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Corpus Christi Watershed · July 1, 2022

“I Decided to Get a Plane Ticket and Fly 8,700 Miles From Singapore to Take Part.”

“These are the musical treasures everyone needs to know about.” — 2022 Participant

Corpus Christi Watershed · June 28, 2022

“81 Photos” • Sacred Music Symposium 2022

More than eighty photographs give you a “glimpse” of a week dedicated to restoring authentic Catholic music.

Corpus Christi Watershed · June 28, 2022

“I Found Myself Weeping, Almost In Disbelief…”

“Your faculty may never know the depth of how you affected each person there. For my part, I am forever changed…” — Symposium Participant (Texas)

Corpus Christi Watershed · May 24, 2022

The USCCB desires your input!

“All contributions will be shared anonymously to ensure all questions can be answered with honesty and authenticity.”

Corpus Christi Watershed · May 9, 2022

Quote: “A weekend our choir will not soon forget!”

St. Mary’s: “Our singers experienced an incredible weekend working with Mr. Kevin Allen, the world-renowned composer.”

Corpus Christi Watershed · May 3, 2022

“Repertoire Page” • Sacred Music Symposium 2022

Sign up today! A few voice parts still have openings.

Corpus Christi Watershed · February 9, 2022

70 Sample Pages • “New Era Of Church Music”

Also included are three (3) versions of the Stations of the Cross, by Fulton J. Sheen, Cardinal Ratzinger, and Alphonsus Liguori.

Corpus Christi Watershed · January 5, 2022

“A Plea to the Bishops” • By Monsignor Charles Pope

“As a pastor of souls, I wince at this sort of language directed at good Catholics…” —Monsignor Charles Pope

Corpus Christi Watershed · December 25, 2021

“Merry Christmas!” • From Our Family To Yours

Dear readers, thank you for everything!

Corpus Christi Watershed · September 2, 2021

Breaking! • Joint Statement by Superiors General of “Ecclesia Dei” Communities

“We beg for a humane, personal, trusting dialogue, far from ideologies or the coldness of administrative decrees.”

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Corpus Christi Watershed · March 31, 2021

New Website! • “Restore The 1954 Holy Week”

We are pleased to observe how this site included our liturgical PDF files.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · October 22, 2020

PDF Download • “Mass Propers for Weekdays, Commons, and Saints” (1,294 pages)

Useful links as a “follow-up” to Mæstro Clark’s article about Fr. Weber’s plainsong settings.

Corpus Christi Watershed · September 19, 2020

Homily • “25th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A”

We should also examine ourselves on the subject of generosity and jealousy. When we see other people prosper in some way, receive some advantage or recognition, how do we respond?

Corpus Christi Watershed · August 8, 2020

PDF Download (2,092 pages) • “Liturgical Notes on the Roman Missal” by Archbishop Schuster

Blessed Alfredo Ildefonso Cardinal Schuster was a Benedictine monk who became the Archbishop of Milan.

Corpus Christi Watershed · July 1, 2020

Monsignor Georg Ratzinger Has Died

He died on the Feast of the Most Precious Blood (at least according to the EF calendar) at age 96.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · November 7, 2019

(1988) • Cardinal Ratzinger Addresses Chilean Bishops

“The grandeur of the liturgy rests upon…rendering tangible the Totally Other, whom we are not capable of summoning.”

Corpus Christi Watershed · September 23, 2019

San Diego Cathedral • (TLM) Solemn High Mass!

Someone took a YouTube recording, and the singing is quite good.

Corpus Christi Watershed · September 3, 2019

Brébeuf #654 • “On Jordan’s Bank The Baptist’s Cry”

Sung to the wonderful tune of “Winchester New.”

Corpus Christi Watershed · September 2, 2019

Brébeuf #655 • “Hark! A Voice” (Advent Hymn)

A beautiful English translation of “En Clara Vox Redarguit” by Fr. Fitzpatrick.

Corpus Christi Watershed · September 2, 2019

Brébeuf #657 • “O Come, Divine Messiah” (Advent)

You can hear the individual tracks if you visit the source website.

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Alabama Assessment!

We received this evaluation of Symposium 2022 from an Alabama participant:

“Oh, how the Symposium echoed the words of Cardinal Merry Del Val: …choosing only what is most conformed to Thy glory, which is my final aim. In one short and fast paced week, the faculty and attendees showed me the hand of God and our Lady working in our lives. The wide range of education—from Gregorian Chant, jazz modes in organ improvisation, to ‘staying sane’ while leading a choir—were certainly first-class knowledge from the best teachers of the art. However, the most powerful lesson was learning how to pray as a choir. The sacrifice of putting songs together, taking time to learn the sacred text, meditating on the church teaching through the chants, and gaining the virtues required to persevere in these duties were not only qualities of a choir but of a saint. The sanctification of the lives of the attendees was a beautiful outcome of this event … and that in itself is worth more than a beautifully-sung Solesmes style chant!”

—Jeff Ostrowski
PDF Download • Trinity Sunday (22 pages)

Feel free to download this Organ Accompaniment Booklet for Trinity Sunday (Second Vespers). Notice how the modes progress by number. Psalm 1 is mode 1; Psalm 2 is mode 2; Psalm 3 is mode 3; Psalm 4 is mode 4; Psalm 5 is mode 5. I am told by an expert that other feasts (such as Corpus Christi) are likewise organized by mode, and it’s called a “numerical office.”

—Jeff Ostrowski
10 June 2022 • “Official” rhythm of plainsong

I continue to search for the most beautiful way to present the “pure” Editio Vaticana scores. (Technically, the “pure” rhythm of the official edition is what everyone is supposed to use.) You can download my latest attempt, which is the Introit for this coming Sunday: Feast of the Most Holy Trinity. Because this is not an ancient feast, the Introit had to be adapted (perhaps around 750AD). Prior Johner says the adaptation is “not an entirely happy one.”

—Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

When the matter is thus regarded, an assertion which is being made today, not only by laymen but also at times by certain theologians and priests and spread about by them, ought to be rejected as an erroneous opinion: namely, that the offering of one Mass, at which a hundred priests assist with religious devotion, is the same as a hundred Masses celebrated by a hundred priests. That is not true.

— Pope Pius XII (2 November 1954)

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  • “81 Photos” • Sacred Music Symposium 2022

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