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Es tiempo para otro RESUCITÓ, Canta Con Júbilo

Veronica Moreno · May 5, 2024

ODOS LOS Mexicanos Católicos modernos hemos crecido con las mismas canciones en la Misa (el “Pescador de Hombres” y el “Pan de Vida”). Nosotros los México-Americanos en los Estados Unidos, tenemos como un par de pulmones aquí en el pecho: un pulmón en inglés y el otro pulmón en español. En muchas parroquias, solamente “se reúnen” los dos pulmones en las grandes fiestas de Navidad, Pascua, o Primeras Comuniones. Así crecimos mi esposo y yo.

Hace diez años, encontramos la Misa Tradicional, y ahora tenemos el latín en nuestra vida litúrgica.

Entre mi propia familia y la de mis suegros, casi la mitad de nuestras familias combinadas asisten a la Misa en español. Recientemente, nos reunimos en “la Quinceañera” de mi hija,* y fue la primera vez que muchos de ellos asistieron a una Misa Tradicional en latín. Fue una Misa Rezada [Low Mass], pero es muy claro que hay muchísimas diferencias entre las Misas modernas en español (y en inglés).

Pero no tiene que ser así. Y para muchos jóvenes, no será así.

El Señor Ostrowski y nuestro equipo hemos empezado a trabajar para traer un nuevo cancionero (himnario) al español, y estamos muy orgullosos de traerles algunos de los primeros frutos. Y es aún más especial porque en estas grabaciones, está esa niñita a quien le celebramos sus quince años hace un par de meses. Por mucho tiempo, yo le he ayudado al señor Ostrowski con sus grabaciones como una alto. Ahora me acompaña mi hija cantando el soprano.

Pero antes de oír toda la grabación, por favor oigan solamente el refrán que dice:

Resucitó, resucitó, mi Señor,
resucitó mi esperanza.

Casi todos mis amigos hispanohablantes conocen el RESUCITÓ, ALELUYA que ha llenado las parroquias durante las últimas décadas. Si alguien canta los primeros tonos en una Misa en español en cualquiera parroquia, todas las abuelitas, y hasta sus nietos, pueden cantar el estribillo. Espero que no me acusen de cometer una herejía al proponer que, quizá podemos tener otros “Resucitós”. ¡Si no me creen, oigan este hermoso estribillo!

*  enlace mp3 • SOLAMENTE ESTRIBILLO

¡Qué hermoso refrán entre versos de profunda belleza! Miren un verso de esta canción:

Brille tu lámpara, brille con fuerza tu llama
Cesen tus lágrimas al contemplar su mirada.

Al inglés lo traducimos como, “Let your lamp shine, let it shine brightly, your flame, / Cease your tears as you contemplate His gaze.” Esto es nuestro grito pascual, que Jesús ha resucitado, que lo podemos ver, ¡Aleluia, nuestra esperanza resucitó!

*  PDF Download • “Canta Con Júbilo”
—For a forthcoming Spanish Hymnal.

EQUAL VOICES : YouTube
SOPRANO : YouTube
ALTO : YouTube
TENOR : YouTube
BASS : YouTube

No somos los únicos, miren estas otras versiones:

  • en México, en España, en Argentina

* The Quinceañera Catholic Mass is a tradition for some Spanish-speaking cultures to a) organize a Catholic Mass in thanksgiving for a young girl’s transition into adulthood and b) to host the biggest fiesta of that girl’s life. In our case, we had a tiny Mass and a tiny lunch, but a whole lot of love for that girl.

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

Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Spanish Hymnal for Catholics Last Updated: May 8, 2024

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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

    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

Random Quote

In the ’60s, I thought this emphasis on congregational singing was to encourage good Catholic hymns like “Immaculate Mary” and so forth … but after the Council, they threw them out, too!

— ‘Fr. Valentine Young, OFM (2007)’

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