“As you might imagine, it was a disaster.”
“While most worshipers were stumbling through the Introit or Collect, a few fluent in Latin would be loudly racing through the prayers.”
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
A theorist, organist, and conductor, Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004), and did graduate work in Musicology. He serves as choirmaster for the new FSSP parish in Los Angeles, where he resides with his wife and children.—Read full biography (with photographs).
“While most worshipers were stumbling through the Introit or Collect, a few fluent in Latin would be loudly racing through the prayers.”
We’re called to discover Christ and conform our lives to His teachings.
“Right-wing Christians push fear of the dark-skinned and fear of honesty.” —National Catholic Reporter (28 October 2014)
Yesterday evening—on his day off, after another Mass he’d offered—I observed an OF priest saying the 1962 Missal in his private chapel.
“Why am I excited? Well, every year we spend about $4,000 on those paperback missalettes…”
We’re not as smart as we’d thought … and our forefathers weren’t as dumb as we’d assumed.
Traditional Latin Mass at a cemetery in Los Angeles: TOMORROW.
Download these magnificent mp3 recordings as soon as you can!
OCP recently sent me a free Spanish/English book attempting to revive this custom.
“We Catholics have strange beliefs…” —George Cardinal Pell
Dr. Mahrt has explained that polyphony’s order “shows forth the splendor of the universe.”
BENEDICTUS with Two Alto Parts Here’s the Score The File you need to RECORD from = HERE Rehearsal file for Alto 1 Rehearsal file for Alto 2
A recent blog by Liturgical Press is titled “Growing Up Racist and Misogynist and Catholic.”
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We don’t want to do this. We believe our website should remain free to all. It’s annoying to have to search for login credentials (e.g. if you’re away from your desk).
Our president has written the following letter:
* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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