“Music List” • 5th Sunday of Easter (Year C)
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
Archives for May 2025
Communion Chant (5th Sunday of Easter)
This particular chant was “rescued” from obscurity in 1969.
PDF Download • “Entrance Chant” for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
I’m not a bishop. I’m not even a priest. I’m a husband & father who just wants to make it to heaven.
“Sanctus XVIII” • Peculiar-Yet-Haunting Accompaniment (Sent To Us)
“When the Vatican Edition began coming off the press in 1905, its strongest supporters did not expect it to last until 1960…” —Mons. Schmitt
Chants That Crowds Roar With Burning Hearts
Something special happens when your Pope intones a chant and everyone sings with full hearts. Neurons, neurotransmitters, and hormones work together to bind people together. This is why sacred music transforms hearts!
“Music List” • 4th Sunday of Easter (Year C)
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.
Cardinal Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) “Privately Offered the TLM in His Private Chapel”
Allegedly, the source of this information “had the only indult to say the TLM at the USCCB office in Baltimore back in the 1990s.”
“Entrance Chant” • 4th Sunday of Easter
This “Entrance Chant” is used during liturgical years A, B, and C.
Reader Feedback • Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March” at a Nuptial Mass?
“Isn’t Mendelssohn’s wedding march largely frowned upon in the Catholic Church?” —A reader
Music List • “Repertoire for Weddings”
When couples are getting married, they often request musical guidance.
We (Will) Have A Pope!
Veronica shares a children’s book about the Conclave. Let’s all chant the Veni Creator!
Beginning a Men’s Schola
I feel like we have a great start…
“Basic Catechism of Gregorian Chant” • Fifteen Questions Answered
“Kids, you’re only on this floating rock for a very short time.”
“Reminder” — Month of May (2025)
Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…
“Music List” • 3rd Sunday of Easter (Year C)
Readers have expressed interest in examining the “music list” I prepared for this coming Sunday.