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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 24, 2021

Making Sacraments Available amidst Adversity

WWII Chaplain recognized for his heroic ministry after the sinking of the USS Indianapolis

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Fr. David Friel · January 16, 2021

Thou Hast Saved the Good Wine until Now

Reflections on the communion chant for the Second Sunday after Epiphany

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Fr. David Friel · January 3, 2021

Practical Reflections on the Restored Order

Thoughts from Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu

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Fr. David Friel · December 6, 2020

The Prophet Baruch: Surge, Ierusalem, Look to the East!

The communion chant for the Second Sunday of Advent, together with the introit and offertory, invite us to reflect on the Holy City, Jerusalem.

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Fr. David Friel · November 30, 2020

A Whale of a Pulpit

An unusual genre of ambo architecture

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Fr. David Friel · November 22, 2020

Resurgam and the Month of All Souls

Thoughts on Death from Emily Dickinson

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Fr. David Friel · November 18, 2020

On the Dedication of Churches

Celebrating the dedication of St. Peter’s Basilica and St. Paul Outside the Walls

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Fr. David Friel · November 15, 2020

Wilbur Wright and the McCarrick Report

The importance of telling the truth.

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Fr. David Friel · October 12, 2020

Sacred Music Boot Camp 2020

Three days of practical chant instruction and immersion in the treasury of Catholic sacred music

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Fr. David Friel · October 4, 2020

Here’s How the Mass Will Change

A 1964 article reflects on what the liturgy envisioned by “Inter oecumenici” may have looked like.

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Fr. David Friel · September 27, 2020

CDW: “Let us return to the Eucharist with joy!”

A letter from Cardinal Sarah to episcopal conferences worldwide

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Fr. David Friel · September 24, 2020

Lecture: What Happens to Us in Liturgy?

The first in a series of virtual lectures being offered by the Society for Catholic Liturgy

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Fr. David Friel · September 16, 2020

Solesmes Publishes “Antiphonale Romanum I” for Lauds

This 2020 chant edition makes possible the chanting of Lauds according to the Liturgy of the Hours.

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Fr. David Friel · August 30, 2020

Bishop Sheen on Sanctifying the Moment

Wise words from Sheen’s book, “Lift Up Your Heart”

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Fr. David Friel · August 17, 2020

Certificate in Sacred Music

Offered by the Saint Gregory Institute of Sacred Music in Pittsburgh, PA

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    Introit • Candlemas (2 February)
    “Candlemas” • Our choir sang on February 2nd, and here's a live recording of the beautiful INTROIT: Suscépimus Deus. We had very little time to rehearse, but I think it has some very nice moments. I promise that by the 8th Sunday after Pentecost it will be perfect! (That Introit is repeated on the 8th Sunday after Pentecost.) We still need to improve, but we're definitely on the right track!
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Simplified Antiphons • “Candlemas”
    Anyone who desires simplified antiphons (“psalm tone versions”) for 2 February, the Feast of the Purification—which is also known as “Candlemas” or the Feast of the Presentation—may freely download them. The texts of the antiphons are quite beautiful. From “Lumen Ad Revelatiónem Géntium” you can hear a live excerpt (Mp3). I'm not a fan of chant in octaves, but we had such limited time to rehearse, it seemed the best choice. After all, everyone should have an opportunity to learn “Lumen Ad Revelatiónem Géntium,” which summarizes Candlemas.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Tempo?? • 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘞𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘛𝘩𝘺 𝘕𝘢𝘮𝘦
    Once, after Mass, my pastor said he really loved the hymn we did. I said: “Father, that's Holy God, We Praise Thy Name—you never heard it before?” He replied: “But the way you did it was terrific. For once, it didn't sound like a funeral dirge!” Last Sunday, our volunteer choir sang that hymn. I think the tempo was just about right … but what do you think?
    —Jeff Ostrowski

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And since it is becoming that holy things be administered in a holy manner, and of all things this sacrifice is the most holy, the Catholic Church, to the end that it might be worthily and reverently offered and received, instituted many centuries ago the holy canon, which is so free from error that it contains nothing that does not in the highest degree savor of a certain holiness and piety and raise up to God the minds of those who offer.

— Council of Trent (1562)

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