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Father Friel • Article Archive

Ordained in 2011, Father Friel served as Parochial Vicar at Saint Anselm Church in Northeast Philly before earning a doctorate in liturgical theology at The Catholic University of America. He presently serves as Vocation Director for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.—(Read full biography).

Fr. David Friel · January 11, 2015

What to Do with Musicam Sacram

Does the 1967 Instruction on Music in the Liturgy have any relevance today?

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Fr. David Friel · January 4, 2015

Preparing Funeral Liturgies

Who Should Pick the Readings?

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Fr. David Friel · December 26, 2014

‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime

The Huron Carol of St. Jean de Brébeuf

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Fr. David Friel · December 21, 2014

Progressive Solemnity

A Reverse Concept?

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Fr. David Friel · December 7, 2014

Sound the Bell of Holy Freedom

Hymn for the World Meeting of Families 2015

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Fr. David Friel · November 30, 2014

Three Years Later

Blessings of the New Translation of the Roman Missal, Third Typical Edition

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Fr. David Friel · November 23, 2014

What Will ICEL Do Next?

Msgr. Andrew Wadsworth gives details on what ICEL is doing now that the Roman Missal project has been completed.

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Fr. David Friel · November 23, 2014

Looking East for Advent

Bishop Conley proposes celebration “ad orientem” for the season of Advent.

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Fr. David Friel · November 16, 2014

Colloquium Friends & Chant Workshops

“Adventus Dona” in the Diocese of San Diego

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Fr. David Friel · November 12, 2014

Restoring A Sense of the Sacred to the Mass

A Great Article over at One Peter Five

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Fr. David Friel · November 9, 2014

Sacred Architecture & the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

When we come to church, there should be no question whether we are in a church or in a coffeehouse or in a multipurpose gym.

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Fr. David Friel · November 2, 2014

Wakes in Church & Funerals at the Parlor

A Dramatic Reversal

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Fr. David Friel · October 26, 2014

Only the Lover Sings

The South Philly Tradition of the Wedding Serenade

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Fr. David Friel · October 19, 2014

Revitalizing Our Missionary Spirit

Celebrating Saint Isaac Jogues & Companions

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Fr. David Friel · October 12, 2014

The Society for Catholic Liturgy

Two Contributions from CCW Bloggers

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President’s Corner

    Music List • “Ascension of the Lord”

    Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “For Pentecost Sunday”

    There’s a triple ‘allelúja’ and I just love the chord at the end of the 2nd iteration.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    PDF Download • “Organ Accompaniment”

    The following declaration will probably smack of “blowing my own horn.”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    “Thee” + “Thou” + “Thine”

    Regarding approval for the “Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition).”

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of May (2026)

    Since a new month has arrived, it’s my pleasure to remind you that…

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Simplified Version • “Canon in D” (Pachelbel)

    I don’t care what people say; I love this piece!

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    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

“The priest coming nearer to the faithful; communicating with them; praying and singing with them and therefore standing at the pulpit; saying the COLLECT, the EPISTLE, and the GOSPEL in their language; the priest singing in the divine traditional melodies—the Kyrie, the Gloria, the Credo—with the faithful: these are so many good reforms that give back to that part of the Mass its true finality.”

— Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (1965) praising vernacular readings at Mass

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