paul VI said the revised KALENDAR was “the handiwork of a trio of maniacs.” However, I can’t deny that sometimes the sacred liturgy consists of elements that are seemingly contradictory: e.g. the Mode 7 “De Profúndis” ALLELUIA, or the Mode 8 “Dulce lignum” ALLELUIA on the various ancient feasts of the Holy Cross (3 May, 14 September, and so on).
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Gospel Options for 2 November (“All Souls”)
    We’ve been told some bishops are suppressing the TLM because of “unity.” But is unity truly found in the MISSALE RECENS? For instance, on All Souls (2 November), any of these Gospel readings may be chosen, for any reason (or for no reason at all). The same is true of the Propria Missæ and other readings—there are countless options in the ORDINARY FORM. In other words, no matter which OF parish you attend on 2 November, you’ll almost certainly hear different propers and readings, to say nothing of different ‘styles’ of music. Where is the “unity” in all this? Indeed, the Second Vatican Council solemnly declared: “Even in the liturgy, the Church has no wish to impose a rigid uniformity in matters which do not implicate the faith or the good of the whole community.”
    —Corpus Christi Watershed
    “Our Father” • Musical Setting?
    Looking through a Roman Catholic Hymnal published in 1859 by Father Guido Maria Dreves (d. 1909), I stumbled upon this very beautiful tune (PDF file). I feel it would be absolutely perfect to set the “Our Father” in German to music. Thoughts?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    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

Random Quote

“Leave the Mass alone. Our churches are full—the Protestants, in spite of their vernacular, far otherwise.”

— Cardinal Godfrey (one of the Vatican II fathers)

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