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“This is an exquisite setting and I know my singers would very much enjoy singing it.” —Mary
“Breviary Editors Did It First!” • Omitting Verses?
A reader says: “If a verse ends on a question mark, it might make sense to sing the verse that follows.”
Extreme Unction
Gorgeous depiction of this Sacrament found in an ancient manuscript.
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(Ash Wednesday) • Medieval Illumination Depicting the Distribution of Ashes
Discovered by those who edited the third edition of the Campion Missal.
Pope Paul VI • “Sacrificium Laudis” (15 Aug 1966)
“What words or melodies could ever replace the forms of Catholic devotion you have used until now?” —Pope Saint Paul VI
“Pipe Organ Interlude During Funerals?” • (Reader Feedback)
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(January 2026) • “Children Singing Plainsong”
There’s something light and heavenly about children’s voices.
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“Information Requested About Hymnals”
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Card. Heenan on Ronald Knox: “Perhaps the Church’s greatest figure of the 20th century.”
“Although renowned as a preacher and scholar, the real greatness of Knox lay in his holiness of life.” —Cardinal Heenan (Archbishop of Westminster)
“He never had a single day of conflict with anyone.”
Upon the death of of the Very Reverend Canon Edgard De Laet.
Pope Leo XIV on Sacred Music
On 5 December 2025, the pope said…
(5 Dec. 2025) • Pope Leo XIV Speaks on Liturgical Music
“In the liturgy, in particular, singing is never a ‘soundtrack’, a simple backdrop, but is intended to lift the soul…” —Pope Leo XIV