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Corpus Christi Watershed · February 5, 2026

“Pipe Organ Interlude During Funerals?” • (Reader Feedback)

Before I say one word, I should probably…

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Corpus Christi Watershed · January 30, 2026

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Corpus Christi Watershed · January 27, 2026

(January 2026) • “Children Singing Plainsong”

There’s something light and heavenly about children’s voices.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · January 20, 2026

Choose Carefully!

You can only choose one…

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Corpus Christi Watershed · January 17, 2026

“Information Requested About Hymnals”

The following message was sent to us by a reader…

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Corpus Christi Watershed · December 30, 2025

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)

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Corpus Christi Watershed · December 16, 2025

“He never had a single day of conflict with anyone.”

Upon the death of of the Very Reverend Canon Edgard De Laet.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · December 6, 2025

Pope Leo XIV on Sacred Music

On 5 December 2025, the pope said…

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Corpus Christi Watershed · December 5, 2025

(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

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Corpus Christi Watershed · November 27, 2025

“Translations Approved for Liturgical Use”

There are three (3) translations of the Bible which can be used in the sacred liturgy.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · November 7, 2025

Exclusive Interview • Hannah Houston w/ Mæstro Richard J. Clark

Richard J. Clark interviews Hannah Houston Re: the “Simply Liturgical” website.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · November 5, 2025

“Reader Feedback” • 5 November 2025

“Although I don’t have much to offer, I want to be able to offer something for the great work you do!”

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Corpus Christi Watershed · November 1, 2025

Gospel Options for 2 November (“All Souls”)

We’ve been told some bishops are suppressing the TLM because of “unity”…

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Corpus Christi Watershed · October 20, 2025

PDF • “Lectionary Comparison Chart”

Such tinkering has gone on for 60+ years, and it’s reprehensible.

Corpus Christi Watershed · October 13, 2025

Latin Liturgy Association

The newsletter of the “Latin Liturgy Association” is definitely something worth looking at!

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President’s Corner

    Garnier Alleluias • “Have They Moved?”

    We received an email asking whether the “Garnier Gospel Acclamations website” has…

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Absolutely ‘Perfect’ Voice-Leading?

    This brief passage seems (in my humble opinion) to be a delightful specimen.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Calling Dr. Weaver!

    A remarkable exposition of the “mora vocis” (published in 1953 in the Netherlands) which doesn’t shy away from a certain item!

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
    We received considerable correspondence regarding my article, Two Ways to Defile a Hymn. More specifically, what really raised certain people’s hackles was its follow-up article dealing with the keyboard accompaniment for the CHRIST THE KING HYMNAL. But to quote Eliza Doolittle: “Have I said anything I oughtn’t?” Please examine this PDF file and see whether you agree. Were the editors of the BRÉBEUF HYMNAL incorrect to insist upon sophisticated and clever rhymes, rather than mind-numbingly predictable rhymes?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    ‘Ould’ But Not Good
    Dom Samuel Gregory Ould (note the spelling) was a Benedictine monk at FORT AUGUSTUS ABBEY in Scotland. As musician, organist, and composer, Dom Ould was highly regarded. Moreover, he was considered an authority on Gregorian Chant. But not everything found in an old book—or, in this case, an “Ould” book—is necessarily praiseworthy. Consider this page from Dom Ould’s hymnal. Do you see the rhymes? They offend severely by ABR (“Abuse By Reuse”) and are utterly predictable. In my recent article—Two Ways to Defile a Hymn—I addressed this topic.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reader Feedback” • 22 June 2026
    A reader wrote to us from Virginia: “I really appreciate the 23 harmonizations that you posted on CORPUS CHRISTI WATERSHED for the Daily, Daily, Sing to Mary hymn. I hope to find willing voices in our small Schola Cantorum to try the three-voice version. Carry on, sir! You’re doing the Lord’s work.” While we don’t know this gentleman personally, we note that he earned a Ph.D. (which demonstrates that our blog has something for everybody). 😊
    —Corpus Christi Watershed

Random Quote

The frequent elisions, as in the verse “Hoc óstium arcae in látere est Genti ad salútem pósitum” (feast of the Sacred Heart) make for an unpronounceable and unsingable hymn, and slightly less so does the hymn for Christ the King.

— Archbishop Hannibal Bugnini

Recent Posts

  • Garnier Alleluias • “Have They Moved?”
  • PDF Download • 1950s Hand Missal including “Priest Photographs” at Mass (944 pages)
  • “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
  • Absolutely ‘Perfect’ Voice-Leading?
  • “The Choirmaster Survey” • Update on 29 July 2026

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