Musical Resources • First Sunday of Advent (Extraordinary Form)
“Arise in thy strength, we beseech thee, O Lord, and come…”
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).
“Arise in thy strength, we beseech thee, O Lord, and come…”
Whether this rumor is accurate makes no difference, because the rules for Friday abstinence were changed in the 1960s.
I never dreamed that so many people love this stuff…and are willing to fight for it!
Some of the old Catholic hymnals were dreadful, but this one is splendid.
This special Solesmes book contains another version of the “Chants Abrégés.”
This book of organ accompaniments by John Ainslie covers every season, including ordinary time.
“They should have been more offended by the Romanian doctor…” —Fr. George Rutler
You will love what Henri Durieux has done with this hymn melody.
“Remit, we beseech Thee, O Lord, the sins of Thy people…”
“If we had known what the prayers really said, we would not have wanted to pray them any longer.” —Paul Inwood
“…most humbly we pray that—since so great is the number of thine elect pleading in our behalf—we may partake, in all their fulness, of thine abounding mercies…”
Were you aware of this amazing piece by Raphaël Mercier?
“I’m sure you’ll enjoy the beautiful poems, songs, and pictures…” —Very Rev. Norbert M. Shumaker
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