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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 · March 25, 2024

Clarence Thomas Speaks About The Eucharist

Justice Clarence Thomas attended the seminary for several years, including “Conception” (north of Kansas City).

Corpus Christi Watershed · March 24, 2024

PDF Download • “Holy Week Music Schedule” • Saint Mary’s in Norwalk, Connecticut

Expect to hear Morales, Palestrina, Victoria, Pierre de la Rue, Tallis, Haydn, Gounod, Rovetta, Lassus, Byrd, Senfl, Taverner, Wingham, and more.

Corpus Christi Watershed · March 15, 2024

Dr. Alfred Calabrese Conducts In Boston Cathedral

“To Richard Clark, music director of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, few sounds are as joyful to hear as over 100 children singing in unison…”

Corpus Christi Watershed · March 14, 2024

“Lenten Polyphony for Two Voices”

On 28 February 2024, we posted this article with two women singing at Mass. Specifically, they were singing a piece for Lent called “Open, O Hard and Sinful Heart.” Since that time, the video has garnered thousands of views on YouTube and reached more than 34,000 on Facebook. If you’d like to download a special […]

Corpus Christi Watershed · March 5, 2024

(5 March 2024) • Interview with Diana Corliss

In this interview, Diana speaks about (among other things) the “Colorado Sacred Music Conference.”

Corpus Christi Watershed · March 4, 2024

PDF Downloads • “Contemporary Sacred Music”

Readers often send us their compositions. Today, we’d like to share some!

Corpus Christi Watershed · February 13, 2024

PDF Download • “Jesuit Martyrs of North America” (Stained Glass Window) — High Resolution

From “American Martyrs Catholic Church” in Manhattan Beach, California.

Corpus Christi Watershed · January 21, 2024

A Message From Mr. Roderick Royce!

Mr. Royce has taught orchestra for thirteen years.

Corpus Christi Watershed · January 10, 2024

Released • Jeff Ostrowski’s Seminar: “Secrets of the Conscientious Choirmaster” (9+ hours)

Mr. Ostrowski created this seminar based on lectures, masterclasses, and tutorials he’s presented at the Sacred Music Symposium over the last decade.

Corpus Christi Watershed · January 1, 2024

Pipeline to Heaven

The new chapel of Saint John Vianney College Seminary (SJV) is scaling new heights in beauty since its recent pipe organ installation.

Corpus Christi Watershed · December 4, 2023

Dr. Alexis Kutarna Shares Photographs of Texas Workshop With Composer Kevin Allen

Dr. Kutarna teaches liturgical music courses at the University of Saint Thomas in Houston, Texas.

Corpus Christi Watershed · November 4, 2023

Kevin Allen … for 500 Altar Servers!

Corpus Christi Watershed was sent this fascinating message vis-à-vis motets of Kevin Allen being sung in a Mass with 500+ altar servers present. If anyone has more information, we would love to hear more details about this event!

Corpus Christi Watershed · October 29, 2023

“Voces8” (Grammy-Nominated British Vocal Ensemble) • With Kevin Allen

They posed after the concert for a photograph with the composer.

Corpus Christi Watershed · October 19, 2023

Guest Article by Mæstro Jerome Cole • Organist, Composer, and Choirmaster

“My mantra is that music at Mass should help reveal the face of God to us, so that we might contemplate Jesus Christ truly present in the Eucharist.” —Jerome Cole

Corpus Christi Watershed · October 18, 2023

Brooklyn Writes Us — Re: “Slander” Article

Like it was yesterday, I remember fighting with those high school students about hymnal headers.

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    PDF Download • Communion (4th Snd. Lent)
    The COMMUNION ANTIPHON for this coming Sunday, which is the Fourth Sunday of Lent (Year A), is particularly beautiful. There’s something irresistible about this tone; it’s neither happy nor sad. As always, I encourage readers to visit the flourishing feasts website, where the complete Propria Missae may be downloaded free of charge.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Good Friday Flowers
    Good Friday has a series of prayers for various parties: the pope, catechumens, pagans, heretics, schismatics, and so forth. In the old liturgical books, there was no official ‘name’ for these prayers. (This wasn’t unusual as ‘headers’ and ‘titles’ for each section is a rather modern idea.) The Missal simply instructed the priest to go to the Epistle side and begin. In the SHERBORNE MISSAL, each prayer begins with a different—utterly spectacular—flower. This PDF file shows the first few prayers. Has anyone counted the ‘initial’ drop-cap flowers in the SHERBORNE MISSAL? Surely there are more than 1,000.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    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

Quick Thoughts

    “Dies Irae” • A Monstrous Translation
    It isn’t easy to determine what Alice King MacGilton hoped to accomplish with her very popular book—A Study of Latin Hymns (1918)—which continued to be reprinted in new editions for at least 34 years. This PDF file shows her attempt to translate the DIES IRAE “in the fewest words possible.” There’s a place for dynamic equivalency, but this is repugnant. In particular, look what she does to “Quærens me sedísti lassus.”
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    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

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