“The Adalbert Propers” • Six (6) Quotations
“Fewer than 1% of Catholics are able to answer these questions correctly.” —Andrea Leal
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Andrea Leal is a wife and homeschooling mother of 6 children. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from UC Berkeley in Peace and Conflict Studies, and serves as choir director for the Traditional Latin Mass in Las Vegas.—Read full biography (with photographs).
“Fewer than 1% of Catholics are able to answer these questions correctly.” —Andrea Leal
“I am shocked this isn’t more well known; this is really a spectacular work.” —Catholic Family News
To be a successful choir director is to sacrifice and to persevere in a nearly insane manner.
Including Dom Gregory Murray, Flor Peeters, Jacques Lemmens, John Lee, C. H. Rinck, Dom Alphege Shebbeare, Oreste Ravanello, Louis Niedermeyer, Eugène Gigout, Luigi Bottazzo, Johann Sebastian Bach, and many others.
These are packed with fascinating historical and musical information!
My three (3) musical lineups include music by Henryk Botor, Kevin Allen, and Father Victoria.
Juanpablo Macias, a seminarian studying for the Archdiocese of Las Vegas, enjoys composing, singing, and playing organ for the sacred liturgy.
“If you knew how quickly people would forget you after your death, you would not seek to please anyone but God during your life.” —Saint John Chrysostom
One of the things that surprised me was how many traditional choir programs had begun popping up all around the country.
I find this melody hauntingly gorgeous.
Let me explain why this 1961 Spanish Missal is so important.
“Work hasn’t even begun on the next Lectionary, and there’s nothing definite about 2028 as a date.” — Father Andrew V. Menke, director of the USCCB liturgical committee
A terrific collection of organ interludes (manuals only) for free PDF download.
New Sacred Music Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico!
I never shared this before because pride and perfectionism held me back.
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The election of Pope Leo XIV has been exciting, and we’re filled with hope for our apostolate’s future!
But we’re under pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do that. We believe our website should remain free to all.
Our president has written the following letter:
President’s Message (dated 30 May 2025)
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