PDF Download • Palestrina “Alleluia” (SATB) for the Ordinary Form
Last week, a major bombshell was dropped with regard to two major publishing companies of Catholic hymnals.
Archives for March 2025
“Music List” • 3rd Sunday of Lent
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
“Reader Feedback” • 22 March 2025
Remember: “Misery loves company!”
A Youth Revolution in Sacred Music
“I have a challenge for each of our readers.” —Dr. Lucas Tappan
“Entrance Chant” • 3rd Sunday of Lent
This “Entrance Chant” is used during liturgical years A, B, and C.
“Opportunity of a Lifetime” • Don’t Miss This!
The vast majority of these women had never sung plainsong—but they’ve taken to it like a duck to water.
“Reminder” — Month of March (2025)
Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…
“Reader Feedback” • 14 March 2025
I also hold a music degree and have accepted a job at…
Reader Feedback • “Reform of the Reform”
“Throughout those 40+ years, I designed the music liturgy according to my sense of entertainment, failing to realise what it was supposed to be until much later.” —Chad H.
“Music List” • 2nd Sunday of Lent
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
Can Catholics Fulfill the Sunday Obligation on Saturday Night? • What Happened In 1983?
This concession was granted in part due to “the enormous and ever increasing frequency of weekend trips and skiing excursions…”
“Entrance Chant” • 2nd Sunday of Lent
This English adaptation uses mode 4, as does the authentic Gregorian Chant version.
“I Hate, Loathe, and Utterly Despise the Trivial Details of Ceremonies.” —Father Adrian Fortescue
“I want never to hear another word about ceremonies for as long as I live. I would rather discuss the symptoms of cancer.” —Dr. Fortescue
Our Own Richard J. Clark Conducts 250 Children in Chant & Polyphony!
Reclaiming Gregorian Chant for children at the New England “Pueri Cantores” choral festival & Mass.
A Spanish Hymn for Lent
This particular hymn is being considered for inclusion in the “Cantoral del Padre Antonio Daniel.”