Pope Benedict XVI on this Sunday’s Introit
“The virgin mother bound his limbs in swaddling clothes; such bands held the hands and feet of God!”
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.”
A theorist, organist, and conductor, Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He completed studies in Education and Musicology at the graduate level. Having worked as a church musician in Los Angeles for ten years, in 2024 he accepted a position as choirmaster for Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Michigan, where he resides with his wife and children. —Read full biography (with photographs).
“The virgin mother bound his limbs in swaddling clothes; such bands held the hands and feet of God!”
After Mass, a presentation was delivered by the Executive Director of the USCCB Committee on Divine Worship.
Can you think of a better way to begin your choir rehearsals?
“But the men wondered, saying, What manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea obey Him?”
This Introit is repeated many times, depending on how many Sundays occur after Epiphany.
By Rev. Laurence J. O’Connell, and *published in English* in 1943.
Our choir is 100% volunteers—and many don’t read music.
These rubrics are official; so when does your church begin the Introit?
Cardinal Ratzinger’s English is *fantastic* (as this video shows).
To match the ancient acrostic, Erasmus changed the first line to “Herodis Hostes.”
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