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Pope Saint Paul VI (3 April 1969): “Although the text of the Roman Gradual—at least that which concerns the singing—has not been changed, the Entrance antiphons and Communions antiphons have been revised for Masses without singing.”

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Corpus Christi Watershed · September 12, 2024

“Desperate Financial Appeal” • (11 September 2024)

Jeff Ostrowski, current president of Corpus Christi Watershed, sent this letter on 11 September 2024.

Corpus Christi Watershed · September 11, 2024

Desperate Appeal • (11-Sep-2024)

On 11 September 2024, the president of CCWatershed released…

Corpus Christi Watershed · September 10, 2024

“He Wants to Share His Subject and His Background Is Impressive.”

Feedback from the Gregorian Chant workshop in Chicago.

Corpus Christi Watershed · August 27, 2024

Corrinne May Conducts At “Totus Tuus”

“Please pray for me and the choir. May Our Lady be better known and loved.” —Corrinne May

Corpus Christi Watershed · August 24, 2024

1950s Seminary Film

Thirty-six minutes of beauty!

Corpus Christi Watershed · August 21, 2024

Famous Italian Actor Regrets Aborting Son

“I would have liked you to be lying under the covers during a storm, silent so you could hear the sound of the rainfall.” —Andrea Roncato

Corpus Christi Watershed · August 11, 2024

(Chicago) • Upcoming Sacred Music Workshop!

Featuring as presenters Jeffrey Ostrowski and Kevin Allen.

Corpus Christi Watershed · July 16, 2024

PDF Download • “Discomforts Of Transition”

We’d be grateful if a reader could determine the precise year this bizarre pamphlet appeared.

Corpus Christi Watershed · July 4, 2024

“Colorado Sacred Music Conference” (2024)

Exploring ways to build a successful music program grounded in the truth and beauty of the Catholic tradition.

Corpus Christi Watershed · June 3, 2024

We’ve Heard From Sister Anne Flanagan, FSP!

Some believe this to be the Church’s most ancient 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓 melody.

Corpus Christi Watershed · May 27, 2024

(Sad & Scandalous) • Catholic Denied Holy Communion Because He Knelt

We seek to verify the name of this priest.

Corpus Christi Watershed · April 29, 2024

“Reader Feedback” • 29 April 2024

“No musician in our parish (and probably our archdiocese) is paid, despite the many hours we put in.” —Charlotte M.

Corpus Christi Watershed · April 22, 2024

Fundraiser Update From CCW President

“I’m a newly ordained priest. In seminary, we constantly used stuff from your website to help us learn things.” —College Station, Texas

Corpus Christi Watershed · April 12, 2024

Dr. Chapp Interviews Father Uwe Michael Lang

Posted on 11 April 2024: “Sacred Liturgy in the Thought of Joseph Ratzinger”

Corpus Christi Watershed · March 25, 2024

“Spotted in the Wild” • (CCWatershed Members)

This clip was sent to us. The conductor is Martin Baker!

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President’s Corner

    Music List • (3rd Sunday of Lent)
    Readers have expressed interest in seeing the ORDER OF MUSIC I created for this coming Sunday, which is the 3rd Sunday of Lent (8 March 2026). If such a thing interests you, feel free to download it as a PDF file. This feast has magnificent propers. Its stern INTROIT (“Óculi mei semper ad Dóminum”) is breathtaking, and the COMMUNION (“Qui bíberit aquam”) with its fauxbourdon verses is wonderful. I encourage all the readers to visit the feasts website, where the Propria Missae may be downloaded completely free of charge.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Samaritánæ” (3rd Sunday of Lent)
    With regard to the COMMUNION for the 3rd Sunday of Lent (Year A), the Ordo Cantus Missae—which was published in 1969 by the Vatican, bearing Hannibal Bugnini’s signature and approbation in its PREFACE—inexplicably introduced a variant melody and slightly different words, as you can see by this comparison chart. When it comes to such items, they’re always done in secrecy by unnamed people. (Although it is known that Dom Eugène Cardine collaborated in the creation of the GRADUALE SIMPLEX, a book considered by some to be a travesty.)
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Ubi Caritas” (SATB)
    I remember singing “Ubi Cáritas” by Maurice Duruflé at the conservatory. I was deeply moved by it. However, some feel Duruflé’s version isn’t suitable for small choirs since it’s written for 6 voices and the bass tessitura is quite low. That’s why I was absolutely thrilled to discover this “Ubi cáritas” (SATB) for smaller choirs by Énemond Moreau, who studied with OSCAR DEPUYDT (d. 1925), an orphan who became a towering figure of Catholic music. Depuydt’s students include: Flor Peeters (d. 1986); Monsignor Jules Van Nuffel (d. 1953); Arthur Meulemans (d. 1966); Monsignor Jules Vyverman (d. 1989); and Gustaaf Nees (d. 1965). Rehearsal videos for each individual voice await you at #19705. When I came across the astonishing English translation for “Ubi Cáritas” by Monsignor Ronald Knox—matching the Latin’s meter—I decided to add those lyrics as an option (for churches which have banned Latin). My wife and I made this recording to give you some idea how it sounds.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    PDF Download • “Holy, Holy, Holy”
    For vigil Masses on Saturday (a.k.a. “anticipated” Masses) we use this simpler setting of the “Holy, Holy, Holy” by Monsignor Jules Vyverman (d. 1989), a Belgian priest, organist, composer, and music educator who ultimately succeeded another ‘Jules’ (CANON JULES VAN NUFFEL) as director of the Lemmensinstituut in Belgium. Although I could be wrong, my understanding is that the LEMMENSINSTITUUT eventually merged with “Catholic University of Leuven” (originally founded in 1425). That’s the university Fulton J. Sheen attended.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Grotesque Pairing • “Passion Chorale”
    One of our rarest releases was undoubtably this PDF scan of the complete Pope Pius XII Hymnal (1959) by Father Joseph Roff, a student of Healey Willan. One of the scarcest titles in existence, this book was provided to us by Mr. Peter Meggison. Back in 2018, we scanned each page and uploaded it to our website, making it freely available to everyone. Readers are probably sick of hearing me say this, but just because we upload something that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s wonderful or worthy of imitation. We upload many publications precisely because they are ‘grotesque’, interesting, or revealing. Whereas the Brébeuf Catholic Hymnal had an editorial board that was careful and sensitive vis-à-vis pairing texts with tunes, the Pope Pius XII Hymnal (1959) seems to have been rather reckless in this regard. Please take a look at what they did with the PASSION CHORALE and see whether you agree.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Extreme Unction
    Those who search Google for “CCCC MS 079” will discover high resolution images of a medieval Pontificale (“Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 079”). One of the pages contains this absolutely gorgeous depiction of the Sacrament of Extreme Unction.
    —Corpus Christi Watershed

Random Quote

I feel the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion, because it is a direct war, a direct killing—direct murder by the mother herself. And we read in the Scripture, for God says very clearly: “Even if a mother could forget her child, I will not forget you: I have carved you in the palm of my hand.”

— Mother Theresa (11 Dec 1979)

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